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August 9, 1948

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POLES, CZECHS PLAN RIVAL OF THE RUHR; Both Nations to Rear Industrial Center in Katowice-Ostrava Area, With Baltic Link Czechs, Poles Plan Huge Industrial Center To Rival Ruhr in Katowice-Ostrava Area

By Sydney Grusonspecial To the New York Times

Polish-Czech Econ Cooperation Council announces plans for joint indus development project rivaling the Ruhr, between Katowice and Ostrava; map

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Union Returns 'Featherbed' Pay In First Case Under Taft Clause; 'FEATHERBED' PAY RETURNED BY UNION

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Plasterers Union local, charged by NLRB with featherbedding, reimburses R H Parr & Son, Los Angeles, Calif; case noted as 1st of kind under Taft-Hartley law

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U.S. TO BACK ISRAEL AS U.N. MEMBER AT PARIS MEETING; Stabilization of Middle East Would Result, Spokesman for New State Contends h)000*iCOUNCIL ACTION DOUBTFUL Application Now Being Drafted Must Be Approved Before It Goes to General Assembly U.S. BACKS ISRAEL FOR A SEAT IN U.N.

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

US delegation to back Israeli bid; Israeli repr comments; Security Council seen defeating move

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1,250,000 at Coney With Weather Ideal

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1948Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach (died 2023)^[†]

William Richard Campbell was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1973 to 1987. He played for the American League (AL) Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Montreal Expos.

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1948Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (born 1885)^[†]

Hugo Ferdinand Boss was a German businessman who founded the fashion house Hugo Boss. He was an active member of the Nazi Party from 1931, and remained so until Nazi Germany's capitulation. His clothing company also utilized forced labour drawn from German-occupied territories and prisoner-of-war camps to manufacture military uniforms for the Schutzstaffel and Wehrmacht.

Headlines from August 9, 1948

POLES, CZECHS PLAN RIVAL OF THE RUHR; Both Nations to Rear Industrial Center in Katowice-Ostrava Area, With Baltic Link Czechs, Poles Plan Huge Industrial Center To Rival Ruhr in Katowice-Ostrava Area

Union Returns 'Featherbed' Pay In First Case Under Taft Clause; 'FEATHERBED' PAY RETURNED BY UNION

U.S. TO BACK ISRAEL AS U.N. MEMBER AT PARIS MEETING; Stabilization of Middle East Would Result, Spokesman for New State Contends h)0*0*0*iCOUNCIL ACTION DOUBTFUL Application Now Being Drafted Must Be Approved Before It Goes to General Assembly U.S. BACKS ISRAEL FOR A SEAT IN U.N.

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1,250,000 at Coney With Weather Ideal

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U.S. TO BACK ISRAEL AS U.N. MEMBER AT PARIS MEETING; Stabilization of Middle East Would Result, Spokesman for New State Contends h)000*iCOUNCIL ACTION DOUBTFUL Application Now Being Drafted Must Be Approved Before It Goes to General Assembly U.S. BACKS ISRAEL FOR A SEAT IN U.N.