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Show UNION STUDIES "FREEZING" PRICE OF RED METAL International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, delegates from all over the state, met in Magna Sunday and discussed the federal feder-al policy of "freezing" the price of copper at 12 cents a pound. The delegates - contend that fixing the price of copper put a ceiling on their wages and in face of the rising cost of living some action must be taken. All metal mine wages in the state are regulated according to the price of copper. Reid Robinson, international president, of Denver, Colo., presided pre-sided over the meeting. The group Sunday failed to reach definite conclusions, but further conferences confer-ences will be held, possibly with operators, after the committee investigates the situation further. Frank Parker and Frank West of Bingham Underground Miners Min-ers union No. 2 were in attendance. attend-ance. o |