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.
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EW York
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United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
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R. J. Thomas
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Big Four
Richard T. Leonard
George F. Addes
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Ford
Richard Frankensteen
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Wheeling Steel Corporation
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Wayne University
Ford Workers
Victor
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Herbert Bellew
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