Brass Composition Variations Across Alloys
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1948
Page
7
Many U S Homes Lack Plumbing
New York April 28 A R McMannis chairman of the Tile Council of America says America's age of sanitation is far from arrival. He notes 65 percent of dwellings have private baths 9 million lack running water and 14 million are bathless with gains only since 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
A. R. McMannis
Tile Council of America
Originator of the saying too little and too late
The first use of the phrase is attributed to Allan Ne vins who wrote it in the article Germany Disturbs the Peace for Current History in May 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.W.E. A
Allan Nevins
Germany
Labor in AE Plants Approaching Crisis
Labor troubles surge at Oak Ridge atomic plants in Tennessee as President Truman declares national emergency. CIO wins at K-25 and AFL at X-10 amid union rivalry. Y-12 shows no union. A court order under Taft Hartley averts strike, set to lift by June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Truman
AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
CIO
Army
Carbide & Carbon
CIO Chemical
Unions Tug With Carbide Over Wage and Benefits 1947
A CIO union and Carbide Corp clashed through 1947 over wages holiday pay and sick leave after a 1946 agreement. The union pressed for changes claiming AFL at A-10 secured a better contract from Monsanto. They met over sixty times without progress by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carvide & Carbon
AFL
Monsanto
CIO Union
Carbide Corp
Labor disputes at national labs trigger strike threat and talks
The report outlines contract lapses at the X-10 lab and Monsanto tied to Carbide & Carbon, with federal mediation stepping in. A strike was set for March 19 after management changes stalled negotiations, and President Truman invoked Taft Hartley on March 5 to appoint a board of inquiry. The piece notes shifts in egg laying timing from 7 am to 4 pm as a separate observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus S. Ching
CIO
AFI
Dupont
University of Chicago
Monsanto
Hadeen
Carbide & Carbon
Atomic Trades & Labor Council
AFL
Carbide
Th Council
Truman
Cobra and Python Clash in Deadly 15-Foot Battle
In Malaya Balik Pulau a king cobra and a python over 15 feet long fought to the death. The python wrapped the cobra and crushed it but died from the cobra’s venom. A government official said it was the first such clash reported in Malaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balik Pulau
Malaya
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