Strike Idle Ranks Near Eight Hundred Thousand in Labor Turmoil
Idle workers driven by ongoing and threatened strikes number toward 800000 as Westinghouse and International Harvesters aim for settlement. Detroit auto plants face shortages with 51000 idle in the metro area and 400000 coal miners idle nationwide.
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Chrysler Corp
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AFL
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Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
Washington
Westinghouse
CIO Electrical
Famous Shoe Man Dies in Milwaukee at 69
Stephen J. Brouwer longtime Milwaukee shoe merchant and footwear health researcher dies at 69 after 44 years in business. Born in Grand Haven Michigan he organized Milwaukee retail and led a 1934 nationwide shoe fitting school drawing experts from 21 states and Canada. He was an honorary member of the American Osteopathic Association. Survived by daughter two sons a brother and a sister. Northern Ireland plans nationwide tuberculosis fight announced.
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Canada
Induction Ban Gains Support Of Congressmen
Congressmen rally behind a plan to keep the draft on the books while pausing inductions until volunteers suffice. Rep. Forest Harness proposes extending the draft nine months and halting inductions May 15, with a Feb 15 1947 review and 18 months service released men. The measure faces a tight, split vote as committees weigh its futures amid a looming floor battle.
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LaFollette Heads GOP Recommitment to Progressive Principles
Senator Robert M. LaFollette announced a Republican bid to lead a drive for Progressive policies within the GOP. He said he would push liberal legislation and seek control by officials with a Progressive outlook, and would retire if he fails to win the nomination. He noted his past move to realign the parties aimed at Progressivism and now seeks return to GOP leadership.
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Robert M. LaFollette
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Iranian Soviet accord shatters early optimism on council deal
Early satisfaction in the Security Council over a Iran Soviet accord was jolted by reports that talks continued during the council deliberations. The handling raised questions about unconditional troop withdrawal, the oil project, and Azerbaijan, with Ghavam's government facing scrutiny over representing Persian interests amid a forthcoming election.
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Ces Mic Alla
United Nations
Azerbaijan
Ahmad Ghavam Es Sultaneh
W. R. Hodgson
Russia
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Ghavam
Tehran
Ghavami
Army Day and Atomic Shadow Over Military Plans
Washington notes Army Day amid debate on universal service and atomic age shifts. War and Navy departments outline peacetime manpower goals and potential volunteer mixes, while opposition worries about militarization and youth indoctrination under a UN policing framework.
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Navy
George Washington
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Heroes credited with averting disaster as train wreck injures many
Two Western Pacific section foremen J B Nusse and W A Nusse saved lives by exiting their home beside the tracks and aiding the crew after the Exposition Flier derailed near Pilot Nevada. The eastbound limited carrying about 204 passengers struck multiple structures, killing two and injuring around 200.
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Western Pacific
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San Francisco
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Rare Drugs Aid Child in Battle Against Illness
Three year old William Double Jr. shows definite improvement after injections of streptomycin obtained following White House intervention. The child, son of a former state assemblyman, suffers pneumonia complications. Nicaraguan mahogany will soon be available as floods carry cuttings to mills.
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White House
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