Rankin Bill To Take Vets From Union Domination
Rankin promotes a bill to bar veterans from being forced to join unions for employment and to prohibit union dues as a job condition. He argues the measure would curb strikes in defense-related work, while organized labor warns of a labor rights clash. Rankin introduced the bill. it heads to the House Veterans Committee, amid expected union opposition.
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Fathey Of Florida 'Senator Pepper Dies Fathey Of Florida 'Senator Pepper Dies
Claude Pepper of Florida and state figures mourned as the long serving senator Pepper died in Tallahassee at age 72. A native of Alabama, Pepper held local roles including merchant, school board member, and deputy sheriff before moving to Florida in 1931. He is survived by his widow Lena Talbot Pepper and three sons.
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Crackers Thump Lookouts In Doubleheader Sweep
Atlanta Crackers dominate Chattanooga Lookouts 11-3 in the first game and win 8-0 in the nightcap. New Orleans Pelicans win late against Memphis 74. Mobile and Little Rock split a doubleheader as Mobile turns three double plays in the second game. Nashville and Birmingham see rain stop their opener at 22 end. makeup games set for tonight and tomorrow.
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Survivors Arrive in California From Shangri-La Plane Crash
Three Shangri La survivors reach Hamilton Field aboard an Army transport from New Guinea to report to the Army. Corporal Margaret Hastings, Lt John McCollum, Kenneth Decker, and Colom 26, all wearing burn bandages, recount their experiences in the New Guinea valley surrounded by 1400 foot cliffs after the May 13 crash that killed two others. Hastings, 100 pounds, five feet one and a half inches, denies romantic ties with marooned men. McCollom and Decker corroborate. the lieutenant plans a Dayton stop for business but declines to name Hastings. Hastings jokes about Lana Turner in a potential film.
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Three ACL Trainmen Die in Albany Derailment
An Atlantic Coast Line freight train derailed after striking a washout between Acree and Sylvester west of Albany. Three crewmen were killed: engineer O L Harrison of Albany, fireman B F Brown of Sylvester, and brakeman R H Dial of Waycross. Traffic on the main line will be blocked until tomorrow as crews remove the wreckage and ACL trains are routed through Thomasville.
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Wartime family ties amid distant postings reported
Senator Pepper and Lt Frock W Pepper are listed among U S service members stationed abroad with the Army Air Forces in England. A daughter, Mrs. BH Owens of Jackson, also appears in the dispatch, reflecting a family with multiple relatives in military service during the conflict.
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