Two Labor Men Win In New City Council
Rollin H. Everett and Harry D. Proctor were elected to Cincinnati's new City Council as the labor slate gains control. The five member majority includes Albert D. Cash Charles P. Taft and Edward N. Waldvogrel. Everett, Proctor, and the trio cite pro labor representation and a united civic approach, with Proctor heading the Painters District Council and Everett editor of The SUN.
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New City
Labor
Cincinnati
Historién
Rollin H. Everett
Harry D. Proctor
City Charter Committee
CIO
Everett
Proctor
Albert D. Cash
Charles P. Taft
Edward N. Waldvogel
Washington
Columbus
City Hall
the Sun
Painters District Council
Detroit
George Edwards
Walter Edgecomb
San Francisco
Franck Havenner
New York
New York City
American Labor Party
ALP
Victor Rabinowitz
GOP
Labor Victory Across States Signals Strength for CIO PAC
Labor backed candidates scored gains nationwide with Kentucky Governor hopeful Earle C. Clements delivering a major win as CIO leaders claim a swing toward progressive government. Indiana Ohio New Jersey and New York showed mixed results reflecting strong PAC organizational power and anti red-baiting trends.
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Earle C. Clements
Kentucky
Clements
Whs.eetet
Taft- Hartes
Iki
Amed
Eldon S. Dummit
Greater Cincinnati
CIO
Loutville
Nail That Lie Don t Let Them Blame High Prices on Foreign Relief
An analysis cites U S sources to challenge claims foreign food aid drives inflation. Meat exports fell American intake by 3.6 pounds yearly while meat prices rose 83 percent in May 1946 to May 1947. Butter exports shrank 0 4 percent yet prices rose 29 percent. The piece targets Swift Armour Cudahy and other firms. It notes the Chamber of Commerce urging repeal of the 40 hour week as not harming health or efficiency.
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Federated Press
Robert A. Taft
GOP
U.S
U. S
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senator McCarthy Sees Housing Plight Firsthand in Washington
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy offered a lift to a homeless couple with a child in Washington and later helped find them housing. He noted many senators live in upscale hotels and may not see such housing struggles. The visit followed remarks from real estate men claiming no shortage of housing.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Washington
McCarthy
Shoreham
Mayflower
Wardman Park
Westchester Apartments
Court Test Looms on TH As NLRB Dismisses Cases
The NLRB dismissed election petitions from United Steelworkers, United Mine Workers, and United Furniture Workers as it Tests Taft Hartley act compliance. The unanimous ruling held unions not complying cannot use NLRB services to determine bargaining representatives. The decision covers a Rite-Form Corset Co. election in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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Washington
NLRB
United Steelworkers
CIO
United Mine Workers
AFL
United Furniture Workers
Pres. Philip Murray
Steel Union
Rite- Form Corset Co
Sharon
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Jack Kroll
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Frank Hanley
Springer
Hanley
Ohio
Thomas Burke
United Labor Forces
Cleveland
Elliot Ness
Taft
Dayton
New Jersey
Paterson
Michael A. DeVita
William Furrey
DeVita
Kearny and
Bridgeton
Marty Solow
Swift
PAC Pipeline
Edward J. Hart
Washington Post
Wilson
Library of Congress
Lee Pressman
Pressman
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