Merging urged to save labor says Petrillo at convention
Asbury Park June 8 James C Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians calls for a merger of AFL CIO and major unions to counter Taft Hartley and to counteract labors legal pressures He says the ban on recordings will stay and predicts unions face a rough few years with government action rising and injunctions common in strikes and lawsuits.
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Asbury Park
N.J
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
CIO
Musicians
Petrillo
William Green
Labor
AFL Joins In GI Job Fight
The Arizona Federation of Labor backs the State Apprenticeship council in a clash with the governor's training council over GI bill programs. Federation secretary Elmer F. Vickers Jr says the governor's approach subsidizes employers and harms veterans, citing nine month programs for gas station attendants versus two weeks in oil firms.
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Phoenix
U.P
Arizona Federation of Labor
State Apprenticeship Council
Federation
Elmer F. Vickers, Jr
Veterans Administration
Vickers
Governor's Council
Transfer Workers Get Pay Boost Eight Holiday
About 150 transfer and storage workers in Phoenix and Prescott received wage increases totaling two and a half cents an hour. The raises, retroactive to April 1, are in a new contract for Teamsters Local 104 and add Armistice Day as an eighth paid holiday.
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Phoenix
Prescott
Teamsters’ Union
Louisiana Increases Taxes to Fund Long Plan
Louisiana begins a $70 million yearly tax hike to fund Gov. Earl K. Long’s campaign promises. New laws raise gasoline tax to 9 cents per gallon, double the sales levy to 2 percent, and raise beer tax, with funds allocated to veterans bonuses, higher pensions, highway projects, and a teacher pay scale.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
Tornado Kills Girl Injures Four in Henryville
A tornado in Henryville Clark county Indiana killed Gayle Mullins 10 and injured four others including her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Mullins Mrs Emma Applegate and Mrs George Smallwood. Homes collapsed leaving rubble streets littered with debris and utility outages. The Red Cross opened a shelter at the high school and troopers guarded against looting.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Henryville
Clark County
Indiana
Gayle Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Emma Applecate
George Smallwood
Mullins
Smallwood
Shriners Open Big Three Day National Meet in Atlantic City
Some 12 000 costumed Shriners from 159 cities in the United States Canada Mexico and Panama marched through Atlantic City's main street to open their 74th annual convention. Delegates and families later crowded hotels for the three day meeting with an estimated 50 000 attendees while 100 000 spectators watched the parade. Public schools closed for children to view the opening ceremonies with Imperial Potentate Karl Rex Hammers and successor Galloway Calhoun honored on a platform with Govs Driscoll and Jester present for the session.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Canada
Mexico
Panama
Shrine
Karl Rex Hammers
Pittsburgh
Galloway Calhoun
Tyler
Tex
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Buford H. Jester
Texas
Sheriff's Wife Will Be Buried Wednesday
Funeral services will be held in Flagstaff for Mrs. J. Perry Francis, wife of the Coconino county sheriff, who died after a long illness. The 40 year old resident for 20 years is survived by her husband a 12 year old son her father and mother and eight brothers and sisters.
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Flagstaff
J. Perry Francis
Coconino County
Margaret Truman to get radio job, Petrillo vows
Asbury Park June 8 James C. Petrillo AFL head tells President Truman not to worry the American Federation of Musicians will secure a Margaret Truman radio role regardless of the election outcome. He spoke at the union’s 51st annual convention saying he reassured Truman during a Washington concert last month. He offered no clear political endorsement but affirmed the ability to find a job for Margaret.
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Asbury Park
N. J
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Truman
Margaret Truman
Petrillo
Washington
Margaret
John Mitchell In Critical Condition
John Mitchell of 2803 East Ninth Street was found at 10 p.m. Sunday in a semiconscious state by police responding to a call from Mrs. Joseph Fast. An empty whiskey bottle and a box of sleeping pills were in the room, and he was taken to the county hospital by Parker ambulance.
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John Mitchell
East Ninth Street
Joseph Fast
Mitchel
Mitchell
County Hospital
Parker
Truck Driver Burned By Flaming Gasoline
Frank Cranz twenty one of 620 East Second street was burned when gasoline ignited while he poured it into his truck carburetor. Flames set his clothing ablaze and destroyed his trousers before a passerby put them out. He was treated at the county hospital then moved to the veterans hospital in fair condition.
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Frank Cranz
East Second Street
Veterans Hospital
Cranz
176 Men Enlist In State Guard In May
A total of 176 men enlisted in the Arizona national guard during May, raising the state's guard strength to 1,665. Raymond G. Robles of Tucson’s Company B placed third in recruitment with nine men. Staff Sgt. Edward Bavse and Pvt. William F. Randall, both of Tucson, received honorable mention with eight recruits each.
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Arizona National Guard
State Guard
Raymond G. Robles
Tucson
Edward Bavse
William F. Randall
1 400 Register For UA Session
More than 1 400 students registered at the University of Arizona for the first session of summer school. Classwork started Tuesday morning with registration for credit to continue until next Monday. Registrar C Zaner Lesher noted likely 1 600 enrolled by then and Edna Morgan reported 719 veterans program registrations.
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University of Arizona
C. Zaner Lesher
Edna Morgan
Veterans
Three Douglas Boys Enlisted as Seamen
Three 17 year old youths from Douglas have been accepted by the navy. They are Ben ny Bernard Young, Billy Elbert Gaither, and Claude Clinton Joyce. All enlisted as seaman recruits at the Tucson recruiting office announced Tuesday.
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Douglas
Navy
Tucson
Benny Bernard Young
Billy Elbert Gaither
17Th Street
Claude Clinton Joyce
Fifth Street
Arnold and Rich Back Conduct Services For Mrs Maude Tucker
Joseph F Arnold and Lowell R Rich, range conservationist and hydrologist, have returned from a three month study detail in Washington D C. Arnold will depart for Fort Valley to continue pine bunchgrass range studies this summer while Rich stays in Tucson to summarize watershed research for a publication. Mrs Maude Tucker 67 died Friday in a local hospital with services held Monday at Bring's chapel and burial in Evergreen cemetery.
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Arnold and
Rich Back
East
Maude Tucker
Joseph F. Arnold
Lowell R. Rich
Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station
Tucson
Washington, D.C
Arnold
Ft. Valley Experimental Forest
Flagstaff
Pine Bunchgrass
Rich
Bring’s Chapel
Eric A. Folsom
First Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Tucker
Local woman born in Lanno Texas dies. survived by family
South West Point drive native born in Lanno Texas passed away after living here eleven years. She leaves four daughters Jeannie Tucker in Tucson Gordon J. Steem Albuquerque New Mexico Mary J. Cornelius hacita New Mexico and Muriel Leithauser Amarillo Texas, one son Lewis M. Tucker Gila Bend, and six grandchildren.
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South West Point Drive
Lanno
Tex
Jeannie Tucker
Tucson
Gordon J. Steem
Albuquerque
N. M
Mary J. Cornelius
Hacita
Muriel Leithauser
Amarillo
Lewis M. Tucker
Gila Bend
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