Immigration and labor suits frame postwar concerns
Senators debate postwar immigration policy proposing emergency quota use and a long range review of standards. Displaced Europeans in American camps are cited with Poland forming a large share. Separately, unions pursue multi‑million claims against Ford plants and Bethlehem Hingham Shipyards, with actions filed across major cities.
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Oregon
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Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt's trap on Emanuel shadows wartime finance ethics
The passage portrays Hartford Baird and Harwood facing a suspected Roosevelt led trap over loans and investments linked to Elliott. Emanuel resists pressure amid questions about stock purchases, while Cox, governor and Democratic figure, offers little help as Emanuel recalls Dayton roots and warns of collateral concessions in a bid to ease wartime worries.
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Iowa Lawmakers Clash Over Portal Pay Limit
Representative Gwynne of Iowa authored a bill to cap portal pay at one year and was approved by the House. The Senate amended the limit to three years and Congress adjourned without a compromise. Michener suggested the Senate may push for stricter limits this time.
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Iowa
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Portal wage suits seek nearly seven hundred million dollars
Associated Press report notes retroactive wage suits filed in federal courts nationwide seeking about 679.6 million dollars, with nine latest actions adding 114.1 million. Industry leaders estimate total claims could reach five to six billion for waiting time travel to work stations. A separate suit against National Biscuit Co. in New York claims overtime pay owed in seven years.
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Associated Press Portal
Portal
National Biscuit Co
New York
Monroe City Council OKs pipeline license signing
Special session of Monroe Louisiana City Council on December 18 1946 authorized Mayor F E Benoit to sign a pipeline license dated December 4 1946 between Guy A Thompson trustee Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the City of Monroe. Secretary P A Poag recorded the action.
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Louisiana
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Truster
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Allen resigns as advisor but stays near Truman inner circle
Allen told friends he would stay close to the president after stepping down from an official post. A former DC commissioner and longtime Truman ally, he cited no plan to leave the administration, while reports say he will remain an informal adviser.
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Wyatt
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White House
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Chicago
Washington
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Mississippi
Harrison
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Home Insurance Co
New York
Presbyterians Seek Additional Forty Thousand for Church Project
The First Presbyterian Church, after raising sixty thousand for an educational building, plans a second phase due to higher costs. Dr D M Moore, building committee chair, says about forty thousand more is needed and five thousand may be donated to the new Presbyterian Church in West Monroe.
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D M. Moore
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West Monroe
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