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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1946
Page
1
At a Plaza talk a 600 strong audience heard Senator Taft defend public housing as not socialism noting 90 percent of the bill aims to private building and warning slums are a grave social problem. Opponent Nelson accused housing proposals of subsidies and vote buying while praising Taft as a great leader and expressing continued support.
Fifty Washington correspondents select Philip Murray as America’s top labor leader in Look magazine poll. The issue notes Murray remains the central figure in labor struggles as 1946 approaches and tests its challenges.
Rollin H. Everett questions if Senator Taft is endorsing public housing as a social awakening or pursuing a calculated political strategy ahead of the 1948 election. The piece notes Taft’s stance could split progressive support from Democrats and cites recent remarks to Truman and an interview with the Cincinnati Voice on civil rights measures.
WKERC Taft radio station will not carry the three week Cross Section CIO series on labor and legislation. CBS arranged Pathways to Peace at 3 45 PM Saturday. The closest station carrying the program is WBSS Columbus 1460.
Labor leaders vow not to repeat wartime mistakes as nationwide strikes press for general wage increases. In Cincinnati 11 plants threaten shutdown. Kaiser-Frazer and UAW settle toward a 30 percent wage rise while GM strikes continue. Union groups press for higher pay amid looming shortages and broader industry walkouts.
Father Richard T. Deters of Xavier Labor School describes a mine disaster in Pineville Kentucky where 24 miners died. Survivors and United Mine Workers officials blame delayed federal warnings and lack of workers compensation. He cites company stores inflating costs and tenants forced to rent company housing with no savings.
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