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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1948
Page
1
Mayor Cash convenes a special City Council committee led by Taft and Scherer to investigate land purchases including a $22,000 payment to Albert J. Mayer Jr. for two public projects. The panel questions 4 and 5 percent commission bases and Mayer’s role in parcels and appraisals.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports wholesale prices did not continue to fall after a Feb 4 break. By March 4 the third week showed no general decline while seven of ten commodity groups rose in the week of Feb 14 21, following small drops earlier.
A handbill labeled as a State Labor News editorial praising Sen. Taft circulated before any formal issue appeared. The CIO news service and AFL tension surround the piece, with Ohio AFL repudiating the editor and editor Carl Reinig reportedly offering resignation. The timing amid Taft Stassen dynamics adds political stir.
Taft criticizes U S Steel for a five dollar per ton price rise fearing broader inflation and labor demands. Ben Fairless dismisses the fuss as a molehill while CIO President Murray denounces the move as license extortion.
Hundreds of blockworkers are still needed for the 1948 campaign to register voters and boost turnout. Hamilton County PAC director Jack Methard said after a successful kickoff rally last week when about 50 new workers joined. Volunteers filled out pledge cards and blanks, with more coming in by mail, as precinct and ward committees will be formed. Send pledges and addresses to Hamilton County PAC Room 208 1015 Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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