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Show v WSB OKEHS 8-CENT HIKE IN MINE PAY Utah's mining industry was rocked last Friday by Wage Stabilization Sta-bilization Board approval of an eight-cent-an-hour wage hike for some 1600 miners in three principal underground mines. Affected by the decision are some 1100 employes of United States Smelting Refining and Mining Company, 300 at Combined Com-bined Metals and 225 at New Park Mining Company. An Industry spokesman said the ruling affects the pay period between July 1, 1951, and June 30, 1952, and calls for a pay increase in-crease retroactive to July 1 of last year. He emphasized that wage agreements effective after the end of this month would be subject to further negotiation. Hinting at the possibility of shutdowns, he said operators have seen a 21 per cent decrease in the price of lead and a 23 per cent drop in the price of zinc in the last few months as material and labor costs have increased. J "y |