St Louis Labor Backs Smoke Elimination Ordinance
A Cincinnati Post survey finds St Louis labor leaders strongly support the citys smoke elimination ordinance which bans burning soft coal except in equipment designed to burn it cleanly The AFL CIO and CIC unions praise the measure as boosting public health and worker productivity while denying job losses.
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Louis
St. Louis
Cin
Cinnati Post
Howard Lipton
St. Louis Star-Times
Cincinnati
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
CIC
Martin Dillman
AFL Central Trades and Labor Union
Union Labor Advocate
Mississippi
James Pfaffenbach
St. Louis Industrial Union Council, Cio
CIO
John J. Church
AFL Building Trades Coucil
Edward J. Weber
AFL Fireman and Oilers
Steel Local Rallies To Aid Of Veteran
Fire at Marc Able Jr. home wipes out possessions. Local 310 United Steelworkers collect emergency aid and present a $374 check to Able. John Kuchera delivers the donation on behalf of fellow workers amid a broader CIO union aid effort.
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Marc Able Jr
Local 310
United Steelworkers of America
Able
John Kuchera
CIO
CIO Presents Solid Front At Convention
At Atlantic City the CIO, with 40 internationals present, forged a united plan to combat inflation and defend labor gains. President Philip Murray warned profits threaten American institutions and fiscal policy, forecast a 1946 after tax profit of 9.5 billion, and urged wage adjustments to match living costs. Ike Eisenhower appeared as a potential 1948 Democratic candidate, while the group condemned federal injunctions against the United Mine Workers and warned Republicans against misusing victory.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Ike Eisenhower
A. B. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
United Mine Workers
UFL
Dailies Hike Prices Amid Cost Rise squeezing Weeklies
Cincinnati's three daily papers raise newsstand prices and ad rates to cover higher material and labor costs. They claim the hikes are necessary while larger publishers allegedly push up newsprint costs, squeezing labor weeklies and street vendors. The note hints at continued coverage on further pages.
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Cincinnati
Guild Reporter
The
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
Newsprint Trust
Federated Pictures
Golden Advice on price increases from the Enquirer
The Enquirer editorializes that businessmen tempted to raise prices amid rising costs should recall that long run success rests on high volume with small profit. While some sectors require price hikes, holding prices down serves both producers and consumers.
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The
Enquirer
CIO Council Nominates 1947 Officers And Board
The Greater Cincinnati CIO Industrial Union Council met to nominate officers and executive board for 1947. Albert C. Jordan as president and Ray Tucker as vice president head a list, with other officers and board members drawn from several unions. Delegates installed, and a constitution revision committee authorized after elections.
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Greater Cincinnati
Wilfred Porter
Earl Davis
Nathaniel Jordan
Transport Service
O. O. Howard
Auto
James Wigbell
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Atlantic City — Cio
America
Ning
Ers
CIO Council
Hugo Klug
Harold Braun
Warren Maxwell
George Grigsby
Victor Kellar
Walter Grainger
James Mahoney
United Steelworkers
United Office and Professional Workers
Council
United
Organized Labor
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