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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1951
Page
2
A near general railway walkout loomed as waves of strikes hit France over wage demands. Premier Hank Quetiflin warned the country could face a life threatening crisis while unions across sectors paused for work stoppages and potential factory shutdowns.
In New York on March 71, General Electric Co and United Electrical Workers began negotiations as the union seeks a 32 cent hourly rise, about 18 percent of the average wage, challenging the government wage freeze which caps increases at about 10 percent. Lemuel R. Boulware said GE would listen to the union’s demands.
Owners of movie theaters in Detroit warned the city council that television could drive half of the citys 181 theaters to close within two years. TV has reduced attendance by about 50 percent, said spokesman Irving Goldberg, as owners protested tax assessments.
Washington March 21 House investigators pursue alleged questionable lending practices involving a 7.8 million dollar loan to Hazleton Steel Tubing Co through the National Production Authority NPR overrode an RFC rejection. The loan stalled as principals must raise another 1 million in private capital. Dowd, Charles and Hopkins defend readiness to invest funds and note 250000 already spent on development.
Spring arrived with winter lingering across the eastern half and northern plains. Record cold spread from the Midwest into the Great Lakes, with subzero readings from North Dakota to Wisconsin and Nebraska, while snow persisted in places. Forecasters warned little warmth ahead outside the deep south and far southwest, where most teams train for baseball.
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