Word: daves
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hazelwood section, his father was walking a picket line as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. David McDonald Sr. had been a union man since he arrived in the U.S. from Wales, was hustled out of Springfield, Ill. for union activity there. Dave's mother, Mary Kelly McDonald, was the daughter of an officer of the Sons of Vulcan, an early union for iron craftsmen. Both her brothers were union men. After a brief, unsuccessful interlude of trying to run a saloon on the south side of the Monongahela River, the elder McDonald...
After a few days of practice, young Dave set out for the Columbia Bank Building, found the office of the United Mine Workers, introduced himself to Vice President Murray. Murray was impressed by the youth's speed on the typewriter. A Roman Catholic himself, Murray was equally impressed when McDonald told him he had organized the Holy Cross High School Alumni Association, was busy organizing the Pittsburgh Catholic Alumni Association. McDonald was hired. Two days later he reported for work, found himself with Murray on a train headed for a New York conference of mine union officials...
Hopes for Coal. Dave McDonald's proudest achievement since becoming president is knocking the wage differential from the contracts of southern Steelworkers, who since 1953 have been getting the same pay as northern workers. Another sizable achievement is that, behind the scenes, he had much to do with arranging the tricky merger of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. last year. Ahead he has two strong ambitions, 1) to be invited to address the United Mine Workers, and 2) to bring John L. Lewis back to the newly united house of labor...
...Dave McDonald's principal opponent in the steel negotiations: John A. (for Allen) Stephens, 61, vice president in charge of industrial relations for U.S. Steel Corp...
...Dashes. Duke's Dave Sime broke from the starting blocks in his trial heat, took four strides and collapsed onto the track, a flame of pain burning in his groin. The U.S. Olympic Committee had waived a sound rule, but on sound sentiment, to allow Sime to compete in the 200 meters after the same pulled muscle kept him from qualifying at the N.C.A.A. trials. But Sime could not even finish the 100, and slamming his fist against a locker-room door later, he moaned: "What shall I do now? What?" Abilene Christian's Bobby Morrow, perhaps...