Wage Plan Promises or Fringe Benefit in Auto Deals
In Detroit June 18 observers weigh Walter Reuther gains from Ford and General Motors guaranteed wage plans. Critics call it a fringe cost with limited impact while supporters hail a new wage principle that may reshape labor relations. The plan costs nickel per hour for three years, with limited guaranteed pay and a funded trust taking on layoffs.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
Ford
General Motors
Reuther
Henry Ford Tl
Bords
Hearing Loss How Fast Does It Happen
Certified hearing aid audiologist C W Eaton explains most hearing loss is gradual and often unnoticed until severe. A recent Beltone test revealed a patient’s hearing was near dangerous levels despite belief it was fine. Eaton offers accurate tests and demonstrations of Beltone Triple-Transistor devices at 108 South 5th Street, phone 5-1401.
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Beltone
Froin
W. Eaton
Beltone Hearing Service
R. H. Higgins Co
Th St. Fhone
Death Claims Mrs. Loftin in Rosebud
Mrs. Martha Ann Loftin, 71, died Friday evening near Caldwell from a heart attack while en route to Alvin to visit her son R. C. Loftin. Born July 25, 1884 in Galveston County, she lived in Rosebud since 1946. Funeral at First Baptist Rosebud Sunday at 2 pm, Rev. T. A. Binford officiating. burial Woodland Cemetery. Survived by son R. C. Loftin of Alvin and brother Ben Lander of Huntsville.
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Rosebud
Martha Ann Loftin
Alvin
R. C. Loftin
Loftin
Caldwell
Caldwell Hospital
Cecil Loftin
George Kilpatrick
Galveston County
Milam County
First Baptist Church
T. A. Binford
Woodland Cemetery
Texas may seek special session over guaranteed annual wage plan
Walter Reuther and Ford push legislation to allow parallel unemployment benefits for workers under Ford and General Motors contracts. Texas lawmakers recently liberalized unemployment pay but added new limits. The measure would affect eligibility when workers receive other benefits and could influence employer charges if benefits extend beyond standard periods.
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Austin
Texas
Walter Reuther
Ford Motor Company
Ford
General Motors
Michigan
Michigan Senate
Otiis Lock
Texas Employment Commission
Beaumont
Lock Jaw
Workshop on Mental Health Planned at UT Seminar
Statewide workshop on mental health to be laid out at a two day seminar starting tomorrow at the University of Texas. The event is a joint project of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene. Planning committee includes Mrs. Maurine J. McNall of Waco.
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Austin
University of Texas
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hogg Foundation For Mental Hygiene
Congress
Maurine J. McNall
Waco
Churchill's Pet Lion Destroyed Due to Old Age
Sir Winston Churchill's pet African lion Rota was destroyed to end his suffering from old age. Churchill gave permission reluctantly after the 17 year old animal showed infirmities. The decision was announced in London.
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Churchill
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Rota
Winston
Churchill's Pet Lion Surname Mystery and Taxidermy Plan
The article notes Churchill's affection for a lion gifted in 1943 as a symbol of wartime effort. It mentions the lion sired about 60 cubs and cites George Thomson describing plans to stuff and display the lion in a Piccadilly taxi dermist window.
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Churchill
Rota
George Thomson
Piccadilly
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