Welfare funds and non-contributory plans shift union costs
A review of contracts with the Steelworkers union shows over 80 percent form non-contributory security programs. The National Industry Conference Board notes many plans in 1945 were non-contributory, while 1949 surveys show most required employee contributions. War wage freezes spurred employer financed welfare funds, often to deter unionization and bolster company unions. Ford faces a September 29 strike threat over fund financing while coal welfare funds rely on tonnage royalties passed to buyers. Also noted is the Mo ave Desert rainfall and high summer heat.
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Steelworkers’ Union
National ‘Dustry Conference Board Starly
Little Steel
Ford Motor Company
Krug
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files September 5 1989
Readable column recalls events from twenty years ago including Miss Annette Titus’s minor cab accident after returning from Erie, a large fire near Sulphur Springs, and a Corry High football win over Warren. Also notes Finches Billiards victory, Pin Billiards strength, and Kiwanis Club delegates at a state convention starting tomorrow.
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Annette Titus
Douglas Titus
Wright Street
Erie
Pardon Board Rejects Plea of Two Slayers
The State Pardon Board ruled that two convicted slayers must die in the electric chair at Rockyley Prison early Monday morning. George Neill 29 and James Smith 24 of Philadelphia had pleas for commutation denied amid concerns over mental normality. Neill was linked to the murder of Isabella Mellon and Smith to the killing of taxi driver John J. Haines during a January holdup.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
State Pardon Board
Rockyley
George Neill
James Smith
Philadelphia
Neill
John J. Haines
Aheir
Pa Phone Corp Defends Stock Sale In Rate Dispute
In Eros, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Telephone Corp answers the city's complaint on proposed rate increases and admits selling a large block of stock to its parent General Telephone Corp. It denies the 10,000 shares would have fetched more than 80 dollars per share on the open market. The company says the rate hike planned for October 15 was postponed due to rising costs and notes its service had been rendered at non compensatory rates.
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EROS
Pennsylvania Telephone Corp. Inl
General Telephone Corp
Contributory Pensions Debate in Steel Dispute
U S Steel argues workers should pay into pensions as social security uses a 50 50 model while unions cite unemployment benefits funded by taxes and employers. The President's fact finding board notes a shift toward employer financed social security and reduced employer contributions in recent bargaining, citing state and federal programs.
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U. S. Steel
Europe
Big Steel
Alabama
New Jersey
Company profits cited as reason for hearing call
The text notes profits but understates them, then mentions a rate hike hearing by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. It states the date of the hearing is not yet set, and includes a quote from Mayor Joseph C. Martin. The passage reflects local governance concerns over utility rate increases.
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Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Seb
Joseph C. Martin
Officials schedule meeting on rate protest next year
City officials from all involved announce a meeting planned for next year to decide on the rate protest. The notice hints at potential actions depending on the meeting outcome.
Osteopaths favor pre paid health plan in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association urged stronger medical care nationwide and backed pre paid health insurance and a national health plan. It criticized the current congressional proposal as unacceptable and called for at least eight alterations to the plan.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Associaion
Congress
Genius Test of Memory and History Puzzles
A playful quiz page invites readers to grade their IQ from ten questions. It asks who traded birthright for a mess of potage, correct a sentence, name the Carthaginian general, true false about handling tends and warts, identify Cleopatra’s realm, explain macadam road naming, complete a proverb, name Lincoln’s presidential successor, identify the grey fox of Nazi diplomacy, and state when Harry S Truman assumed the presidency.
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Italy
Cleopatra
Lincoln
Grey Fox
Franz
Harry S.truman
Doctors Elect Leaders At Annual Convention Gathers In Lansdowne
The association yesterday elected Dr. Leo C. Wagner of Lansdowne as its 1951 president. He will succeed Dr. Michael Blackstone of Allentown, who will be installed as 1950 president at the convention’s close Saturday. Other officers named include Dr. Frederick B. Arble of Carrolltown as vice president and Dr. Sidney W. Cook of Towanda as secretary.
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Leo C. Wagner
Lansdowne
Michael Blackstone
Allentown
Frederick B. Arble
Carrolltown
Sidney W. Cook
Towanda
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