Labor Still Poses Threat Labor turmoil in steel and oil looms
Washington reports potential explosive labor tension across steel coal oil and aluminum as 350 oil companies face union drive for wage increases. CIO United Steelworkers push for an average 18 percent raise with a guaranteed annual wage while Murray signals possible coal talks in spring. Meantime meatpackers seek 3000 annual wage gains as unions tighten leverage amid broader industry disputes. Police report a Fairmont murder suspect admits burglary and officer shooting linked to Cleveland case. Noise and music described as air sound waves.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
John L. Lewis
Steel and
Aluminum
Murray
Steelworkers Union
Aluminum Company of America
Kaiser Aluminum Company
Lewis
United Mine Workers Treasury
CIO Packinghouse
Swift, Wilson, Cudahy and
Armour
Fumigate the Government Faces Legislative Hurdles
The Nation Today notes President Truman faces slow progress in creating a sanitation squad to clean government. Congress contemplates ethics commissions, public income disclosure, and limits on tax case interference as lawmakers push for reforms amid internal resistance.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Congress
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Senate
Monroney
Oklahoma
Independent commission urged to watch government spend
Senator Kefauver calls for an independent watchdog to examine federal conduct while Congress remains reluctant to expose internal spending. The piece notes lawmakers glare outward at others over funds yet avoid scrutiny of peers. Also reported is the State Roads Commission awarding Buckley and Company a 160 098 dollar contract to build a four span bridge near Clarksburg carrying Route 121 over Route 240. A 30 foot roadway with safety curbs is planned. A 1938 South Africa fish find sparked extinction theories by ichthyologists.
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Revenue Bureau
Congress
RFC
Igans
Kefauver
Kenna
State Roads Commission
Buckley and Company, Inc
Philadelphia
Washington
Clarksburg
Defeat Of Last New Year's Day Is Now Partial Victory
Near Kumsong Korea December 29. John Randolph recalls from the front lines a year apart on the 38th Parallel. Last year the Eighth Army endured a fear of a new Chinese offensive on New Year’s Eve. this year hope for peace grows as armistice talks continue and homecoming nears. The mood shifts from defeat to cautious optimism amid icy hills and sporadic artillery flares. The reporter notes the sameness of cold, terrain, and sensations with amplified relief at progress toward an armistice.
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John Randolph
Kumsong
Korea
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Eighth Army
We Are All Dead Men In This Company Memoir
The speaker recalls a grim note that all are dead men. A year-old story lists 10 veterans from Korea with home addresses. a divisional officer notes only one death and two missing, while other squads show greater losses. Item Company from last year now has zero survivors due to rotation, wounds, and death.
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Korea
Chaplain Young To Speak At Vespers At Hood College
The first vesper service of the year at Hood College features Chaplain Merle N. Young of the U S Naval Academy delivering the sermon. The 6 30 p m service in Brodbeck Hall is presided by President Andrew G Truxal with Dr Earle Blakeslee directing the choir and William Sprigg at the organ. It is noted as a year since Chaplain.
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Hood College
Merle N. Young
U. S. Naval Academy
Brodbeck Hall
Andrew G. Truxal
Earle Blakeslee
Wiliam Sprigg
Chaplain Young Receives Duty Post On USS Atlantic
Chaplain Young spoke at Hood vespe last January and at the Young Men’s Bible Society meeting. He was assigned his present post in June 1950 aboard the USS Atlantic CVB42. A ten year veteran of ChiU sney, he earlier pastored in New Jersey Conference. During the Second World War he served on hospital ships and carriers including the USS Mercy, USS Enterprise, and USS Massachusetts.
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Young
Hood
Young Men's Bibleciety
Atlantic
Chiasney
New Jersey
Methodist Church
Clief
Enterpri
Maschusetts
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Texaco
Better Homes Equip. CO
E. Patrick St
Shookstown Pentecostal Church
Rev. Revel
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Upholl
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Sportsmen Orchestra Legionnaires
Atk
Modern Pharmacy
Pearke
Hospital Aid, Inc
Remsberg’s Jewelry Store
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
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Chaplain Young
Frederick
Wooldland
M. D. Harp
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Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Firestone Home and Auto Supplies
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Ellsworth Raymond
Philip Royer
Charles Sprenkle
Lewis Mumford
Hood Music
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Hood Dance Club and Workshop
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