Boeing Bid Rejected by AFL Council in Seattle
Aero nautical Mechanics Union leaders said the AFL district council voted to reject Boeing Aircraft Co. proposal over concerns tied to membership requirements and other clauses in the firm’s offer. The bid’s rejection follows wage dispute context and intra-union disagreements reflected in the August 21 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing
Seattle
Aeronautical Mechanics Union
A. F. L. Union
Boeing, Alrcraft Co
Reuther Seeks Government Probe as Steel Shortage Hits Auto Industry
Walter P. Reuther, United Auto Workers president, calls for a government investigation into the steel industry amid production cuts at General Motors and planned plant closures. GM may lay off up to 70,200 workers while Ford and Studebaker plan early resumption after a parts shortage and union strikes.
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United Auto Workers
Walter P.reuther
G. M
C. E., Wilson
Reuther
Truman
Braducton
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Wilson
Buick
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Ford ‘Motor, Co
Studebaker Corporation
Polio gains but remains at its lowest since 1942
Reports from 28 states and the District of Columbia show 2709 polio cases through mid August 1947, with 41 new cases in the latest week. U S Public Health Service cautions the peak may come later in the year, noting outbreaks are already the year’s lowest since 1942 for the period.
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Wimington
Del
U.S. Public’ Health, Service
Washington
Associated Press
District
of Columbia
U. S. Public Health Service
Panama waits for U S response on canal defense sites
Panama's Enrique Jiminez said representations to Secretary of State George C. Marshall were made about delays in settlement of Panamanian defense sites in Panama Territory. Negotiations have been ongoing since Sept. 1, 1946, over U S permission for defense installations.
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Anama
Enrique Jimines
Panama
Suihiste T
Ricardo” Alfara
George C. Marshall
United States
Berlin rationing order targets meat and fuel comforts
Berlin authorities announce strict measures to curb hoarding and waste. Residents must report suspected shortages within three days or risk confiscation without compensation. The action aims to secure scarce fodder and essentials for the city amid shortages.
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Berlin
Labor leader demands ouster after fight in hearing room
Green urges Rep Carroll Kearns to remove counsel Irving G McCann accusing him of brutal attack on an AFL attorney. The congressional subcommittee investigating film labor problems witnessed a brief fist fight between McCann and Joseph A Padway in a Federal Building hearing room as the session opened.
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Los Angeles
William “Green
American’ Federation of Labor
Carroll Kearns
R.pa
Congressional
Green
A. F
Congressional Committee
Feounsel
Irving G.’ McCann
Joseph
A. Padwaey
Federal
Kearns I
Unclear Hearing Room Security Comment Reported
A fragment reports a speaker describing a search for firearms in a hearing room after a disturbance. The note mentions people entering before the speaker, a directive to park firearms, and the speaker's reaction. The incomplete text lacks clear names, dates, or location details.
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Kearns
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