Labor Echoes Rise In Cost Of Living Strife
Labor groups push for wage gains as cost of living climbs. Western Union 56 600 workers vote about 10 to 1 for a strike for a 15 cent hour increase. CIO 310 000 electri cal radio and machine workers demand immediate raises. CIO 2 500 communications workers threaten 1948 strike against MacKay Radio and Commercial Cable if terms fail by December 31. An AFL Air Lines Pilots Association spokesman notes wage issues not tied to United Air Lines dispute.
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AFL
New York City
CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
The
Electrical Workers
Hel Swann
AFL Telegraph Employes’ Union
Western Union
CIO Communications
New York
MacKay Radio and Telegraph Company
Commercial Cables Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
United Air Lines
AFL Air Lines Pilots Association
Strike vote under way among 900 flight officers
The National Foremen's Institute reports wage settlements since the Taft-Hartley act took effect last June average 9.15 cents per hour, with gains from 5.2 to 144 cents. President Truman adviser Dr. Edwin G. Nourse warns of inflation risk, yet notes hopeful restraint. Meanwhile Chicago newspapers face a four-week strike by 500 International Typographical Union members with no settlement, and Norristown Times-Herald returns to work after a week-long wage dispute.
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Insttute, Inc
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
International Typographical Union
Chicago
Norristown
Times-Herald
International Typegraphices Union
AFL
Times- Herald
Truman Plans Early Message on European Aid Policy
President Truman signals he will press Congress to approve a four year program of economic aid to Western Europe, with yearly Congressional discretion on funds. He also vows to block Communist expansion and notes Italy’s peace treaty and withdrawal of American troops amid Italy unrest. Reports say the U S may ship arms to Italy and consider credits for surplus war goods without new Congress action.
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Congress
Truman
Europe
Leghorn
White House
Italy
United States
Russia to OK new currency to curb inflation and rationing
The decree orders payment in new rubles, ends rationing for food and consumer goods, and fixes prices for bread cereals and other items. It warns of monetary losses to individuals but aims to de broaden the economy and stabilize postwar inflation.
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Mataroni
Moscow
Russia
U.G.S.R
Obituary notices from Greencastle and surrounding areas
Obituaries note deaths of residents from Greencastle Wolfsville Boonsboro and Verona with details of survivors obsequies and funeral homes. Listed are C H Spangler sibling David R Wagner and Alice Wagner. Emory Barkdoll and family. Mrs William Brindle. Laura E Stottlemyer. infant Linda May Spriggs. Martha J Turner. Angie Clinton Nutter and several siblings. Funeral services set at Minnich Bittie East Brown Snyder-Rowland and local churches with interments at nearby cemeteries.
Lewis Calls On Union Leaders
Lewis urges union leaders to reassess labor loyalties as AFL and CIO dispute membership totals. He notes his own independence from both federations and recalls shifting ties between 1936 and 1946 while CIO and AFL membership fluctuated. John T. Kmetz’s status as Assistant Secretary of Labor faces questions from the new split.
