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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
8
Engineers claim television tithes vary from 30 cents to large diameters, with potential to be made bigger. The garbled text references costs and dimensions, suggesting research into scale and manufacturing possibilities.
Fragmented parse suggests Everits continued coverage on page one with references to the Baltic Sea flight incident. The text hints at Soviet involvement in downing a U S reconnaissance aircraft and reactions from American authorities citing possible deliberate action. The fragmentary reporting mentions unarmed aircraft and disputed positions off the incident site.
Detroit September 7 Kaiser-Frazier Corp. signed a contract with the CIO United Auto Workers raising hourly wages by 12 cents for general production and 17 cents for skilled and foundry work affecting about 16,000 workers. The rise includes an eight cent cost of living element tied to an escalator formula and a four cent annual improvement factor beginning next June and continuing through 1954, mirroring patterns seen at GM and Ford.
The article recounts President Truman’s handling of the marine incident, including his on‑the‑record apology to Rep. McDonough and the furor it sparked. It notes White House and Capitol reactions, with Republicans seizing on the slip as election fodder and Democrats defending the President as human and accountable.
The agreement, signed less than a month ago, includes liberalized pension provisions. Wages will adjust under the cost of living formula at 1.24 point changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics quarterly index, rising or falling by one cent per change.
President Truman plans a Saturday night radio address to report on homefront controls for the current emergency. He declined to reveal price control plans, saying answers would come in the speech. Officials say $40 million is sought to build a new agency for price controls, with civilian administration and no military dictatorship.
William Kmawles, company president, said the strike of 138 employees at Air Life Door Manufacturers in Jacksonville was settled this morning. Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners AFL walked out last Thursday over a contract dispute. Management and labor called it a misunderstanding.
The report notes that Mr. Truman faced no lasting loss for voters from the incident and suggests it may have even boosted his stature by a quick and tactful pardon prompting a warmer reception among the masses.
In Paris and across France police detained and questioned hundreds of foreigners including Russians, Yugoslavs, Spaniards and Czechs amid a high profile sweep. About 300 suspected spies and saboteurs faced expulsion within 48 hours. Marseille and northern France saw large numbers questioned as authorities aimed to curb fifth column activity.
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