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Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1955

Page

7

Graettinger Family Attends Nashua Rites

Miss Carmen Rae Sturdevant married Phillip Iverson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on Sunday June 26. Rev. Glenn Utterback officiated. couple resumes life in Ruthven after a wedding trip and Iverson works nearby. Other Graettinger area families and visitors noted, including travels of Dr. Richard McCombs and community relatives.

Iverson Swansobi Ruthven Stupermarket Ruthven Raymond Simonsen Valley Falls Kansas Esther Simonsen Myrtle Frank A. Young Graettinger Roy Young Washington, D. C St. Paul’s Church Federal Statistics Washington Frank U.S. Navy G.H.S Richard &. McCombs San Diego California McCombs Richard Iowa University College of Dentistry Estherville Alfred McCombs Lloyd McCombs Germany Leroy Paulson Topeka Paulson

Wage Guarantee Change Sparks U.S. Labor Shift

Syndicated columnist Sylvie Porter notes a new labor aristocracy forming in America led by auto workers in Detroit. Three year CIO auto contracts with Ford and General Motors include a supplemental unemployment plan, offering 63 percent of take home pay for four weeks plus 60 percent for up to 26 weeks, marking a shift beyond promised wage gains. Walter Reuther sought higher benefits, but the GAW principle is now embedded in the deals, seen by some as evolutionary.

Sylvie Porter América Auto Workers Detroit Cio-Auto’ Workers Union Ford General- Motors Ious Walter Reuther

Debate on Great Amalgamated Workings and GAW risks

The piece weighs optimistic and pessimistic views on the GAW as a transformative labor policy. It cites fears of pressure on small industries, potential workforce limits for payroll liability, and greater automation. It notes legal hurdles across states and calls for legislative changes to make the GAW operative while hoping conditions stay favorable for a fair test and early bug fixes.

GAW Sylvia Porter Industr New York George Shean Wall Street Journal

Boy Loses Finger In Home Made Bomb Accident

A one year old boy named Jimmy Hanlon at Maquoketa suffered the loss of his middle finger and part of his thumb when a home made bomb exploded as he tried to ignite it.

Bambi Maquoketa Jimmy Hanlon

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