Rail Ferries Resume Great Lakes Traffic
Negotiations resume between rail ferries and workers on the Great Lakes after a disruption. The National Machine Union returns to bargaining while traffic aims to normalize and ferries resume daily operation.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1946
Page
4
Negotiations resume between rail ferries and workers on the Great Lakes after a disruption. The National Machine Union returns to bargaining while traffic aims to normalize and ferries resume daily operation.
About half of the 17 shipping companies involved in the 12 day layoff vote to return to work Sunday as talks near a settlement. Bethlehem Transportation and other firms prepared to reopen. an agreement lowers the standard from 72 to 48 hours across the board, easing tensions after a prolonged stoppage.
Public sentiment and vigorous campaigns propel Robert Young to challenge rail monopolies. He targets bond practices, Pullman car standards, and reform groups, claiming bankers and insurers dominate policy and seek profits over passenger service. Young argues for competitive, modernized rail management to force change across the industry.
East Side committees met after nave devotion in the Church of the Sacred Heart as the Women of the Church sponsor a October bazaar in the church gym. Wedding anniversaries, travels, and hospital grounds connected personal notes filled the meeting, while auxiliary group plans a 8 pm gathering in the Chasan Building led by Mrs. Maude Kent.
A dense listing of local notices and musical shows, with names like Tenyant My Wiha and Sondraquane, various theaters, reporters, and time slots. It reads as a partial OCR of a station daybook or society page with scattered program titles and personnel.
Washington approved the use of surplus property by newly formed non profit educational institutes under a general act. The War Assets Admin and Department of Justice will handle disposition of surplus property while ensuring eligible institutions receive aid. No opinion was requested on the merits of any party.
A police officer confronts an alleged thief in a gar where the suspect, identified as Mikael Doct, 26, is caught attempting theft. The scene unfolds with the officer detailing the sequence of events and the suspect’s erratic actions. The report notes the location near a port area and references the surrounding streets.
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