More Benefits to Railway Workers Gain Signed By Truman
Washington reports rail labor leaders celebrate a victory as President Truman signs a bill expanding pensions life insurance unemployment and weekly pay for 1 5 million railroad workers. The measure raises taxes on workers and railroads and takes effect January 1. Bills sponsors include Rep. Crosser and Sen. Wheeler Wagner. opposition from railroads cites financial strain and discriminatory scope. Labor groups defend the act as sound and needed, while rail interests call it costly and lobby driven.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Association of American Railroads
House
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Senate
Burton Wheeler
1.-Mont
Robert Wagner
N.Y
Railroads
Labor
Iobby
Jarence Lea
D.-Calif
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Lea
Railroad workers gain from new federal plan details
Beloit shut out Junction City 8-0 in a central division Ban Johnson baseball game Sunday. The article outlines tax increases, widows pensions, higher disability and retirement benefits, extended unemployment coverage, and a July 1947 start for sickness and maternity pay for railroad workers.
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Beloit
Junction City
Kan
CP -Beloit
Eisenhower Faces Busy Week in Brazil Tour
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Rio de Janeiro amid a 21 gun salute and a warm reception. The U S army chief of staff meets President Dutra at Catete Palace and attends ceremonies with military leaders, barracks visits, and a banquet, reflecting his popularity from World War II service in Italy. The party includes Lt Gen Hoyt S. Vanderberg and Maj Gen Alexander D. Surles among others.
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Rio de Janeiro
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Santos Dumont
U. S. Army
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Catite Palace
Navy
U. S
William D. Pawley
President Dutra
Cruzeiro No Sul
Enna
Brazil
Eisenhower
Army Barracks
General Staff School
National Military Academy
Congress
Dutra
Fisenhower
Italy
Hoyt S. Vanderburg
Alexander D. Surles
Howard M. Snyder
Wilton RB. Persons
Need More Workers for Bonner Springs Tomato Cannery
Two million pounds of red ripe tomatoes grown in the Kaw valley will be processed at the Kuhn cannery in Bonner Springs this week if enough extra women workers can be employed. Last week the day was extended to fourteen hours with crews of about 125 workers barely keeping up. Factory reps seek 100 additional peelers for day shift and 25 for night. Fruits growers will be paid about $24,000 for this week’s tomatoes if workers are found. The plant has also canned beets and spinach, with sweet potatoes planned after harvest.
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Kaw Valley
Kuhn
Bonner Springs
Minister Withdraws Charge Against Truman in New Zealand
Wellington August 5 minister Robert Semple withdrew a statement from a public political meeting calling President Truman the tool of money gangsters. He apologized without reservation and said he wrongly assumed Truman supported lifting price controls but later learned the President backed a policy in the best interests of the people.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Robert Semple
Truman
Horner Named Band and Orchestra Teacher at Hays High
Abilene educator Charles K. Horner has been named the new band and orchestra teacher at Hays High School for the next school year. He will join the Hays staff in August.
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Hays Hays
Kan
Charles K. Horner
Abilene
Hays High School
Truman Watches From Sidelines in Kansas City Race
President Truman watched from the sidelines as Kansas City Democratic congressional candidates battled amid spending complaints and denials. Axtell and Slaughter faced a volatile race in Missouri’s Fifth District with Walsh seeking an investigation into campaign spending. Truman hinted at opposing Slaughter’s nomination while visiting family in Grandview and Independence.
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Kansas City
Truman
Independence
Altho
Enor A Axtell
Roger C. Slaughter
Jackson County
Margaret
Wal
Jerome Walsh
Rayburn
U. S. House of Representatives
Slaughter
C.i.0.p.a.c
Congress of the
United States
Missouri
Atlantic City
New York
Washington
East
James Penderpast
Ete
Axtell
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Mary Jane Truman
David K. Wallace
White House
Alfalfa Barn Fire and Early Baby Bonus Payments
Fire destroyed a barn with 15 tons of alfalfa and prairie hay owned by W. R. Jeffries near Route 4, with damage over 1400 dollars. A woodshed fire at Marian Stewart’s home caused minor damage. In the UK, over two million mothers await initial ten shilling payments under Britain’s family allowance act as part of a broader social security program.
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W. R. Jeffries
Lawrence
Aecall
Jeffries
Marian Stewart
Rhode Island Street
Paul Ingels
Ingels
London
United Kingdom
Briteain
Pritish
Tho Eye
Jewish agency rejects semi partition plan for Palestine
Paris reports the Jewish agency executive rejected the British and American backed semi partition recommendation. A communique after a Zionist group meeting called the proposals unacceptable as a basis for discussion. The notice cites the Morrison Commons statement as part of the basis for the stance.
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Paris
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Zionist Organization
Jewish Agency Executive
Committee of Six
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Four KU staff advance to probation after civil service exams
The Kansas department of civil service announced the appointment to probationary status of four University of Kansas employees. They have been serving on provisional wartime appointment terms following recent civil service examinations.
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Kansas Department of Civil Service
University of Kansas
Appointment qualifiers list for clerk stenographer posts
To qualify for this appointment are Margaret Doman formerly of Edgerton Clerk-Stenographer I Mary Ethel Meere Strong City Clerk-Typist Mrs Eeanor Man formerly of Wathera Clerk-Typist and Mrs Ruth Yost Lawrence Clerk-Typist 1.
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Margaret Doman
Edgerton
Mary Ethel Meere
Strong City
Terk
Eeanor Man
Wathera
Ruth Yost. Lawrence
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