(>.>,000 Workers At
Ford Plant Strike
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It was the second day of idle
ness for approximately 65,000 CIO
united auto workers, who walked
out at noon yesterday in union 1
protest against what the UAW
called a “Speed-up” of assembly!
lines.
Just how long the strike might
list was anybody’s guess. No im
mediate renewal of company-un
ion negotiations for settlement of
toe dispute was scheduled. But it
was felt that both Ford and the
UAW would be agreeable to early
peace talks in view of the critical
aspects of a prolonged strike.
The company has estimated that
within approximately a week the
worldwide operations of the sec
ond largest automobile manufac
turer would be paralyzed. Ford
has more than 100,000 production
workers in 49 plants in the United
States
Picketing continued in an or
derly fashion today, just as when
the walkout began.
Lonu lines of pickets, some bear
ing signs saying simply “Ford Is
‘ On Strike.” circled in front of all
main gates at the massive Rouge
plant.
Metcalf Appointed
Acting Director
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be addressed to the commission at
Juneau.
Highway engineer Metcalf was
authorized by the commission to
hire an assistant and such other
help as was necessary in carrying
out the provisions of the act.
The assistant will be located at
Anchorage where the act provides
the office of the director shall be
maintained. Commissioner Jack
Carr of Anchorage was named
seci'etary of the board and Wil
liam Hixson was re‘ained as su
pervisor of the communications, a
position he had held sir.re June,
1944.
All members of the commission
were present including Carr, Shel
don, Simmons of Juneau, William
Lavery of Fairbanks and Neal
Foster of Nome. Acting governor
Lew Williams presided in the ab
sence of Ernest Gruening, chair
man of the board.
Mabel Coppeck of Kotzebue who
has resided in Nome for about a
year passed away yesterday, leav
ing infant twin children, a boy
and a girl of eight months and her
mother to mourn her passing.
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9:30—Passing Parade
10:00—Adventures of Sam Spade
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11:00—Sign Off
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1:15—Dick Jergens Spotlight
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5:00—News
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10:30—Command Performance
11:00—Sign Off
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1:15—Club Fifteen
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