White House Seeks Rail Union Peace Progress
Washington April 26 AP A major effort to settle the two year dispute between seized railroads and three big rail unions is underway at the White House with Presidential Assistant John R Steelman saying he is somewhat encouraged. Steelman, acting defense mobility mediator, has been meeting with labor and management officials for several days. The main issue is changes in four working rules affecting day to day operations and pay. Wages show tentative agreement on 37 cents for yard workers and 22.5 cents for road service. The four unions involved total about 150,000 members. the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen settled in May 1951. The rail seizure stems from a 1916 wartime law, unlike the steel seizure in 1950 under constitutional powers. Both cases face court challenges.
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Dam Bids Slated for Nim Bus Project Near Folsom
The U S Bureau of Reclamation announced bidding will begin May 1 for the Nim bus Dam and power plant under construction below Folsom Dam on the American River. This UPI report from Sacramento notes the project environmental and regional impact considerations.
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Britain Warns Potential Foe About Atomic Attacks
London reports Field Marshal Sir William Slim pledged that any nation dropping an atomic bomb on Britain will receive twenty in return. He urged civilian volunteers for a revived Home Guard, said Britain’s danger remains real yet Western strength has grown, easing the immediate threat.
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Air Force faces sitdown flyers amid Korea duty clash
Washington April 26 The Air Force grapples with balance between duty and justice as 14 airmen from 62 000 flying status refuse to fly. Most are navigators and observers not pilots, many veterans recalled to duty. Charges are filed, two dropped, two court martialed with prison and dishonorable discharge outcomes announced, while public debate rages over necessity and fairness for veterans rejoining combat.
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Boy believed drowned found alive in Texas prison letter
Loyd and wife from Onawa Iowa learn their 15 year old son Herbert Fletcher alive after a flood search. A Sugarland Texas prison inmate sent a letter with a photo confirming identity, with plans to release and refile charges as a juvenile. The Fletchers plan to fly to Houston to visit him.
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Bay Staters May Decide Ike or Taft in GOP Primary
Washington reports massachusetts Republicans face a pivotal primary next Tuesday in a clash that could influence delegate totals to the Chicago convention. Taft leads in delegates but Eisenhower surge in three key states could shift the balance.
Textile Workers Look to Unemployment at Convention
In Cleveland on April 26, the CIOQ's third largest union opens its seventh biennial convention amid deep concerns over unemployment. President Emil Rieve and EVP George Baldanzi, leaders of rival factions, call the industry's jobless situation as serious as in 1938.
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