Laborers Better Off Without Union, Says King
Dr Willford I King chair of the committee for constitutional government told the Senate banking committee that workers would have been better off without labor unions the past two decades He cited rising union membership but flat labor share of product and noted capital investment and worker value growth since 1849 1939 and 1940s wage trends He argued leaders of labor monopolies seek wage hikes to price labor out of the market and hinder employment
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Washington
UPI
Willford I. King
Committee For Constitutional Government
King
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt- Truman
New York University
Ing
Iran Accuses Soviets of Double Dealing Over Caviar Pact
Tehran alleges the Soviet Union profits well beyond 50-50 terms from Caspian caviar under the 1927 Iran Russia concession. Iran says Russia underpays royalties in rials, exploits sturgeon, and may refuse to renew the pact as caviar output rises.
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Iran
Tehran
Soviet Union
Russia
Caspian Sea
Caspian
Casper Boy Claimed Youngest Ham Radio Operator
Claude Mapes a Casper 13 year old and son of the city treasurer holds a 30 watt radio outfit in his bedroom and is a licensed amateur radio operator with the call letters W7NHC. The piece notes he may be the youngest ham in the Rocky Mountain Region and mentions Britannica on reading for common people.
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Casper
Wryo
INS
Claude Mapes
Rocky Mountain Region
Claude
C. W. Mapes
Senate Snarls Government Agencies Again
Washington August 17. The Senate delays stop government operations as agencies run on interim funds. Both houses previously funded through July 31 and August 15 while Senate stalls, leaving military and interior departments unfunded as of August 15.
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Senate
James Marlow
Washington
House
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Burns And Allen Return To Palladium In Mixed Reviews
London critics welcomed George Burns and Gracie Allen back to the Palladium after 15 years. The News Chronicle called their act funny part of the time while the Daily Mail noted a cozy sense of watching two experts at work. The London Times praised their lunatic wit as a pleasing hallmark of the era.
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London
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Palladium
News Chronicle
Daily Mail
London Times
City Civil Service Exams and Jobs Available
The notice lists 1949 city civil service openings including fourth class patrolling, skilled lineman, and mechanic with salaries from 180 to 245 dollars monthly. Age ranges 21 to 31, exam date August 29 at City Hall, applications due by August 27, 1949, with details at 514 North Warren Street and extension 28.
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Commission
Ci Service Commission
Wrenn Street
Teleone
Numr
Pire Cement
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Burns and Allen
Pelzer
PLAID
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