Labor unions push for higher pensions in 1948 talks
Walter Reuther and the UAW CIO press pension demands of at least 100 dollars a month for 1948 contract talks while Truman endorses expanded social security. Steel and coal groups seek broader benefits, automakers face higher costs, and Congress backing grows as wage and price pressures mount amid a looming tax rise to fund welfare programs. Market prices noted include Wheat 2.13 dollars, Corn 6.50, Baker 1.20.
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Congress
Walter Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Truman
Heather
Usry
Jobs L. Lews
Conmirset
CAW
Babson Urges Spin Wheel Over Machines For Jobs
Roger W Babson at Babson Park Fla FEB 3 argues machines threaten jobs and urges continued mechanization for productivity. He cites shifts in energy sources since Abe Lincoln era and calls for investment in modernization housing roads and infrastructure to raise growth and consumer spending by 1950 55. He urges Truman to foster venture capital and stable policy to prevent timid investment and ensure wages rise with productivity.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Fla
R. Gandhi
Abe
Babson
Indus America
Russia
Dori Bisme
Truman Venture Ca
Contt
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Fifty years ago on February 2 1999 local notes report MR WILLIAM ANDERSON ice dealer increasing storage capacity to fifteen hundred tons and thick clear pond ice. A new dwelling of EUGENE WADE near Boyds burned while a servant room fire broke out damaging interior spaces. LIBERTY copper mine shaft pumping resumes with a new pump after a breakdown. CALVIN NUTT painter sustained slow improvement at Monte re Hospital after an injury near the city.
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William Anderson
Anderson
Eugene Wade
Buck Lodge
Montgomery County
Boyds
HICH
Liberty
Expo
France Chevalieer
Calvin Nutt
Monterue Hospital
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
February 3, 1929 reports outline plans to embody reforms along H and FL rail street between College and include the Panama Canal. A movement begins at stronggem court to boost fire-fighting funding. Sponsored by the Home and Community League.
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the News
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Panama Canal
Strontgemerr Court
Home End Community League
Still Waiting For Reds To Return Battleship
An OCR fragmented item notes delays and protests involving a battleship and naval delays. It references a Soviet statement on agreements, a meeting in Nepal, and unclear dates. Names and details are garbled, but the tone suggests a wartime or Cold War era notice about naval returns and diplomatic stances.
Old Iron Cannon of Frederick Killed Man When Fired Last
A lengthy Frederick Chronicle piece recalls Cannon Hill a southern Frederick ground later leveled for industry. The old Revolutionary War cannon, linked to Catoctin Furnace origins, was fired last in 1840 by gunner Duvall and exploded from crew error, becoming a city landmark.
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Joe Eisenhauer
Frederick
Cannon Hill
East South
East All Saints Street
Carrell Street
Market
Cannon Hhi
Bentztown
Itown
Hallerstown
Zeiglers
Schleysville
Jory
Catoctin Furn
Barracks
State School For the Deaf
West Fourth and
Gentz
Midstreet Park
Maryland School For the Deaf
Fredericktown
Frederick County
John Hanson, Jr
Peyton Ioh
Brand India Canada
General Gage
Lord Dunmore
Ohio
Kantucky
Frederi Arms and Ammunition
Hanson
Lord Dunmeore
Virginia
Old Dominion
Maryland
John Connolly
Pennsylvania
Scotland
J. F. D. Smith
Hagerstown
Smith
United States of America
London
Saratoga
Constellancen
William Henry Harrison
Duvall
Williams
Robert James
West Street
Harry C. James
Catoctin Furnace
Johnson Brothers
Potomac
Shepherdstown
Robert Fulton
Hudson
Hempton Roads
Isabella
Catoc
Deborah
Leonard Calvert and Son
Roger
James On
Broeshers
Thomas
Baker Johnson
Blackford
Johnson
Willougt
Thomas Mayberry
John B
Ames P
John B. Kunkel
Fhoro
Frank Keefer
West Fourth
Beniz Streets
Marylan
Grand Master Visits Frederick Lodge in I O O F
The Grand Master and officials visited Frederick Lodge I O O F and reviewed lodge principles. Past Master Elmer Brown of Frederick City Lodge introduced the visitors and new members. Special Deputy Grand Master Wil Snyder and Maurice A. Ramsbury led the event with other dignitaries.
