Wage formula key as inflation looms over GM UAW contract
The U S Department of Labor approved the GM UAW deal amid rising steel wages and prices signaling spread of higher living costs. United States Steel and Weirton Steel raised hourly wages 13 and 14 cents, while coal miners recent contracts added to pressure on prices and inflation.
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U. S. Department of Labor
General Motors- Uaw
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Weirton Steel Company
U. S. Steel
General Motors
United Auto Workers
CIO
UAW
Automobile Corporation
Taft
Republicans Aim to Fracture Democratic Unity in Congress
In a strategic push during the Truman called special session Republicans seek to expose Democratic rifts and press a civil rights bill. Southern Democrats ally with GOP tactics to block strong action, while planed cloture and staged delays stretch the session into September. Truman may call Congress back if adjourned without action. Dewey’s campaign role is outlined by Brownell.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Republican
South
Congress
Capitol Dome
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Dewey Takes Aloof Stand in Campaign Contest
Marquis Childs reports Brownell led a campaign briefing in Washington where Dewey will stay detached from the battle between the Democratic president and the Republican Congress. The stance treats the struggle as a carryover with no bearing on the future.
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Washington
Brownell
Dewey
Republican Congress
Unwanted small business defense carve in draft act
White House and National Defense officials tussle over a new small business amendment to the draft law. It would require the president on advice of a security board to allocate defense orders and steel quotas to small firms defined as under 500 workers and independently owned. Fines and possible imprisonment threaten noncompliers.
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White House
National Defense
Congress
National Security Resources Board
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Repeat Performance If New York Hearings Seek Comm Unions
The article notes congressional subcommittee hearings in New York where witnesses refuse to answer questions about Communist ties and are threatened with contempt, while critics say the investigations prove nothing and call for a definitive court ruling on whether Communist Party membership is political or treasonous and whether party membership should be public.
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New York
Congressional
Olympic Games and Soviet Defection Signals in London
Paul Gallico voices skepticism about Soviet participation in London Olympic Games arguing defectors reflect economic and political pressures. He criticizes Avery Brundage and notes concerns over team selection while entertaining a playful jab at Brundage and the press. The piece ends with a quip about the Olympic Torch at Olympia and a moment of silence for London.
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Politburo
Russia
London
Saville Row
New Bond
Oxford Streets
Savoy
Claridge’s
Avery Brundage
U.S
S. S. America
White
Avery
Fritz Weber
George Moore
Richard Gruenther
Hale Baugh
Gil Dodds
Brother Brundage
Olympia
Greece
Quotes on golf houses and social jests
A string of wry observations on social habits and miserliness. The speaker notes on golf club pride house shortages marriage costs and the unpopularity of bill collectors. The tone is lightly satirical with casual aphorisms about modern life.
Berlin aid debate tests Clay and Murphy on U.S. stay
Gen. Lucius Clay testifies on Berlin reconstruction while Ambassador Robert Murphy interrupts to say private capital is unlikely in Germany with fear of Soviet takeovers. Murphy warns withdrawal would erode confidence in the United States and invite Russian dominance in western Germany. The piece also notes favorable public reaction to the idea of sending messages to Russians via balloons and includes reader letters supporting peace and direct outreach.
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Soviet Union
London
Washington
Lucius Clay
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Berlin
Germany
Clay
Robert Murphy
State Department
Murphy
Europe
United States
Bern
Germay
Russia
Iron Curtain
France
Pacific
Oregon
Moscow
Kremlin
Arthur B. Borden
Borden Mills, Inc
New York
Air Symington
le May
India
Guam
Worth Street
New York City
Herman H. Hardison
Bat Cave
N. C
Emerson Rupert
Bradenton
Fla
Edward Nielsen
Cozad
Neb
Stuart Symington
H. A. Smith
S. W. 5Th Ave
Miami
Miami Herald
Robert B. Flanders
North Atterboro
Mass
Symington
Joe Martin
North Attleboro Chronicle
L. A
Dillingham
Portland
Ore
M. S. Rackett
Richmond
Roy B. Seeley
Muskegon, Mich
Golden Horn and Bosphorus Charm Istanbul Visit
Istanbul amazes with the Bosphorus colors and minarets while a camel caravan passes below. The author stretches a four day plan to an extra week to explore museums mosques bazaars and street life in the city.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Stanbul
Park Hotel
Bosphorus
Leander’s
Black Sea
Jean
Bac
Turkish Housecoat Nonsense Sets Stage for Quick Burlesque
Henry McLemore and another man model matching housecoats and caps in a satirical display. The act mocks American fashion and Turkish stereotypes with overzealous sales rhetoric and a muddled cultural riff, ending with a boastful parade line referencing Leander and Byron.
Letters From Readers On Library Frustrations And Local Issues
A reader laments a dim library setup in town with low shelves and dark corners hindering reading. Others comment on parking meters work hours and the need for civil discussion in upcoming elections, urging clarity on labor and fishing conduct.
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Paul Gallico
Drew Pearson
Henry McLemore
Ol’ Joe Turk
America
Constantinople
Hellespon
Savas ‘Oe
Lic
Post Pet
POST
Utah
G. A.B
Idaho
Phas
Pocatello
Garties
D. & Rig
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