Supreme Court Tests Portal to Portal Pay Act
The Supreme Court takes up the portal to portal pay act case in a dispute filed by 74 employees of General Motors. They argue the act improperly deprives them of pay for activities like donning work clothing and handling tools. The hearing also involves a Tennessee ban on union closed shops and related AFL cases.
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AFI
Teamsters Union Ton
Tennessee
Mascari and Sons Company
AFL
General Motors
John Knight
Supreme Court to rule on Wallace Progressive ballot place
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether Henry Wallace's Progressive Party may appear on the Illinois ballot for November. A special hearing was set for Monday after a petition from John J. Abt argued Illinois law unconstitutionally blocked the party. The case questions federal court jurisdiction and equal voting rights under the Constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Illinois
John J. Abt
Illinois State Electoral Board
High Court
Chicago
Pecan Price Support Postponed to October 20
R S Trigg chairman of the Commodity Credit Corporation Board said the pecan price support proposal has been postponed for board action until next Wednesday October 20 at the board weekly meeting.
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Washington
R. S. Trigg
Commodity Credit Corporation Board
Allies Agree Moratorium on Germany Plant Dismantling
The United States and Britain win British French assent to pause removal of key German industrial plants. France, initially wary, signals possible revision of dismantling lists. ERP head Hoffman and Bevin discuss limits and a trial period to test Germany’s recovery contribution. Commonwealth leaders back broader European recovery.
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London
United States
Germany
Europe
Paris
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Paul Hoffman
France
Hoffman
Lewis Douglas
W. Averell Harriman
ERP
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
British Empire
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Yugoslavs to Freely Release 53191 German POWs
The Yugoslav military mission announced on Wednesday that Yugoslavia will soon release 53,191 German prisoners of war held during World War II.
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Berlin
Yugoslavia
Colin Kelly Laid To Rest In Madison Hero Funeral
Captain Colin Kelly died after bombing the Japanese battleship Haruna on December 10 1941. His flag presented to his eight year old son Corky at the funeral drew praise from President Roosevelt. The ceremony drew Madison residents and family who honored the local boyhood hero with a state funeral and military honors.
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Colin Kelly
Pearl Harbor
Colin
Roosevelt
Corky
William E. Frantz
14Th Air Force
Orlando
Frantz
Kelly
Haruna
Japan
United States Military Academy
West Point
Six Appointed to Austin Police Jobs
Six men were named by Police Chief R D Thorp to fill vacancies in the Austin police force. Henry Helf, a former policeman, reported for duty immediately. the others—David S Hanson, Robert C Scott, Bruce D Davis, Joe C Arnold, and Paul R Garnett—will start Saturday and complete a 10 week training program before regular duty.
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Austin
R. D. Thorp
Henry Helf
David S. Hanson
Robert C. Scott
Bruce D. Davis
Joe C. Arnold
Paul R. Garnett
Helf
Thorp
Mystery Plane Flare Triggers Sea Search Near Aberdeen
WICK Scotland October 13 The fishing trawler Forvie Braes searched the North Sea for possible survivors of a plane crash after reporting a flare seen by radio. A second trawler also saw a plane drop a flare. coast guard noted all nearby aircraft were accounted for about 80 miles northeast of Aberdeen.
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Scotland
Forvie Braes
North Sea
Coast Guard
Aberdeen
De Leon Breeder Dominate State Fair Shorthorn Awards
C M Caraway Sons of De Leon Texas swept the State Fair of Texas livestock show shorthorn awards. Prince Peter Albert was grand champion shorthorn bull with Prince Peter Standard as reserve. Caraway also won grand and reserve champions in the female class with Golden Butterfly II and M F Queen, plus blue ribbons in most classes. Louisiana State University Leaders Command won in senior yearling bull.
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Dallas
C. M. Caraway & Sons
de Leon
Texas
Caraway
Prince Peter Albert
Prince Peter Standard
M. F. Queen
Louisiana State University
Leaders Command
Presidential bachelors James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland
James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland are the only two men who served as U.S. president while unmarried.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
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