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Public view on Chrysler 100-day strike and costs
The 100 day Chrysler strike became the second longest and costliest in motor industry history. It cost Chrysler workers and dealers about 1.3839 billion dollars with 89,000 workers losing roughly 1000 dollars each in wages. The dispute centered on pension funding and administration with the union gaining some benefits but failing to win a cents per hour pension plan.
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Chrysler
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Truman Starts First Whistle Stop Tour in New Campaign
President Truman launches his first nationwide whistle stop tour since 1948. Public opinion circles forecast gloomy outcomes for his party, and leaders weigh dire predictions as he faces adversity with noted resilience.
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Truman
Treasury deficit underscored by July-May accounts
The piece contrasts escapist tunes with finance news, noting the Treasury reported a deficit of 3,019,516,000 dollars for the period from July 1 to May 3. It implies a tension between mood and reality, urging readers to consider the economic drain despite lighter attitudes.
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The
Treasury
U. S
Dr Cranes Worry Clinic on Loneliness and Marriage
In this CASE X-206 feature Dr George W Crane counsels Charlotte a 44 year old Chicago secretary crying over unreciprocated care and fear of being alone. He advocates letting tears out to calm emotion through physical activity and urges social morale boosts while noting the need for a scientific dating bureau to help lonely people find mates.
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Charlotte R
Chicago
Charlotte
Washington Happenings on Labor Power and Political Strain
Washington opinions warn that Truman faces losses in the Midwest and East as labor unions press for Taft-Hartley repeal, while rail and auto strikes expose weaknesses in the Railway Labor Act. Union chiefs are blamed for pressuring the administration and threatening a third party. Supreme Court remarks emphasize the need to restrain union power to protect public interests.
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Washington
Truman
West
Midwest
East
Democratic Party
Humorous snippets from a quirky 20th century column
A collection of wry lines on census calls, radio quiz framing, garden gear urges, hypnotism in surgery, candid confessions, vitamins in fruit, and inner voices in modern life. The tone mixes satire with social observation and light irony.
Democracy by Yelling and Spaghetti in Japan
In a social column the writer mocks a Japanese Public Opinion Institute survey claiming many Japanese are undemocratic. He contrasts it with American domestic democracy where wives summon husbands, arguing men are often subordinate to their wives and stressing the maternal role in childrearing. He challenges readers to prove otherwise.
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Japan
Public Opinion Research Institute of
Stalin
Magistrate Sala Mobilizes Blood Drive For Dying Boy
In a packed New York courtroom Magistrate J Roland Sala appeals for blood donors to save a dying high school student. Volunteers, led by the judge, deliver blood to the Red Cross. Sala has overseen similar lifesaving appeals seven times and donated 63 pints himself.
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New York
J. Roland Sala
Sala
Sara
Brooklyn Red Cross
Red Cross
Please Replace Oi with Polite Calls in Workplace and Home
In our country more people adopt polite speech replacing harsh calls like Hey you with Please. This shift spans both genders and all ages, reflecting a broader cultural move toward respectful communication at work and in domestic life.
May 14 15 Stars Say Astrological Forecast For Genevieve Kemble
Genevieve Kemble presents a Sunday and Monday forecast with themes of shifting turns in daily life. May birthdays bring fresh openings and dramatic, ambitious developments, while Monday warns of conflicting energies, hidden undertones and potential fruitless outcomes.
Free Speech Limits Through History in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court grapples with free speech from the 1919 Holmes clear and present danger standard to later cases. It discusses when speech creates a real danger and when political association, such as joining a party, remains protected, noting evolving interpretations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Oliver Endell Holmes
Communist Party
Communist Party not outlawed by Congress under taft hartley act
The excerpt notes that the Communist Party has never been outlawed by Congress and that anyone may join it, while the Taft-Hartley Labor Act of 1947 restricts unions with Communist officers. The text is continued on page 6.
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Communist Party
Conress
Congress
Mother's Day Reflections and Acknowledgment From Middletown
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day a day of memory love and family. Mrs Sam Mallory of 3125 Ohio Ave is highlighted as a proud mother whose son George Bud Mallory 23 is serving in Bermuda with the Navy and Air Force. A letter from Lt Lester L Gaylor praises Bud’s duty and ties to home noting his commendable service in the Airways and Air Communications Service.
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Middletown
Sam Mallory
Ohio Ave
George
Bud
Navy
Air Force
Bermuda
Mallory
Lester L. Gaylor
United States Air Force
Sokolsky urges abolition or reform of the RFC
George E. Sokolsky argues former RFC head Jesse Jones seeks to end the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or severely retool it. He notes the RFC's growth since 1932, its government backing, and potential political manipulation. Jones proposes a bank-led loan support scheme with 25 percent RFC equity to back small business loans while limiting direct government lending. The piece critiques bipartisan waste and calls for serious consideration of shrinking federal lending.
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Jones
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Roosevelt
Congress
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Company B
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