Dockers in Counter Proposal on Wages in San Francisco
West Coast longshore representatives and shippers open wage reopening talks for a contract expiring in 1855. A counter proposal eyed near 14 cents an hour, with basic scale at 2.29 an hour, as Taft Hartley and federal mediation shape stalled east and Gulf coast actions.
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Unions Demand Higher Rail Pay Across Three Unions
Chicago reports the National Railway Mediation Board handles wage disputes with three unions: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 124000 members, Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen 30000, Switchmen's Union of North America 8000. Unions seek eight to nine dollar raises, seven paid holidays, and 28 percent pay increase for switchmen plus more. Recent settlement granted 25 percent wage boost for Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Railroads push higher rates to cover fuels and materials costs amid ongoing cases.
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Festive Star Shaped Treats In December Issue
A holiday feature in December Better Homes and Gardens offers star shaped treats for salads and cesteris with illustrated recipes for star tarts and a rosy ring of star studded tamete aspic salad. The issue showcases many special holiday food suggestions and is available where magazines are sold.
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Better Homes & Gardens
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Desember
Ship in SOS Tells Danger of Foundering
The American freighter Charles E. Dant was listing badly and in danger of sinking in the South China Sea off Luzon. An SOS reported immediate danger and sinking with position 16.23 north 115.98 east. The U S Navy ship Muskingum sped to rescue and was to arrive in about five hours.
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Ventura Crops Hit by Winds and Drought
Ventura County suffers crop damage from hot dry weather and high winds. Avocado, orange and hay yields decline as Department of Agriculture Commissioner John Schell notes the impact on local farms.
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