CIO Textile Union Attacks AFL Contracts in South
The CIO textile workers union charged the AFL with widening the North South wage gap by accepting sub standard contracts in the South. A CIO report cited North Carolina agreements with Erwin Mills Alco Manufacturing and Carolina Finishing Co as evidence of lower wages harsher speedups and weaker grievance rights compared with earlier CIO terms. The report targeted former TWUA VP George Baldanzi now with the AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
CIO Textile Workers Union
AFL
South
Textile Workers Union of America
CTO
CIO
United Textile Workers
TWUA
George Baldanzi
Emil Rieve
Beam
North Carolina
Erwin Mills
Byron Nen
Alco Manufacturing Co
Rockingham
N.C
Ae Carolina Finishing Co
Salisby N.C
Television Schedule Fragment forFriday January 6
A dense listing of radio and TV programs across multiple time slots including News for 15 minutes Sports Broadcast News and Commentary and Evening Edition. Notable items include Johnny Dollar The Linen and Corliss Roeber Eugenie Baird Show and Kate Smith alongside children's programs like Howdy Doody and Meet Me at the Zoo.
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Cbe
Abe-Mbe-East Kiddies
Abe
Mbs-West
Dbs
Abe Beulah
Cbs News
Abe News
Cbs
Mbs
Cbs Lone Ranger
C' Evening
Keen
Cbs Crime Letter
Abe Johnny Dollar
F.B.L
Abe Mr
Chameleon
Ozzie & Harriet
Corliss Roeber
Abe Eugenie Baird
Cbs Boxing
Valley Boys
Nbe
Orchestra
Cbbs
Nbec
Nets
Irma
WBTV
Kurt
Truman Proposes Major Budget to Expand Atomic Spending
President Truman sent a budget plan increasing atomic energy outlays to 2.7 billion dollars, up 700 million from this year, to boost reserve weapons and develop new arms. He also seeks more naval atomic power work and land electrical production funding.
Tar Heel Negro Suspect In Slaying
Army authorities named North Carolina man Clinton W DeGraffenreich 29 Raleigh as prime suspect in the hatchet attack on Dolore J Gape 21 of Cleveland Ohio at a camp billet. DeGraffenreich was arrested on a federal charge of impersonating an officer at Kilmer. Gape, wife of Sgt Joseph Wells, was struck on the head but listed in excellent condition at the base hospital.
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Trenton
N. J
North Carolina
WAC
Camp Mer
Clinton W. DeGraffenreich
Raleigh
N. C
Kilmer
de Graffenreid
Dolores J. Gape
Cleveland
Gape
Joseph Wells
Washington
Allied Air Raids Hit Korean Supply Center and Rail Targets
Allied B-29s attacked a Red supply center five miles south of Sariwon, plus a 4,000-foot air strip south of Hungnam. Heavy fighting along the 155-mile front left about 200 Communists killed or wounded, with 134 killed in a tunnel raid in eastern sector. General Clark quoted on the five eastern front raids causing heavy damage.
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Seoul
Korea
Sariwon
Hungnam
Anchor Hill
ROK
Mark W. Clark
Time Zone Rules and Local Radio Schedule Practices
A concise note explains time zone handling for broadcasts: Eastern Standard Time governs scheduling, Central Standard Time is one hour earlier, and some stations adjust relay times to local schedules. It also states last minute program changes cannot be included.
Design Exhibition Opens in Chicago Showcases Conservative Modernism
The 1953 Good Design Exhibition opened as part of the Midwinter Home Furnishings Market with 275 items chosen from nearly 6,000 entries. Edgar Kaufman Jr of MoMA noted the exhibit favors conservative forms, with built‑in-like cabinets by George Nelson and restrained wallpaper, textiles, and accessories emphasizing informal, unpretentious effects.
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Chicago
Edgar Kaufman Jr
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Kaufmann
George Nelson
Trade names fade as designers gain prestige in furniture market
Chicago designer Paul McCobb says trade names are being replaced by designers' names as symbols of quality at the Good Design Show. He notes homemakers seek security and value, with demand shifting to pieces by specific designers rather than firms, and points to contemporary work that emphasizes function and style.
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Chicago
Paul McCobb
McCobb
Merchandise Mart
Ye of Modern Art
New Yorkty
Abandoned Hudson Found On Hudson Avenue
Patrolman Roy Hudson logged an abandoned Hudson on Hudson Avenue in Pontiac on November 15 1952 at 1115 am. The incident was entered into the police blotter.
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Pontiac, Mich
Roy Hudson
Hudson
Hudson Ave
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CIO Textile Union
Motorola
UR Oia
Television Rental and Sales CO
ABC
High Point
WMFR
Big Jon and
Sparkie
Wimfer Jamboree
Henry Busse
Henry Busse Orchestra
Sports Review
Weather Report
Elmer Davis
The
Lone Ranger
FBI
Ozzie & Harriett Ozzie & Harriett Corliss Archer
Corliss Archer
Cavalcade of Sports
Edwin C. Hill
Sports Page
Skyline Patrol
A. M
Alarm Clock Club
Martin Agronsky
Ips
Space Patrol
Eddie Fisher
Lumcheon Club
Cote Glee Club
Metropolitan Opera
Whpe-Fm
John T. Flynn
Dick Haymes
HPHS
Charlotte
Nick's
Bostic
Glen Thompson
Wemy-Tv
Wmfr AM & FM
Ozzie and
Harriett
Truman
Congress
Social Security
Natural Resources
Seattle
Rce
Sanancisco
Allied Superforts
Kaufman
Greensboro
Dennis Morgan
Technicolor
Dan Dailey
Diana Lynneugh O'Brian
Carole Mathews
Scat Man" Crothers
Welewarte
Warpath
Edmond O'Brien Forresteckar
PLU
Tom & Jerry
High
Fighting Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
John Derek
John Barrymore
Mona Freeman
Gene Evans
Emleen Christy
Ward Bond
Paramou
Han
Romero- Windsor
Contamn Bennett
Rialto
Border Raiders
Johnny Mack Brown
Moon Glo Drive-In
BIG Features
Rarin
Pri
Tomas
Thea Howey
Tome
Mann
Anaste
Robert Aylor
Eleanor Parker
Marilyn Erskine
Bess
Broadhurst
Bill Elliott
Leon Errol
Congo
Stratton Walling
Bliss Repertory Theatre
Josef
P. G. Wodehouse
High Point Sertoma Club
Paris
Madrid
Africa
Ernest Hemingway
Kilimanjaro
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
Ava Gardner
Matinee
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