Guaranteed Wage Concept Prompts Labor Debate
Washington discusses guaranteed wages as a means to job security and productivity. Eric Johnston argues that insecurity drives unrest and wage demands, while warning seasonal industries like autos and construction face hurdles in maintaining year round employment. The plan seeks a stable labor force with employer and worker buy in amid industry differences.
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Johnston
Office’ of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Ike
Improvement proposal on year round construction employment
A government study discussion notes that keeping workers employed through all building seasons is better than four to five months annual work. It defines a guaranteed wage plan as a scheme where an employer guarantees wage or employment for at least three months.
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Johnston
Local Color Music Promised In Pullmans
CHICAGO AP A new rail car note envisions regaling Pullman passengers with wire recorder tunes. Programs will fit locale with rivers and waterfalls for sparkling music and Indian country for chanting undertones echoing early American Indian culture.
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Chicago
Pullman - Standard Car Manufacturing Co
Copts May Break With Egyptian Primate
In Cairo AP reports Ethiopians threaten to sever affiliation with the Patriarch of Alexandria over bishop appointments. The Patriarch agreed to appoint an Ethiopian Metropolitan and six more Ethiopian bishops, but Ethiopian leaders demand the Metropolitan have power to appoint and consecrate his own bishops, a point the Patriarch would not concede.
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Cairo
Ethiopia
Egypt
Alexandria
Don t Fondle Fawns Mothers Know Best
Wyoming Game Department urges travelers not to pick up or touch fawns and antelope calves seen alone. Game Warden Dick Adkins says the young animals are usually not lost but temporarily left by mothers who will return if humans do not handle them.
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Casper. Wyo
Wyoming Game Department
Dick Adkins
Hubcap Collector Targeted By Baltimore Police
In South Baltimore a hubcap thief has stolen caps from a single block. Eastern district police plan to pursue the suspect who has a growing collection of hubcaps, sparking a shift from collector to collector pursuit.
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Baltimore
Eastern District
Every Nickel Counts in Bank Accounts
Hastings Nebraska scene shows Amar searching pockets and shifting cloth sacks of coins to deposit at a bank. The item highlights a humorous bank deposit moment and the emphasis on coins in savings.
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Hastings, Nebr
API
Hastings
Amar
Five Generations Meet at Cincinnati Family Reunion
Five generations gathered for a family reunion in Cincinnati with great-great-grandmother Flora DeWitt, 76, of Bethel Ohio, and her great-great-granddaughter Patricia Ann Walters, 5 months old, among attendees.
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Cincinnati
Flora DeWitt
Bethel
Patricia Ann Walters
Hong Kong Bans Pillion Riding in Bicycle Transport
Hong Kong government orders ban on pillion riding aboard bicycles, touching a widespread but controversial transport method. About 2,000 cyclists, many lacking lights or bells, fare by hauling passengers amid crowded streets. officials cite safety and crime concerns as reasons for the prohibition.
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AP News
Hong Kong
U.S
Goes 36,000 Miles To See Pyle's Grave
Pittsburg reporter Judson A. Mayo enlisted in the Merchant Marine after traveling 36,000 miles to visit Ernie Pyle's grave. The 56 year old electrician aimed to reach the grave after Pyle was shot on Ie Shima. Army officials at Okinawa blocked his crossing the narrow area, ending the pilgrimage.
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Pittsburg
Judson A. Mayo
Merchant Marine
Ernie Pyle
Ie Shima
Pacific
Okinawa
Mayo
Ernie
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