Dusting seven million books at the Library of Congress
June 7 Washington dispatch reports Susie the scrub woman at the Library of Congress earns about 90 cents an hour for 6 to 9 shifts and faces payroll scrutiny from the government while her colleagues plan a protest to seek fair treatment. Commander George A. Barrett of the Navy saved his three daughters from a fire but could not rescue his wife Sophia Barrett in Pensacola Florida.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Susie
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Sam Bome
Ment
General Accounting Office
Lbrary of Congress
John ©. J. Andreassen
Mr. Andreassen
Senate
House
Capitol Hall
Andreassen
Lindsay Warren
Mr. A
Pensacola
Fla
George A. Barrett
Mary
Judith
Cynthia
Hi Xife
Sophia
Synthetic Fuel Testing Begins From Oil Shale
The Bureau of Mines reports a private oil company will test the first bulk synthetic fuel from shale. A railroad tank car holding more than 60,000 gallons of crude shale oil is to be refined at Union Oil Co in California after leaving the Rifle Colorado demonstration plant as part of a 60 million dollar synthetic fuel program.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Gueta Co
Riverside
California
Union Oil Co
Bureau
Rifle
Colo
Shanghai Center Rocked by Blast
A rifle blast in downtown Shanghai left one fireman dead and another wounded as fires swept across three buildings. The store of sulphur in an abandoned factory started the blaze, wrecking the Commercial Journal and injuring Sinwan Pao’s offices. The blast interrupted Mayor K. C Wu’s press conference during anti American demonstrations.
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Bhanuhal
Shanghai
Commercial Journal
China
Sinwan Pao
K. C Wu
Columbia River Crest Reaches Uncertain Peak
Army engineers announced the Columbia River reached at least a temporary crest in Portland and may recede slightly, though they cautioned the final crest is not yet assured. Upstream reports were hopeful as the river dropped about one eleventh of a foot at Pasco and the Snake River fell four tenths in 10 hours.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Columbia
Pasco Wash
Snake River
Strike of 17000 Goodrich Workers Possible in July
In Philadelphia on June 6 1948 CIO United Rubber Workers President L S Buckmaster warned a strike of about 17000 B F Goodrich Rubber Co employees could occur around July 11 after two weeks of failed talks. He cautioned a strike may not materialize due to Taft Hartley cooling off rules delaying action until the 60 day period ends.
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B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
L. S. Buckmaster
CIO
United Rubber Workers Union
Buckmaster
Goodrich
Twister Destroys Buildings Near Gilmer Texas
A June twister two miles east of Gilmer wrecked a tile-block building a grocery store and a mechanic school, causing about 12500 dollars in damage. The top of the building was blown 250 yards into a corn field. Five people were in the store when the twister struck, killing not reported, as it shredded trees barns and garages across a mile-wide swath toward Gregg County.
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Gilmer
Tex
Gregg County
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