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Work Order House Committee Defeats Airlines Seizure Plan
The House Commerce Committee defeated a proposal for government seizure of five struck airlines and advanced a back-to-work bill for 35,000 striking mechanics. Dingell urged caution as internal divisions surfaced amid election year tensions. Wages losses and job cuts were noted across major airlines, with broader economic impact in tourism and transport reliant areas.
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Edmond Lebreton
Congress
Johnson
Dingell
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bell
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
House
Staggers
Rules Committee
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Air ‘Lines
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists