Congress News Attacks on Compulsory Reserve Plan
CIO Vice President L S Buckmaster urges House members to vote against H R 5297, warning eight years of compulsory service and court martial for failure to report. He favors voluntary reserve training and continued selective service. The CIO also denounces S 681, warning of increased government control over private workers and a drift toward a police state.
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CIO
L. S. Buckmaster
Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Buckmaster
Armed Services Committee
United States
CIO Spokesman Fights Natural Gas Bonus
Joseph Childs vice president of the CIO Rubber Workers told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that passage of the Harris bill would bring a $5 billion bonus to the natural gas industry. He said the bill would strip independent producers from FPC regulation and accused the oil industry of planning a $1 million publicity push. He urged the committee to investigate.
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CIO Rubber Workers
House Interstate Commerce Committee
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CIO official urges bold Asian economic aid push
Victor G. Reuther, director of the CIO International Affairs Committee, urged Senate and House committees to act quickly on the Administration’s Asian economic aid program. He argued military aid alone is insufficient and that Free Asia’s underprivileged millions need economic assistance alongside arms.
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Victor G. Reuther
CIO International Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations and
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Reuther
Free Asia
CIO
Buy Only Beer Made Locally Urges CIO Members
A local brewery note urges CIO members to buy locally produced beer to guarantee employment for local brewery workers. Wunderbrau backs the campaign stressing community support and local job protection.
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CIO
Jim Pearson Omitted From Speaker Table At Murray Dinner
Jim Pearson CIO Council Trustee and UAW-CIO Local 863 member was left off the speaker’s table at the Phil Murray Award Dinner. The article notes he was number two from reading left to right and offers an apology to him.
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Jim Pearson
CIO Council
Uaw-Cio
Jim
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