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...local, under tough Business Agent Ed Rainbow, wants no women in its ranks. First it argued that shipyards were too hazardous for women. The companies promptly threw this argument down. Then Ed Rainbow protested that the shipyards had no ladies' rooms. Shipyard wags began quipping about "Rainbow Rooms.'' Last week 22 women bounced into the union hiring hall, yipping for work, determined not to take no for an answer. Ed Rainbow got rid of them this time by explaining that the union was holding a national referendum on admitting women members. But at week...
...Francisco, heavy-spending shipyard workers have boosted nightclub business 30%. Mixed with the workers are thousands of sailors on leave and soldiers about to embark, all having one last fling. But regular socialite clubgoers are fewer. The fancy Bal Tabarin has dropped pâté de jole gras, crêpes suzettes, etc., from the menu, replaced them with plain English and a hot meat special...
...Thus shipyard labor was warned to quit shirking for the duration. Six men were ejected from Moore Drydock Co., others were fired from Western Pipe & Steel Co. and Bethlehem Steel Corp. yards. Said Charles P. Adams, personnel director at Moore, "These were extreme cases...
California Shipbuilding Corp. (TIME, July 13) at Los Angeles launched its 55th Liberty ship, last of the ships on its first war contract, 200 days ahead of schedule and just 18 months after the first pile was driven for its $20,000,000 shipyard...
...lack of steel Henry Kaiser's Oregon shipyard produced five fewer merchant ships last month than its full capacity. Within the last fortnight, Todd Shipyards had steel snatched away from it for some other purpose allegedly more necessary than building ships...