Unions Urged to Buy Higgins Plants in Postwar Gamble
The piece describes Higgins Industries closing three shipyards and proposing to sell the plants to labor unions as a bold postwar experiment. It argues unions could leverage their cash reserves to run factories, with aims of securing work, benefit plans, and new economic principles amid a crossroad in American industry.
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Earthquake rattles Seattle apartment district at 7:20 PM
Residents report strong tremor felt across the city with shuddering floors and rattling glass. Fire crews checked buildings after the quake while neighbors described loud thunderous noises and a power flicker.
Patrol Traffic: Safety Tips for Night Driving
Advice warns drivers that 25 percent more fatal crashes occur at night on busy roads. Headlight use and reduced speed are urged to improve visibility, with a reminder to dim high beams when facing oncoming traffic and to stay alert for pedestrians and unexpected hazards.
Flying Farm Machines Boost Farm Use of Planes
Capper's Farmer notes farmers are integrating aircraft into daily operations. Oklahoma farmers form the National Flying Farmers Association to advance air use in agriculture with headquarters at Oklahoma A&M. The 1945 Stillwater meet drew 222 attendees and 130 farm-owned aircraft, up from 12 in 1944.
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Flying Farmers of
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National
Flying Farmers Association
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
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