Battle Over Mail Pay Rates Tops Rails Fight
Washington preview of a high stakes clash among the Post Office Department the Interstate Commerce Commission the General Accounting Office Congress and the Association of American Railroads. Railroads push for an 80 percent rise in mail revenue while Donaldson seeks a full cost study and fair hearing.
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Dewey
Railway Mail Transportation Committee
Pennsylvania
M. W. Clement
Sunday American-Statesman
Labor Eyes Pension Push in Auto Fight at Ford
A Detroit Post report outlines the CIO auto union's plan to win $100 monthly pensions for workers over 60 with 25 years on the job. The campaign targets Ford with a July contract deadline and aims to fund pensions through a central employer-financed pension corporation after broadening to 1,500 companies. The drive, backed by Walter Reuther, includes mass propaganda and a million notices to rally support among 110,000 Ford workers and beyond.
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CIO Auto Union
Ford
Ford Company
Walter Reuther
Neshaminy
Golden Boy
Charles Wilson
General Motors
Milwaukee
Detroit Edison
Wilson Farm
James Farquharson
Colorado
Auto City
Auto
Reuther
Detroit
Answers and Answers Q A Quiz From The Public Page
A compilation of Q and A covering astronomy law poetry geography and criminal justice. Topics include Milky Way visibility polar coordinates Burr indictment Lemuria and Earthquakes Petain and general legal policy across U S states.
Editor's Notebook: Annual Session Changes Austin
The note argues for a constitutional amendment to move Texas to annual legislative sessions with a small salary for members. Backed by Governor Beauford Jester, the plan would increase time in Austin, expand district oversight, and require dedicated office space as the legislature grows.
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Beauford Jester
Austin
Texas
Legislature
Office space and crowds loom over Texas legislature
The piece argues that three congressional office buildings, hotel expansion in Austin, and longer sessions will strain resources. It notes half a million dollars in direct legislative pay flows into Austin each session and that spending could rise with new session customs, while overall costs remain a small fraction of the state's $3 billion annual spending plan.
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Congress
Austin
Hawaii Statehood Fee May Be Eased From Job
Governor Ingram M. Stainback faces friction with the Truman administration over Hawaii statehood. The ex-Tennesseean governs Hawaii and, behind the scenes, tells congressmen communism concerns in Hawaii, leading to possible removal or easing from the job this summer.
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Ingram M. Stainback
Hawaii
Truman
Stainback
Broadway Chorus Girls and Hawaiian Statehood Echoes
A feature blends history of Broadway chorus girls with notes on Ziegfeld and Lena Horne, then shifts to postwar Hawaii statehood debate highlighting native leaders opposing statehood and U S support for both Hawaii and Alaska. It also touches Navajo and Hopi schooling, roads, and hospitals, plus a profile of Albion Beveridge's influence on Marshall Plan opposition.
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Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Italy
Patterson
Pacific
MacArthur
Kamakila Campbell
Campbell
John Williams
Washington
Islands
Truman
Interior Department
Alaska
Memorizing Minds and Sharp Wit in 1940s Echoes
Winchell notes two brothers who memorized the World Almanac and encyclopedias. Lady Astor targets Communists and Socialists for dictating money. Lilienthal argues the earth’s purpose is not destruction by man. Bergen seeks new gag writers from colleges.
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Winchell
Lady Astor
David Lilienthal
Man
Austin newspaper announces subscription rates
The Austin American reports subscription rate details under Associated Press content rules. The notice notes AP reprint rights and exclusive distribution of local news in the newspaper.
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