Milford chronicle., 1959-09-11
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LABOR BILL AT LAST

The labor reform measure finally agreed
upon after much hard work by House and
Senate conferees is feather in the cap of
President Eisenhower and Senator John Nc
Clellan, chairman of the Senate investigating
committee The compromise bill is the kind
of legislation the President called for. 1t
also deals vigorously with the sort of abuses
disclosed by the Mcclellan committee.
Both Senate and House recognized labor
as must" legislation at the present session.
When Congress failed to pass such legisla-
tion at its last session, public reaction clear
ly demanded action the next time around.
Pressure had been built up by disclosures
about some labor leaders shocking abuses of
responsibility and power Committee reVela-
tions about welfare fund irregularities, graft,
denial Of union members rights and hood
lum encroachments on business had added
to the fire.
Now Congress has acted. But it was not
the provisions against corruption that were
the storm centers of controversy Debate
focused on such things as the present mea-
Sure'S ban on secondary bOycOttS and hot
cargo agreements. The bill, as now agreed
upon, is close to the tough Landrum- Griffin
bill in these respects. 1t also enables states
to handle cases turned down by the NLRB.
Because Of such provisions, some labor
leaders denounce the legislation as an attack
on good" unions as we'll as "bad". ones.
Perhaps there is some merit in their con-
tentiOn; perhaps the measure will have to
be tempered somewhat in the light of exper-
ience. But the important consideration now
is that, after much tugging and hauling,
Congress has passed firm labor control bill
On balance, it appears to be measure which
essentially follows the public's desires.
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THE NEW CARS
Already automobile industry officials are
predicting that 1860 will be the second best
year in the u S. automobile industry's his
tory. One of the reasons for this prediction
of course, is the fact that the big manufac-
turers Are about to bring out new small
cars.
General Motors new small car is the
Corvair. Ford's compact car is the Falcon.
Chrysler's small car is the Valiant.
General Motors says the Corvair will go
on sale October End, and will be previewed
September 10th. Ford will preview it's Fal-
con September End, and Chrysler has already
held an early preview of its small car The
Valiant will probably not go on sale until
November.
Of course, several Americap-built small
cars are already being offered to the public,
and the manufacturers of these cars Ameri-
can Motors and Studebaker-Packar will be
attempting to maintain the healthy position
they now enjoy in that field.
Aside from the added interest, caused by
the introduction of these new smaller cars
widespread changes are reported as having
been made on number of average-size mo-
dels. And, it appears, the biggest cars Of
fered the public will not be reduced in size
any, if at ALL :,
The price of the smaller cars this year is
estimated at about $3.50 below the average
price among the Big Three, Chevrolet, Ford
and Plymouth.
Dhn oY14n 10sIA
an excellent year for 1860, and this is a good
omen for American business. 1t is estimated
that some 100000 cars will be sold during
the 1859 year, and that this figure will in
crease by about half a million, or more, in
the 1860 automobile year. If this happens,
it will be major stimulus to business and
the American economy.
ON THE LINE
Secretary of State Christian H. Herter
recently solemnly told the people of West
Berlin, who lined the streets to cheer him,
that the United States would not let them
down.
The United States Secretary of State put
it Squarely on the line, and the Russians
should have no doubts about our determi-
nation to back up our rights in Berlin after
the Herter visit to that city. 1t is reported
that Hefter was warmly received and ViSibly
impressed by the reception of the millions of
people in West Berlin.
There could be little possibility that Mr..
Herter's words would be misunderstood For
example, he said:
Western rights in Berlin are clear, and
cannot be terminated by the unilateral action
of any power. We have not accepted, and will
not accept, any deadline"
A little later in his speech, Herter went
even further, saying: "This is a binding
commitment, and the United States will
abide by it. The West Berliners regard our
troops here, and those of Britain and France
as defenders of their freedom. Their pres
ence is essential to the freedom of the people
of Berlin, and will be preserved
And if any further emphasis were need
ed, Secretary Herter said-though putting
it in restrained words, that "The United
States will not forget its responsibilities to
Berlin"