Coal leaders call Lewis holiday order a slap in the face
John L. Lewis ordered a one week work stoppage starting Monday, prompting coal operators to warn talks on a new soft coal contract could collapse. Southern producers and steel-company mines fear a halt may suspend negotiations, while Capitol Hill sees the move as a setback to Taft-Hartley repeal efforts.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Southern
United Mine Workers
Bluefield
W. Va
United States
Allen J. Ellender
Jealous Gnu Cores 'Gal' at Griffith Park Zoo
At Griffith Park zoo Ned the gnu showed jealousy when a female from San Diego arrived. He greeted her, but she avoided him and sniffed a Brahma next door. Ned chased her around the pen, goring her twice before keepers moved him. The head keeper expects gradual bonding.
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Ned the
Gnu
Ellow
Griffith Park Zoo
Ned
San Diego
Cal
Miss Gnu
Charles Allen
Idaho social work group elects new officers
State Rep Edith I Miller of Idaho Falls was chosen president of the Idaho state conference of social work. Wallace Rounsabell of Pocatello became vice president and Cecil Brandveld of Boise treasurer. Retiring president Helen Bailey and board members Ellie Torbert and Electa Gardin also named.
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Edith I. Miller
Ida
Idaho State Conference of Social Work
Wallace Rounsabell
Pocatello
Cecil Brandveld
Helen Baily
Twin Falls
Ellie Torbert
Electa Gardin
Coeur d’ Alene
F. Pratt
St. Anthony
F. B. Jeppesen
The
State Medical Association
Disney relies on voices not faces for new cartoons
Hollywood reports that Walt Disney chooses voice talent over star prestige for cartoons. Keenan Wynn and Ed Wynn join voices for the March Hare and the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore examples show famous names often yield to fitting vocal parts. Disney auditioning hundreds of voice actors while stars like John Barrymore abandon onscreen cameos.
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Walt Disney Cartoons
Mr. Disney
Keenan Wynn
Ed Wynn
the March Hare
the Mad Hatter
Disney
Dinah Shore
Andrew Sisters
Nelson Eddy
Bing Crosby
Boxoffice
Ichabod Crane
Ichabod and the Toad
Toad
Richard Haydn
John Barrymore
Mr. D
Margaret O’brien
Sturgeons, Sunspots, Dogs: Odd Animal and Weather Links
Odd notes link sturgeon age to teeth loss, dog teams in Alaska average over 20 miles daily with 100 pound loads per dog, and volcanic cycles to solar maximum periods.
Kennecott Treup Seen in Utah Rail Strike Threat
In Salt Lake City an official of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen warned of a new strike at Kennecott Copper Corporation. International vice president S. C. Phillips said about 300 railmen may strike rather than accept the company’s job evaluation plan and the federal board’s proposed $2.71 daily increase. A meeting with Kennecott officials was set, threatening idleness for 5,000 workers across Bing ham, Garfield and Magna.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Utah
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
S. C. Phillips
Phillips
Kennecott
Bingham
Garfield
Magna
Avert Strike at Oak Ridge Ends Before Walkout Deadline
Negotiators reached a new contract one minute before expiration, averting a CIO Chemical Workers strike at Oak Ridge Tennessee. About 2300 workers receive an eight cent per hour raise after 40 hours of talks with Federal Conciliator Donahoo noting no presidential panel action was required.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
CIO
Chemical Workers Union
Robert Donnahoo
Truman
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