Labor union membership rises to 14 254 000 in 1947
New York reports from the National Bureau of Economic Research show union membership increasing from 12 957 000 in 1946 to 14 254 000 in 1947 in a preliminary wages and unionism study. figures trace back to 1935 when 3 648 100 belonged to unions. A separate item notes a deadly accident near Montralegre power station where five men died and seven were seriously injured when struck by lightning.
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Mion
HIG Bells
Taith on the High Seas Faith Triumphs on Sunday
An American Weekly feature titled Taith on the High Seas highlights faith overcoming fear. The magazine ships with Sunday’s edition of Light, delivering a tale of courage and travel.
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San Antonio area landlords press to end rent controls
A San Antonio hearing on whether rent controls should be relaxed or abandoned continued in the municipal auditorium. Landlords urged decontrol citing higher upkeep costs and taxes cutting net rental income, with testimony from residents like Miss Henrietta Pyle who slapped a rent board member during Tuesday's session.
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Municipal Auditorium
Area Rent Control Board
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Henrietta Pyle
W. Ashby
OPA
H.C. Thorman
Rent Control Board
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Miss Pyle
Louise Winfinger
Goliad Si
Davis Ely
Var Ness St
Henry Lee Taylor
W. B. Armott
Lee EB. Miller
Raymond Gerhardt
William Ruhnke
Flores St
United States Accepts London Plan on Western Germany
Secretary of State Marshall announced U S acceptance of the London conference proposals for western Germany describing it as a major step toward solving German problems. The plan envisions a federal government granting home rule and pledges to keep occupying powers in place by mutual agreement while hindering rearmament. Some lawmakers seek congressional approval, while Britain has approved and France and the French assembly may raise objections.
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Germany
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Western Germany
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Congress
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Europe
Monay
Trance
France
Britain hopes to include Russia in four power plan
Ernest Bevin told MPs Britain still hopes to bring Russia into the four power agreement on Germany’s future. Britain approved recommendations for a federal government in Western Germany and Moscow radio urged Germans to resist, claiming the plan would convert western Germany into a permanent Anglo American military base in Berlin. Russian and Communist voices warned the Ruhr would be taken from Germany.
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UPI
Forsyn
Ernest Begin
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Britain
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Berlin
Ruhr
Flood Peri Still Growing
Flood conditions worsen across the Pacific Northwest with 30 dead and 60,000 homeless as a new breakthrough near Puget Island raises fear of greater inundation. US Army engineers call the situation very critical while Canadian forces brace for evacuations along the Fraser in the rising floodfront.
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Columbia
Fraker
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Puget Island
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Lulu Island
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