Truce Ends Coal Strike Amid Court Drama and National Debate
The coal strike ends abruptly on John L Lewis orders miners back to work until midnight March 31, 1947. Critics say Lewis threatens labor's Rock of Ages while President Truman misses a chance to rally public support and push labor legislation as the case goes to the Supreme Court.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Attorney General’s Office
Alan Goldsborough
Circuit Court of Appeals
Mr. Lewis
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Court
Congress
Labor
Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
President Truman
Educators Fault Shared Across States Sparks Arizona Debate
State education associations voice dissatisfaction with teachers pay and professional recognition. Arizona educators join the call for wages matching extensive training and responsibilities, asserting the public has funded schools generously yet wage standards lag behind professional needs.
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Arizona
Day in court for John L. Lewis argues law prevails
The author praises due process for John L. Lewis and lauds the American public’s resolve to uphold law over intimidation. He cites coal country sentiment in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, noting a seller’s market with brisk Christmas shopping and a desire to preserve orderly government. He contrasts Lewis’s stance with modern realities and calls for educated, independent public service.
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George E. Sokolsky
John L. Lewis
Congress
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Lewis
Siberia
Yugoslavia
Germany
America
AFL
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Roosevelt Legacy Echoes: Lewis Powers Under Fire
Westbrook Pegler argues Roosevelt created and sustained John L. Lewis's power over miners, linking past violence and labor wars to current crises. He claims Wagner and Frankfurter supported Roosevelt’s alliance, warning of a drift toward Fascism and government overreach.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
John L. Lewis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lewis
Akron
Roosevelt
Europe
Robert F. Wagner
Kaiser
Germany
Dachau
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Wagner
Phillip Murray
CIO
United Mine Workers
Treasuries
United Auto Workers of the
Oakland
Congress
United States
Italy
Hyde Park
Dan Tobin
Walter Reuther
Jimmy Petrillo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Leviathan on war and peace from Hobbes
Hobbes defines peace as a lack of fighting with war lingering in the mindset during any period without guaranteed assurances of safety. He argues true peace only exists when the disposition to war is absent.
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Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Leaderless public pressure on unions and politics in Washington
The piece argues public calls for action amid union disputes lack leadership with only a quarter of papers endorsing congressional leadership by Dec. 1. It notes unions push disruption while employers seek reforms. Byrd and Ball propose limited measures and a special session. It also discusses passport policy as a sign of postwar recovery.
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Pau Washington
Twohey
Truman
Lewis
Oakland
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Byrd
Republican Weekly
Senator Ball
Put. Lewis
White House
Wyatt
George Allen
RFC
Mallon
Ball
Labor Department
Washington
State Department
Molotov
Dixon Pokes Venezuela Lore In Witty Washington Scene
In Washington Scene Dixon jokes about a Venezuela trip with Mr. Wright. He notes that Venezuela means Little Venice and mentions oil and coffee exports while sharing travel prep quirks. A stray anecdote on Gomez and a Princess Windisch Graetz hotel cameo close the bit with humor.
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Washington
Dixon
Venezuela
Venice
Alonzo de Ojeda
Wright
U. S. Public Health Service
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