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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1947
Page
14
A second floor storeroom blaze at the 15 story Hotel Capidl forced about 190 guests to evacuate temporarily from upper floors. Fire crews contained the fire in the early hours, with no serious injuries reported. The hotel, located in midtown York, remained open after the incident.
The Eightieth Congress moves quickly on labor bills with the GOP pressing action while Truman’s state of the union emphasis on a labor study faces opposition. Ball criticizes the president on closed shop abuses and labor relations reform as hearings on the Case bill proceed. AFL and steel unions react to wage talks with talks of a substantial raise and potential price stability.
A planned strikers parade at the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company plant in Milwaukee was postponed indefinitely Tuesday amid union charges. Sheriff George M. Hanley supported the company in the dispute.
A. S. bartenders in 16 Chicago Joop hotels voted to strike after rejecting a 40 hour week offer and lowering wage demands from 10 dollars a day to 2.75. James Crowley, head of Local 250, said negotiations failed amid firm hotel association offers. Separately, Southwestern Telephone Workers seek higher pay from Southwestern Bell for about 40,000 members across multiple states.
A second West Virginia coal mine came under direct navy control after the owner was ousted as manager of the seized property by the coal mines administration. Officials cited failure to meet the contract terms with the United Mine Workers as the reason for both actions stemming from last spring's strike.
The Associated Press reports multiple federal suits filed in Dallas Amarillo and other cities seeking retroactive portal to portal pay. Claims total about 61 million across 13 filings as CIU UAW challenges Ford and several chemical and oil firms. Ohio locals include 40,000 members seeking 80 million in class action bids across cities including Columbus Detroit Newark and Baltimore.
A suit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of 25,000 former employees seeks about 1 40 000 in damages from the California Ship Building Corp. Attorney David L Mohr calls it a portal to portal variation. The claim covers actual work claimed before shifts start during lunch and after shifts end.
Mrs. Charles Henn Jr a British war bride who bore quadruplets 18 days ago planned to go home today but the babies will stay inqu baltors at St Agnes hospital. Charles Henn Sr says his son will keep the family in Baltimore despite offers of homes and jobs from other cities. Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Baltimore launched a drive to raise 50000 for the former Army sergeant.
President Truman asks Congress to form a commission to devise machinery preventing national strikes in vital industries such as transportation oil steel and communications without eroding democratic freedoms. He warns big strikes could cause national disaster as wartime authorities phase out.
LOS ANGELES Jan 7 The court approved an agreement whereby Mrs Alta May Magon 68 will pay her husband 13750 monthly support pending trial of their divorce set for April Richard Magoon 69 claims illness and inability to work and says he raised their community funds from 35000 to 520000 through stock market knowledge Also mention Jerome K Harris of San Antonios Frank Brothers store named to a program committee for a nationwide convention of mens wear retailers in New York City March 3 5
Ninety Mexican boy scouts called the Aztec Knights will visit San Antonio on Wednesday and Thursday from Monterrey. They will stay at the scout headquarters at 2519 Broadway while bedding is sought by the Mexican consulate. A truck will depart Tuesday for Ingram, Texas to bring 90 cats from the Indian Creek scout camp. the senior scout unit of St. Agnes Catholic Church will host the visitors.
Jan 7 Fort Worth report of a gasoline truck collision with a Missouri Pacific freight train results in the death of 46 year old Jack Reed Maddox coowner of the Alvarado OW company.
Tokyo January 7 UPR Bulliog Air Marshal Sir George Pir of the Southeast Asia command arrives for a brief stay. He will meet local officials and inspect regional operations during the visit.
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