Henry Ford let it be known last month that he had permanently given up operations in Kansas Citywhere a Ford assembly plant was tied up so tight by striking United Automobile Workers that officials were unable to enter their own offices. Last week, tacitly admitting that he had merely tried to scare the city's authorities, Mr. Ford let it be known that he would reopen in Kansas City as soon as adequate police protection was guaranteed. In Detroit, Harry Bennett, Ford personnel director, announced: "We did not close the plant. It was done by...
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