General Motors cuts 30000 jobs amid recession
The Western Newspaper Union summarizes William S Knudsen announcing General Motors will lay off about 30 000 workers across U S plants. He notes 205 000 will keep jobs and presses a three day workweek to spread work. He cites weak demand from higher unemployment and a down used car market as causes.
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Auto
Gjeneral Motors Corporation
United States
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
General Motors
van Nuys
Indiana
Congress
Wall Street
Don Marquis Dies in Forest Hills Humorist and Creator of Mehitabel
Don Marquis, renowned humorist and poet of the early 20th century, died at 58 in Forest Hills New York after a long illness. He created the characters Old Soak Archie the Cockroach and Mehitabel the Alley Cat, shaping a witty view of life.
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Don Marquis
Forest Hills
N. Y
Archie the Cockroach
Mehitabel
Alley Cat
Shrine of Battleship Oregon Center of Park Project
Portland efforts to honor the USS Oregon with a marine park at Willamette riverfront funded by schoolchildren donations. A $50,000 goal is set to move the decommissioned battleship from temporary quarters to a Portland site. The ship weighs over 20 million pounds and served prominently in the 1898 Spanish American War.
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Hirty
Illinois
C. G. Briggle
Springfield
Progressive Miners of America
Richard Fonley
Ridgefield
Conn
Federal Housing Project
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Lower East Side
Prospect Park
Portland
Ore
Oregon Commission
State of
Oregon
Portland City
Willamette River
Commission
San Francisco
Havana
Warn-Torn
Maria Theresa
Oquendo
Viscaya
Breese Driver Breese Arrested For Reckless Driving
Sir William Truemann of St. Louis was arrested in Breese for speeding through town. He pleaded not guilty claiming he did not see the town and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Breese
Sir William Truemann
St. Louis
Deer Hunters Ride Cycles in California
In Porterville California a district ranger witnessed a bicycle deer hunt as two Bakersfield men pedaled beyond no vehicle areas and bagged a four point buck a few days later.
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Deer Hunters
California
Porterville
Calif
Bakerfield
Night Snakes Awake Study Aims In Guerrero
University of California zoologists led by Dr. Walter Mosauer plan a three month night survey in Guerrero near Acapulco to test whether snakes sleep or stay awake. They will use forehead lamps to spot hides in mangrove swamps lagoons and jungles and photograph motion pictures while capturing live reptiles for lab study.
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Berkeley
Calif
Zoological Department
University of California
Walter Mosauer
Guerrero
Acapulco
Cities Lead in Larceny Crime Survey Indicates
Federal Bureau of Investigation quarterly crime reports show rural areas have higher percentages in severe offenses like homicide and aggravated assault, while cities lead in larceny and auto theft. The data cover Chicago New York Oklahoma City Washington and Omaha with counts of murders, robberies and burglaries.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Swarty and Big Tax Burden Show Government Overreach
The column contrasts Swarty a Washington small businessman with Westinghouse's tax bill to argue government taxation has grown top heavy. It cites nine monthly taxes plus local DC levies and a heavy federal tax load hindering job restoration andReserve funds. The piece also critiques Congress budget aims and Greenbelt lease flaws under Tugwell policies.
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Swarty
District of Columbia
Great Westinghouse Corporation of Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Congress
White House
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