Long Douglas Tieup Seen As Workers Ratify Strike
Long Beach reports a large Douglas Aircraft Co strike as 8000 UAW CIC Local 148 members reject the latest company proposal. Picket lines form near Carson Street and Lakewood Boulevard while 1000s of workers enter the plant. Violence erupts when a driver targets pickets injuring three as the standoff continues with no accord in sight.
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The Douglas Strike Editorial Debate
An editorial summarizes Douglas managements stance in a labor dispute over a union shop. It contrasts with Air Scoop union paper claims of a majority union, noting 7239 of 10350 workers are in bargaining units. The piece urges avoiding production delays for wartime aircraft.
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Senate Votes Large Naval Hospital Funding
The US Senate approved expenditure of 4.889 million to build a Naval Hospital as part of a 6 million military construction bill. The measure totals 5.888 billion with California receiving 87.68 million. A Senate House Conference Committee must reconcile differences with the House version before final passage.
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MacArthur Talk To Be on Air At 7 30 Tonight
Cleveland residents will honor General Douglas MacArthur as the forgotten man of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco. Although not present at the West Coast sessions, he is expected to address a nationwide audience from a public auditorium broadcast at 7 30 PDT over the Mutual network. His remarks are anticipated to cover the current conference.
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Ridgway Denounces Red Claims as False in Message
United Nations supreme commander Ridgway accused the Communist high command of deliberate and malicious fabrication. He urged North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung and Chinese Gen Peng Teh Husi to resume armistice talks and proposed sending liaison officers to Panmunjom to discuss a neutral conference site.
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Modified F-80 Crashes During Test Flight
An F-80 Shooting Star modified at Lockheed Crashed in a walnut orchard near Reseda after takeoff from San Fernando Valley Airport. Test Pilot Robert A. Costello, 31, was killed as the craft reportedly burst into flames while attempting an emergency landing.
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Gromyko Rejects Japanese Peace Treaty at Parley
At the 52 nation conference in San Francisco Andrei Gromyko denounced the Japanese peace treaty as a prelude to a new war. He spoke for 61 minutes in an afternoon session at the War Memorial Opera House, signaling that Russia would not sign the U.S. backed treaty amid strong allied support and opposition from USSR Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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