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Frederick Lodge
W Gran
Cumbert
Frederick
Ebel Grand Deg
Oraere Lodge
Elmer Brown
Frede City Lodge
Birthday Party for Mrs Warne Frook’s Daughter
A birthday gathering honored the daughter of Susan Warne Frook and Charioette Herd. Attendees included Barbara Herd, Buddy Baker, Sally Baker, Virginia Wachter, Bonnie Adams, Mrs Carl Bender and her son Witliam, plus Andy Hobbs and Miss Lonna K Funk.
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Barber
Susan Warne Frook
Charioette Herd
Barbara Herd
Buddy Baker
Sally Baker
Virginia Wachter
Bonnie Adams
Carl Bender
Witliam
Ndyi Hobbs
Lonna K. Funk
Hood A A party to sponsor second series fete
College students will try their luck at the first organization sponsored fete of the second series gathering in room for the party on February 3 to 10:30 pm. Diane Wasserman and Miss Lucille EmIlown of Pa. are listed as chairs. Refreshments and prizes donated will be awarded.
Juvenile Court Hearings Set Over Larceny Robbery Case
Five juveniles involved in a recent filing station larceny near Freder are scheduled for juvenile court hearings on February . Three are also charged in the robbery at Baker Towling Alleys near City Hall on North Market Street.
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Freder
Bakger
City Haillon North Market Street
Washington Daybook: GOP infighting and housing bill feints
Washington’s daybook sketches Republican quarrels as insurgents press civil rights and farm price parity, Taft clarifies tactics, Lemke and Burdick demand full parity, and a House Labor Committee clerk controversy exposes patronage.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Homer Ferguson
Republic
Michigan
Ne York Times
Senate
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
New England
Tobey
Banking and Currency Committee
Kar Bowles
Robert Taft
North Dakota
Bill Lemke
Luther Burdick
Chaotic State Lesson From Misused English Word
A reader notes common errors and proper usage of words like inside versus within and often versus microscopic. It highlights pronunciation tips, spelling hints, and synonym choices while presenting a sample sentence about a chaotic state of affairs.
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Chaot Hout
Mass eviction ban eyed in new rent control bill
Kington February 3. Pi-Congress may write a ban against mass eviction of tenants into is new rent control bill. Chairman Spence D Ky of the House Banking committee said today.
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Kington
Congress
Spence
House Banking Committee
Russia and United States May Hold High Level Peace Talks
Washington discusses the likelihood of a Soviet American top level meeting to negotiate an end to the Cold War. Officials caution that concrete action is needed and urge setting a date six months hence for exploratory talks among deputies and ambassadors from the United States Great Britain and France to prepare a clear statement of positions.
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Washington
Russia
America
United States
Truman
Stalin
Vinson
Moscow
Congress
Stelin
Far East
Great Britain
France
Convocation at Hood College Highlights Life and Growth
Hood College opened the second semester of its fifty sixth academic year with a convocation in Brodbeck Hall. Dr Tead spoke on Effectiveness in College Life noting that life at Hood provides meaning value and support shaping a satisfying college experience.
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Yead
Hig
New York City
Hood College
Brobeck Hall
Tead Iok
Tead
Siven
Andrew G. Truxal
Martha M. Reddick
Berlin Test of Red Sincerity in Soviet Talks
The article reports on Soviet and Western positions after Dean Acheson said the American and Russian leaders cannot meet alone. It notes potential for a broader meeting with other nations, the Atlantic Pact, and Western unity as crucial factors amid the blockade and tensions. Moscow had not yet publicized its reply to Acheson.
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House Labor Committee
Walter Reuth
John Lesinski
Michigan Democrat
Lesinski
Heather
John
Frank Hook
Hook
House
Fiser
Senate
CIO
John Kennedy
3Nigan
Frank Ho
Kennedy
Frankdom
Gisbo Syndon
Uni
Moscow
Acheson
Pravdn
Savees
New York Daily Worker
Washington
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