Patience And Service Formed Washington For Great Task
Richmond AP reports biographer Douglas Southall Freeman examined Washington’s 1759 to 1775 years at Mount Vernon. Washington balanced debt collection and charity, served as peace justice vestryman and church warden, and led community efforts. Freeman argues these duties forged Washington’s patience and sound judgment.
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Richmond
George Washington
Douglas Southall Freeman
Freeman
Washington
Mount Vernon
Dr. Freeman
General Motors Found Guilty In NLRB Edict
The NLRB ruled General Motors guilty of an unfair labor practice for attempting to impose a group insurance plan without bargaining with CIO-UAW. The board cited Taft-Hartley Act requirements and noted an injunction blocked production workers while salaried staff were covered. GM had negotiated a new contract with CIO-UAW on May 29, 1948.
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Washington
the Nation Labor Relations Board
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Toe
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Cio-Uaw
Seven Juveniles Escape Detention Home Then Are Captured
Four boys and three girls escaped the Montgomery County detention home yesterday by overpowering a guard. They were caught hours later in a hay mow on a farm about 25 miles southeast of Dayton after a farmer reported seeing them. The escape followed the guard being tied and the group leaving the three girls free. A boy later told the guard he was ill prompting the investigation. Babylonian clay tablets with cuneiform inscriptions were also found mentioning pay for eight hours work on canal construction.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Richard Allaman
William S. Stogel
Stodgel
Virgil Wilkerson
Route 1
Wayneville
Warren County
Gerald Couden
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