Government to curb portal pay back pay suits in industry
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues that retroactive portal-to-portal wage claims could threaten industry profits and trigger price hikes. It notes Congress action, government intervention in Detroit, and potential out-of-court settlements while linking the push to John L. Lewis and the unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Gwynne
Detroit
John L. Lewis
History Holds Key to Cheap Homes Rammed Earth Appeal
WNU News Service reports on Tony Merrill’s rammed earth housing concept as a low cost solution. Proponent claims walls are durable and weatherproof, with total home costs potentially under 5 000 dollars, challenging defense housing price norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU News Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Washington
Pliny
A. D
Anthony F
Merrill
Africa
Spain
Senator Wiley Collects Jokes From Congress for New Book
Senator Wiley since 1939 has solicited jokes from colleagues about Congress and its members. His 350 page work titled The Laughs With Congress includes stories from the 79th Congress such as Wall Doxey’s gallery ruling and a joke about whether a senator is higher than a representative. The tale about Guy Gillette and his maid highlights a quip on who is lower in the chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hope
Henry Morgan
Senator Claghorn
Joe Miller
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wiley
United States Senate
House
Senate
Congress
Congres
Wall Doxey
Richard Russell
Georgia
Mr. Doxey
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Arkansas
William Fulbright
Senator Gillette
Gillette
GOP to Expand Probes and Boundary Dispute Looms
GOP congressional investigators press to widen probes into wartime expenditures and un-American activities with Senate backing. Democrats fail to curb the war inquiry. House un American activities panel plans early investigations into Communism in government, labor unions, Hollywood, and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Senate
Executive Department
Truman
Missouri
War Investigating Committee
Mead
Dem
N. Y
Agriculture Secretary Freeing Commission From Other Duties
Secretary Anderson announced the commodity exchange authority would be freed from other duties to police markets full time. In light of a October cotton break and alleged New York butter-price manipulation, officials aim to curb future price slumps. Studies on cotton factors are underway and additional regulatory authority may be requested if warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
New York
Income Increases Farm Cash Receipts Hit Peak in 1946
The Agriculture Department reports 1946 cash receipts from livestock and crops totaled a record 24.1 billion dollars, up 16 percent from 1945. Livestock receipts reached about 13.4 billion, crops about 10.7 billion, with cotton and grains driving the rise. December 1946 receipts totaled roughly 2.5 billion, down from November but up 30 percent from December 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Practical Household Ironing and Baking Tips
In soldering heat metals to solder their melting point for a proper bond. When slipcovers are damp iron the flounces then pull the cover over the chair for a better fit. Do not dry clothes over heat. For bread avoid over rising letting dough double but not more.
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Western Newspaper Union
AFL
Supreme Court
Lewis
Baukhage
Iny
Hannibal
Clinton P. Anderson
Tony Merrill
Bankhage
Claremont
Calif
Sumter
S. C
Naval. Government
UAM
Veterans of Pacific
U. S. Navy
Guam
P. J. Phillip
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Germany
U. S
Poland
London
Moscow
Potsdam
Noch
Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Buchenwald
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Reich
Dennis Fitzgerald
International Emergency Food Council
Hugh Gibson
China
Shanghai
U.S
Ivan Nas
O'Sullivan
America
Lee Ta Ty
Soretone
McKesson
Tate
al Ea
Garidian
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
San Francisco
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