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May 1, 1949

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STEEL GETTING SET TO RESIST PAY RISE; Grace, Giving One Reason, Says Wages Are 100% Above the Level in 1939 OTHERS SEE OUTPUT, CUT Olds Warns Increase in Cost of Employment Will Mean an Advance in Prices

By Thomas E. Mullaney

The steel industry is prepared to present a united front of resistance to a fourth round of wage increases or extension of security benefits to employes if, as seems certain, such be the demands of steel labor unions in contract negotiations due to be reopened around the middle of the month.

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Tim Hodgkinson

1949Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer[†]

Timothy George Hodgkinson is an English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group Henry Cow, which he formed with Fred Frith in 1968. After the demise of Henry Cow, he participated in numerous bands and projects, eventually concentrating on composing contemporary music and performing as an improviser.