VA Inspections to Curb Shoddy GI Home Construction
The Veterans Administration will assume direct responsibility for proper conforming inspections based on plans and specifications. It will require a minimum of three inspections as work progresses and will cover appraisal fees through builders, sponsors, and lenders. VA plans to hire specialists to oversee inspections and ensure adherence to original specifications amid housing shortages.
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Washington, D. C
Veterans Administration
Charges Race Track Employers Refuse to Bargain With Union
New York City ILNS reports the State Labor Relations Board filed complaints against 140 owners and trainers who race at New York tracks for refusing to sign the code of honor agreement and enter bona fide collective bargaining. The code set wage and working conditions for grooms and exercise boys. 40 signers are not involved. Board chair declines Nov hearing. decision to be issued by commissioners Lorenz and Goldberg. Noncompliers may face Supreme Court action.
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International Brotherhood of Teametere
Herbert Baynard Swope
Jamaica
Keith) Lorenz
Meyer
Goldberg
Kelley
William J. Zhe
Supreme Court
New York
The Year of the Big Squeeze 1946 47
Industry faced rising prices and wage pressure as unions claimed profits would grow. A steel wage boost sparked national pattern bargaining while price hikes after OPA’s end led to a public call for cuts. Consumers faced shortages, evictions rose, and rents climbed as unemployment grew and forecasters warned of a tougher rack ahead.
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Bellweather Stee
Robert Mahtan
United Steelworkers
CSO
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Newburyport
Bas
Eary
Nat Assn
Federal Reserve Board
Heller Committee
University of California
Cities Buy Houses For Teachers Chicago Plan
Cities offer teacher housing program with incentives and potential partnerships. Officials aim to expand affordable housing options for educators, encouraging relocation to urban school districts and improving classroom stability amid rising housing costs.
The Low Down From Hickory Grove
The letter urges readers to notice government actions on grain and farming, likening it to Uncle Samuel listening in on private affairs. It warns that government influence bakes into the market, affecting planting and prices and urges readers to register and become aware of national priorities.
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Samuel
Great Britain
JO Serr
Authors Claim 125 Slave Labor Camps Exist in Russia
The authors contend Russia maintains 125 labor camps as a government institution and report they authenticated their existence. They claim the book reveals a return to slave labor under state control and suggest Vishinsky could be tried in an American court.
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Russia
Sue Vishinsky
Ould
Won’t Comply Attacks AFL Leaders Over Taft Hartley
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers denounces AFL leaders who amended the constitution to allow compliance with the Taft Hartley Act. He refuses reelection to what he terms the released executive council, calling the move the first ugly savage thrust of fascism in America.
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America
John le Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Federated Pictures
Big Clean Up Targets 5000 Trailer Parks Nationwide
The Trailer Manufacturers Association meeting in Philadelphia pledges a nationwide cleanup drive. Leaders estimate over 1,000,000 people live in trailer parks and vow reform efforts across all regions.
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Manufacturers’ Association
Philadelphia
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Strikers’ Unemployment Rights
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the right of strikers at Hotel Westward Ho in Phoenix to receive unemployment compensation. The Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance filed the claims after initial denials by the Employment Security Commission, a decision later reversed by the Superior Court.
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Arizona Supreme Court
Westward Ho
Phoenix
Employes International Alliance
The
Employment Security Commission
Th ‘Superior Court
Ithe Supreme Court
Wisdom Government Trusts People, Henry Clay Quote
A Henry Clay quotation states that Wisdom Government is a trust with coffcers as trustees, and both are formed for the benefit of the people, underscoring the duty to serve public welfare.
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Henry Clay
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