Ford Strike Set For May 5
Ford workers at the Lincoln Mercury plant vote for a strike, with UAW leadership directing 60 000 Rouge plant employees to hold back while speed-up charges are investigated. Talks resume, May 5 is earliest strike date per contract. Chrysler Packard Nash Kaiser-Frazer details, and other local items.
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Ford-Uaw
Chrysler Corp
Sata
Packard Motor Car Co
Bendix
South Bend
Ind
Nash Motors
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Lourdes Grotto Attracts Pilgrims 90 Years After Bernadette
Lourdes France hosts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year drawn by the 90 year old visions of Bernadette. The shrine draws visitors from around the world seeking healing faith and solace. The site features outdoor services, candlelit grotto ceremonies and processions along Calvary Hill.
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Lourdes
France
Rosette Hargrove
NEA
Virgin Mary
Pyrenees Mountains
Calvary Hill
Senate quietly cuts Labor Federal Security funding
Washington action sent the $2.4 billion Labor-Federal Security appropriation back to committee for cuts. Senator Taft led a 44 to 0 vote with eight Democrats joining Republicans to demand spending reductions and set a general pattern to lower taxes, aiming for a 5 to 10 percent cut of administrative costs and overall funds.
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Taft
Ohio
Labor Department
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Security Agency
GOP
Francis Scott Key car name restored by railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad will restore the name Francis Scott Key to a Pullman car after a protest by Whitney W. Irons of Seabrook Prince Georges County. E R Camer told him the name will be reinstated, replacing Francis Key. The item appears in a Frederick Maryland newspaper clipping from April 29, 1949.
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Whitney W. Irons
Seabrook
Prince Georges County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Francis Scott Key
Francis Key
Irons
E. R. Camer
Trafic Maneager
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