Organized Labor Plans a New March After AFL CIO Merger
Washington reports organized labor readies a broad post merger campaign to rally labor voting strength, expand organizing into white collar and Southern industries, and press for stronger bargaining power on wages hours pensions and security. Meany leads AFL and Reuther heads CIO with a unified front anticipated by year end.
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AFL
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Labor
CTO
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
Reuther
Tabor
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
America
Mitchell
Knight of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
New Deal
Congress
Lke
Committee For Industrial Organization
Supermarket Boss Target in Extortion Threat
In Portland an extortion threat targeting Fred Meyer Inc was reported, with a $10,000 demand. A package ordered for a northeast suburb contact point was found missing, and two high school students aged 17 and 18 were detained after speeding from the area. police did not confirm any payment or link to the extortion. The city has faced a series of threats since a major bombing in April.
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Philadelphia
United States
Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainere
America
Portland
Ore
Fred Meyer, Inc
James Purcell
Purcell
Meyer
Europe
Infantry Division Returns Home After 13 Years Overseas
The U.S. 1st Infantry Division and the Infantry Division Home Front unit in Frankfurt Germany began returning from a 13 year overseas deployment. An advance party departed by plane for the journey back to the United States.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
North
Africa
Untouchable Act Okayed by Indian Parliament
The upper House approved a bill imposing up to three months jail for discrimination against untouchables. The measure, already passed by the lower house, awaits the President's assent this week to become law.
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New Delhi
India
Military Requests Over Real Need, Wilson Says
In testimony before a House Appropriations sub committee Secretary Wilson warns that listening only to military leaders risks bankrupting the nation. He says military demands exceed real needs and cites the Navy as a rent-collecting entity seeking over 24,000 personnel.
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Washington
u—Secretory
Military Defense
House Appropriations Subcommittee
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