Millions Face Unemployment At End of War
Washington reports Congress must plan rapid reconversion to peace as 20 million war jobs end and 10 million more veterans join civilians. CIO and AFL push Kilgore Bill. Sen Arthur Vandenberg favors quicker action but prefers the George Murray alternative. Dewey campaigns on GOP leadership for reconversion. Union leaders urge lawmakers to pass Kilgore without delay.
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CIO
AFL
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
George Murray
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Fund report denied by CIO PAC head Hillman
Ping Ferry tells Federated Press July 31 that Sidney Hillman has never set a 3 million dollar fundraising goal for the CIO PAC or the National Citizens PAC. No quotas exist and none will be set. The Labor editorial credited Hillman with proposing a 6 million dollar slush fund to influence elections.
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NEW York
Sidney Hillman
CIO Political Action Committee
CIO Pac
Nati Citizens Pac
Ping Ferry
PAC
Federated Press
Ferry
Mr. Hillman
Labor
Hillman
Ticket Good, Kroll Says
CIO regional director Jack Kroll praised the Democratic convention in Chicago for nominating Harry Truman and for Henry Wallace gaining recognition. He urged support for Roosevelt and Truman, stressing a democratic process and the need to mobilize the vote with a Congress aligned to their aims. Kroll returned to Cincinnati to organize political action in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
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CIO
Chicago
Jack Kroll
Political Action
Cincinnati
Henry Wallace
Kroll
Harry Truman
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Not Red Slacks But What’s In ’em Makes Wolves Howl
In Highland Park Michigan a Ford plant worker from Local 600 was reprimanded for red slacks citing safety and production hazards. The CIO union protested and an umpire ruled that wolves may be attracted to colors beyond red and that the reprimand should be removed while the worker’s half hour pay was restored.
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Highland Park, Mich
Ford
Leaders Convene in Columbus for Liberal Progressive State Plan
Political action leaders from across Ohio met in Columbus to map the fall campaign and push for liberal progressive government. PAC director Jack Kroll and assistant Garland Ashcraft prepared the event, with attendance expected to exceed 250 delegates at the UAW hall.
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Ohio
Columbus
Jack Kroll
PAC
Garland Ashcraft
UAW
Public pool shortage blamed for two drownings in Cincinnati
Two Brate brothers ages 7 and 11 drowned in Millcreek near a trunk sewer outlet. Police blame the lack of adequate outdoor pools in Cincinnati, noting only one regulation size pool exists at Lincoln Playground and most neighborhoods are unsupplied. The nearest wading pool is a mile away at Hand street and N Edgewood avenue.
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Cincinnati
Millcreek
Robert Brate
George
Mitchell Avenue
Tom Deering
Mr. Deering
Lincoln Playground
Deering
Hand Street
N. Edgewood Avenue
Charles Brate
Spring Grove Avenue
Funds Disclosure Push Targets Extended GOP Contributions
Want Funds Made Public CIO seeks revision of campaign finance law to require longer than two years for large political contributions in Ohio. Jack Kroll pledges legislation to compel access to records and proposes severe penalties for noncompliance.
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CIO
Ohio
Jack Kroll
Ohio CIO Council outlines progressive government program
George DeNucci secretary treasurer outlines plans for a state CIO program aiming at liberal electoral support. He notes speakers will include national CIO leaders and says planks will focus on welfare of Ohio citizens beyond wages and hours. Continued on page 8.
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George DeNucci
Ohio Cio Council
DeNucci
Ohio
CIO
Open records for FBI men seek full inquiry
CIO PAC asserts no hiding and allows federal investigators full access to records. Jack Kroll regional PAC director said FBI agents were welcomed to examine local files this week. He urged probes into political contributions by manufacturing and industrial groups as well as labor organizations.
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Cio-Pac
Jack Kroll
PAC
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kroll
FBI
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Congress
Kor
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Serre
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