Nation's Costliest Steel Strike Settled Amid Convention
The long and costly steel strike ending idle more than two million workers was settled as the Democratic national convention ran. Wage talks yielded 26 cents per hour plus fringe benefits, with union shop terms debated and modified by smaller mills. President Truman pressed for a deal with United States Steel and Phillip Murray at the White House to avert Korea war-time supply issues.
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Phillip Murray
Truman
Benjamin Fairless
United States Steel
Murray
White House
Defense
Lovett
Korea
Old Baldy
Panmunjom
U.N
Earthquake Footprints Quiet California Amid Losses
A severe California earthquake centered near Tehachapi killed 11 and injured many, damaging highways and tunnels, with Bakerfield and Arvin among hard hit areas within a 100 mile radius. The tremor occurred at 4 52 a m and was felt from San Francisco to the Mexican border, with damages estimated in the millions.
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Tehachapi
Bakerfield
Arvin
Los Angeles
Fresno
Sam Rayburn and Eisenhower remarks dominate column
The piece praises Sam Rayburn for his four decades in Congress and his role shaping New Deal era laws including Truth in Securities and the SEC. It notes his Texas roots, gifts for humor, and plans to build a Bonham library with a congress desk replica. It also covers Eisenhower's France atheism comments and a critique of budget cuts impacting the Air Force amid a steel strike.
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Queen Elizabeth
Winston Churchill
General MacArthur
General F Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
France
Chicago
Senate-House
W. J. McNeil
Senate Appropriations Committee
McNeil
Air Force
Senate
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