Supreme Court Ruling Triggers Wave of Overtime Suits
Five Supreme Court justices who backed workers in the Mt Clemens pottery decision spark a flood of overtime wage suits under the 1938 Wage Hour Act. The piece urges Congress to act to curb what it calls labor legal overreach and stresses industry must precisely record work time to avoid future claims.
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United States Supreme Court
Mt Clemens
Portal To Portal
Pressman
CIO
Figs
Bethlehem Steel Company
Congress
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Mt. Clemens
Workers Lose A Billion In Purchasing Power Call
The Milwaukee Journal argues that labor should stop wasting purchasing power after the war, noting a billion dollars of loss not caused by wage gains from strikes. It contends most strikes involved close disputes where peaceful settlements could have produced wage increases, benefiting workers and the nation.
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Milwaukee Journal
Manchuria policy clash over Dairen and Manchuria history
The speaker questions the U S stance on Dairen asserting Chinese sovereignty and accuses the state department of appeasement. He outlines Manchurian history from 1894 through Yalta claiming Russia gained control via treaties and urging Congress to uncover the truth.
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State Department
Dairéy i
Tehran
Yalta
Potsdam
Dairen
Japan
United States
China
Soviet Russia
Russia
Manchuria
Congress
Dalny
Germany
France
Russo-Asiatic Bank
Siberian
Vladivostok
Harbin
Great Britain
Portsmouth
Changchun
Port Arthur
Ching
Mongolia
Cairo
Messrs
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Republic of China
Stalin
Thi
Bir
Arizona utilities push back against federal rate standards
Private Arizona electric utilities revolt against Federal Power Commission guidance. They argue state law defines fair value for rates, contesting Olds on the federal intrusion. Protests rally against perceived political actions and federal intervention.
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Arizona
Olds
Federal Power Commission
Mis
Gev. Gsborn Te Moe
Ig State of
Gio Arizona Corporation Commission
Electris
Qsaepa
Debating Publication of Sporting Odds in Press
Westbrook Pegler notes a New York Journal American contest over publishing track and horse race odds. He argues legal betting at tracks funds government and questions censoring or aiding organized crime, drawing on British pools as a comparison.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Maw Hake
Neiw York Journal-American
Wwe
Mgee
Ustis
Th Gasen
Fae Qrestien
Lew Burton
Nevada
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Swami Baer on 1946 diplomacy and world peace
The writer reflects on the year 1946 and postwar diplomacy with sharp, satirical lines about peace spoils and open treaties. He critiques President Truman, Secretary Byrnes, and wartime policy while warning of potential future conflict and fragile international accords.
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Agiend
Truman
Congress
Kim Harry
Byrnes
Swami Baer
The Teachers' Dilemma by Paul Mallon
A 1946 King Features analysis argues American teachers earn far less than tradesmen, causing mass departures from teaching. It cites salary gaps, rising school ages to 23 million by 1954, emergency certificates, and union strikes shaping education policy amid calls for national standards and funding.
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Washington
New York
San Antonio
New York High
Charlotte
Norwalk
California
Michigan
Georgia
St. Paul
AFL
Minneapolis
New York City
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Venezuelan trip yields milk, pipes and youthful rulers tale
In Chachopo and San Carlos the party encounters a milk built church, a young governor, and a government run by youths. A Venezuelan lieutenant blocks their car while Col. Andrews questions policy as President Rotondara and officials reveal a lively, loud night scene with rustic hospitality and a night of revelry.
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Washington
George Dixon
Bolivar
la Concepcion
Col. Andrews
Rotondara
Chachopo
San Carlos
Cuerpo Diplomatico
Col
Robert C. Andrews
Golly
Cojedes
Domingo Rotondara
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Jose Briceno
Efrain Albarado
el Presidente
The Keenest Of Them All Copy Boy Joke
A metropolitan newspaper tale recounts a quiet copy boy who keeps choosing a nickel over a dime. A kind reader explains the nickel is less valuable, but the boy reasons he would lose future chances if he took the larger coin.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Sokolsky
Romantic
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
King Features
Paul Mallon
Dixon
Andes
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