Hartley Seeks Changes to Taft-Hartley Labor Act
Rep Hartley from New Jersey, coauthor of Taft Hartley, urges repeal of the labor act’s union shop election requirement, arguing it is costly and unnecessary. He favors bargaining for union shop, extends non Communist affidavits to management, and predicts repeal of the ban on closed shop contracts by a Democratic Congress while opposing full repeal. He retires from Congress this year.
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Hartley
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House Labor Committee
New Democratic Controlled
Congress
New Jersey
State of Ohio
Merchants Indemnity Corporation OF
New York
State of New York
Columbus
Ohio
W. Lee Shield
Ins. of
Quick-Frozen Vegetables Cooked Fast in Pressure Saucepan
Cooking experts reveal times for quick-frozen vegetables in pressure saucepans along with prep steps and seasoning. List includes asparagus broccoli cauliflower corn beans peas lima mixed vegetables peas and carrots spinach wax beans with precise water and salt amounts and 15 pound pressure timing.
Plot Details In Guatemala Are Revealed
The government disclosed details of an apparently failed plot to seize the military base at Puerto Barrios Guatemala’s chief seaport on the second day of a three day congressional election. Police and Army were ready to resist. two police were wounded and several arrests were made. Col. Francisco Arana linked the incident to a broader planned upheaval and noted a prior illegal grenade factory discovery in Guatemala City.
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Guatemala
Puerto Barrios
Francisco Arana
Arana
Puerto Barros
Hamilton
Tile Decorates Cairo Facades From Turkish Imports
Many Cairo buildings retain ceramic tile from Turkey, originally imported in the 17th and 18th centuries, marking enduring Middle Eastern architectural influences and trade links.
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Cairo
Egypt
Turkey
Butler Officials To Be Sworn In To Posts Late Next Month
Butler County braces for a major turnover with four new officials sworn in late December after November elections. Democrats extend their edge as three veteran roles retire and successors rise from current assistants. New lineup includes Clerk Joseph T. Kiep, Prosecutor Jackson Bosch, and Engineer Jesse Pochard, with Arthur Reiff succeeding James Shollenberger as Commissioner. Gordon Augspurger resumes presidency as the board shifts.
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Butler
Hamlton
Butler County
Fred B. Cramer
Oscar R. Leiser
John W. Wendel
Conrad C. Stroh
Paul A. Baden
Fred M. Hammerle
Stroh
Baden
Hammerle
Joseph T. Kiep
Jackson Bosch
Jesse Pochard
Commissioners
Arthur Reiff
James Shollenbarger
Gordon Augspurger
Walter Ralston
Yield From Butler Inheritance Taxes Highest In Past Decade
Butler County inheritance tax receipts rose to 131 045 51 in 1948 with Hamilton receiving 42 446 and Middletown 11 976. The 1947 total was 124 232 90, with Hamilton 33 596 and Middletown 12 446. State figures show year to year variance in the county share, and officials foresee further sizable yields in 1949 amid large estate administrations.
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Hamilton
Butler County
R. H. Smith
Joseph T. Ferguson
Columbus
Smith
Middletown
Ohio
Ferguson
News Caster Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A mixed clue list presents items for a crossword style puzzle with horizontal and vertical entries. Entries include common short words and abbreviations such as expunger and PTA abbreviation, with several science and geographic terms and a few archaic spellings.
Puzzle Word List From Clues and Answers
A compact word puzzle item listing numbered clues with matching terms including Lampreys fall salary and other entries, plus a Dutch city, Latin and Greek roots, and directional and pronoun clues. The compiled set presents matched pairs like ventillate sorrowful city in Netherlands leaping and more for a newspaper-style quick puzzle.
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Netherlands
Industry-Educator Conference Hears Job Training Discussion
Industry educators met at the Manchester Hotel to discuss youth training focusing on personality, character, and work habits. D R Baker led the forum with industry, education, and parent perspectives and noted good habits as crucial for well trained applicants. The next session is planned for January.
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Manchester
D. R. Baker
Middletown High School
Robert Miles
Wade E. Miller
Teen-Age Heiress Weds Childhood Sweetheart
Anne Cannon Reynolds an 18-year-old heiress to textile and tobacco millions and Lloyd Patrick Tate a 22-year-old North Carolina sportsman wed in Bennettsville South Carolina. The ceremony was simple with Probate Judge John F Kinney officiating.
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S. c
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Lloyd Patrick Tate
North Carolina
John F. Kinney
South Carolina
Joseph Cannon
Passe-a-Grille
Fla
Z. Smith Reynolds
2. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Lindsay Plumly
Cannon
Kannapolis
N. C
Anne
Duke
One-room Kansas schools shrink by half in decade
A UPI report finds Kansas one-room schools have lost about 50 percent of pupils since 1940. Only around 40 percent of these small country schoolhouses remain in operation today, reflecting a sweeping decline in rural education.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
In the heavens spendthrift stars burn bright then fade
In the heavens there are spend thrift stars that, in their youth, are brilliant and enormously hot. But these stars soon use up their atomic fuel and disappear from sight.
White Way Rival Las Vegas Shines at Night
Downtown Las Vegas glows with electric illumination rivaling Times Square as Hoover Dam power lights the area. The dam’s concrete face and Lake Mead intake towers are floodlit, creating a striking night scene that underscores the city’s bright entertainment appeal.
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White Way
Las Vegas
New York
Times Square
Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
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