Tag: October 1952
Harold A Kemp Warns of Potomac River Pollution, Washington D.C., 1952
Washington D.C. – In a chilling warning to the Washington Board of Trade, engineer Harold A. Kemp painted a grim picture of the Potomac River’s impending doom. By 1956, the river’s pollution will reach a critical stage, transforming it from a hazardous threat to a menacing menace, unless drastic action is taken. Kemp, chairman of…
Nationwide Coal Strike Looms as Labor Tensions Simmer
In a move that could bring the nation to a standstill, coal miners are poised to go on strike next Wednesday unless their wage increase demand is met, according to John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers (UMW). The announcement came at the UMW convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 10, 1952, where…
