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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1950
Page
13
St. Louis traction system street cars and buses halted by a wildcat AFL strike deemed illegal by state officials. Riders sought alternatives as the union and Public Service Company faced off over a retroactive seven cent wage raise from Jan first and a state seizure of lines.
State employment directors pledged to funnel workers to defense plants after a conference with federal manpower officials in Washington. The meeting aimed to align labor resources with war production needs and bolster mobilization efforts nationwide.
Fred Staup 40 and his wife Mary were arrested at Washington Park race track as police moved to Cleveland warrants accusing Staup of embezzling about 158000 from Atlantic Finance, a company he founded. He admitted the loss and said most money went to a good time and bad investments. Mary Staup urged him to surrender. he planned to turn himself in after fleeing Cleveland on June 19.
State officials warned that the federal state system of job agencies would have to shoulder the manpower mobilization burden, signaling a shift of duties and resources to federal channels.
The Air Force is considering temporary promotions to captain and first lieutenant for about 5,000 officers. This would start a program to align active duty officers with reserve ranks being recalled, with higher rank adjustments to follow.
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