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September 5, 1949

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Headlines from September 5, 1949

THREAT OF STRIKES INVOLVES 3,000,000 ON LABOR HOLIDAY; Workers in Many Key Lines Await Report to President by Steel Fact-Finding Board WAGE 'PATTERN' SOUGHT Reuther and Lewis Holding Off -- Industries Set to Combat Pension and Welfare Drive THREAT OF STRIKES INVOLVES 3,000,000

By A. H. Raskin

Strike threats involving 3,000,000 workers in steel, coal, automobiles, electrical manufacturing, rubber, shipbuilding and other key industries are hanging fire today as the nation marks the sixty-seventh anniversary of Labor Day.

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Notable Births

Clem Clempson

1949Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter[โ€ ]

David "Clem" Clempson is an English rock guitarist who has played in a number of bands, including Colosseum and Humble Pie.