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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
4
Jiomel Hampton, Benny Goodman alumnus, brings a 17 piece swing orchestra to Municipal Auditorium for a Monday night dance. His band features violins among Negro orchestras. Hampton also plays vibraharp and drums occasionally.
Washington reports show the 80th Congress acted on fewer than six veteran bills in five months with only three laws passed. Major measures on life insurance and land grants moved, while many job training and educational aid bills linger in committees or face VA opposition.
Morgantown Heyden Chemical workers vote 229 to 1643 approving a new contract. Regional director Fat Mingarelle says the issue could become a political hot button in next year’s campaign.
AFL United Mine Workers district 40 announced a contract vote after a second meeting for workers unable to attend the first. The agreement, reached after a National Labor Relations victory at the plant, would add about $40 000 a month to local gross wages.
Fourteen states and the District of Columbia in the United States had no reported passes of smoke in 1946.
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