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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
1
President Truman warns Congress to grant selective price controls and rationing powers and to permit wage controls to curb inflation. He notes 1947 wages kept pace with living costs but rent increases threaten living standards. He calls for voluntary restraint, extended rent control, and vigilance against new inflationary forces.
The CIO News staff reports six months after Taft-Hartley became law that labor predicts peace failed with widespread disputes. ITU, CIO workers, and others face strikes, wage fights, and non Communist affidavits. Pickets, scabs, and legal battles frame a turbulent industrial scene as government action and budgets loom.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted General Electric Co Westinghouse Electric Corp and eight other electrical equipment makers on a criminal price fixing conspiracy charge. The group allegedly set artificial non competitive prices on switches and other essential utility items, costing consumers millions. The U S also filed a civil action to restrain further price fixing.
National groups Consumers Union and American Veterans Committee were discussed at the Greater Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council meeting. Speakers described consumer testing, information bulletins, and AVC activities. The council endorsed AVC, appointed Ray Sowder for AVC outreach, and announced plans for Workmen's Compensation school participation. Members urged writing Congress against peacetime military conscription and the Finance Committee elected Ray Tucker as permanent chairman with fundraising plans.
CIO PAC announces Philip Murray will deliver a national radio address on NBC Friday January 30 at 10 45 p m EST WLW will carry it locally Murray outlines CIO PAC stance for 1948 elections focusing on the third party. PAC Director Jack Kroll urges CIO groups to mobilize large listening audiences and use the address to launch block meetings.
Through Aid To Children CIO participates in American Overseas Aid United Nations Appeal for Children campaign. Lee Marshall, national chairman, says the effort lets CIO members directly support UN activities and child relief. The appeal urges adults to donate one day's pay or production to fund the UN funds for children and combat global hunger.
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