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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1948
Page
5
A year after AFL printers walked out on November 24 1947 Chicago newspapers continue with photo engraving replacing type. Despite ongoing negotiations readers see no major change in earnings or circulation while the union faces wage demands and striking costs.
The ITU, blocked by Taft-Hartley, faced contempt in Indianapolis for not obeying a federal injunction. It filed a sworn degree, and Swygert noted compliance. The union proposed hiring rules avoiding a closed shop unless repealed or amended before contracts end. Across the U.S., ITU strikes cost about $8 million in benefits and fees, with 25 strikes active, mostly against newspapers.
Notice announces Emma Mason late of Linn County Iowa deceased and Stanley as Administratrix. O J Elsenbast attorney acts for the estate. Creditors must present claims against the estate with proper authentication at the Linn County District Court before a stated deadline.
In Cleveland a former inmate named Harry Rich confessed to lighting paper in a rooming house bath near Mrs. Lucille Balough’s suite. The blaze killed Balough’s 11 year old daughter Marilyn and badly burned her other daughter Joanne 15. Balough had ended the relationship three years earlier.
Palm Springs Police Chief Gus Kettmann mixes with movie stars who winter there while keeping crime in check. He avoids uniforms, hosts luminaries, and even entertains prisoners at the Palm Canyon cafe as part of a public relations approach to policing.
In Tulare California AP reports Speaker-to-be Sam Rayburn weighs in on election forecasts. The piece notes his past experience predicting results after losing the Speaker's job to Republican Joe.
Martin of Massachusetts gave his gavel to Roy L. Riales then speaker of the Arkansas legislature. Rayburn said the gavel was loaned and to be returned after the November 1948 election. Riales, who came to enter the soft drink business, announced on Tuesday he would return the gavel.
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