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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
8
Cincinnatians express concern over rising street car fares after a reader asks for data on the trend. The letter from a longtime Sun reader highlights public interest in fare increases and the impact on daily riders.
The article discusses a fare fund deficit of 401,000 as the Cincinnati Street Railway reports lower dividends and higher costs. It notes comparisons with New York raising fares, the impact of population spread on costs, and potential public ownership as a solution, amid political pressure and calls for reform.
Washington, FP report on Maurice J. Tobin announcing a 1949 push to repeal or curb Taft-Hartley era restrictions as 44 state legislatures convene. The 15th national conference on state labor legislation gathers 150 delegates including labor officials and AFL CIO leaders. Virginia official Hall praises results, then CIO leader Webber counters with a list of postwar anti-labor laws enacted under Byrd machine and Gov. Tuck.
Report claims(Talmadge era) Georgia officials aligned with the Ku Klux Klan over state authorities in the Vidalia lynching of Negro farmer Robert Mallard on November 20. Mallard and his wife were ambushed after church. Mallard shot in the chest. Grand Dragon Green ordered Kluxers to Vidalia for a cross burning on October 28.
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