Labor Walkout Shadow Looms Over Wage Policy Debates
In a charged national scene 400,000 United Mine Workers vow solidarity as John L Lewis presses for wage gains amid government injunctions. AFL CIO back the labor shift while MacArthur outlines postwar recovery and export plans. Lustrom and Tucker clash over control of the Dodge Chicago plant with housing expansion plans and a $7,000 five room home target.
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John L
Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
AFL
CIO
Lewis
Ates
Truman
John S
Lustrom Corporation
Hinsdale
Iil
Chicago
Tucker Automobile Corporation
Dodge-Chicago
Preston Tucker
National Housing Authority
Lustrom
Tucker Corporation
Theodore Granik
NHA
Dodge- Chicago
War Assets Administration
Tucker
Lobbyists Register and Postwar Economic Snapshot
Lobbyists now register under penalties to reveal clients and influence in Washington. The piece notes Purcell L. Smith as the top earner at $65,000 annually plus expenses. It also surveys China Soviet tension, currency devaluation, Red fortifications, and a government move to tax-dividend disclosures as 1946 profits rise. Farm prices in Oct 1946 sit 154 percent above 1935-39, with analysts predicting a late 1947 price drop if inflation fuels persist.
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Congress
Washington
Purcell L. Smith
GOP Sweep Frees Truman From Burdensome Program
In Washington a Christmas mood surrounds the White House as Truman faces a new political era. The piece recalls past clashes with Congress over his New Deal program, notes the shift in power after the 1946 elections, and observes Republican maneuvering and Taft forces shaping the postwar scene.
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Truman
Washington
Noel
Connecticut Avenue
F Street
White House
Missouri
Sam
Congress
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Duys
San Francisco
United Nations
Hull
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twain
Berlin
House
Senate
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Wilson
New Freedom
Hoover
Taft
Harding
NRA
Vandenberg
Ohio
Central America
States Push Aid for Vet Housing
Five states have approved multi million dollar emergency housing funds this year. New York California Connecticut and Ohio led with large legislative appropriations. New York earmarked 35 million dollars for statewide housing projects and approved low rent slum clearance. New Jersey launched a 41 million dollar veterans housing program with a 6 million dollar immediate operations appropriation and a 35 million dollar bond issue.
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New Jersey
National Association of Housing Officials
New York
California
Connecticut
Ohio
Barbs and Banter on Travel and Politics
Baukhage urges carrying a spot remover for trips. Aircraft Industries notes altitude shifted from feet to miles over five years. Pullman unveils a cloth like paper head bag and hints at a nose bag for snorers. Questioning why parties seek winning but least popular presidential candidates.
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Aircraft Industries
Pullman
All kinds wanted for puppies at Servolate Kennels
Service listing from Hayward California kennel seeks all breed puppies. Advertises wanted pups with prices and contact at 300 Castro Valley Boulevard. Includes kennel name Servolate Kennels and location in Castro Valley area.
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Castro Valley Blvd
Hayward
Calif
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Johnson City
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Claude Vivieres
Goodrich
Brigeys & Stratton
Elgin National Watch Company
Keystone Steel and Wire Company
Homestake Mining Company
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WNU Service
Eye Street
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Communist Commissariat
Siberia
Lithuania
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Latvia
Ukraine
Crimea
Madamoiselle
Smart Travellers
C.O.D
F.O.B. L. M. Cook Tire CO
Emporia
Kans
Business & Invest
Kahn Tire Coo
6Th St
Kansas City
Farm Machinery & Equip
Allis Chalmers
W. K
Porter Eubank
Huntsville, Mo
John Deerea
Lister
Cause
Woods
Harvey
MOLBY
Wichita
Kansas
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Idaho Falls
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S.E. Sterling
Cole
Roy le Melendy
Taylor
Sterling
Colo
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U.S
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Potter County
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Beomous
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Gettysburg
Colorado Ranch
Colorado
Tierra de Tac
Centris Elk
Pueblo
Northwest Missouri
Sy Livestock
Millett
Kingston, MO
Home Furnishings & Appli
Metzner Stove Repair CO
Kansas City 6
M & M Publishing CO
P.O
Los Angeles
Wally Gurelil
Ross Sykes
Oswego, Kas
OK Photo Finishing Service
Ottawa
Kas
WM. Nichols
Eldorado Spgs
Chemtex
Chem-Tex Paint Products CO
Dallas 9
Texas
R. L. Johnson Foundry, Inc
Wheeler Street
P. O. Box
ABBEY
Broadway
MANN
Veastwoeh
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WAAL
Waleed & Gl
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Saint Louis
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NSA
Doan
DLN Wysa
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