Parley to Demand Shakeup in UAW DPA Clash
About 2500 delegates at the United Auto Workers convention in Cleveland will push for a mobilization policy demanding equal sacrifices across the economy. President Walter Reuther faces pressure over defense plans, wage escalation, and potential political shifts, including possible talk of a 1952 Senate run. Reuther hints at not committing to political alignment before 1952 while warning of a prolonged labor defense clash. The meeting highlights UAW CIO leadership in collective bargaining and political influence amid aircraft factory hiring.
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Franklin’s Plan To Awaken Sleepy Parisans Fails
Immunization clinics for white schools in Houston County were slated despite Franklin’s novel approach failing to rouse Parisans. The effort aimed to boost vaccination rates among students, with officials targeting white school populations in the region.
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Franklin
Parisans
Houston County
Franklin's Paris letter on thrift and daylight saving time
A fragment discusses Benjamin Franklin in Paris proposing thrift via daylight saving time. It cites a Library of Congress collection of Franklin writings and details his arithmetic on Parisian households, plus a fantasy four point plan for French civic conduct, ending with a quip about candle savings across seasons.
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Father begins term in death of tot
The father of a three month old boy who died apparently of poisoning started a one year sentence for criminal negligence. Woodrow Prosser, unemployed, was sentenced yesterday. His wife Gwendolyn, 25, a waitress, received six months probation. The baby died February 23 in a one room apartment. a disinfectant found in the stomach was the cause. The twin sister survived and is recovering. Mobile County Welfare Department took custody of two other children.
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Woodrow Prosser
Gwendolyn
Nelson E. Grubbs
Mit
Mobie County Welfare Department
First civilian tank rolls off lines in Cleveland
The first tank built by a civilian company since World War II began rolled off the Cleveland work lines today, three months ahead of schedule. The light TI tank is named for the late Gen. Walton H. Walker, killed in a jeep accident last December in Korea where he commanded the Eighth Army.
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Cleveland
Walton H. Walker
Korea
Caruso Sang on Radio From Backstage in 1910 Opera Experiments
Opera star Enrico Caruso reportedly performed for radio experiments in 1910 from backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House. The historic test marked an early use of wireless sound in a major venue.
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Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Student Leaders Attend Parley From Dothan High School
Dothan High School Student Council officers depart tomorrow to join the Alabama Association for Student Councils annual convention at Murphy High in Mobile from Thursday to Saturday. Representing Dothan are Bob Zhinden president and incoming officers Kenneth Givens Jane H. Eddins and Tony Sturges. Mrs FL Hamner faculty advisor accompanies the group. The item notes the first U S patent for wireless radio today was issued to Dr Mahlon Loomis in 1872.
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Dothan
Alabama Association For Student Councile
Murphy
Mobile
Bob Zhinden
Kenneth Givens
Jane H. Eddins
Tony Sturges
FL. Hamner
U. S
Mahlon Loomis
River Misbourne Flows Again After Drought Gap
Ancient war chariots and local signs recall past conflicts as the River Misbourne resumes flow. Reports note the river dried up during World War I, vanished before World War II, and remained dry until March, with new water returning to the chalk stream near Chalfont and St Giles.
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ST. Giles
Arodiy
Misbourne
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