Henderson Night Watch Quiets Henderson Mills Strike
In Henderson North Carolina a voluntary night watch by about 200 citizens and increased police patrols helped curb dynamite explosions tied to the Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills strike. No disorders occurred Wednesday as workers gathered at the North Henderson plant and 56 of 1,038 union members had returned to work since February 16 reopening.
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Henderson
N.C
Harriet - Henderson
Asst
Harold A. Watkins
Watkins
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Highway Patrol
North Henderson
Boyd Payton
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Radium exposure study seeks safe absorption standards
A New Jersey health team searches for 1 000 former radium workers in NJ NY and PA to refine safety limits. So far 500 named and 100 examined. tests measure radium and mesothorium in breath, then trace medical histories. The project has a 65 000 grant from the Atomic Energy Commission and compares exposed workers to nonexposed groups.
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West Orange
N.J
New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
The
State Health Department
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Illinois
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Connecticut
Lester A. Barrer
Barrer
Barber
Newark
Japanese Freighter and Barge Collide in East River
A Japanese freighter the Shimane Maru and a New Haven Railroad barge collided in the East River on Wednesday night. The freighter suffered a 10 foot gash in its port bow but sailed to Brooklyn under its own power. The barge, carrying two freight cars, was towed to Brooklyn for assessment.
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New York
East River
Brooklyn
New Haven Railroad
States push bills to regulate unions and curb abuses
An Associated Press survey finds at least 13 states have introduced bills to regulate union activity, focusing on secret ballots audits and picketing. Some measures aim to curb union power while others face committee defeats or delay pending federal action.
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Statehouse
New York State
Senate Committee
Oregon
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