Chattanooga Saves 15 Million From Municipal Ownership
Letters to The SUN from Chattanooga officials claim municipal ownership saved nearly 15 million dollars in five years while the plant’s workers gained gains under the Power Board. Wages rose to match or exceed private utility rates, ending a local strike and citing collective bargaining with the IBEW AFL. Cincinnati interests block an investigation while a Southern rival benefits from owning its own electric plant.
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Tenn
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Power Board
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Finely
SUN
Rocky Mountains
United States
TVA
Utility Ownership Is Forum Topic
A public forum by the Progressive Citizens Committee will discuss a municipal ownership investigation of The Gas & Electric Co. on May 23 in the Victory Room Gibson. Councilman Cash and Attorney Schmidt argue for inquiry. Ben O. Stoner moderates as opponents may speak.
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Progressive Citizen's Committee
Gibson
Albert D. Cash
Milton H. Schmidt
Ben O. Stoner
Skirvin in Attack on Housing
Congress faces critical debate as House committees consider key measures on housing and trade. The Bretton Woods Agreements and the Reciprocal Trade Treaties Act loom large for sustaining postwar peace, while East Coast Congress members press opposition that could derail UN cooperation.
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U. S
Opponent of Public Housing Faces SB 144 Clash in Cincinnati
W. Ray Skirvin, appointee of Mayor Stewart to the Metropolitan Housing Authority, emerges as a fierce foe of public housing in Cincinnati. He opposes Senate Bill 144 which would require 10 percent shelter rent in lieu of taxes, a move seen as blocking federal housing aid.
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Stewart
Metropolitan Housing Authority
Columbus
Skirvin
Ohio
CNT
Jesse D. Locker
Cincinnati
Organized Labor
Cincinnat
Press Silence Over V Day Scoop Sparks News Ethics Debate
The Enquirer and Times-Star faced criticism for not publishing AP president Edward Kennedy's pledge violation about the peace signing before Truman, Churchill, and Stalin. Eisenhower cited military security as Russian fighters remained in battle. The Post and United Press printed AP apologies, while the local papers admitted no fault.
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Stalin
Eisenhower
Post
Veterans See Unions as Emotional Base After War
Lt Col. Ray R. Grinker told the Mental Hygiene Council of Cincinnati that a returned soldier may seek a union as an emotional equivalent of army camaraderie. He noted soldiers’ mixed views on strikes but argued unions provide economic stability and social belonging, essential to re socialization after service.
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Mental Hygiene Council of Cincinnati
Community Chest
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Rosenbaum
Uni
KKK Organizer Arrives to Build Kiln in Kansas Cities
Ku Klux Klan figure George C. Ahearn from Tuscaloosa arrives in Kansas to organize units in Hutchinson Newton and Wichita. He says he already has 95, 72, and 57 members respectively and aims for 100 in each city at twenty dollars per member.
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Kansas
George C. Ahearn
Tuscaloosa
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Hutchinson
Newton
Wichita
Ahearn
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