Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 November 1949 — Page 26

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BLOOMINGTON, Nov. 11— 'Robert M. Tirmenstein of Indian-

PAGE 26 Coal Strike Agreemen Jakes Cloud Out of Nation’s Business Skies

Railroads Recall Furloughed Workers; Steel Firms Hope to'Ban Further Lay-Offs

By Scripps-Howard Newspapers: Business skies were the ‘brightest in nearly two months today be with coal again flowing from the ground and steel strike settle- war ments proceeding. mw Railroads. hardest hit by the 53-day coal strike, began ree ecalling J furloughed workers. And small industries generally which were fs running low on steel fioped now to “pull through” without further BC layoffs, ’

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3 diana University Memorial Union, “Lyman C. Smith, manager, an nounced today. ; Mr. Tirmenstein will be in cha of public relations at the’ IU “Union and will’ arrange campus tours and other events for visitors on the campus.

I 23 Displaced Persons Expected to Arrive Here

Twenty-three persons destined

the city’s $5 million track im- for Indiana, including one’ en

But in the giant auto industry, Nash and Willys.Overland went ahead with layoff plans because of the steel shortage. Willys will stop all work at its Toledo plant at the end of this week, idling about 7000, and Nash will lay off 13.000 at its main. plants at Kenosha Milwaukee, Wis, In nine days, Strike Effects Vary Effects of the big steel: and coal strikes have varied greatly throughout the country, The steel strike in . steelmaking Pueblo, Colo, for exam: ple. has dropped attendance at Jocal high school football garces from the customary 12000 to about 8000. Retail sales are off from 40 to 60 per cent. Grocers and others extending credit report collections off sharply, And even the! barbershops have few , tomers, "In the Ban Francisco Bay area community of Pittsburg where the Columbia Stee! Co. has - plant, retail business is Virtually #t a standstill and local merchants have calléd a meeting to discuss credit for steelworkers But they are optimistic that a strike settlement will be reached Ft. Worth Stocks Ample On the other hand. some cities are in such good shape as Ft Worth and El Paso, Tex. In Ft. Worth, steel supplies on hand are estimated to be adequate to maintain full industrial activity until Jan. 1. El Paso has had no strike unemployment, plenty of coal for Fhe railroads and only effect of

steel strike has been to halt

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