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MARCH 14,1946
GM Strike Was Long, Costly But Peaceful
Detroit (UP) — The postwar strike of 175,000 CIO United Auto Workers against General Motors corporation, now ended, set an automotive industry record for length and cost, but was one of the most peaceful in labor annals.
Only a handful of incidents of physical violence occurred, one serious, although tempers flared both in the negotiating room and on picket lines throughout the country.
At the height of the tie-up, nearly 250,000 persons were made idle, including the strikers and some 70,000 salaries, office and supervisory workers who were barred by pickets from entering GM's 92 plants scattered over the nation.
Practically all of the non-striking employees returned to their jobs under agreements between plant managers and local unions after two weeks in January. Their salaries
Food Poisons 25 At Benefit Supper
Geuda Springs (UP) — Twenty-five residents of this community today were recuperating from food poisoning suffered as a result of a benefit litney super.
The illness was attributed to a plate of sandwiches.
Two women, Mrs. James Rutter, Jr., and Mrs. James Rutter, Sr., were in an Arkansas City hospital. A third was treated and released and 22 others were ill at their homes. The illness was attributed to a
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Arkansas City, (UP)—H. S. Lundquist of Chicago became manager of the Chamber of Commerce here March 11. Lundquist, 38, was personnel manager and public relations representative at the Parsons ordnance plant for three years.
Jacksonville, Fla. (UP) — Protests against Navy proposals to put 300 goats on one of the ships to be atombombed were en route to Washington today from the Southern Dairy Goat Owners and Breeders association.
"Good goats are scarcer than good congressmen," the association maintained. "Some of the congressmen should be used as substitutes, they suggested.
Boys' State at Wichita In June After Year's Lag
Topeka—American Legion's Sunflower Boys' State, cancelled last year because of government travel restrictions, will be resumed June 1-7 with a "Victory" session at Wichita North high school. The quota has been increased to 500 from 400 to enable new boys to attend the state as well as those selected in 1945. Legion auxiliary officials said they hoped to revive the girls' state, but had no definite plans.
Gadget Kills Radio Ads
Alhambra, Calif., (UP)—A gadget to eliminate radio commercials was made public today by safety engineer Morris A. Kay, its inventor.
Kay said he had applied for a patent on the portable, adjustable device. The listener turns the radio off at the start of the commercial, he said, and the gadget automatically turns it back on at the end.
Of every seven trees felled in the United States, five are headed for lumber and two for pulpwood.
were paid throughout the dispute.
In addition, international UAW headquarters said the strikers used up practically all of their wartime savings from Pearl Harbor to Nov. 21. This was estimated at about $900 a worker.
However, the 175,000 strikers were estimated to have lost between $125-500,000 and $150,600,000 in payroll checks during the stoppage, based on an average wage of $1.12 an hour and 40 to 45 hour work weeks.
Several millions of dollars were allocated by the international union to UAW locals, contributed by labor groups, raised by private organizations and donated by individuals to care for many hundreds of "hardship" cases.
np cases.
There was no way to estimate the
financial loss to General Motors and its dealers and distributors, although industry publications said the figure probably ran above 500 million dollars.
One of the heaviest blows to the company, however, was its inability to get into the production race with competitors for the postwar automobile and truck and parts and appliances markets.
While GM was tied up, the other members of the "Big Three" auto makers—Ford Motor company and Chrysler corporation — swung into reconversion production, only to run into materials shortages resulting from the steel and glass strikes at the start of the year.
cause of the GM strike when it ran out of steel and was forced to shut down its manufacturing and assembly plants. Chrysler shut down for only a week during the glass strike but produced below capacity because of tight supplies.
rord lost more than a month be-
Meantime, both Ford and Chrysler signed contracts with the UAW.
The dispute began Aug. 18, 1545, with a demand by Walter P. Reuther, UAW vice-president in charge of the GM division, for a 30 per cent wage increase to compensate for reduced "take home" pay and increased cost of living.
GM rejected the wage demand and the UAW announced that it would make a test case of the company in its
campaign on an industry-wide basis. Further exchanges between the company and union were fruitless and the strike began Nov. 21.
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach sent James F. Dewey, veteran mediator of auto labor disputes, to Detroit, Jan. 27. Dewey won agreement from both sides to reopen negotiations.
If You've Been Asking
The mediator kept both sides talking almost daily, refusing to meet any deadlock stand. When tempers flared or a temporary stalemate developed, Dewey would suggest other subjects, tell a barroom story or adjourn the meeting to let the negotiators "cool off."
Where Are The Books?
Here Are The Answers
School Text Publishers Far Behind on Schedule
Newark, N. J. (AP)—You probably won't hear many students complaining about this, but publishers of school books are so far behind "it will take years" to catch up with the demand.
