CIO Council Approves State PAC Plans for 1948
The Ohio CIO-PAC conference adopted a 10 point preparatory program read to Great er Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council delegates by Jack Methard. Methard noted 400 Ohio CIO members attended the Columbus conference and the council voted to concur with the 1948 PAC plans.
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Ohio Cio-Pac
Greater Cincinnati
CIO Industrial Union Council
Jack Methard
Hamilton County
Ohio Pac
Kansas Prison Inmate Eats Metal Ingests 3 Percent
A state prison inmate in Kansas reportedly swallowed a small amount of sorted metal, about 3 percent of a pound, prompting medical evaluation and custody review.
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Kansas State
UF and Wale Tangle Over Budget Line
A fragmented quote references financial limits and a decision making process. The line suggests one party could only tolerate letting one item be reduced or removed to proceed. No clear names beyond UF and Wale appear.
Inside Story on Skimpy $60 Family Budget Above Wages
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a minimal decency budget for four people in 34 cities ranges from $3,004 to $3,458 yearly. Average manufacturing pay at $50.42 weekly leaves gaps of $7.30 to $16.08 versus these minimums, highlighting a lean lifestyle with essential needs only and limited luxuries.
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CIO News
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New Orleans
Birmingham
Alabama
Los Angeles
Washington
Seattle
New York
Milwaukee
Boston
Cincinnati
Workers Below BLS Living Wage in Cincinnati SUN reports
The SUN finds Cincinnati industrial families with four children fall short of the 60 weekly living standard set by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages after war-time overtime cuts and ended price controls push many households toward scarcity with milk and essentials rising in price.
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Cincinnati
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The
SUN
Nancy Lay
Miss Lay
Bill Would Free Oleo Margarine
Sen William Fulbright introduced a bill on December 18 to repeal federal excise taxes and license fees on oleomargarine. He condemned dairy industry discrimination and urged passage, arguing oleo offers a cheaper food substitute and would ease tax burden on lower income groups.
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Washington
William Fulbright
D. Ark
Fulbright
America
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Hamilton
Warren
Clermont
Ohio Cio Council
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Zellerbach Corp
Am Wes el
Southern
Mos
Walgreen
Yale & Towne
Auantanamo
True Co
RCA
Taft Group
Guild Reporter
American Newspaper Guild
Federated Pictures
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