Timken Labor Talks Reach Critical Stage With Threat of Strike
Negotiators for The Timken Roller Bearing Co and the United Steel Workers return to the bargaining table at 2 PM in an eleventh hour effort to avert a strike as a one year pact expires midnight. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly wage rise and a $150 monthly pension at 65, but Timken has refused those terms and offered only to renew the current contract with limited revisions. A federal conciliator, Robert Burns, reviewed positions but left no proposal. Reports will flood from Canton Columbus Wooster Zanesville Mount Vernon as union members meet to hear results and decide on a strike vote if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timken Roller Bearing Co
C.S.O. United Steel
Timken
Robert Burns
Cleveland
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Abel
Canton
Columbus
Wooster
Zanesville
Mount Vernon
Canton and Gambrinus
Lincoln High School
Federal Housing Bill Passes After Bitter Floor Fight
The multibillion dollar housing bill survived a fierce floor battle in the House 228 to 185 and moves toward reconciliation with Senate action. The measure authorizes over 14 billion dollars in grants and loans for slum clearance public housing and farm housing aids, with 1,050,000 units planned over seven years and 400 million in rent subsidies.
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Senate
White House
American Labor Party
Dash to Splash Prevents Heat Rash
Citizens flock to Cookpool and city pools as a heat wave keeps daily highs near 90. The Weather Bureau notes an extended stretch of abnormal warmth with a 7.5 degree above normal average, driven by Gulf air flow. No rain is expected. cooler air pockets bring fog along the East Coast, while Canton sees little precipitation.
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Cookpool
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Canton
Lewis Orders Miners Back On 3-Day Week
AP reports John L. Lewis ordered soft coal miners east of the Mississippi to work a three day week starting next Tuesday, abandoning the no contract no work stance. The move, tied to an expiring contract, aims to ease strains on industry and public. West of the Mississippi remains on existing terms with Taft Hartley Act constraints. Lewis urged unions to report any company refusals to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Mississippi River
Lewis
Mississippi
Boggs Reo Trucks Saga in City Hall Faces State Review
City officials and state representatives pressed Tuesday into the Boggs Reo truck purchase row. The six trucks remain in city barns as a decision on payment and contract validity looms, with Mayor Klein weighing action amid legal and civil service questions.
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Snyder
Sore “Higher Authority
Klein
WCMW
Attorney General Takes Over Lincoln Whisky Permit Case
The Lincoln restaurant whisky permit protest files are now at the office of Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy. Duffy said the Department of Liquor Control turned the case over officially for the first time Monday and he has not yet estimated when decisions will come. Opponents cite proximity to three churches and Timken Vocational High School, and protest hearings required by law have not been granted. The permit was issued last January before the 10 day protest period ended. The restaurant is currently selling whisky by the glass under the license. Cherries You pick 5 to 7 p m Uplink Orchard Fulton rd NW ad.
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Klein
Nichols
A. W. Fabry
Snyder
Attorney General
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Snyder
Columbus
John E. Gotherman
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
Department of the State Auditor's Office
Gotherman
Attorney General's
Bellefontaine
Lincoln Restaurant
Herbert S. Duffy
Canton
Timken Vocational High School
Harter Bank Opens New Interest Period July First
Bank promotes insured savings accounts with a new interest period starting July 1. Advertisement highlights member benefits and suggests customers start saving to earn interest.
Senators Pare Excise Taxes Cut Back to 1942 Levels
The Senate finance committee voted 7 to 6 to roll back federal excise taxes to 1942 levels on items including telephone bills railroad tickets silverware and luggage. The measure was added as an amendment to a House bill on industrial alcohol permits led by Senator Johnson of Colorado. Representative Martin of Massachusetts pushed for swift House action on his tax-cut proposal.
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House Republican Policy
Martin
Massachusetts
Capitol
Treasury
Taft
Senator Maybank
South Carolina
Senate
House
Maybank
Truman
Congress
Rayburn
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Colorado
Massillon Praised For Budget Adherence And Planful Street Work
Stark County Tax League lauds Massillon for living within its 1948 income and having well defined plans. The report highlights resurfacing as an excellent example of effective planning. Massillon bonded debt as of Jan 1 1949 totaled 220 150 versus Canton 1 974 346 Alliance 1 701 131 and county 505 091. Overall county debt stands at 14 468 666 with schools 63 percent cities 27 percent and county and other subdivisions 10 percent. Some districts show no bonded debt as of Jan 1. The note closes with an ad for Fourth of July flags.
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Massillon City
Stark County Tax League, Inc
Massillon
Canton
Alliance
Servancy
Paint advertisement for Dutch Boy Glidden Pratt & Lambert
An old newspaper ad touts America's finest brands including Dutch Boy Glidden and Pratt & Lambert. It lists Harris Paints at 1146 Tusc West with telephone contact 43626-ad.
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America
Glidden
Pratt & Lambert
Harris Paints
Tusc
St West
Dial
Kent State Canton to Close After Four-Year Run
Kent State University Canton branch will close July 1 1950 after four years of service begun October 2 1946. The decision follows a $100000 appropriation cut and the branch meeting its mission as enrollment declines. President George A Bowman cited space needs at McKinley High and a shift to main campus facilities.
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State University
Canton
Kent State University
House Finance Committee
George A. Bowman
Rteve Wween
University At
Kent
Bowman
Kent State
Kent Canton
McKinley High School
Judith Coplon Convicted of U S Secrets Theft
Judith Coplon, 28, is found guilty on two counts of stealing U S secrets for the Soviet Union. A jury of 12 deliberated 13 hours eight minutes before returning the verdict. She faces a possible 13 year prison term and a $12,000 fine.
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Judith Coplon
Washington
INS
U. S
Russia
Miss Coplon
Taft Labor Plan Nears Final Senate Vote
The Senate presses toward a final vote on Taft's labor program after rejecting repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. The plan would keep core Taft Hartley provisions, ban the closed shop, and allow temporary injunctions in unfair labor practices cases. Truman's aides expect no amendments. a larger vote on the Truman bill follows.
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Senate
Taft
Taft-Hartley
Federal Mediation Service
National Labor Relations Board
Truman
New England
Baldwin
Connecticut
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Flanders
Vermont
South
New
Senate Labor Committee
Lucas
Save At Harter Bank Opens New Interest Period
New interest period begins July 1 at Harter Bank. Now is a good time to start saving with F D I C insured accounts and member benefits highlighted.
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Harter Bank
Springers 90c each ad offering meat poultry
Sanitary Poultry at 813 S. Cherry advertises Springers for 90 cents each with a price run of 44000 ad.
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I. W. Abel
Union
Burns
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Erro
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. S. Steel Corp
Boggs
Thomas H. Nichols
T. Frank Snyder
Boggs Reo Sales Co
State Attorney General
City Board of Control
Carl F. Klein
Board of Control
Downtown Motors, Inc
Uplink Orchard
Fulton Rd
Pocdays
Dd. i. C.ad
Amusements
George Sokolsky
Stars & Stripes
Canton Repository
Cooper's
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