Dangerous Tax Demands by Unions Threaten Consumers
Wright A Patterson argues Congress should outlaw union levies on coal steel and autos claiming a 20 cent per ton coal tax and hourly steel taxes push hidden costs onto consumers. He warns such taxes raise prices across goods threaten industry and jobs and cites utility bills and travel as broader examples of hidden costs.
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Athen Congress
Csohn L. Lewis
Lewis
Congress
Steel
A and P faces new anti trust suit threatens breakup
The piece argues A and P faces a civil anti trust case after prior guilty findings under the Clayton act. It warns breakup into seven companies may follow if the government prevails though the chain claims to lower prices and support to farms and local communities.
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Department of Justice
A & FP
Federal Court of Appeals
Chicago
Sherman Minton
United States Supreme Court
Lke A & P
National Farmers Day Proposed by Alabama Rep Grant
Representative George M. Grant of Alabama proposes naming the first Wednesday in October National Farmers Day to honor tillers of the soil and recognize their contributions. The resolution seeks a nationwide observance and tribute to agricultural workers.
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George M. Grant
Alabama
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
New Era in Labor Relations Seen After Steel Board Report
The piece argues the President’s steel fact finding board report marks a new era in labor management relations between United States Steel and the CIO Steelworkers. Pension and insurance concessions replace wage increases, signaling welfare capitalism shaping collective bargaining and industrial relations.
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United States Steel Company
CIO Union
Steel Factfinding Board
Postal Lobby Outpaces Postmaster General Over Rates
Postmaster General Donaldson sought legislation to streamline the department and realistic postal rates to wipe out a $450 million annual deficit. He appears unlikely to obtain it as postal employees won a pay increase totalling about $167 million, enlarging the deficit.
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Congress
Donaldson
Home Workshop Cabinet Economical to Build
Pattern 323 guides a full cabinet project from first step to chrome finished top. The plan is easy enough for amateurs and saves hours whether you build it yourself or hand the working plan to a carpenter.
Pipe problems from grease and vent issues in home drains
The writer suggests that slow drainage may come from insufficient pitch in the horizontal soil pipe causing grease and sediment buildup. Re-laying the pipe could solve this. A clogged vent is unlikely to be the cause. Installing a grease trap and cleaning it periodically from the kitchen sink line is another recommended solution.
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Justus F. Craemer
National Association of Utility Commissioners
Senate
England
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Boston Red Sox
Yankee
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Brooklyn
Humphrey Bogart
Yorkville
New York
John Starkey
Robin Roberts
Bogart
el Morocco
Starkey
Argentina
Stanton Griffis
Harry Truman
Stanley Woodward
United States State Department
United States
James E. Webb
Defense
Louis Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Air Force
Symington
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Griffiths
Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services
America
Peporter
Washington
A & P Grocery
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
A & P Company
Hills
By Roger ¢. Whitman
U.S
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Richmond, Virginis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Folecte
Statul
Auto-Lite Battery Corporation
Ohle
Peter
Ben-Gay
Baume Analgesque
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