Curbing of CIO political group shapes up in House
Washington reports a House panel moves to curb CIO Political Action Committee activities and penalize unions that breach contracts. Proposals under Smith Connally act would limit strike votes under federal supervision, ban certain political contributions, and threaten loss of bargaining rights for a year. CIO President Murrey objects as unconstitutional.
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CIO
Washington
Political Action Committee
House
House “Military Committee
Ing
Congress
Arends
Hlllnois
Philip Murrey
Union Treasuries
Pay Hikes for Miners Urged In Committee
Haley said the bituminous coal industry opposes any increase in the minimum wage. He noted a small minority of coal workers earn less than 65 cents an hour but warned a high minimum could force sub productive workers out of jobs and hurt national coal production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snployers
Jhaléy
Vinton County Court Funding Upheld By Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court ordered Vinton County to provide extra funds for probate court clerks and juvenile court probation officer salaries and expenses. Probate Judge Motter had sought 3960 for clerks and 2260 for travel and salary costs. County commissioners argued funds were insufficient for other offices.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Toy
Vintonunty Commissioners
E. C.motter
Stpreme Tribunal
Coun Commissioners
Rebels In Java. Christison After Soerabaja Murder
Batavia Java dispatch reports Sir Philip Christison acted after the murder of W Mallaby commander of the Indian brigade in Soerabaja. Christison warned Indonesian leaders that the attack was unprovoked and noted that Indonesians wore Japanese uniforms. He summoned Soekarno to his headquarters to explain the killing and the ensuing three day battle. Indications pointed to German U-boat veterans directing some attackers.
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Batavia
Java
Philip’ Christison
Netherlands
Mdédérn
Christison
W. Mallaby
P Indian “Brigade
Soerabaja
Enéral
Soekarno
Russia Expected To Take Part In Meeting In Washington
President said Russia would participate in the Far Eastern Advisory Commission meeting in Washington to discuss Japanese control policy. He announced a satisfactory reply from Generalissimo Stalin to a letter delivered by American Ambassador Harriman at Stalin's Crimea retreat.
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Washington
Prusen
Russia
Generalissimao Stalin
Harriman
Stalin
Crimea
House Military Committee Votes to Repeal Strike Vote Law
The House Military committee voted to repeal the war labor disputes act provision that allowed government supervised strike ballots. The measure, part of the Smith Connally War Labor Disputes Act, was recommended for repeal but may not reach the House floor for several weeks.
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Washington
House Military Committee
House
Differ Sharply On Production Of Equipment
New York reports a CIO union official asserts major producers of radios washing machines and electric refrigerators delay production to wait for higher prices and tax repeal. GE spokesman denies any deliberate holdups citing material shortages and labor difficulties as the main causes.
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New York
CIO Union
James Hensi Strect
Si Radio
Shokesman
General Electric Company
Labor Warned Against Heavy Wage Demands in Postwar Shift
President Truman urged reasonable wage increases to prevent deflation and unemployment while urging labor not to press for excessive raises. He said industries essential to conversion could seek price boosts if needed to recruit manpower and compensate lost wartime earnings, with industry able to absorb some pay raises as the economy shifts from 48 to 40 hours. Government economists estimate living-cost rises since 1941 and warning about absorbing costs without undue risk.
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Washington
Truman Hag
Truman
Bureau ‘of Labor Statistics
White House
Uamy
Congress
Chinese Reds Making Gains Across Mongolian Front
Chinese Communist forces claim to have captured a town on the overland route toward Manchuria as government troops land near the Manchurian border. A dispatch cites 100000 Communists on the offensive in Suiyuan while Chiang Kai-shek's forces land at Chinwangtao to bolster Marines guarding a coal railroad cut 15 times.
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Chungring
Manchuria
Chining
Suiyuan
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chinwangtao
United States
Solons Deluged With Letters From Parents
Washington and Chicago items report letters from relatives flood Ohio congressmen offices seeking the return of soldiers and sailors. Rep. McCowen notes no system for handling such mail and that many letters claim unfair treatment in releases. meanwhile five Ohio youths compete in Chicago fat stock and carrot events with steer projects from Future Farmers of America.
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Washington
Ohio
Rep. McCowen
Chicago
Farmers of
Germans To Be Given Government On June 1
Washington reports the President today outlined a plan to transfer authority in Germany from military to civilian hands by June 1. He expressed approval of a letter from the four powers participating in the occupation and endorsed the move.
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Washington
Uman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Servicemen Profiting by GI Bill Reported in Ohio
Columbus dispatch notes Charles H Es administrator of the Ohio unemployment commission says Ohio servicemen and self employed workers have received readjustment allowances under the GI Bill totaling about one cent of the national program, highlighting perceived profiteering as the bill begins nationwide rollout.
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Columbus
Charles
Hes
Ohio Tax of Unemployment Commion
Ohio
Decline in Farm Income Forecast for Next Year
Washington reports a forecast of reduced farm income in 1946. The Agriculture Department says cash receipts from farm markets may total about 19 billion dollars, roughly 10 percent below 1945, with some product prices and civilian demand offsetting military cuts. Wages may stay high while per farm income declines up to 15 percent in real terms.
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Washington
Othwas
Opinions Vary On Wage Policy In Washington
Labor leaders hail President Truman’s wage policy address as a light of hope for workers and a plain course to follow, while industry leaders are non-committal and congressional reaction splits along party lines. McCormack calls it powerful and logical, Taft warns it will curb business expansion and raise prices, and the policy allows wage increases to be weighed alongside price ceilings after a six month test period in exceptional cases.
