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Grand Rapids Strike Ends as Papers Prepare Return
The Grand Rapids strike by Local 39 printers ends after 42 days with a new contract. Pickets depart and workers return to the Grand Rapids Herald and Grand Rapids Press as Lin dy Booth Newspapers schedules type machines for operation. The International Typographical Union approved the contract 114 to 31, with fringe benefits expanding under the new agreement.
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