Dallas firm bids to build bridge over Sabine River
The Austin Bridge Company of Dallas bid 1,771,483 dollars for a 35 span Sabine River bridge linking Calcasieu parish Louisiana and Orange County Texas, on US 90. Four bids were opened alongside others from Steel Construction Alabama, Harry Newton Tex, and Massman/Kansas City bridge firms. The project aims for four lane divided traffic and a 0.587 mile main span, with an estimated 475 workdays for completion.
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Baton Rouge
Austin Bridge Company
Dallas
Tex
Sabine River
Orange
Texas
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
Orange County
United States
Steel Construction Company
Birmingham
Ala
Harry Newton, Inc
Orange, Tex
Massman Construction Company
Kansa City Bridge Company
Kansas City
New Orleans Truck Drivers Strike Over Pay Rise
More than 850 drayage and wholesale grocery truck drivers, helpers and warehousemen walked out in New Orleans on June 23. Local 270 AFL and Local 226 TWU pressed for higher pay, with 400 union members from 10 companies striking. Old scales paid 85 cents for trailer drivers, 80 cents for stake drivers, 75 cents for helpers. Both unions seek 40 hour weeks. Company reps said raises would hurt competitiveness. waterfront work would not be affected. Local officials predicted little immediate impact on city supplies.
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New Orleans
Robert Franklin
The
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Maloney Trucking and Storage, Inc
Service Drayage Company, Inc
George H. Hefler Co
Film Delivery Service
Letellier Transfer Company
Crescent City Wholesale Company
G. Dounson
Gerde Newman Company
Imperial Trading Company
Jackson Wholesale Grocery Company
C. A. Miller
Hayes Drayage and Storage Company
Ouachita Parish Manufacturing Jobs Jump 50 Percent
Census data from late 1947 shows Ouachita Parish rising from 63 to 70 manufacturing establishments since 1939. Payrolls reach 3,720 workers with 7.235 million dollars in wages, while value added grows from 6.588 million to 25.646 million dollars. statewide, establishments rise to 2,389 and payrolls top 309 million.
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Ouachita Parish
Bureau of the Census
Bureau
Louisiana
Ouachita
Deport Mrs Eisler From U S To Europe
New York June 23. Mrs Gerhart Eisler was deported to Europe today after immigration authorities denied voluntary departure. She said she preferred a nicer exit and mourned unfair treatment, while praising the American people. Eisler had been out on bail for overstaying a visitor's permit and was sent to Ellis Island May 13. Her husband, described as the top Communist in America, jumped bail of 23500 and fled on the liner Batory. He is now in the Russian zone in Germany.
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New York
Gerhart Eisler
Europe
United States
LaGuardia Field
Eisler
Ellis Island
America
Batory
Germany
Americans Crashed Plane Off Italian Coast KLM Suspected
A four motored plane crashed in flames into the sea off the southeast Italian coast near Bari. At least 15 persons were killed and 15 bodies recovered. The craft tentatively identified as a KLM airliner carried Americans and Albanians, according to Astra. Italian air ministry provided the location and initial details.
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Rome
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Astra
Air Ministry
Bari
Italy
Piñero? Defense minister appointed in Cuba
In Havana on June 23 the fire marshal opened an inquiry into a fire that ruined the Met's famous red plush carpet. President Carlos Prío Socarrás named Congressman Segundo Curtis Messina as minister of national defense, a post held for three months by Premier Antonio de Varona.
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Met
Havana
Cuba
Carlos Piio Socarras
Segundo Curtis Messina
Antonio de Varona
Congress May Be Ready to Act on Reorganization Plan
Democratic Leader Lucas rejects pleas to speed consideration of the president's reorganization plan while McClellan cites 21 Democrats and Reed 24 Republicans backing a petition for quick action. A senate majority would require five more signers. McClellan expects no adjournment delay as leaders discuss fast tracking via direct congressional approval to take effect 60 days after submission, possibly before August 20.
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Illinois
Congress
McClellan
Reed
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
House
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Glaze Anderson
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Betty Joyce
Louisian State Department of Welfare
Joseph Love, Jr
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Katherine Elizabeth Love
Tokyo
Japan
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Shikoku
Honshu Islands
Metropolitan Opera House
Midtown
Manhattan
General Drivers and Warehousemen
A.F.L
Transport Workers Union
C. 3Th
E. H. Lockenberg
Dock Board
E. Pat Haligan
Washington
OR Williams
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Palizzio
Rhythm Step
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MP. Chae Sales Corporation
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Sun 'N’ Fun Shop
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Monroe
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