AFL Chief William Green Seeks 26th Term At St Paul
William Green, 76, veteran AFL president, plans reelection for his 26th term at the AFL convention in St Paul starting October 2. He remains active, travels widely, and enjoys peak prestige within labor and Washington. The piece also notes looming Taft Hartley repeal prospects, Murray's purge at CIO, Senate wage dining room pay, and labor funding woes.
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Washington
Ol’ Man River
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
St. Paul
White House
Congress
Green
CIO
Phil Murray
Murray
Public servant Leland Olds faces payless summer and Senate review
Leland Olds of the Federal Power Commission remains off the payroll since June 22 as Senate hearings on his renomination stall. President Truman may yet press a recess appointment if the Senate does not act before adjournment, leaving Olds to return to work after a unpaid vacation.
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House
Senate
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Truman
Ed Johnson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Olds
Power Commission
Supreme Court
FPC
Nalbat
Heehferien
Sen
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Southwest Power Authority
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
White House
Thomas C. Buchanan
Buchanan
Thoughts on Labor Across Voices and Times
A compact montage of quotes celebrating labor from figures like Dekkar Webster Osgood Grant Voltaire and biblical Luke. It contrasts independent labor with capital’s role and honors labor as noble, holy, and essential to virtue and survival.
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Frances Sargent Osgood
Democratic split and Idaho senator Taylor's elusive loyalty
The piece explains Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho remains uncensured by Democrats while Dixiecrats face punishment. It notes Taylor supported the Progressive ticket, vows to stay in the fold, and highlights primary election accountability in 1950. It also critiques radio industry promotion of giveaway programs as a public morals concern.
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Democratic National Committee
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Senator Taylor
United States
Senate
Taylor
Progressive Party
Truman
Congress
National Party
Radio
Labor Day Reflections on Wage Share and Capital
Eleanor Roosevelt argues that Labor Day should focus on how labor’s share of earnings fits with corporate returns. She notes the evolving labor leadership view toward balancing wages with investment needs, executive costs, and bonuses, warning against socialist drift and urging study of problems to save capitalism.
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Hyde Park
Congress
Television troubles from a teetotaler’s view in New York
Robert C. Ruark quotes Bill a calm man turned frustrated by the price and complexity of owning a second hand TV set in New Jersey and New York. He recounts installation costs service fees depreciation and inspection charges while noting how programs remain dull aside from sports and events. The piece argues video tech remains impractical for the average buyer and hinders its promised triumph over radio and cinema.
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FPC
Senate
Olds
New York City
Washington
New York
Bill
Patagonia
New Jersey
Musial
Kentucky on the March book from Billy Rose
Harper's introduces Kentucky on the March by Harry W. Schacter of Louisville. The book recounts how ordinary citizens formed the Committee for Kentucky to bypass politicians, enlist 450000 supporters, and identify issues facing the state to drive reform.
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Harper's
Kentucky
Esmerelda
Harry
Joe McGeniuses
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Utah
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Taft-Hartley
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United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
John Gibson
Michigan Cio
Senate Democratic Campaign Committee
Clinton Anderson
N. M
Joe O'Mahoney
Appropriations Committee
U. S
Minn
Marquis -Childs
L. C. Giauque
North Mainstreet
Pocatello, Idaho
C. ED Flandro
Pocatello
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Thomas Dekkar
Gussell
Daniel Webster
Ulysses S. Grant
Francois M. A
Voltaire
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Lewiston Tribune
Caldwell News-Tribune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Robert C. Ruark
Billy Rose
Frankfort
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