Hearings End on Truman Labor Bill Debate
Washington February 23. The House Labor Committee wrapped public hearings on the Truman labor bill with persistent discord. The panel will meet behind closed doors to decide whether to send the bill to the Senate as drafted or with changes. The bill would repeal the Taft-Hartley Law and replace it with a modified Wagner Act. Tense clash marked the final session between Senator Taft and William Leiserson, a former NLRB member and labor arbitrator.
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Pate Labor Committee
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Ces
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Taft-Hartley Hearings Clash Over Law's Reach
Hearing excerpts show Taft-Hartley critics labeling the act as government intrusion while supporters warn that scrapping the non Communist affidavit provision would aid the Communist Party. Manufacturer William J During of Precision Castings warned such action would undermine the Marshall Plan for Europe. The inquiry, begun January 31, features sharp exchanges between Democrats and Republicans and witnesses amid a tense Senate atmosphere.
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William J. During
Precision Castings Company
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Europe
Neely D-Wia
Chicago Printers Strike Puts National Policy Under Fire
Reporters describe a 15 month printers strike in Chicago as directly challenging the Taft Hartley framework. The administration backed bill by Senator Elbert D. Thomas would repeal Taft Hartley and replace it with a modified Wagner Act. Publishers argue the strike undermines national policy and press concerns mount over labor tensions.
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Printers Rally Over Wages as ITU President Claims Strike End
In Annapolis on February 23 the House heard a proposal to exempt bonds from state taxes. Delegate Fey R Allegany introduced a bill to tax exemption for bonds of any county city or other political subdivision, expanding current holdings.
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House
Fey
Mental Hospitals Are Scored Again In Maryland
Baltimore on February 23 centers the debate on training for psychiatrists nurses and attendants in Maryland mental hospitals. Dr. Harry C Byrd president of the University of Maryland acknowledged the medical school lacks adequate psychiatric training and urged building a 120 bed psychopathic hospital.
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Maryland
Harry C. Byrd
University of Maryland
University Hospital psychiatry unit eyed as training hub
A report to Governor Lane from Maryland psychiatric societies urges creating a 67 bed hospital attached to the medical school. Dr. Byrd stresses the facility is for training doctors nurses and social workers and may accept patients from five state mental institutions for one month blocks to receive modern treatments. He seeks an outstanding head and plans to allocate 50000 to 60000 yearly for teaching and research, aiming to build a top national psychiatric department.
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Governor Lane
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Maryland
Byrd
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