Taft Ally Named GOP Campaign Chairman Here
John H. Clippinger a Taft law partner was chosen to head the Taft aligned GOP campaign committee in Hamilton County. J. Mack Swigert of the same firm aided Taft in the drafting of Taft Hartley and wrote a favorable magazine piece on the act. The selection signals labor opposition to the local political machine and anti union stance. President Truman called Taft actions in a NLRB bound conference with publishers highly improper as Taft pressed for a crackdown on the International Typographical Union.
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Hamilton County
John H. Clippinger
Robert A. Taft
J. Mack Swigert
Taft
Clippinger
GOP
Braz
Truman
Sen. Taft
NLRB
International Typographical Union
AFL
Important Dates for Hamilton County Voters
Jean Bacon urges timely registration for the November 2 election addressing housing, prices, and Congress. The last registration day is Monday October 4. Hamilton County voting places will register voters Monday 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm. Registration also at the Board of Elections 922 Sycamore Street. service personnel should verify registration.
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Jean Bacon
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
CIO
Hamilton County
Board of Elections
Sycamore Street
Campaign Lie by GOP Speaker Stassen On Detroit Trade Union Attendances
Harold Stassen claimed labor bosses threatened a $3 fine to boost Truman's rally turnout in Detroit. The Detroit Teamsters local only voted to invite members to a Labor Day parade and to a $3 assessment for nonattendance, with no other unions taking similar action.
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GOP
Harold Stassen
Detroit
Teamsters
Truman
Final Day To Register In Hamilton County Vote Push
The final drive for voter registration runs this weekend ahead of Monday’s last registration day. PAC leaders urge a large turnout to counter housing costs high prices and job worries, as block workers prepare for a Wednesday meeting at 206 Railway Clerks Building. Voting hours Monday are 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm at all county polling places.
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Hamilton County
PAC
Railway Clerks Building
Board of Elections
Sycamore Street
80th Congress Brought Cincinnati Housing Crisis
Cincinnati officials briefed the Planning Committee about evictions in public housing as the 80th Congress ended leniency in hardship cases, forcing families into slums. Veterans families and widows faced loss of housing with no alternatives as authorities claimed they followed federal will.
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Cincinnati
Congress
Housing Authority
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Taft Partner
Marty Solow
Federated Press
Stassen
Pres. Truman
William Black
CIO Council
Robert J. Davidson
Ben Herman
Jack Methard
Jack Kroll
William Lavelle
Ohio Cio
Ohio
City Council
80Th Congress
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