Defense Manpower Shortages Foreseen
Washington January 13 United Press Industry struggles to find workers in major cities yet defense output remains steady. Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin cites worsening shortages as defense drives grow, with 60 million strong labor force needing 8 percent expansion to meet goals and 4.6 million more defense jobs, many for women. Tobin notes training, longer weeks, and hiring older workers as fixes while cautioning draft-age men and minority hiring remain limited. Pacific Coast excerpts show San Francisco Oakland unemployment rising after a ten month decline amid shipbuilding and auto government expansion, while Seattle faces aircraft and government hiring with skilled shortages in aircraft expansion and low shipbuilding.
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Ashington
U.P
Maurice Tobin
Truman
Tobin
Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Defense
Manpower Commission
U.S
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Plans Rail Industry Drive In Nonoperating Branches
Washington January 13 The CIO announced a drive to organize workers in nonoperating railroad branches. Fifteen AFL and independent unions now represent about 1,000,000 workers who demand a 25 cent hourly wage increase. A United Railroad Workers Union will be formed to be led by John Green, retiring president of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers.
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Washington
Inow
United Railroad Workers Union
John Green
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Battle Brews on National Sales Tax Act
Washington report from January 13 notes a national sales tax debate in Congress as defense costs loom. Supporters say it may be the only way to meet President Truman's proposed revenue, while opponents fear harm to low income groups and insist on exploring other sources. House Ways and Means plans hearings February 5 after trade and war-contract renegotiation bills.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Truman
John D. Dingell
D.mich
Daniel R. Reed
R-N
House
Ways and Means
Robert W. Kean Reid. J
Reed
Conua
Robert L. Doughton
Wholesale Slayer Still Eludes Nationwide Hunt
Des perado William E. Cook, suspected of slaying at least eight people, was reported seen across the nation as FBI agents intensified their search in the southwest. Tips circulated from Tennessee to Utah and Montana while authorities traced his stolen car and possible hosts, including the Dewey murder in Texas. The fugitive, paroled for robbery, has eluded capture as sightings sparked fear among relatives and lawmen alike.
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IL Centro
William E. Cook
FBI
United States
Cook
Tennessee
Salt Lake City
Utah
Bozeman, Mont
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Datlon
Joplin
Jefferson City
Arkansas
Carl Mosser
Messer
Tulsa
Okla
Homer Wardrip
Blythe
Calif
Ogilby
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Wash
Deewer
iDewey
Waldrip
UN Secretary General Lie Visits Geneva for Assembly Plans
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie and Mrs Lie arrived in Geneva from Oslo by air liner to explore the possibility of holding the next General Assembly session in Geneva.
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Geneva
United Nations
Tryeve Lit
Lie
Oslo
United Nations General Assembly
Las Vegas Atom Test Personnel Chiefs Appointed
Ralph P. Johnson will manage the AEC Las Vegas field office. Dr. Thomas L. Shipman will direct radiological and safety work, and Dr. Alvin C. Graves will oversee technical operations. Construction is by Robert E. McKee. The base budget is under a million now, with eventual stabilization costs between five and ten million dollars.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Las Vegas
New
Atomic Energy Commission
Ralph P. Johnson
AEC
Robert E.mckee
Los Angeles
el Paso
Thronged hunt for slain Illinois family near Tulsa
Two states plan a Tass hunt Sunday for a missing Illinois family of five feared murdered near Tulsa last week. Thousands of volunteers will scour 35 eastern Oklahoma counties and western Arkansas starting 7 am. Police assign counties to avoid duplication in a large area. Rewards totaling 1700 dollars offered for Carl and Thelma Mosser and their three children, believed victims of ex convict W. E. Cook Jr., who is being hunted.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Carl
Thelma Mosser
W. E. Cook Jr
Legislators Hear McLain This Week in California
SACRAMENTO Jan 13 A.P. Big George Haan faces hearings on a new pension plan for the aged as McLain pursues a broader liberalization of welfare. The Legislature will decide whether to adopt the plan or place it on the ballot, while various bills seek to raise workmen’s compensation, death benefits, disability insurance, and other social welfare measures. The County Supervisors Association opposed McLain’s plan, and witnesses sought by proponents circulated amid tight Capitol debate.
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A.P
Big George Haan
Golden ‘Sane Oldsters
McLain
Capitol
County Supervisors’ Association
Fred Werybret
R.salinas
California Institute of Social Welfare
Los Angeles
Weybret
California
Jane
Italian Senate Supports Pact With Western Defense
Rome January 13 The Italian Senate approved Premier De Gasperi Atlantic Pact policy by 161 to 92 pledging to Western defense. Communists and pro Communist Socialist Front opposed saying De Gasperi sells soldiers for dollars. The Front warned of strikes and demonstrations during Eisenhower visit.
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Rome
Alene de Gasperi
Socialist Front
de Gasperi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Europe
Communist Party
Gen
Eisenhower
Seventh Fleet Ready to Battle Reds If Formosa Attacked
TRIPLE, Formosa, Jan. 13. The Seventh Fleet will act if Communist forces massing off the mainland attempt to invade Formosa. Rear Adm. Jarrett said the Reds do not plan an immediate invasion, but warned Formosan tensions are a powder keg. He noted small craft assembling and said a Korean settlement will influence actions. Nationalists must hold Kinmen and Tacheng before any move. If fighting breaks out with Nationalist forces, the Seventh Fleet will defend the island.
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United States
Jarrett
Formosa Strait
Thomas H. Binford
Pentagon
Washington
Binford
Kinmen
Amoy
Tacheng
Shanghai
Seventh Fleet
Arizona Has Chill of 4 Below Zero
Chicago dispatch notes a broad midcontinent storm with rain in the Mississippi Valley and snow in the north east and west. Flagstaff reports 4 below zero while other towns endure deep snows and low readings including Caribou 16 inches and Cadillac 17 below. Phoenix faces its worst fog in years shutting Sky Harbor for hours.
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Chicago
Flagstaff
Ariz
Mississippi Valley
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Red River Valley
New York
Colorado
Utah
Montana
Caribou
Maine
Cadillac
Mich
Calumet
Raton
N. M
Stampede Pass
Wash
Glasgow
Mont. Sith
Phoenix
Sky Harbor
Navy Seeks Supply Clerks at Hueneme Yard
The U S Naval Station at Port Hueneme California announces a critical civilian labor need in supply cataloguing and equipment specialist fields. Applicants with experience in automotive or heavy equipment parts and garage operations are preferred for yard and docks supply roles.
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Port Hueneme
Calif
U. S. Naval Station
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