Western Union Polls Antired Pact Strike Launched
AN FRANCISCO April 7 Strike ballots were sent to more than 3,000 Western Union Telegraph Co. employees across the United States except New York City. Adolph Brings, national president of the Western Union division of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, said the poll prepares for a strike when wage negotiations open July 1. The union seeks a 25 cent hourly raise retroactive to March 1, and Brings says past bargaining history suggests no relief from the company.
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Ministers Sign 30 Resolutions To Unite Hemisphere Defense
Foreign ministers of 211 American republics wrap their fourth annual conference by approving about thirty resolutions. They urge strengthened national arms, training special defense units, United Nations service, and coordinated Western economies for defense production and financial stability.
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Britain braces for higher taxes in Gaitskell budget
British government faces a budget expected to raise about £4.5 billion to £4.6 billion for 1951–52, with subsidies likely held at £410 million annually. Rising prices and production lift tax receipts, while new levies may target income, petrol, liquor, and tobacco. Analysts debate a capital gains tax and other reforms.
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Europe Troops Vote Stymied In Congress Debate
In Washington on April 7 AP reports House Republicans face a stalled debate over Eisenhower’s European army force. Senate approval of four divisions with congressional consult required is tied up in House foreign affairs committee. GOP leaders push a troop ban and a substitute draft bill without universal military training, weighing votes and risk to passage while longshoreman Matt Bozanich suffers a severe leg fracture from a 730-pound cotton bale at Berth A S Long Beach.
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