City Council Backs Union on Pay Hike
The Austin city council adopted a resolution urging the Economic Stabilization Administration to approve the wage increase negotiated by Local 9 CIO Packinghouse Workers and Geo A Hormel & Co. The measure, requested by Local 9 president Frank Schultz, passed unanimously and will be sent to Senators Thye and Humphrey, Representative Andresen, and the stabilization agency. Schultz urged fair treatment aligning with coal miners and telephone workers. The nine cent an hour raise stems from bona fide bargaining and aims to boost workers purchasing power amid high prices and profits.
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Economic Stabilization Administration
Local 9-Cio Packinghouse Workers’ Union
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin City Council
Frank Schultz
Local 9
Sens
Edward Thye
Hubert Humphrey
August Andresen
Stabilization Agency
Schultz
William Enright
George Dugan
Indict Packing Firm and Soldiers in Meat Fraud Case
A New Jersey meat packing firm Ben Grunstein and Sons Co. Hoboken and its vice president along with two soldiers were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to supply inferior meat to the army. The Justice Department said they corrupted army inspectors through gifts and payments to approve delivery of substandard meat. The defendants include William Grunstein secretary, former army Captain John F. Jones Easton Maryland and Army Sergeant Samuel Auman Dothan Alabama.
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Washington
New Jersey
Department
William Grunstein
Army
John F. Jones
Easton
Samuel A. Auman
Dothan
Ala
Judge Hopes Ruling Reversed in Back Pay Suit
Superior Judge Joseph A. Graber hopes a higher court reverses his decision dismissing a $3,000,000 back pay suit by 1600 policemen and firemen against the city. He ruled the suit filed after the five year limit, though plaintiffs claim pay cuts from 1931 to 1939 were promised repayment. Gannon, their attorney, said an appeal will be filed.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Graber
Graber
John Gannon
Gannon
Seaway Secre tary Plea Urges Fast Start on St. Lawrence Project
Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of Commerce Sawyer urged Congress to rapidly approve the St. Lawrence seaway and power project as urgent for joint defense and iron ore supply from Labrador. They testified before the House Public Works Committee, signaling a multi week hearing with opponents to follow.
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Washington
Acheson
Sawyer
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
United States
Canada
Labrador
House Public Works Committee
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
Korea
Court Refuses to Halt Execution of 7 Nazi War Criminals
U S court of appeals refuses to block the scheduled execution in Germany of seven convicted Nazi war criminals. It upholds Judge Edward A Tamm’s denial of habeas corpus and directs a mandate to the lower court to be issued Friday, keeping a path to possible Supreme Court review.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Germany
U. S. Dist
Edward A. Tamm
Cow Bears Triplets in 20 Minutes at Danville Farm
Danville dairyman John Rine watched his Holstein cow deliver three nearly identical male calves within 20 minutes. Extension expert R H Olmstead of Penn State noted triplets are three in 10 000 and all same sex occur in about three in 40 000.
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Danville
John Rine
R. H. Olmstead
Penn State College Dairy Extension
MacArthur Orders Troops to Resume Offensive in Korea
General MacArthur visited the central Korean front and ordered allied troops to resume the initiative after a brief pause. He clarified he would not unilaterally cross the 38th Parallel and would consider political reasons before any border crossing. British opposition to crossing remains, while Ridgway’s limited offensive has seen gains near Seoul and Inchon, with heavy clashes against Chinese and North Korean forces.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Red Korea
Truman
Red China
China
South Korea
Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Seoul-Inchon
Russia
Marshall Stalin
Korea
Chinse
Montreal Flu Toll 127: At Peak in Ontario
A nationwide influenza epidemic appeared to be at peak in Ontario with one eighth of workers and students stricken. Toronto reported 140000 cases in a city of 1 million, while Montreal recorded 127 deaths since Christmas. The Prime A type, common in Europe, is identified.
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Montreal
Ontario
Cana
Toronto
London
Windsor
Canada
Europe
Bus-Passing Ban Urged and Civic Infrastructure Bids
Alder man E F Johnson urged an ordinance amendment to prohibit motorists from passing city buses while loading and unloading to protect children in residential areas. The ordinance committee will study the proposal and report back. The council let contracts for sidewalks and curb and gutter totaling $28 903 07 to Lysne Construction Co with three competing bids. A truck purchase letting produced a single bid from Usem Chevrolet Co which was accepted after favorable trade allowance. City Recorder John Weiland noted Anchor Casualty Co dividends of 2399 for a strong city accident record.
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E. F. Johnson
Lysne Construction Co
Blooming Prairie
Nelson and Peterson
Duluth
Borgeson Construction Co
Austin
Wehner Construction Co
Usem Chevrolet Co
John Weiland
Anchor Casualty Co
Soviet 35 Red Divisions in East Europe
The State Department says the Soviet Union now fields 35 armored or mechanized divisions in East Germany and Poland. It notes restoration of East German railways as supply lines and cites a Jan 15 purge of the East German Communist Party as part of mounting Soviet pressure. The briefing accompanies discussions among the Big Four on a potential peace conference.
