GM Pact Set Pattern For Auto Talks Across Industry
Detroit insiders report the GM CIO UAW wage pact may set a pattern for negotiations with other automakers. The agreement grants 15 cents hourly raises for 230,000 GM workers in 100 plants across 22 states, costing about 66 million dollars yearly, with six holidays, vacation pay scales, and a raise in call-in pay. UAW president Walter Reuther credits concessions won while noting the deal matches GM’s final offer, and foresees early talks with Ford, Hudson, Packard, and others.
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Hudson
Packard
Walter P. Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
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Reuther
United Electrical Workers
United Rubber Workers
Harry W. Anderson
Rank and File Remembers
Marion-C.R. Merger Plan Takes Shape
John Reynolds reports a merger plan to unite Marion and Cedar Rapids moves forward with petitions to Marion's city council. Residents will vote, and both cities must approve a three member commission to draft merger details. Committee aims to file petitions by May 6 amid renewed sentiment for regional growth toward a 100,000 population by 1952.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
N. P. Kepros
M. L. Downey
Stanley Nielson
M. W. Elder
M. W. Gibson
Irwin Castle
Marion Robb
Carl Stuber
D. C. Merchant
Henry Arp, Jr
Carpenters Sign For $1.674 Wage
AFL carpenters reached a wage agreement with Allied Construction Interests Cedar Rapids contractors union and CI representatives for an hourly wage of 1.671% The contract ended a dispute over a 25 cent raise sought after the March 31 expiration This marks the second 1714 cent settlement this month Painters had already agreed to 1.65 per hour Four other trades stayed idle on ACI jobs Iron workers cement finishers laborers and bricklayers listed idle Friday
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AFL
Carpenters
Allied Construction
Cedar Rapids Contractors’ Organization
A.C.I
R. W. Rinderknecht
Contractors’ Association
Dispute Shuts Down Plymouth Plant At Chrysler
About 3,800 workers at Chrysler's Plymouth plant were idled after a dispute between a union steward and a worker refusing to leave for the save labor rally. Chrysler said a 158-strong sheet metal strike forced the shutdown, with the steward and another employee each suspended for three days.
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Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Save Labor
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Auto Dealers Lead Coe Building Drive Total Over Top
The first team of non alumni solicitors at Coe college raised the initial $400 000 building drive Friday. Glenn Fletcher chairman lists Oliver Swab and William Culver as team members. The auto dealers quota will join Cedar Rapids non alumni efforts toward $225 000 with Owen Elliott as chairman of the non alumni section.
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Cedar Rapids News
Coe College
Glenn Fletcher
Bever Avenue
Oliver Swab
Third Avenue
William Culver
Woodland Drive
Cedar Rapids
Owen Elliott
Vernon Drive
New Dispute Over Iowa School Aid Debate Resumes
The Iowa House refused to accept Senate fixed 13 million yearly school aid for the next two years and sent the bill to a joint conference to reconcile differences after the Senate cut 2.125 million from the House's total. Senate reductions targeted general aid, land tax credits, and supplemental aid while keeping programs for handicapped children and transportation, with general aid set at 7.235 million annually and funded by 11 to 14 cents per pupil.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
House
California Wineries Cut Wholesale Wine Prices 25 Percent
California wineries announced a 25 percent cut in wholesale wine prices effective May 1. California produces 90 percent of the nation's wines.
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California Wineries
California
Cedar Rapids Council Revises Hourly Pay Raise Resolution
The Cedar Rapids city council rescinded a Thursday resolution granting a 10 cent hourly raise for hourly employees and approved a substitute that keeps the 10 cent increase while adding a three percent leeway for further adjustments by department heads. Monthly workers may receive about $19 more monthly, with council approval for variations. Refuse collectors rise to $1.13 and truck drivers to $1.10. the three percent leeway allows rounding adjustments to reach $1.13 for refuse workers.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis B. Burgos
Red Cross adds $250000 for tornado victims relief
The Red Cross announced an additional 250000 dollars for relief in Oklahoma and Texas tornado devastated areas. An initial 250000 had been allocated for emergency food clothing shelter transport and medical aid after the April 9 tornado.
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Red Cross
Oklahoma
Texas
Wallace Talk In Hollywood Bowl Vetoed
Hollywood Bowl directors rejected a May speaking engagement by Henry A Wallace, saying the venue should not be used as a springboard for ideologies outside majority opinion. The association noted public reaction to Wallace speeches would spark controversy and urged the bowl not to serve as a propaganda forum. Robert W Kenny of PCA criticized the decision and recalled Lindbergh’s prior appearance.
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Robert W. Kenny
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Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Wallace backs Greece loan with coalition caveat
Paris diplomat Henry A. Wallace said a loan to Greece should be granted only if the Greek government forms a coalition including the leftist EAM. He noted opposition to loans with political strings but suggested a large loan to Russia would require broader understandings, possibly with Germany and others.
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Russia
Germany
Purple Heart Mother Seeks To Serve Son’s Life Sentence
In Quincy Massachusetts a grieving mother, Connie De Bartolo, asked President Truman to let her serve her son Michael De Bartolo’s life term for desertion in Livorno Italy. He was wounded at Cassino and spent four months in hospital, later claiming amnesia and reporting on the war.
