Local Unemployment Drops and Growth Expected in Burlington
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce reports a recent pickup in employment after a slump, with manufacturing jobs rising from 4200 in February to 4450 in April while non manufacturing holds at 2800. Unemployment drops from about 900 to 550 in April, with further reductions forecast as construction increases. The Iowa State Employment Office confirms about 500 unemployed, including 225 women and 140 veterans, and projects unemployment near 400 with continued manufacturing and construction activity.
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Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Chamber
Iowa State Employment Office
Paul C. Peterson
Peterson
Burlington Needs Parking Conditions Committee
Town opinion voices that Burlington excels in traffic engineering but lacks a formal committee to judge parking conditions. Readers call for a strong, respected civic panel of outstanding leaders to assess and improve on street and lot use with patient, understanding judgment.
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Crosley
Burlington
Des Moines County Welfare Office Monthly Aid Report
The county reports 573 people receive old age assistance and 49 275 statewide. Twenty four blind residents in the county receive aid and 1215 statewide. Forty county cases cover 104 dependent children. State aid totals cover 5237 cases with 13 394 children. The figures show a slight month over month increase, per Robert Flack, county Social Welfare Office director.
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Des Moines
Robert Flack
Economics Confirm Stimulus Progress in Europe and Korea
The Seventh ECA Report notes ERP output at a new postwar high and faster exports to the dollar area, while Europe trims import barriers and expands production with over 8.5 billion dollars in aid. In Korea, 1949 ended with higher industrial activity but inflationary pressures and a 71 million dollar procurement total for the year.
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Economic Co-operation Administration
ECA
Congress
China
Korea
Europe
United States
Canton
Republic of Korea
Notable quotes and wry views from postwar politics
A collage of humorous and political asides about Hemingway Toscanini Truman and FEPC. The notes include reactions to Truman's western tour the White House's perceived vulnerability and upcoming 1950 and 1952 electoral questions. Public figures Duff Johnson and Pearson appear in speculative lines about policy and elections.
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Truman
White House
Duff
Pennsylvania
Washington
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Wendell Willkie
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Thomas J. Curran
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Willkie
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Clark Gable
International Soundphoto
Swatow
South China
Formosa
Joint Commission On Rural Reconstruction
China Aid
Shanghai
Uncle Jim
Ernest Hemingway
Arturo Toscanini
Drew Pearson
Cleveland
Toscanini
Louis Johnson
Defense
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