—From March 9 Journal-World
William W. Livingood of Hillsdale, editor-in-chief of a large textbook publishing firm, says the reasons are: shortage of paper, an increased demand and catching up with the retrenchment years during the depression when schools got along with what books they had.
Booksellers can't get books because publishers' stocks are depleted and demands on second-hand dealers are tremendous. Book printers still can't get much paper; books were classed as "non-essential" during the war, and quotas are still tight. We're doing everything humanly possibly to obtain books. The shortage is nation-wide—and the list below indicates how serious it is. Nevertheless, we'll keep trying!
Our Ads Will Tell You When Books Arrive
To serve you better, we will announce in Daily Kansan ads the arrival of book shipments. We hope you will thereby be saved fruitless telephone calls and trips—though we are always glad to see you and to serve you!
When Publishers Expect To Ship Books:
Aristotle Poetics, Longu is Sublime; out of print
Ault, Europe in the Middle Ages, new edition; April or May.
Bode, Modern Education Theories; about March 10.
Babenroth & Parkhurst, Modern Business
English: March.
Bowman & Bach, Econ. Analysis & Public Policy: April 11.
Barlow, Basic Spanish; out of stock, expected March 18.
Benet, John Brown's Body; available late spring.
Bossing, Teaching in Elementary Schools;
May 1st.
Converse & Hugey, Marketing; March 11.
Coker, Recent Political Thought; due April
Clough & Cole, Economic History; out of print early fall.
Chatters & Tennier, Municipal & Governmental Accounting; due March 25.
Craig & Faust, Paristology; due March 5.
Mackenzie, Amelia.
Croxton & Cowden, General Statistics; April 1.
Dewey, Democracy and Education; out of stock, no date.
Dorland
Elleigh F. Merrill, SCI Disorganization; out
of stock, ready about May.
Edmondson, Roedner & Bacon, Administration of the Modern Secondary School; out of stock, no date.
Fisher, Naporean; du
Falkner, American Political and Social
Research
Fisher, Napoleon; out of print.
Finney, Intermediate Accounting; due March 11.
Fath, Elements of Astronomy; March 25.
Faires, Applied Thermodynamics; reprinting
Gray, Anatomy; March 22
Gleave, Occupational and Physical Thera-
tology [1]
Guthman & Dougall, Corporate Financial Policy; temporarily out.
Hicks, Short History of American Democracy: April.
unting, Building Construction; due about April 1.
Hole & Benson, Law of the Press; late March.
Hyde, Outlines Filterable Viruses; out of print.
Kaliijari, Modern World Politics; about June 10.
Kirkland, History of American Economic Life; out of stock, expected April.
Kilpatrick, Foundation of Method; out of print, June 10.
Kidder, Architects and Builders Handbook;
due March 19.
Lewis, Decorating a Home; reprinting.
Keenan & Keys, Thermodynamic Properties of Steam; March 19.
ss Low; out of stock.
Longwell, Flint & Schuhert & Others, Outlines of Geology; April 18.
Lawrson & Cox, Mechanics of Materials;
due March 18.
Morgan, Psychology of Abnormal People; temporarily out.
Monroe, Principle & Types of Speech; completely exhausted, supply early summer.
McCutechon, Seltz & Warner, General Chemistry; out of stock.
McDougall, Interpreting Reporting; tem-
porarily out.
Montgomery, Auditing; out of stock.
Montguyon, *Training*, ed. of Moulton. Spoken German; March.
Mason. Practice Set I; April.
Marshall, Principles of Economics; reprinting.
Moyer, Indust. Elect. & Wiring; out of stock,
cannot be reprinted before summer.
Dgburn
Pittsburgh Conversation Facile; will follow as
reason reprint is complete.
Paton, Accountant Handbook; early April.
Accounting Accountant; reprinting
Patterson, Social Aspect of Industry' temp. out of stock, no date.
kobinson, Development of the British Empire; out of print.
Robb & Garrison, Art in the Western World;
out of print.
Radder & Stemple, Newspaper Editing &
Make Up; out of stock, ready summer.
Buch Psychology: temperarily out.
Sanders & Nelson, Chief Modern Poets of England & America; reprinting, no definite date.
Snyder & Martin, Book of English Literature
Vol. 1; out of stock, no date.
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Sstedman,.Medical Dictionary; due April.
Storer, General Zoology; temporarily out,
no date.
Severns & Degler, Steam, Air and Gas Power;
out of stock, No date.
Strausburg; Elements of Biology; Muren To:
Williams, Mathematical Theory of Finance;
Grossman, Science and Finance.
Withington, Essays and Characters, reprinting.
Whitbock & Finch's, Economic Geography;
on or about March 8, temporarily out.
Yoder, Personnel Management Industrial Relations; out of stock.