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By JAMES P. HACKETT
At l a n t ic cn% mj * April %
--(,ip)..-A two-year-old CIO drive to
uivonite the South has been some
thiriR of a flop, a textile worker;
tin on spokesman aaid today. WeYe honest enough to admit it.'
he said. *`Our executive coimci
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is
f husband,
frankly says 'measured In terms o
election* won and contracts signed
, . results ot the CIO Sou their
drive have not been great.'"
Kmd Hieve, presiden*. of the tex
tile workers, told the conventior
"the results of the drive in termsj
of members .and new contracts havj
been poor."
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Of 75,000 members added to union!
rolls in the past two years, 15,0G(j
were in-the South, the spokesman
said. This brought to 120,000 the]
number of members claimed by the
union in the South.
ij
'Hie union's total membership of,'
450,000 represents about one-third
of the employees of the textile in
dustry, Most non-union textile
workers are in the South.
Hieve blamed "the forces of
Southern reaction" for stalling CIO
i unionization.
"Every weapon, including race
hatred and religious bigotry has
been used against m by the South
ern reactionaries." Hieve said. "And |
when we were able to win an elec
tion over all obstacles, Southern
employer! in many cases refused to
bargain with us."
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stlmologist,
;>f a native
Crimes Traced
average.
To Teenage Gang
SACRAMENTO, April 29,--fU.R)--
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Police today reported a gang of teenage thieves rounded up during the past week-end have accounted
for a total of 61 local crimes.
6 The crimes, ranging from robbery to safecracking, netted the youths
an estimated $8000 m cash and property, detectives said. Damage
TGH BOY PAINT STORES
to property was estimated at a
similar sum.
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Leon Eastman, 17, was thought to
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U' an added crimes. Release of some of the1
'3'dl'U`m already others was expected shortly.
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