Cannon Mills slashes towels price across range nationwide
Cannon Mills, the nation’s largest textile maker, cuts towel prices immediately with new lower value numbers in the middle and lower ranges. Retail price brackets expected to fit under existing levels as trade sources note the move follows President Truman’s appeal and previously held prices.
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New York
Cannon Mills
OPA
Daily News Record
Truman
Associated Press
Wallace in Oslo Defends Peace Fight Noting Churchills Veiled Attack
Henry A. Wallace told about 1,000 Norwegian union leaders in Oslo that Churchill dares not publicly admit private views and that peace is not passive. He denied being a crypto Communist and said he was a Provatory while criticizing Britain’s wartime stance without naming Churchill.
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Oslo
Norway
Henry A. Wallace
Winston Churchil
Churchill
Wallace
Stockholm
Local Weather Outlook for Sunday
Mostly cloudy and warmer conditions expected Sunday with a high in the mid fifties. Forecasters predict afternoon temperatures around 55 to 58 degrees with light winds and no significant precipitation.
Editors Seek Broad Free Press Across Nations
The American Society of Newspaper Editors vows full vigor for a free flow of information among nations. If the UN fails to guarantee worldwide press freedom, the group urges bilateral treaties with individual nations. Eisenhower and Austin push for friendly foreign relations and defense of peace while editors discuss army recruitment and union strike veto considerations.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Eisenhower
Austin
America
Russia
Greece
Turkey
United States
Army
Wormworkers Push Closed Shop Demand in Hollywood
The AFL wormworkers union representing 79 animal trainers and handlers asks the National Labor Relations Board to certify bargaining rights for a closed shop with movie studios. They seek 20 to 50 dollars per day depending on the animal, with worms earning around 20 dollars a day.
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Hollywood
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
See Injunction In Emergency Strike Bills
Senate and House move to authorize federal court injunctions lasting about 75 days to curb serious strikes. Law targets telephone and coal actions with steel coverage debated. Provisions allow attorney general to stop disputes affecting interstate commerce and national health or safety.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Ellender
D-La
House Labor Committee
Owens
R-Ii
Kersten
R-Wis
GOP Names Convention City Amid 1948 Rally
Republican leaders arrive in Kansas City for the national committee meeting to choose the convention city where the party’s standard bearer will be named. Carroll Reece lauds trimming the budget by $6,000,000,000, saying the cut will help lower prices as no nation can endure a burden where people work one day in three for their government.
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Kansas City
National Committee
Carroll Reece
Plan Work Stoppage and Protests Over Iowa Labor Bill
Iowa labor unions prepare a mass demonstration and motorcades to Des Moines to oppose a closed shop bill. Officials say thousands will participate and essential services will run. packinghouse workers may close 23 plants affecting over 15,000 workers.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
AFL
CIO
Carl Burkman
A. T. Stephens
United Packinghouse Workers
UPWA
Stephens
Solons May De-Brass Army Officers In Budget Cut Move
Washington reports that senators scrutinize wartime officer promotions and a War Department request for nearly 500 million dollars for army pay through July 1. Senator Dworshak says many officers remain in ranks above peacetime levels and suggests reductions to save millions.
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Solons
Washington
War Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dworshak
Idaho
No Agreement At Moscow
Soviet support for Yugoslav claims to southern Carinthia keeps the Moscow talks deadlocked. Marshall and Bevin push for Sunday sessions while the council nears six weeks without major progress on Austrian and German peace pacts.
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Moscow
Carinthia
U. S
State Marshall
Kevin
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Local 248 Seeks 35 Cent Wage Hike At Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee CIO United Auto Workers Local 248 demands a 35 cent per hour general raise plus justified group adjustments at Allis-Chalmers West Allis plant scene of a 328 day strike ended last month. Harold Christoffel says 11 percent is owed from prior demands plus 23 percent cost of living rise.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
West Allis
Harold Christoffel
Uaw-Cio
Christoffel
Walter Geist
Allis- Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Workers Council
la Crosse
Wis
GOP Disputes Truman Claim of Economies
Republicans disputed President Truman's claim that his economies contributed to the government surplus while agreeing only that the surplus stems mainly from higher revenues on a wartime tax base. Knutson said surplus is due to increased revenue. Reece asserted the enterprise system under Truman faced handicaps but now supports a balanced budget after 14 years of Democratic rule.
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Washington
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Carroll Reece
White House
Reece
British Royal Family Ends African Tour
The British royal family wraps up a two month tour spanning nearly 10,000 miles by rail, road and air in the Union of South Africa. They conclude the trip with a return to Capetown.
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South Africa
Union of South Africa
Capetown
Steel Wage Agreement Reported Amid Telecommunication Labor Talks
Reports circulated that CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel reached a wage agreement. Dow Jones cited authoritative circles. unions and company offered limited comment. Western Union and telephone unions saw wage gains, with renegotiation in six months and calls for government intervention in the telephony dispute.
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CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corporation
Dow Jones & Co
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
Steel Corporation
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Joseph A. Beirne
Striking Telephone Unions Federation
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Truman cites budget surplus as prices rise and debt falls
President Truman announced a projected surplus of 1.25 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, noting higher revenues despite price increases since price controls were lifted. He warned against income tax cuts now, saying such cuts would fuel inflation and undermine debt reduction as Congress weighs tax relief proposals.
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Truman
Butler
R-Neb
Finance Committee
Senate
Washington
Congress
Lucas
House
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Weather Service Seeks Public Input on Bulletins
The Weather Bureau invites feedback via questionnaires to tailor data bulletins to business needs. Francis W. Reichelderfer says the aim is a series of weather data reports suited to users, including taxi fleets, advertisers, and shops planning stock for seasonal demand.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Francis W. Reichelderfer
French ship Grandcamp carried 16 cases of ammunition
The French embassy confirmed the Grandcamp, exploded at Texas City, carried 16 cases of small arms ammunition destined for Venezuela. The shells were loaded at Antwerp and not in the main hold. The cargo, picked up in Belgium, was to be transferred at Galveston and was not deemed dangerous.
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Texas City
Venezuela
Antwerp
Belgium
Cuba
Galveston
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