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CIO
Lewis
AFL
Las
John T. Kmetz
Labor
Schwellenbach
Kmetz
William Green
But. Kmetz
Dis
Funeral services for local residents set for Wednesday
Mrs. Raymond Clark Miss Alice Clinton and Mrs. David Watson of this city will have funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with Rev. H. L. Penn officiating. Interment follows at Rose Hill cemetery. Viewing is at the home 218 North Jonathan street after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Greencastle
Trinity Lutheran Church
C.H. Spangler
David R. Wagner
Washington
Alice Wagner
Minnich
Wilson Ard
Cesdar Hill
Orge W. Barkdoll
Wolfsville
Frederick County
George II
Margaret Wolfe
Bittie Funeral Home
Myereville
Samuel D. Lindsay
St. Macks Lutheran Church Cemetery
William Brindle
Williamsport
Downsville Christian Church
Martinsburg
Brown Funeral Home
Hugh Jarrett
Albert Hofrichter
Springtown
Laura E. Stottlemyer
Webster W. Stottlemyer
Boonsboro
Andrew
Sarah (Doyle) Ridenour
Beaver Creek
Lutheran Church
Roger Fleck
Stacey
Austin
Sharpsburg
Daniel
Woodrow
Benjamin Hoffman
Halfway
Kate Shryver
Estherville
Iowa
Daniel .K. Ridenour
Hagerstown
Elmer S. Ridenour
Funkstown
Courtney A. Ridenour
Curtis
Oklahoma
East Funeral
Donald R. Stonesifer
Boonstore
Angie Nutter
Angie Clinton Nutter
State Hospital
Crownsville
Martin L
Annie Clinton
Zion Baptist Church
Cecil Nutter
John McReynolds
James Marshburn
Anna Grace Canton
New York
N. Y
Frances Clinton
Philadelphia
Theopholis Watson
Mercersburg
Raymond Clark
Alice Clinton
David Watson
H. L. Penn
Rose Hill Cemetery
Jonathan_street
Santa Arrives in Hagerstown Amid Warm Welcome
Santa Claus made his first official appearance in Hagerstown on Saturday as he stepped from an airplane at the municipal airport to greet about 5 090 people. He traveled by auto since there was no room for reindeer or snow and later visited a local store where hundreds gathered in the toy department. The city anticipated multiple Santa appearances as the holiday shopping rush hit downtown streets.
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Santa Claus
Hagerstown
Santa
Toy Department
Marshall replies to Molotov over German policy at talks
General Marshall defends U S positions at the conference after Molotov’s charges. He cites U S moratorium efforts, lack of American German property acquisitions, and sales of German exports at world prices to fund imports. He notes no new foreign ownership changes and recalls historical dye production and explosives origins.
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Molotov
United States
Marshall
Russia
U. S
Germany
Post touted for union leader amid Taft Hartley feud
The proposal came from Lewis and cited Green as aiming to appease him in the Taft Hartley affidavits dispute. Kmetz had returned to Washington after a weekend at his Wilkes Barre home, following the suggestion for the post.
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Trict
UMW
Lewis
Green
Taft Hartley
Kmetz
Washington
Wilkes Barre
Ridenour trial details reveal shifting alibi and bets
The defense recounts Ridenour changing stories from a gun discharge in a Maryland trip to claims of one or two $100 bets with Taylor. The state notes a $150 missing from a money bag and a fatal shooting during a ride back to Hagerstown. Witnesses included several jurors and a scheduled witness Benjamin Breedon who died.
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Ben Breedon
Frederick
Baltimore
Ingram
Ridenour
Taylor
Hagerstown
South Potomac
Harry J. Krist
Baltimore Police Department
South Potomac School Yard
Charles Wagaman
John Light
Light
New York
Martinsburg
Wagaman
Wiliam A. Huster
Joseph D. Mish
George D. Henderson
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Huster
Benjamin Breedon
David H. Newman
J. Hugh Warrenfeltz
J. Thurman Mowen
Frank H. Delaney
Nelson L. House
Orville J. Helser
Isaac R. Shank
Robert S. Cartee
Norman M. Holzapfel
R. Nihiser
JM. L. Binkley
William E. Stouffer
Stouffer
Liecourt
GOP anti inflation plan faces House test
Senator O Mahoney denounces the GOP measure as big business and pro monopoly while lawmakers debate a plan allowing voluntary industry agreements on transport sharing marketing and commodity regulation with presidential approval immune from antitrust actions. Price fixing is barred and agreements expire March 1 1949. Export controls would continue for one year from February 29 1948.
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Congress
O'Mahoney
Dwyo
GOP
Presidential powers on economic controls and gold reserves
The text outlines authority to fix maxi MUI markups if export prices exceed domestic. It preserves presidential power to allocate box cars and rail facilities for the period. It proposes raising gold reserves backing Federal Reserve currency from 25 to 40 percent and reserves for deposits from 23 to 35 percent.
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