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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1948
Page
5
The FCC requires radio stations to offer time to all political candidates, ending prior discrimination. The ruling, welcomed by politicians nationwide, ensures speakers’ messages are not censored by station bias and promises broader access to campaign voices.
Labor factions in Chicago united to back Senate candidate Paul H. Douglas. At a Sheraton Hotel luncheon, leaders from CIO, AFL, independent unions, and railroad brotherhoods pledged cooperation to mobilize a two million member labor bloc for Douglas in the November election. Endorsements cited rising voter turnout and a wide alliance across unions, with officials like Joe Keenan and Sam Lavin in attendance.
A 1923 report recalls a Silver Bow Montana delegate to the American Federation of Labor who announced he was a Communist and was then unseated. The anecdote notes ongoing tensions between Communists and mainstream labor groups, seen as a long-running struggle since that era.
In Alton area voting looms as Glass Bottle Blowers Association members push for union representation at Owens Illinois plant. Newton Black and Charles Williamson lead organizing efforts amid CIO claims of entrenched opposition. New Local No. 40 officers elected in packing department. NLRB schedules Highland Box Company election after close GBBA loss. charges allege pre election pressure by company officials.
The Census Bureau reports about 2.3 million Americans aged 14 or older cannot read or write, 27 percent. Literacy has risen since 1920 when 65 percent were illiterate and 1870 at 20 percent. White literacy remains 18 percent illiterate versus 11 percent for Black citizens.
A cryptic fragment cites an Encyclopaedia Britannica phrase about slaves and sweetness, connected to James Russell Lowell. The readable text suggests a literary or editorial note, pairing a quotation on freedom with Lowell's era, but lacks clear context or full attribution for definitive reporting.
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