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Washington
Truman
House
McCormack
Massachusetta
Sen
Taft
Ohio
President urges good sense as wage and reconversion debate rages
President calls for reasonableness and teamwork in reconversion and veteran reemployment. He defends not setting wage levels, warns a shorter week cuts take home pay, and notes industry can absorb wage gains while prices stay controlled. Congress weighs ending excess profits tax.
Jap Brutality Described at War Crimes Trial
Testimony at Lt Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita's war crimes trial recounts Japanese killings in Manila. Father Cosgrace described bayonet attack on an aged priest during absolution and the murder of Mrs Vasquez Prada as she protected a child. Witnesses cited mass killings at De La Salle College with executions of dozens.
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Manila
Jana
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Francis Joseph Cosgrace
Japan
Philippines
Cosgrace
Vasquez Prada
de la Salle College
Allied Forces To Share Task In Occupation Of Japan
Allied forces including Russia China and Britain may join American troops in Japan's occupation. Washington officials discuss joint control by zones and machinery while MacArthur is kept informed. Near agreement with Russia on joint control is reported. The second item notes District 50 United Mine Workers requesting the NLRB to hold a strike vote among Columbia Chemical division workers at Pittsburgh Plate Glass.
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Washington
Japan
MacArthur
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Barberton
District 50
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Columbia Chemical Division
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Postwar labor talks idle 261000 as Truman urges peace plan
About 261000 workers stayed home as labor and management studied President Truman's appeal for industrial peace and wage policy. Strike votes were sought or approved in auto, steel, electrical, and packing sectors amid wage demands. The CIO unions pushed for increases up to 30 percent or 25 cents an hour, and Westinghouse plants faced potential strikes affecting 102600 employees across 25 cites. In San Francisco Bay area, 10000 machinists walked out in a separate action.
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Associated Press
Truman
Avnth
CIO United Automobile Workers
CIO Steel
CIO
Westinghouse the Corp
CIO Packinghouse Workers
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
Truman denies thinking of seeking a new term
President Truman said at a news conference he had given no thought to a possible campaign for a second term. Reports noted the second day of idle work as about 40,000 workers in 200 plants. Milk distributors warned a settlement delay would deprive veterans in the area of milk. American Canteen plant shutdowns were expected to cut milk deliveries 40 to 60 percent in two days as strikers demand 30 percent wage increases.
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Washington
Truman
Cantena
San Francisco Bay
Hollywood Strike Ends After 34 Weeks
The 34 week Hollywood strike of T0G0 workers ends as AFL officials authorize a return to work. Sorrell credits it to AFL backing for the union’s bargaining stance. Meanwhile AFL warehousing and transport disputes wind down in Galveston and Columbus, with other carrier walkouts in suspension pending deals.
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Hollywood
Herbert Sorrell
AFL
Washington
Sorrell
International Alliance of Theatrical Jstage
Galveston
Tex
Mississippi
Central
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
Amalgamated Street Electric Raiilway
CIO
Timsken Roller Bearing Co
Columbus
President Faces Battle Over Jobs and Prices
President Truman attacked Congress in a wage price address blaming lawmakers for preventing a full employment bill and jobless pay liberalization up to 25 dollars a week for 26 weeks. The Ways and Means Committee kept the measure shelved, while Canton plant workers remained idle. A CIO led boycott against American Tobacco Co targeted Philadelphia Trenton and Charleston plants until union committees meet with the company.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Canton
American Tobacco Co
CIO
Philadelphia
Trenton
N. J
Charleston
D. C
Compulsory Training Denounced by Bishop in Columbus
Bishop Michael J. Ready of the Columbus Diocese denounced compulsory peacetime military training for 18-year-olds. Speaking to about 1,000 women at a Columbus Diocesan Catholic Women meeting, he warned the plan could threaten the nation’s welfare and urged values of decency, honor, and justice.
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Columbus
Michael J. Ready
Troop Ships to Arrive Stateside Amid War Buildup
Thirty ships carrying about 7,500 servicemen from Europe were set to dock today at East Coast ports with another 19 ships from the Pacific. In a separate case, Delmer Parrett, 35, a grocery clerk, was accused of fatally shooting his wife after a quarrel, reportedly trekking two miles to a sheriff’s office to report the killing.
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Zanesville
Ermaj
New York
Parrett
Jhand Delmer
Europe
Edgar Rider
Rett
Harold Bealmar
Rebets
Pacific
Merger Plans Are Discarded Amid Rail Consolidation Bid
Cleveland plans for a $900 million railroad empire including Chesapeake and Ohio Nickel Plate Pere Marquette and Wheeling and Lake Erie were dropped. Chesapeake directors withdrew a stock exchange offer to Wheeling & Lake Erie and Nickel Plate holders after Nickel Plate Preferred holders opposed the plan. A Nickel Plate letter from President John W Davin warned of a stable group of shareholders ready to fight the consolidation, even in court if needed. Chesapeake said it would renew talks with Pere Marquette.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake and
Ohile
Pere Marquette
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Chesapeake
John W. Davin
Nickel ‘l Plate
lPere Marquette
End of Shoe Ration Sparks Debate on Prices
Washington officials clash with shoe makers as rationing ends at midnight and sales without coupons begin. OPA cites rising costs from lost military contracts and production increases, while Bowles urges dealers to prioritize returning servicemen and avoid drastic changes in demand for specific shoe types.
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OPA
Bowles
Chester
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