New York Transit Strike Threat Could Hit 6 Million Riders
Labor tensions surge as about 5,000 to 6,000 transit workers vote to strike July 1 unless C I O demands are met. City officials marshal contingency plans to run trains and station squads remain on alert. Pickets and meetings are planned for other shifts as Philip Murray pledge support and the transit system copes with a looming crisis.
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New York
United States
Transport Workers Union
John H. Delaney
Board of
Tansportation
Delaney
Philip Murray
Michael Quill
Judy Canova Weds A Soldier
A labor dispute entwines a wedding tale as city officials contend civil service protections shield government workers from strikes while the union presses for contract renewal with Interborough and Brooklyn Manhattan transit divisions. The dispute, involving thirty two thousand employees, centers on union representation and a proposed one dollar daily wage increase.
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Interborough Rapid Transit
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Civil Service
Encharistic Meet Closes in St Paul Pilgrimage Ends
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful attended the ninth national eucharistic congress in St Paul as a steady rain fell. About 500000 attended overall with 125000 remaining for the final blessing at the Minnesota fairgrounds. Pope Pius XII addressed a radio message urging self sacrifice to combat paganism. A 80000 strong procession marched to the fairgrounds and received benediction.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Jesus Christ
William Brand
St. Paul
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Minnesota Fairgrounds
Pius XII
Vatican
Sharp change in induction plan likely change in system
Washington June 27, 7 The army considers a drastic change in selective service induction. The new plan would test physical and mental fitness before men depart for camp, based on Pennsylvania experiments. Currently, except in Pennsylvania, recruits must report to induction centers for immediate entry before final examinations.
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Washington
Army
Pennsylvania
Orleans Police Chief Stricken In New Orleans
Police Superintendent George Reyer aged 45, a famed executive since 1917 and former IACP president, fainted in his office. Coroner Dr C Grenes Cole termed the attack a cerebral embolism with undetermined prognosis. He led the department since 1931 and also directed Louisiana Peace Officers association.
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New. Orleans
George Reyer
America
C. Grenes Cole
Cole
Reyer
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Louisiana Peace Officers Association
China Fights Back and NYA Training in Durham
A dispatch notes China’s ongoing anti Japanese resistance as depicted in the March of Time film China Fights Back. It also describes a Durham NYA program aiding men rejected for Army service through training in machine shops radio and related defense aligned courses with a $35 monthly stipend minus subsistence and medical deductions.
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Asia
China
Japan
NYA
Durham
Defense Industries
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Wake Forrest
North Carolina
Selective Service
Durham program aids men rejected for military service
War Department officials review a remedial experiment in Durham North Carolina aimed at rehabilitating men rejected for military service due to physical defects. The program is conducted under the joint sponsorship of the National Youth Administration and three North Carolina agencies.
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War Department
Pennsylvania
Durham
N. C
The
National Youth Administration
Three North
Reform effort aims to extend program to NYA centers
Officials said the New Deal era project could reach 600 recreation centers nationwide. Mrs Roosevelt voiced support for expansion to address physical defects and boost eligibility for military service, with NYA officials noting possible benefits across states.
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Tion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NYA
United
Durham
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