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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1946

Page

4

Will Reuther Be One-Man Minority as UAW Head?

Walter Reuther faces a struggle to steer the United Automobile Workers as he battles a bloc of regional directors allied with rival leaders. His program aims for industry wide bargaining, access to company books, and heightened government role, while rooting out Communists from policy making.

Reuther UAW EW York NEA Walter Reuther United Automobile Workers John L. Lewis CIO R. J. Thomas International Executive Board Thomas Big Four Richard T. Leonard George F. Addes Leonard Ford Richard Frankensteen Aircraft Wheeling, W Walter Wheeling Steel Corporation Detroit Briggs Manufacturing Company Wayne University Ford Workers Victor Hitler Mussolini Gorki Russia Siberia China Japan A.F. of L West Side Union Congress’ International Board Philip Murray Steelworkers General Motors David Dubinsky AFL Garment Workers

Labor leaders weigh Reuther rise and CIO AFL tactics

The piece analyzes Walter Reuther's potential impact on CIO and AFL strategy, including how his backing could shift labor politics. It notes possible moves to purge Communists from influence, challenge Murray, and align CIO with Reuther’s economic program across unions.

Ray CIO Murray Reuther

Vandals Destroy U S Equipment At Jap Airfield

Night teams struck Chofu airfield in Tokyo destroying aircraft and communications gear valued in the thousands. U S forces ordered 24 hour armed guard as investigators pursue suspects with possible former Japanese soldiers linked to the expert electrical damage.

Tokyo INS Chofu First Air Force

Three Children Die in Fire at Kansas City Rooming House

Three children perished from burns while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bellew and three sisters were hospitalized after a blaze swept through a three story frame rooming house in Kansas City. The AP report notes wartime labor conditions and mentions cadmium as a by product of zinc smelting among occupation facilities.

Kansas City Herbert Bellew

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