Labor unions seek portal pay totaling near a billion dollars
United Press reports unions filed suits totaling about 905.17 million dollars seeking back pay for time spent on company property. The biggest claim, 37.4 million, targets Jones & Laughlin Steel for 19,000 workers in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa, with other suits in Boston Chicago Columbus Birmingham and Detroit. lawmakers consider restricting retroactive portal pay to one year.
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United Steel
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Portal
Aliquippa
W. C. Jones Foundry & Machinery Co
Chicago
Buckeye Steel Castings Co
Columbus
Stockham Pipe Fitting Co
Birmingham
Detroit
Michigan
Washington
Earl C. Michener
Mich
Michener
House Judiciary Committee
Four Mexican youths linked to Davenport safes thefts
Police in Davenport Iowa report four Mexican youths ages 15 and 16 in custody over six safe robberies in the area. John Rameriz 16 admits taking safes from the Lb F Goodrich store and a Bettendorf tavern with three others. The group, from Cook's Point, is tied to two Davenport markets and a Bettendorf break in, and is also suspected in multiple petty burglaries.
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Davenport
Iowa
Reed Phillips
John Rameriz
Lb. F. Goodrich
Bettendorf
Baldimero Moralez
H. M. Hooker Glass and Paint Co
Rameriz
Phillips
Excavations Reveal Wall Sculptures With Oriental Rugs
Excavations at the ancient Sargon II city site uncover wall sculptures featuring elaborately designed Oriental rugs.
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Sargon II
Assyria
Legislators Favor New Distribution Farm to Market Funds in Iowa
Des Moines reports that 52nd General Assembly likely to extend farm to market road funds with money distributed by need. Federal aid next three years totals about 5.98 million dollars, with debates on distribution method and local all weather road improvements.
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Iowa
Des Moines
52Nd
General Assembly
United Press
Queston
State Highway Commission
51St General Assembly
State Supreme Court
State Highway Commisson
Youth Killed in Danville Crash
In Danville Iowa an automobile crash just east of the town left John Row 18 dead and three others injured Bertha Kelly Don Coleman of Mount Pleasant and Betty Guensey of New London. The car overturned on the roadway with no witnesses to the accident. It marked the sixth traffic fatality in Des Moines county for the year.
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Danville
Iowa
Here
Des Moines
John Row
Bertha Kelly
Don Coleman
Mount Pleasant
Betty Guensey
New London
Mattson Search Extends Into Eleventh Year in Kidnapping Case
The FBI marks 11 years since 10 year old Charles Fletcher Mattson was abducted in Tacoma on December 27 1936. More than 25 000 people have been questioned as agents pursue leads and scientific help in a case the bureau ranks among its two noted failures. The kidnapper demanded 28000 dollars and left notes before fleeing as authorities pursued exchanges with the father Dr W W Mattson.
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Washington
FBI
Charley Fletcher Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Mattson
Peter David Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Levine
Muriel
Billy
Charles
W. W. Mattson
Allen Quits RFC Job and Seeks Act Revision
Washington December 27 George F Allen resigned as RFC official and proposed drastic revision of the REC act to consolidate lending powers. President Truman accepted the resignation for January 16 and named John D Goodloe to succeed Allen. The RFC board urged complete revision of the act while Allen plans private business and retains corporate directorships. He said he would help the administration still and would return for future government or political work.
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John D. Goodloe
RFC
Allen
Goodloe
Kentucky
Truman
White House
REO
Senate
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
I'S
Trman
Marriage Licenses Issued to Local Couples at Court House
Yesterday at the court house Richard D. Stagers of Richland and Rosella M. Davidson of Washington received licenses. Charles E. Olsen of Chicago and Joan Brown of Davenport also obtained licenses. Today Truman W. Miller and Lovina Swartzendruber, both of Kalona, were issued a license.
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Court House
Richard D. Stagers
Richland
Rosella MM
Davidson
Washington
Charles E. Olsen
Chicago
Joan Brown
Davenport
Truman W. Miller
Lovina Swartzendruber
Kalona
Enrollment shifts as Iowa State Teachers College reports more men than women
In Cedar Falls on December 27 the winter enrollment at Iowa State Teachers College shows more men than women for the first time. A disturbing case emerges as authorities find a body identified as Charles the kidnapper suspect resting 600 feet from a roadside six miles south of Everett Washington.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Charles
Everet, Wash
Plans for aged home discussed by Iowa Illinois synods
Washington hosts Iowa and Illinois synodical delegates debating sites for a joint home for aged people. Brookhart estate on East Washington street is among candidates near Monmouth Illinois. The discussion includes ministers and lay members from both synods and local towns.
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Ss. W Brookhart
East Washington Street
Cloyce Stewart
Licensing Nearly 700 Chauffeurs Renewed in 1947 County
It is estimated that most Washington county truck drivers renewed their chauffeurs licenses for 1947. Earl Crimings of the state highway patrol and two clerks processed renewals for about 150 drivers yesterday, bringing total issued in the county to roughly 700. The licensing examiner visits Washington each Thursday, with yesterday his last trip for the year.
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Washington County
Earl Crimini Gs
State Highway Patrol
Washington
Young People in Convention Here in Keokuk Presbytery
A rally of young people's societies of Keokuk presbytery of the United Presbyterian church will meet at Washington church on Saturday with forenoon and afternoon sessions ending in a banquet. Rev. Don McClure the Sudan missionary speaks at two sessions. The program lists registrations, devotions, business meetings, lunch, electives, recreations, a banquet, and a Washington U P church quartet.
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Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Washington Church
Don McClure
Sudan
Welccome
Harold Wylie
Washington Devotions Society
Washington Society
Robert Stahmer
Ainsworth
Columbus City
Union Services Opening Sunday in Washington
A winter schedule of union evening services will begin next Sunday at United Presbyterian church with Rey Don McClure on furlough from the Sudan mission. He will speak at multiple events including a Keokuk presbytery rally and guest nights for women’s groups. a covered dish dinner precedes the program. The plan includes out of town speakers and a tentative weekly lineup through March 16 at several local churches.
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United Presbyterian Church
Rey Don McClure
U. P
Sudan
McClure
Washington
Keokuk
Africa Mission
Blairsville
Paul K. Wells
Baptist Church
Basil McBee
Associate Presbyterian Church
Investigation Ordered Into New York Butter Price Break
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton I. Anderson ordered an immediate thorough investigation into the New York butter market to determine if government regulations were violated amid reports of a conspiracy to keep butter prices artificially high. Housewives saw butter six to nine cents cheaper per pound nationwide as retailers cut prices in response to a wholesale decline. clothing sold at clearance levels as stores liquidated fall and winter stock. The hog market resumed a downward trend with further declines of 50 cents to $1.75 per hundred pounds. milk prices were expected to drop retail by about a half cent per quart, farm prices by about 25 cents per hundredweight as production shifts and seasonal factors influence dairy costs.
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Anderson
N. Y
The
Pure Milk Association
New Cold Wave Arrives Tonight With Frigid Forecast
Des Moines reports a new cold wave tonight with temperatures near 0 in the northwest and 1 above in the southeast by morning. Light snow expected from North Dakota and Montana as clouds lift. Parts of the state face misting rain and freezing drizzle on highways north of 84.
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Des Moines
North Dakota
Montana
The
Highway Commission
Twa
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