Bethlehem Steel Shipyard Strike Nears Settlement
After a lengthy costly strike at Bethlehem Steel shipyards, a tentative agreement was reached in Washington via the Federal Mediation Service. Union members must approve details, reported to include a 25 cent hourly wage rise over three years. Baltimore yards to reopen for strikers pending final contract approval.
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Revenue-Raising Tax Changes Await Action in Senate Today
A flurry of revenue-raising tax amendments faced Senate consideration as Democrats push measures to fund higher wartime spending and offset GOP charges of fiscal irresponsibility. Proposals would repeal the 4 percent dividend tax credit, require withholding on dividends, curb oil and gas depletion, and limit business entertainment deductions while a 293 billion debt ceiling and extended wartime rates remain under debate.
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Wrestler Freed After Theater Seat Trapping in New Orleans
A 754-pound wrestler known as Happy Humphrey was pinned by a theater seat in New Orleans Sunday. Fire crews worked 30 minutes to remove the seat with crow bars, freeing W. J. Cobb, 28, of Macon Georgia, who said he was stuck about 15 minutes before police arrived.
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Trenton Times Publisher Sarah Kenney Dies at 84
Sarah M. Kenney aged 84, longtime president and publisher of the Trenton Times since her husband’s death in 1934, died Saturday in Trenton New Jersey. She led the paper for decades and was a prominent figure in local journalism.
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Pauling Subpoenaed Over Red Inquiries
Nobel chemist Linus Pauling says he has been subpoenaed to testify before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee. He spoke after addressing the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, denying Communist ties and stating affidavits declare he never was a Communist. He is a Caltech chemistry professor.
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Linus Pauling
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Pauling
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Subcommittee
California Institute of Technology
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