Registration Drive Looms by Cincinnati Labor Council
The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council CIO launches a 100 percent voter registration drive for the November election. At Sports Products Co. employees of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America CIO registered on August 2 and August 10 during lunch hours, with transportation arranged by ACWA staff and CIO officials. Marco Meccia notes confidence in reaching the deadline of September 22, stressing labor's stake and support for labor allies.
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Greater Cincinnati
The
Sports Products Co
Findlay
John Streets
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Cio
Board of Elections
Sycamore Street
Walter
Babe) Grainger
Joe Sepate
ACWA
Steve Chevalier
CIO Council
Martha Moorman
Bill Goss
Marco Meccia
Cincinnati
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
CIO
Joe Lepate
Ttha Moorman
Bill Gross
Two Leaders to Head City PR Defense in Cincinnati
Willie A. Geoghegan, Democrat attorney and son of ex County Commissioner Thomas A. Geoghegan, and Charles P. Taft, Republican foe of the Ninth Street bosses, will lead the fight against another effort to abolish Cincinnati’s proportional representation system. Charter party acting chairman Walter S. Schmidt calls this the fifth such challenge in 18 years, warning of potential machine control without a primary. Jim Burnett and Mike Mastrallo report from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Thomas A. Geoghegan
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ninth Street
Walter S. Schmidt
Charter Party
Schmidt
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Walter Conway
Vic Averdick
Two Charter Party Leaders
Willie A. Geoghegan
Charles P. Faft
Geoghegan
Jim Burnett
Times-Star
Mike Mastrallo
Post
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
American Newspaper Guilds Cio
Los Angeles
William A. Geoghegan
Charles J. Taft