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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1954

Page

8

Townsend named Commercial Leader for United Neighbors Campaign

John R Townsend branch manager of International Business Machines is selected to head the commercial division for this year’s United Neighbors Campaign. He will oversee hotel and restaurant liquor publicity entertainment cleaning and laundry and other service sectors. He replaces David E Boeman who chaired the 1252 Community Chest campaign. Townsend is active in Los Cerritos PT A assistant scout master treasurer of the Sales Executive Club and a member of Rotary and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is married with a son and two daughters.

United Neighbors John R.townsend International Business Machines Townsend David E. Boeman Community Chest United Neighbors Campaign Los Cerritos P T.A Sales Executive Club Rotary Sigma Alpha Epsilon

New Lumber Troops Loom Along Coast

Portland scenes show a broad lumber strike threat affecting about 110000 AFL CIO workers across Oregon Washington and Northern California as unions seek wage gains. Up to 10000 pine belt workers may strike. Los Angeles area unions threaten action at midnight over pay disputes. Eight mills in Eureka negotiate while 15 have stopped producing. Pine sawmill operators in Redding Red Bluff and Rienfield vow to hold line against wage demands.

Portland Ore AFL CIO Oregon Washington California Kenneth Davis APL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union Los Angeles APL Lumber Union Teamsters Engineers Eureka Calif Redding Red Bluff Rienfield Anderson

Plush Party Notes Union Raid Accord at Mayflower Hotel

AFL and CIO leaders hosted a unity dinner at the Mayflower Hotel to celebrate the ratification of the no raiding pact. George Meany and Walter Reuther praised the agreement, viewing it as a step toward a broader AFL CIO merger.

Washington Labor Umiong AFL CIO Mayflower George Meany Walter Reuther Afl-Cio

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