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For two months the question of portal-to-portal pay has been a major factor in labor-management relations, owing to the filing of portal-pay suits totaling nearly $5,000,000,000 by various unions. Yesterday in Detroit Federal Court a decision was handed down that may have decisive effect on the portal problem.
Lincoln Reader, ed by P M Angle, revd
Greenberg sees no trouble over contract terms
The small stockholder, vital but seldom vocal figure in the capitalistic economy, is winning belated recognition as the person to be pleased. To this end there appears to be no stone left unturned in the effort to acquaint him with the facts of corporate life.
Community Service Society stand on current legis discussed
1947Carla Del Ponte, Swiss lawyer and diplomat[†]
Carla Del Ponte is a Swiss former Chief Prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals. A former Swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in August 1999, replacing Louise Arbour.
1947Joe Ely, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was "one of the main movers" of Austin, Texas' progressive country scene in the 1970s and '80s.
1947Major Harris, American singer (died 2012)[†]
Major Harris III was an American R&B singer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound and the Delfonics. His biggest hit as a solo artist was the 1975 single "Love Won't Let Me Wait".
1947Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor (died 2019)[†]
Michel Lamarche was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ringnames Alexis Smirnoff and Michel "Justice" Dubois, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, including the Mid-South, Central States, Georgia and San Francisco territories, as well as brief stints in International Wrestling Enterprise, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1970s and 1980s.