Welfare fund dispute ties hands of steel and miners
The stalemate in pensions stems from external powers shaping both sides. John L. Lewis faces a welfare fund he cannot challenge without losing miners. U.S. Steel and its backers including J. P. Morgan fear a pension standard that would pressure other industries. Directors like Walter Gifford, Sewell Avery, James Black, George A. Sloan, and their corporate ties loom large. Separate notes recount Bilbo's defense bill and Truman confronting atom news, plus Patton urging rural telephone legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Murray
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Murray
U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan
US. Steel
Walter Gifford—chiirman
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
U.S
Avery
U.S. Gypsum
Pullman Company
Pure Oil, Armour, Peoples Gas, Light and Coke
James Black
Pacific Gas and Electric
Southern Pacific Railway
George A. Sloan
Goodyear Fire
Bankers Trust
American Alliance Insurance Co
S. Steel
Big Steel
United Mine Workers Journal
Steel
Harvest This Year Second Largest In U S History
The government reports crop prospects near record levels with total output at 131 percent of the 1923-32 base, second only to 1948. A record corn supply will aid meat dairy and poultry production, while quotas may curb surpluses next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Horn of Plenty
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Czech Purge Slow Terror Targets Bourgeois in Czechoslovakia
Unconfirmed reports describe a Red purge in Czechoslovakia with 30 000 to 40 000 arrests. Landlords, shopkeepers, and professionals face confiscations and dispossession while government workers clergy and even party members are purged. Charges include treason and Titoism amid efforts to control the church and boost production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Bohemia and
Moravia
Diplomatic Flows and Steel Strikes Shape Postwar Power Moves
The Paris Chinese staff walkout shifts recognition questions as 11 diplomats defect to Maoist regime, prompting French rebuke. Across U S steel talks, Cyrus Ching advances peace with CIO United Steelworkers amid a high-stakes industry-wide fight. The Navy battles air power, while political leadership shifts from civilian to military figures in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Peking
George Mong
Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
French Foreign Ministry
Asiatic Affairs
Mao Tze-tung
Ignorance Costs Gambler as Navy Officer Loses Cash
Navy petty officer James G. Stratton of New York claimed a knife-wielding thief robbed him of 31500 on a Grand Central subway platform. He later admitted he had gambled away all but 500, revealing the misfortune followed a string of unfamiliar money mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
James G. Stratton
New York
Stratton
Grand Central
U S Eyes Three Year Quotas for Burley Tobacco
Agriculture Secretary Brannan asks for a three year extension of marketing quotas on burley tobacco to curb expected large production. He seeks public views under law with a referendum likely in December requiring two thirds approval. Burley stocks exceed last year and 1949 crop marketing year opens with high remaining 970 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brannan
Brannan
Truman Signs WWI Veteran Benefit Bill Expansion
President Truman enacted a law raising World War I veteran disability and dependent payments by about 112 million dollars yearly. The measure provides full compensation rather than 75 percent for disabilities presumed to be service connected and extends the period for which payments may be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
U.S
Separating Stuck Glasses Tip From Household Guide
To separate two glasses stuck together dip the outside glass in warm water while filling the inside glass with cold water. The temperature contrast helps loosen the grip and frees the glasses without force.
Prevent Cracking of Glazed China Ware
To stop glaze cracking wash cups separately and let them cool fully. avoid stacking while wet or warm and spread them out to air dry before putting away.
Little old lady advises youngster on crying
A heartbroken young man laments his pain as a kindly elderly woman tries to console him. She cannot find the cause of his distress and suggests different reasons for his tears, while he insists he must cry in his own way.
Trousers Singular or plural debate ends midwise
A word quiz question split trousers into singular at one end and plural at the other. A prodigal optometrist fitted new glasses and claimed readers would ease strain, prompting a patient to quip about needing school to read.
Tom Brown Heroes in Classic Tales
Tom Brown is the hero of Tom Brown's Schooldays and Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes. The Netherlands is Holland. Neptune is the god of the sea in Roman myth. A comptroller oversees and verifies the accounts of subordinates. Falls of Minnehaha are in the Minnehaha River near Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Tom Brown
The
Netherlands
Minnehaha
Oxford
Thomas Hughes
Holland
Neptune
Minnehaha River
Minneapolis
Minn
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Mississippi
U.S. Senate
Forrest Jackson
Jackson
John Stennis
Russia
Jim Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Jitor
Union
Senate-House
Congressional
Steve Early
Armed Forces
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Czech
Cyrus Ching
U. S
CIO United
White House
Washington
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Arthur W. Radford
Armed Services Committee
Burley
United Mine Workers, Coal Miners’ Union
Eae
Fleischmanns Dry Yeast
Sans Neasl
Fleischmann
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