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Washington
Soviet Union
East Germany
Poland
State Department
Russia
Communist Party
Office of Public Affairs
Germany
Farmers oppose price freezes risk shortages and inflation
Five major national farm groups led by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange warned that government price ceilings at unfair levels would trigger food shortages and black markets. They urged abundant production but demanded essential materials and equitable prices to avoid inflationary derailment.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Milk Producers Federation
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Organized Agriculture
Gripes on Wage Top to Be Aired
Washington reports a proposed wage ceiling of 10 percent over last year to be discussed by Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston and labor leaders. The wage stabilization board faced protests as three labor members resigned. White House talks with Truman aimed at a broad mobilization program acceptable to labor and management.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Labor Committee
Truman
White House
Mr. Truman
Joseph H. Short
CIO Auto
CIO United Auto Workers
Vatican approves Pope X beatification decree
The Congregation of Rites, with Pope Pius XII present, unanimously approves the final decree clearing the way for the beatification of Pope Pius X, who died in 1914.
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Vatican City
Congregation of Rites
Pius XII
Pius X
Fourteen Buses Passengers Remain in Hospital After Crash
Fourteen people injured in Monday morning crash north of Austin, two women killed, three in critical condition. Names include Louis Swehla and Carolyn Matthews reported improving. Mrs. James F. Prescott not responding well. One patient discharged. two more may leave today. Inquest set for 8 p.m. Thursday. Driver William Pullang blamed for not seeing a gasoline-out truck. Tachometer records seized for probe.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Austin
Louis Swehla
N. Kenwood
Carolyn Matthews
Albert Lea
James F. Prescott
Shreveport
Herbert Kraby
Austin Rt. 3
Harry E. Wilson
S Franklin
Harold T. Duffy
Lyndale
B. J. Cranwell
Mildred E. Fischer
Waconia
Leonard J Brecht
Minneapolis
Brecht
UN Seeks Diplomatic Path With China Reds in Korea
United Nations set daily talks to press for a negotiated peace with Communist forces in Korea. The three man good offices committee led by Nasrollah Entezam met to discuss secrecy and possible contact with Peiping, while sanctions plans are drafted by Selim Sarper and his committee.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea
Good Offices
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Red
Peiping
Mao Tze-tung
Sven Grafstrom
Sweden
Red China
Formosan
China
World Organization
UN Committee
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Ask Return of Grain Cars From Eastern Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission was urged by South Dakota lawmakers to order the return of eastern-held grain boxcars to western owners. Rep. Berry and other GOP members warned of critical shortages and possible financial losses to farmers if weather worsens and grain movement slows.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Dakota
ICC
Commission
Berry
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Rep. Lovre
Sens
Case and
Mundt
Advice From Friend Backfires for Thief
Terre Haute Indiana police charged 60 year old Ed Die Ware of Chicago with burglary after an attempt to batter open a tavern safe. Detective Huerta Tribble said Ware claimed a friend cased the job, and police noted the friend is already serving time in Indiana State Prison for attempted burglary at the same tavern.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eddie Ware
Chicago
Huerta Tribble
Ware
Tribble
Indiana State Prison
Brown & Bigelow Gross Tops $5 Million
Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul specialty advertising firm, reports gross earnings of 5,401,503 for the year ended Jan 1, up 551,450 from 1949. Preliminary figures show 2,914,201 in earnings at 2.22 per share. Taxes rose 546,766 and payroll increased by 750,000 in 1950.
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ST. Paul
Brown & Bigelow
Charles A. Ward
Ward
Meat Plant Walkout Shuts Two Minnesota Plants
About 6000 to 7000 workers at South St. Paul plants and Albert Lea halted operations in a half day protest over the wage stabilization board pay freeze. UPW CIO district director Chinander warned the 10 percent ceiling would erase most of a 9 cent an hour raise agreed Feb. 9 in Chicago.
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CIO Packinghouse
South St. Paul
Albert Lea
Wage Stabilization Board
Wilson and Co
Glen Chinander
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
WSB
Chicago
Chinander
John Crowley
Wilson Co
Albert Leaplant
Crowley
UPW
Wilson
Senate orders public airing of RFC loan charges
A Senate banking subcommittee ordered a public hearing on alleged political influence in RFC loan decisions. The session opens Wednesday with E Merl Young expected to testify alongside Texas lawyer Ross Bohannon about the 10.1 million dollar RFC loan to the Texas and Massachusetts Oil Development firm which later reorganized and failed. Young is married to a White House stenographer.
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Washington
Senate Banking
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Truman
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
E. Merl Young
Ross Bohannon
Texas
Young
RFC
Texmass Corp
Massachusetts
White House
Youngdahl Pushes Minneapolis School Tax Hike
Gov. Youngdahl urged raising the Minneapolis school levy from 7.5 to 12 mills, predicting an extra 1.386 million dollars annually. He spoke to the Hennepin county delegation after the recent school strike, while Minneapolis legislators questioned voter support. He said lawmakers must present a united plan to gain state aid.
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ST. Paul
Youngdahl
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Gerald T. Mullin
George French
Minneapolis Solons
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Clen Clements
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Pope X
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Jefferson
Pulrang
Albert Reinartz
Reinartz
Lee Wakefield
Jefferson Transportation Co
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