New Labor Fireworks Loom in Kennecott Utah Field
The Kennecott Copper Corp labor picture in Utah faces a volatile June with IUMMSW wage talks and a looming clash with CIO state and national actions. Key disputes include pay differentials, a verbal contract extending the 1947 agreement, and moves by PMC amid anti communism tensions. Labor observers warn a small spark could trigger a broader clash as talks begin.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Congress of Industrial Organizations
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Iummsw
Kennecott Council
Kennecott
Bingham
National Cio
Tummsw
Philip Murray
CTO
Cleveland
Progressive Metalworkers Intermountain District Union
Frigidaire Cuts Prices on Four Refrigerator Models
Frigidaire division of General Motors announced price cuts of five to ten dollars on four residential refrigerator models in Dayton Ohio. It marks the second reduction by Frigidaire in ten days and was reported by United Press.
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Dayton, O
Frigidaire
General Motors
Better Tires Coming Soon
Boston reports from the American chemical society rubber division say motorists will see 13 to 35 percent longer wear from synthetic tires by year end. Firestone scientists I D Siothan and O D Cole cite drastic improvements as cold rubber tires roll out after expansion of production facilities in 1949.
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Boston
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
I. D. Siothan
O. D. Cole
American Chemical Society
Rubber Division
Robert W. Laundrie
Roger F. McCann
Government Laboratories
University of Akron
More Recreation Areas Here Urged In Idaho Plan
The Idaho Motor Hotel association studied a cooperative campaign to increase recreational facilities in Idaho. President George Newburn said the annual convention was weighing efforts to push for more recreation areas and possible highway system improvements.
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McCall
Idaho Motor Hotel Association
Idaho
George Newburn
Gem
AEC swears in new member Gordon Dean
Gordon Dean was sworn in as an atomic energy commissioner and proclaimed he is not a Communist or Fascist. Chairman David Lilienthal noted that non Communist and non Fascist oaths are standard for commission members. Dean, 43, has practiced law and managed a ranch in Vista California and worked on public relations at the Nuremberg war crimes trials.
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Washington
Gordon Dean
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
Dean
Vista
Calif
Nuernberg
Germany
Slot Oasis Near Boise Prompts Boise-Area Push
Garden City officials urge incorporation to build a new city with 12 blocks of business and slot machines to fund police and fire protection after Boise rejected gambling. Connot said 500 to 800 residents live there and rules would limit one tavern and one slot operation per block.
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Boise
Idaho
Garden City
Boise City
A. C. Connot
Ada County
Connot
Ada
Farm mortgage debt climbs 9.1 percent in three years
Washington reports farm mortgage debt at 5.108 billion on January 1, 1949, up 226 million or 4.6 percent in 1948. The debt has risen since January 1, 1946, with last year’s increase about twice that of the prior year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Bird Still Seeks Stay In Axe Slayings Case
Jake Bird, a Black man convicted of the 1947 axe slayings of a Tacoma mother and her daughter, says he placed a hex on those involved and has not given up his bid to avoid execution. He plans an appeal to the U S circuit court in San Francisco after a federal judge denied a stay. Bird, who has twice postponed his death sentence by acting as his own attorney, notes that five people connected to the trial have died unexpectedly.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Jake Bird
Bird
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Samuel M. Driver
Tacoma
Ogden
Utah
Patents Listed in Bureau of Mines Bulletin on Shale Oil
The bulletin catalogs shale oil patents issued by the U S government through 1945 to American and foreign inventors. It is illustrated and described to aid scientists inventors and industrialists in understanding patent scope and practical applications.
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U. S
Bureau of Mines
Ketchum Urges Peace Talks by Idaho River
The Ketchum chamber of commerce proposed a peace plan inviting world leaders such as Truman and Stalin to Idaho. They would sit beside a fishing stream in Ketchum to talk quietly and reach solutions to global problems.
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Ketchum Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Truman
Josef Stalin
Idaho
Hal Wallington
Wallington
Grocers Meet in Salt Lake City Elects 1949-50 Directors
About 200 members of the Associated Grocers of Idaho Utah gathered in Salt Lake City for the annual meeting. Howard Knapp John Toevées and Russell Black were elected as directors for 1949 50. Bud Spencer serves as president and Donald Lloyd as general manager.
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Associated Grocers
Idaho-Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah
Clayton Gledhill
Pocatello
Gledhill
Idaho
Associated Foods
Howard Knapp
Idaho Falls
John Toevées
American Falls
Russell Black
Bud Spencer
Donald P .Lloyd
Earl Davidson
iTwin Falls
Bill Studebaker
Buhl
Mass X Rays Plan Urged
The Idaho public health association urged mass x rays at the local level to maximize value. Dr Arthur D Fisher of Spokane warned during the convention about the need for organized screening. A L Biladeaux of Boise blamed Idaho’s streams for the worst pollution problem and called for public health action and new legislation to curb pollution.
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Idaho Public Health Association
Arthur D. Fisher
Spokane
U. S. Public Health Service
A. L. Biladeaux
Boise
Idaho
Union
Public Health Department
Thursday Party Held by Ruth Chapter OES
Electa Kensington of Ruth chapter No 3 OES will host a dessert luncheon at the Masonic temple Thursday at 1 15 for members and guests. All OES are welcome to attend.
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Electa Kensington of Ruth
OES
Masonic Temple
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PMC
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Ida
Wilde
Mullen, Ida
Utah-Nevada
Bingham Area
O-Cedar Corp
Chiedgo
Toronto
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Fawson Music Store
Kasai
Albert Charles Dubiski
Pittsfield
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Corsicana
Tex
Plainview
Los Angeles
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Detroit
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Denver
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Davie Grain & Fuel Co
AEC
Slot
Jacques Dumaine
Dean Acheson
Orly
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Hriday
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Maywood
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Westinghouse
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