Government urged to curb portal pay back pay suits
Western Newspaper Union reports that a sharp legal challenge to wage-hour rules could spark back pay suits totaling billions for nine years of non working time. Congress may limit retroactive claims and the government has stepped in to seek clarification in Detroit. John L. Lewis linked to the portal to portal concept.
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Spitzbergen tensions and Truman era diplomacy noted
The article reports Soviet pressure on Norway to militarize Spitzbergen for potential Atlantic base use against the United States, ties to a 1920 treaty, and a warning of a possible treaty change. It also covers President Truman’s reception rituals, White House morale, and Jimmie Byrnes’ diplomacy anecdotes and personnel shifts with Leslie Biffle handling GOP liaison and patronage.
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