Wardheelers And Kickbacks Not Unionism At Courthouse
In Cincinnati and Columbus Republicans battle union efforts at the Court House. Frank Alf, a key organizer, fights to regain his job amid discharges as AFL-backed unionization faces GOP resistance. County Clerk Hunsicker counters amid claims of absenteeism and double duty.
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GOP
Cincinnati
Frank Ali
Court House
AFL
the Court House
John T. Hurst
Central Labor Council
City Hall
Elmer Hunsicker
Alf
Ellsworth Bundy
Hunsicker
Gilbert Shaver
Inflation clash rages as Taft Truman trade blows over price control
In Cincinnati a political row sharpens over inflation measures as President Truman brands Senator Robert Taft as leading the anti price control forces. Taft accuses Truman of misrepresentation while CIO president Philip Murray urges veto of the extension bill. Rent hikes and soaring meat prices spark public concern as voters face inflation and the looming fall elections.
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Cincinnati
Congress
Truman
Sen Robert A. Taft
Taft
OPA
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
NMU Ratifies Barge Lines Pact
The National Maritime Union crews ratified a new contract with American Barge Line and Mississippi Barge Line and the company signed it. Frederick Herron NMU patrolman in Cincinnati said only President Curran of NMU must sign to complete the pact.
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National Maritime Union
American Barge Line
Mississippi Barge Line
Frederick Herron
Cincinnati Nmu
Curran
NMU
Herron
Zoo Schedule Week of July 7 to 13
Sunday July 7 RIGOLETTO with Robert Weede. Tuesday July 9 LOVE OF THREE KINGS conducted by Montemezzi with Dianel Tokatyan and Czaplicki. Wednesday July 10 LA BOHEME with Stella Roman. Thursday July 11 SAMPSON AND DALILA with Rise Stevens Raoul Jobin. Friday July 12 OTELLO with Martinelli. Saturday July 13 TANNHAUSER with Jagel Glade Singher Moscona Varnay Breisach conducted.
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Rigoletto
Robert Weede
Montemezzi
Dianel
Tokatyan
Czaplicki
LA Boheme
Stella Roman
Sampson
Dalila
Rise Stevens
Raoul Jobin
Othello
Martinelli
Tannhaeuser
Jagel
Glade
Singher
Moscona
Varnay
Breisach
What OPA forecasts if no price control bill passes
OPA economists warn that without a vetoed price control bill or any bill, postwar risks mirror 1920s turmoil. They predict a 108 percent gain in living costs, shortages as goods price themselves out, mass unemployment and wage cuts, thousands of business failures, and farm price collapses with 460 thousand foreclosures.
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New York
OPA
Truman
New York Call for Consumers to Boycott Inflation
The New York City Consumers Council urged a buyers strike last week if Congress does not pass a satisfactory CPA bill. Chair Mildred A. Gutwillig urged organized consumers and labor to withhold purchases of clothing, appliances, and home goods to pressure price reductions. The plan targets small merchants and aims to align prices with workers' incomes.
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New York
Congress
Mildred A. Gutwillig
New York City
Elston Tired of Critics Over OPA Stand
Cincinnati delegates to the National Citizens PAC school met in Washington with Rep. Charles Elston who declared he was damned tired of CIO pressure groups over his OPA position. Jack Methard said Taft and Rep. Hess refused talks, while Elston urged abolishing the OPA as soon as possible.
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Cincinnati
Washington
National Citizens Pac
OPA
Jack Methard
Hamilton County
PAC
Taft
William E. Hess
Charles Elston
Elston
CIO
Methard
Labor
Senate
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Republican
Columbus
Fred G. Reiner
Cio-Pac
Tait
National Association of Manufacturers
Zoo Schedule
Orson Welles
Helen Douglas
D.calif
Glen Taylor
D.ida
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