Ford and UAW strike-avoiding pension pact ends 35 hour talks
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a historic two and a half year agreement financing a $100 monthly pension for workers over 65, with social security, ending a 115000 worker production dispute. The pact introduces the first major pension plan financed by the company, sets a 30 month term, preserves $1.65 hourly wage, and creates a joint union company board to administer pensions. Pension checks begin April 1 following retirement March 1.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
John S. Bugas
Reuther
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Workers' Fund Board Strikes Back At Critics
Arizona agencies clash with labor and politics as B F Goodwin arrives to mediate Tucson transit driver disputes. Union seeks $1.30 to $1.35 hourly pay while company cites lack of profits. Drivers vote to strike if no deal by midnight and plan pickets at East 10th Street terminal and South Plumer shops.
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Arizona Industrial Commission
Senate
Fred J. Fritz
Ray Gilbert
Gilbert
Supreme Court
William J. Fillmore
Com
Harry Matthewson
East 10Th Street
South Plumer Avenue
Congress Studies Tucson Flood Fund Dispute
A House and Senate conference committee planned to meet to resolve Tucson flood control funding along with 18 other disputed army civil functions projects. The House previously omitted the Tucson funds, while the Senate added over $200 000, and negotiations have stalled despite months of talks.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tucson
Portsmouth Steel Co Signs Down the Line Pension Pact
Portsmouth Steel Co, an independent maker with about 4000 workers, signed a company financed pension and insurance program. The move marks a solid front for the steel industry in addressing workers benefits.
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Pittsburgh
Portsmouth Steel Co
Pennsylvania Coal Tipple Blown Up Sparks Steel Row
An explosion at the Junedale Coal Co. mine in Grass Flat Pennsylvania halted operations for at least a week. Picket violence erupted as nonunion miners clashed with United Mine workers, with 45 men employed at the strip mine. Government mediators awaited talks as a nationwide steel and coal strike loomed. A Virginia state of emergency was declared to secure coal for public use.
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Junedale Coal Co
Grass Flat
Robert W. Smith
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
United
Chicago Area
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Aother
Birmingham
UMW
Southern
Bluefield
W. Va
White Sulphur Springs
Virginia
William M. Tuck
State Council of Defense
U N Votes To Air China Row
The United Nations assembly voted 45 to 6 to place China's charge on the calendar for full airing, with five abstentions. The issue goes to the 59 nation political committee for detailed debate as Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc oppose UN intervention in the Chinese problem. US delegate Warren R. Austin supported a full hearing.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
China
Russia
Mao Tze-tung
Assembly
Yugoslavia
U. N
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Baseball ties and coin toss decide playoff path
Both leagues remained tied in the pennant race as Brooklyn and St Louis split a doubleheader while Boston and New York rested due to rain. A coin toss in Chicago set the World Series tiebreak rule if the AL ends with Boston and New York tied. Cronin won tails for Boston and Weiss chose.
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Pirates
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Boston Red Sox
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Washington
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
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Cardinals
Chicago
Will Harridge
Joe Cronin
George Weiss
Weiss
Cronin
Wille
Ford Frick
Aegin
Cardinal
Fred Saizd
John Collins
National
Attlee Likely Will Win Test In Commons Vote
Britain’s Labour government defeats a Conservative motion of no confidence by 350 to 212 in the House. The session centers on devaluation of the pound amid an economic crisis with Labour backing Attlee as party members rally. Churchill and Eden lead the opposition as Lords vote 93 to 24 against policy.
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Britain
House of Commons
Laborites
Churchill
Labor
Attlee
Winston Churchill
House
Tucson
Aneurin Bevan
Oliver Lyttelton
Van
Anthony Eden
House of Lords
Lords
Commons
Times
The
Socialist Daily Herald
Sir Stafford Cripps
Secret Plane Hint From Air Chief Sparks Speculation
Air Force Secretary W Stuart Symington hinted at a secret plane with long range that could reach San Francisco from New York before departure, noting speeds far beyond sound. He spoke at a National Security Industrial Association dinner, as the X-1 supersonic program remains undisclosed.
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New York
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
San Francisco
West Coast
Symington
National Security Industrial Association
Association
Frank M. Folsom
Radio Corporation of America
James R. MacDonald
General Cable Corp
Veterinarian Monitors Lucky as Pups May Arrive
Dr Jay Shannon reports Lucky the mongrel is recovering from gunshot wounds and could have pups. The dog will stay under close observation for about a week to decide if a new Lucky breed is needed. Adoption plans and donations are being coordinated by the humane society and local dog clubs.
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Reggie Ruseell
Lucky
Jay Shannon
Tucson
Humane Society
Shannon
Shannons
N. Country Club Rd
Former Police Chief Horrall Acquitted of Perjury
Former Los Angeles Police Chief C. B. Horrall was acquitted by Superior Judge Stanley N. Barnes of perjury before a grand jury. The three day trial concluded the probe into links between department members and a brothel madam Brenda Allen, with most police witnesses supporting Horrall’s statements. Lt Rudy Wellpot was also freed on a grand jury indictment for perjury and bribery.
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Los Angeles
C. B. Horrail
Stanley N. Barnes
Brenda Allen
Charles Stoker
Horrall
Stoker
Barnes
Rudy Wellpot
Central Vice Detail
Wellpot
Sgt
Jackson
Donation to Tucson Humane Society In Memory Of Patricia Perley
Lester E. Wallack of New York City contributed to the Tucson Humane Society in memory of his daughter Patricia Perley who died in Tucson in June 1948. Miss Perley formerly worked for radio station KVOA and was interested in the society's work.
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Tucson Humane Society
Lester E. Wallack
New York City
Wallack
Patricia Perley
Tucson
Miss Perley
KVOA
American River Basin Bill Sent To Truman
Congress completed action authorizing a $111 million development of the American river basin in California. The measure funds Folsom dam and reservoir, a power plant at Folsom, irrigation works on Sly Park and Camp Creeks, and power transmission lines. The bill moves to President Truman for signature.
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Washington
Congress
American
California
House
Senate
White House
Truman
Folsom Dam
Sly Park
Camp Creeks
Greek Air Cadet Tsagadas To Visit Tucson From Texas Base
Greek Aviation Cadet Byron Tsagadas, adopted son of Tucson, training at Randolph Field Texas, will visit Tucson to describe Trikala and speak at radio and civic events. Tsagadas, 20, has 100 hours in a T4 trainer with 30 more solo hours before finishing basic training. he will later receive 150 hours at Las Vegas AF Base for advanced fighter instruction. He was born in Trikkala on July 21 1928 in a Greek family with deep Tucson ties and has background as a Boy Scout leader and track athlete.
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Byron Tsagadas
Old Pueblo
Trikkala
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Tsagadas
Emocracy
U.S. Air Force
Royal Hellenic Air Force
E. T. Houston
Tsugadas
Air Force
United States
Las Vegas ‘Air Force Base
Themistocles
Soteria
Marinos Skliris
Tex
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