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Show STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK PONT! AC, Mich., Nov. 22 UU: Five hunilreil sit-down strikers in the closed plant of the Fisher Beily corporation terminated their sis-iiay strike today alter Homer jlaftin, president of the United Automobile Workers' union, plead-fll plead-fll with them for more than an hour to return to work. a personal appeal by Martin climaxed 2-1 hours of concentrated concen-trated effort by high union officials of-ficials to break the strike. Mar tin went to the closed plant this niorninj; after previous threats and promises had brought no response from the sit-downers. As Martin left the plant, following fol-lowing a conference with strike leaders that lasted an hour and 20 minutes, he was followed by the first of the strikers. "It's all over, boys." he told newspapermen waiting at the gates. AKRON. Nov. 22 UM!) The first of 12,000 workers peaceably returned to work in two huge plants of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber ct., today after members of the United Rubber Workers voted in mass meeting to accept a tentative settlement effected by the National Labor Relations board, ending a sit-down . strike which began at midnight Thursday. Thurs-day. The regular 6 a. m. shift, numbering num-bering 3,000, entered the plants without incident, Goodyear officials of-ficials said. |