Ickes Appeals for GM Strike Aid Hero of Humanitarian Effort
Harold W. Ickes former Secretary of the Interior accepts an honorary chairmanship of the National Citizens Committee to Aid the Families of GM Strikers in New York. He urges $1 contributions and pledges to help workers and their families as 200,000 GM strikers and supporters thank him for backing their cause.
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Uaw-Cio
GM Department
National Citizens Committee
Harold W. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
New York
National Committee
America
Harold W. Ykes
E. 49Th Street
New York City
Reuther
Ickes
Washington
LaFollette’s Future Might Shape Wisconsin Politics
The Wisconsin Progressive party meets in Portage on March 17 to decide whether to remain an independent organization or shift support to the Democrats or Republicans. Senator Robert M. LaFollette’s re election prospects depend on the outcome.
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Portage
Wis
Progressive Party of
Wisconsin
LaFollette Brothers
Robert M. LaFoltette
Frankensteen To Leave UAW Amid Political Upheaval
United Auto Workers factional politics intensify as Richard T. Frankensteen announces he will not seek re election ahead of the March 23 Atlantic City convention. Ford director Richard T. Leonard is named as successor while others including Walter P. Reuther and John W. Livingston loom as rivals.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
W. Pres
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
General Motors
Leonard
Frankensteen
John W. Livingston
St. Louis
A War Story Of Brotherhood By Frances Perkins Institute
A postwar report honors Vicar Andre of Namur Belgium who sheltered Jewish families and children under Nazi occupation. Captain Harold Saperstein notes his humble courage, secret aid networks, and eventual hiding before liberation by American forces. The piece highlights Jewish persecution, wartime rescue, and American labor solidarity against anti-Semitism.
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Andre
St Jean Baptiste Church
Namur
Belgium
Harold Saperstein
Amercan
Europe
East
Miss Anti-Labor Of 1946 Nominated By The Enquirer
The Enquirer elevates a 14 year old girl in its letters section to spotlight an anti union stance. James Coyle is named Miss Anti-Union of 1946 with a photo and critique of strikers as slackers. The piece condemns strikes as greed.
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The
Enquirer
Bobby
Labor
James Coyle
Miss Coyle
the Enquirer
Truman
Living Cost Rises Here 2.5 Percent
Cincinnati sees a 2 percent rise in living costs from mid-October to mid-December per a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. A year increase runs 23 percent locally and 33.1 percent since August 15, 1939, with unavailability of low priced goods undercounted. The President's Committee on Cost of Living estimates add 3 or 4 points, and labor statisticians suggest a higher figure.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
President's Committee On Cost of
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National Labor Service
LaFollette
UAW
Frances Perkins
Institute For American Democracy
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Howard's Food Shop
Madison Rd
Madisonville
Blue Dawn Beauty Salon
Wava & Oren Standiford
Prop
Complete Beauty Service
O. BR
Ideal Home Outfitters
Vine St
Oakley Building and Loan Co
Madison
Pollack Il Haatz Hale
Enouirer
East Fifth Street
Union Newspapers
Union Stationery
Western Printing Co
Sycamore Street
Main
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