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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1947

Page

9

Ball Proposes Bolder Rules to Curb Strikes

Sen Ball of Minnesota introduces a bill to make strikes riskier for workers and unions, outlaw certain strikes and allow back to work offers with penalties for refusal. The plan shifts unfair labor practice cases to the justice department, limits union certification, and tightens Wagner act rules to permit court injunctions against certain strikes.

Washington Sen. Ball R-Minn Senate Labor Committee National A Relations Board Justice Department

Egypt to ask UN Security Council over British troops Sudan union

Egypt presses for evacuation of British troops and permanent union with the Sudan. Britain and Egypt say treaty revisions collapsed and Nekrashi Pasha announces submission to the United Nations. The move signals a potential hot case before the Security Council amid unclear grounds under the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty.

Lake Success N. Y Egypt Sudan United Nations Security Council Britain Nekrashi Pasha Chamber of Deputies Cairo Nile Valley United Nations Security Council

Cocoanut Grove Club Owner Dies

Boston dispatch reports Barnett Welansky 50 former Cocoanut Grove owner died of a heart attack Monday night at home. Welansky, a former Boston criminal lawyer, was pardoned two months earlier after serving three and a half years of a 12 to 15 year sentence for involuntary manslaughter over the Cocoanut Grove fire that killed 491 people on November 28, 1942. He had become prominent as attorney for Gangster "King" Solomon and later ran the famed club.

Boston Barnett Welansky Cocoanut Grove Welansky Maurice J. Totin King” Solomon

Figures Show Liquor Consumption Rising Nationwide

CHICAGO UP The nation drank 190 000 000 gallons of liquor in 1945. California led with 953 000 gallons, New York 21 906 000, Illinois 13 300 000, and Michigan 11 13 000. Monopoly states show lower per capita use than license states, with DC leading licensed areas at 4.42 gallons.

Chicago Calif Illinois Charles J. Fleck Nore Ree Conten Cameaton California New York Cae Ae Fleck Michigan Pennsylvania District of Columbia Delaware

Newsprint Legislation Given Green Light in Senate

Washington reports the newsprint bill advancing after introduction by J. Brown. The measure moves toward floor debate as lawmakers weigh provisions shaping the newsprint supply and pricing controls amid ongoing industry tensions.

Washington J. Brown

France and U S Repatriate German POWs by Oct 1

Washington AP France and the United States agreed on a plan to repatriate 620000 American captured German prisoners of war by October unless they choose to remain in France as voluntary laborers. Recruitment would be overseen by the Red Cross and pay and conditions would match French workers.

Washington France United States John Hilldring International Red Cross Red Germany

Boost for Amputees in Driving Assistance Bill

Senator C Wayland Brooks introduces legislation to raise the government ceiling for specially equipped cars for veteran amputees who drive with hands only from 1600 to 1800 dollars. The change aims to expand mobility aid for disabled veterans.

Washington Llp C. Wayland Brooks R-Il

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