May Day Disappoints Communists Across World
The weekly analysis notes minimal May Day unrest outside Russia. Berlin crowds swelled as Ernest Reuter spoke for freedom while New York saw jeers and fights at a 18,000-strong rally. In Mosinee Wisconsin a mock communist takeover dramatized the day. The piece also covers US anti-gambling efforts, British Commons humor about MPs health notes, and Belgian recalls of King Leopold III amid coalition uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
Ernest Reuter
New WW York
Mosinee
Wis
Congress
West Berlin
East Germany
U.S
United States Defense Department
West Germany
Riots by New York students over pay and activities
Thousands of New York high school students demonstrated and clashed with police demanding higher teachers pay and a halt to after school activities. About 5,000 students rushed city offices, shouted, stones were thrown, pins stuck into police horses, and firecrackers set off. The backlash followed a reduced school budget after mayoral cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O'Dwyer
Communist
Daily Worker
Foley Square
Taxes: Votes Cut Taxes in Wartime Review
The House Ways and Means Committee voted a 20 percent cut of the federal excise tax on film stage and sport tickets prompting an estimated annual loss of 242 million dollars. President Truman warned against offsets and urged revenue from other sources. Debate grows over extending cuts to communications and transportation potentially raising total reductions beyond a billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Employment near 60 million as jobs rise in 1949 gains
The census bureau places employment close to 60 million with a gain of 1.12 million from the prior report. Unemployment drops to 3.515 million, a yearly low, while Commerce officials note seasonal factors may aid the rise. Factory output and orders surge to postwar highs. farming lags, and corporate liquidity improves markedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Bureau
Food
Charles Sawyer
Securities and Exchange Commission
United States
Business World
Rich Nizam mansions and vaults hold vast treasure
Rich Nizam of Hyderabad, one of the world’s wealthiest men, stores silver, gold, jewels, and banknotes worth about 130 million dollars in air conditioned vaults that he alone may enter. He mends his worn garments himself and uses a large uncut diamond as a paperweight, yet he does not flaunt his wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nizam
Hyderbad
India
Children at Work Teen Aged Immaturity and Hazards
Washington D C. administrator wage and hour and public contracts divisions outlines federal child labor rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The 18 year minimum applies to hazardous jobs including motor vehicle operation and power driven equipment, with penalties up to 10000 dollars for violations and required age certificates for minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d. C
U.S. Department of Labor
Whch
Secretary of Labor
Congress
State Departments of Labor
Jobs For Teen-Agers Limited
There are four hazardous occupations in which children may not be employed. They are: All occupations in or about plants manufacturing explosives or articles containing explosive components, All occupations in a coal mine except certain surface operations, Logging occupations and occupations in the operation of any sawmill, lath mill, shingle mill, or cooperage stock mill, Occupations involving exposure to radioactive substances.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jpinion
Accultmns
Estern Newsnaver Union
Senate
Frank Erickson
Erickson
Labor Party
House of Commons
James Milner
Belgium
Leopold III
Germany
People’s Police
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Korea
Corporation
Senate Committee
Lattimore
Owen Lattimore
Elliott R. Thorpe
MacArthur
Justice
North Carolina
Charlie Justice
Max Reed
Washington Redskins
Herman Ball
Acheson
Dean Acheson
Dwight Young
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Moscow
Independence
Eglin Field
Fla
Mr. Truman
Wit. R. McComb
Beverly Beatty
Vermillion
South Dakota
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!