Stockyards in Indianapolis to close early amid strike threat
Indianapolis stockyards will close livestock gates at noon as a CIO United Packinghouse Workers strike is set for midnight Sunday. The Belt Railroad and Stockyards Co. says negotiations failed. wages are disputed and a walkout looms. The yards handle hogs cattle and sheep from Indiana and East Central Illinois and move about one million dollars daily.
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Transport Workers Union delegates give blood to Red Cross
Delegates to the eighth biennial CIO Transport Workers Union suspended sessions for a half day in Philadelphia to donate blood to the Red Cross. The event occurred as part of the union's activities during the convention.
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