Unemployment Program at Risk Over 1948 Strike Ruling
California faces possible loss of unemployment insurance funds after a legal dispute over whether cooks and stewards who refused work during a 1948 San Francisco maritime strike qualify for benefits. State officials travel to Washington for a Dec 19 hearing, with a favorable outcome expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
James G. Bryant
Charles Johnson
Employment Department
Maurice P. McCaffrey
Washington
Bryant
Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
San Francisco
Renon
Gas Plant Blast Kills Worker in Tulsa Fire
A blast at the Texas Company west Tulsa refinery deeply burned Victor J. Henke who died at the scene. Four other workers injured include William E. Giles with serious burns and two others treated for minor injuries. The highly refined gasoline blaze and exploding pumps caused extensive property damage and forced a shutdown of the multimillion dollar operation. An employee succumbed to fumes during firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Victor J. Henke
West Tulsa
Texas Company
William E. Giles
Henke
Giles
Burglar, Patrolman Die After Locked-Store Fight
In Portland a handcuffed prowler and Special Patrolman Aaron Ball fought through a locked store. Ball was mortally wounded. Fugent died at the scene. Ball later died. In Kansas Argentina leads in cattle raising, says Dr. A D Weber of Kansas State College to 200 supervisors at the district meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Portland
Ore
Louis C. Fugent
Iscene
Aaron Robert Ball
Fugent
Ball
Hays
Kan
United States
A. D. Weber
Kansas State College
Kansas Association
British Publisher Attacks Socialism at NAM Parley
At the NAM 34th Congress of American Industry in New York the British publisher Cecil Palmer denounced Britain's nationalization of industry as a path to communism and socialism. He called social security a racket and the health service an integral part of the socialist frame-up while praising United States and Canadian aid. Senator Bricker warned that big government threatens American institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cecil Palmer
National Association of Manufacturers
Palmer
G. K. Chesterton
Arnold Bennett
Frank Harris
Waldorf-Astoria
National Health Service
Britain
United States
Canada
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Benefit Auction for City of Hope Tomorrow in Long Beach
A benefit auction sale is planned for tomorrow at 2 PM at 5025 E Second St Long Beach to raise funds for the City of Hope National Medical Center. Items donated include furniture jewel watches appliances and a used car with Repp and Mott as auctioneers and club members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte
Leo Friedman
E. Second St
Long Beach
Friedman
Repp & Mott
Los Angeles Sanatorium
City of Hope
H Leo Rowan
Aaron Schultz
Elbert Kronick
Prints and solids in tailored and flared styles
A catalog entry describes a large assortment of prints and solids in tailored and flared cut options. Highlights include ruching and face brims with a choice of gay colors. Sizes range from 3 to 7 and a number appears garbled as 4.2.98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Cory Cardigan
Bids on Removal of Ship Studied
Army Corps of Engineers reviews bids to remove the hulk of the steam tug Storm King anchored off Long Beach. Bids ranged from 1750 by Crowley Launch & Towboat Co to 2600 by Anderson Engineering Co, with others including L B Johnson 1800, Alsaska Tug & Barge 1999.99, Smale & Robinson 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Army Corps of Engineers
Crowley Launch &Towboat Co
San Pedro
Con‘tinental
United States
L. B. Johnson
Alsaska Tug & Barge Co
Smale & Robinson
Anderson Engineering Co
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G. I
China
Wera
Murphy’s
Obispo Ave
Santiago
Columbia
Socialism At
N. A.M. Parley
Beaver
Boxy
Mesa
Santa
Inverness Cape
Batiste
Stroeck
Wm. C. Lund
D.C
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