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Truman
Livorno
Italy
Connie de Bartola
Michael
Cassino
UNRRA
Rome
Purple Heart
Connie de Bartolo
Marshall Not Worried By Deadlock In Berlin Trip
Secretary of State Marshall, after a brief stop in Berlin, flew to Iceland and Washington on Friday. In Moscow Bevin and Marshall predicted the Moscow conference will contribute more to peace than currently believed. Bevin said four power unity was stronger than before the conference and Marshall hoped ministers would still establish peace in the world and in men’s minds.
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Marshall
Iceland
Washington
Moscow
Bevin
Secretary Marshall to address Moscow conference results
Secretary Marshall will speak Monday night on the Moscow conference results. The address runs 7 30 to 8 p m Central Standard Time and will be carried by all networks.
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State Marshall
Dulles Calls Marshall Visit Sobering Yet Worthwhile
John Foster Dulles, advisor to Republican nominee, called the failure to gain key accords sobering and disappointing. He said the delegation’s nonpartisan work in hammering out specific policies could yield longer-term gains than watered‑down agreements. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky and four ministry aides attended Marshall’s departure.
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John Foster Dulles
Marshall
United States
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
US Denies Bedell Smith Recall As HePlans Moscow Holiday
The United States embassy in Moscow rejected reports that Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith was recalled or to become an assistant to Secretary of State Marshall. The embassy says he will depart Moscow Monday for a brief holiday while Washington had earlier announced he was recalled for routine conferences with government officials.
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INS
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Washington
Marshall
State Department
Smith
Senators Seek Closed Briefing On Marshall Russia Relation
Washington lawmakers pressed for a direct briefing from Gen. George C. Marshall on U S Soviet ties after President Truman cited a radio report. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, weighing Greece and Turkey aid, sought background data beyond Marshall's public remarks and discussed a possible behind closed doors session.
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George C. Marshall
Truman
Moscow
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Balkan
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Connally
Texas
George
D-Ga
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War Tax-Dodging Scandal Reported
Rep Bradley to launch congressional probe into reports that Frank Costello, New York slot machine king, is the secret boss of a wartime tax dodging network. The Washington Times-Herald says the scheme could shake official Washington with vast ramifications. George Meader’s panel will also probe Costello's alleged control of wartime production firms.
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INS
Rep. Bradley
R-Mich
House Merchant Marine Committee
Frank Costello
New York
Washington Times-Herald
Costello
Bradley
Times-Herald
George Meader
Senate War Investigating Committee
State Bonus Bill Sent To Iowa Governor
Iowa senators approved a World War II veteran bonus bill by 44 to 1 and sent it to the governor. The measure, to be funded by a property tax bond issue, would pay eligible veterans 50 to 500 dollars with monthly stipends for domestic and foreign service. If signed, Iowa residents who served from 1940 to 1945 and met residency rules would receive payments, while penalties apply for filing fraud. The bill’s passage followed House approval 90 to 4 and creates a compensation board including the state officials and two veteran appointees.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
House
Fred Maytag
Newton
Sixteenth Avenue Club Backs Daylight Saving Time in Cedar Rapids
The Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club urged daylight saving time this summer, noting rural trade reliance and minimal impact on retail hours. One dissenter argued about sleep, but most members support earlier clocks. City council will hear merchants before deciding. Local plant managers see benefits for workers aligning with Chicago and eastern offices.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Louie J. Pochobradsky
Pochobrasky
Frank Hahn
Commercial Club
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
British Holy Land Station Blown Up
In Tel Aviv at the Sarona fortress four British policemen were killed and five more were missing after a blast damaged their billet. At least twenty others injured. Authorities link the attack to Jewish underground vengeance over hangings and pending executions. A botched kidnapping at the Park hotel preceded the raid, with Morris Collins seized before being released upon discovery he was Jewish.
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Jerusalem
Sarona
Tel Aviv
Park
Morris Collins
Mysterious Iowa Case Is Solved
Davenport police say Ed ward C Ehrecke died by his own action after an exhaustive investigation yielded no evidence of felonious killing. Key motives cited include despondency over equipment funding and investment worries in his Tipton implement business. Detailing a stranger’s end, the report notes his ties, alibi, and a trunk death setup tied to insurance aims.
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Edward C. Ehrecke
Maysville
Walter H. Bease
Max Studer
Iowa State Bureau of Investigation
Ehrecke
Beusa
Tipton
Scott County Grand Jury
Bease
Pauline Novak Bingaman
Bingaman
Red Ambassador Returns to U.S.
New York AP Nikolai V Novikov Russian ambassador to the United States returned from Moscow late Thursday aboard the TWA Constellation Star of Hollywood.
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New York
Nikolai V. Novikov
United States
Moscow
TWA _ Constellation
Star of Hollywood
Pilots Warned Over Elkader Airport Runway Extension
Des Moines AP reports the state aeronautics commission warns pilots to use caution landing at Elkader airport as the north end of the north-south runway is extended by 600 feet. Construction is underway and pilots are advised to avoid the affected area during work.
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