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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...they continue to observe his voluntary program, Governor James figures producers will gain by: 1) more annual operating days per mine; 2) stabilized employment in working all mines the same number of days; 3) an equal opportunity to regain markets lost to competitive fuels. As for the bootleggers, the Governor hopes they will ultimately be absorbed by stabilized legitimate producers. This pious hope gains strength from the cooperative policy of neighboring States (New York. New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware), which have already narrowed the 'leggers' markets by import (stolen goods) restrictions...
...prospective tycoon the CRIMSON offers an opportunity to gain experience in selling advertising space, writing ad copy, and in meeting the manifold business problems involved in managing the financial and advertising side of a daily newspaper...
...final technicalities. Fearful of any & all curbs on unions, the State American Federation of Labor fought this one. So did A. Philip Randolph, Negro president of the Pull man Porters' Union, who sagely warned: "The Negro workers are part & parcel of all workers . . . and they cannot hope to gain equality within trade unions by legis lation." More militant Negroes hardly expected that the law would be effectively enforced, valued the step chiefly because it put union inequality on the public record...
...addition, Junior timber-topper Don Donahue has been entered in the star-studded high hurdles field, and Steve Madey is in the pole vault. On past performances, both men have a chance to place, and the whole six-man delegation should gain valuable indoor experience...
Construction. The first three weeks of 1940 saw $159,299,000 of contracts awarded, 39% less than in 1939's first three weeks. Reason: Federal, State and municipal awards were down 37% (mostly due to drying up of PWA) to $111,159,000, more than offsetting a 27% gain in private awards...