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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1972
Page
2
Labor negotiations face Phase II wage controls with added complexities. Bargainers describe the process as painful and slow, with confusion common as unions and companies handle contracts nearing expiration May 1. Some unions have not yet approved sections of last year’s deals.
The Construction Industry Stabilization Committee has not acted on November pay increases for local laborers and iron workers, delaying negotiations this year. Union leaders weigh 5.5 percent limits against contracts that include benefits, with mediators unsure how strictly rules will be enforced as 225 Eastern Iowa labor contracts expire in 1972.
New York review notes two revisionist critiques of John F Kennedy's foreign policy and its Vietnam era, arguing a hard line anti Communist stance, heavy military buildup, and counterinsurgency efforts worsened tensions with the Soviet Union and risked broader conflict.
The Monterrey Mexico Boy's Town Choir visits Cedar Rapids for a 5 15 p m sung Mass at Immaculate Conception Church and a Monday evening concert at Scotus Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
Cedar Falls UNI Symphonic Band returns from a three day tour of northwest Iowa and will present a concert of tour numbers at 8 15 tonight in the UNI Music Hall.
The General Agents and Managers Assn hosts its annual man of the year banquet at the Roosevelt hotel Friday with social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner. Agencies honor outstanding agents and speaker Dr. Kenneth McFarland, guest lecturer for General Motors Corp., will discuss the American System.
Data shows Americans lived about 47 years in 1900 and now average around 70 years. The shift reflects improved health, sanitation, and medical advances across the 20th and early 21st centuries.
A Cedar Rapids and Marion tradition returns with a series of Lenten luncheons starting Friday at noon in the John R. Mott room of the central YMCA. Guest speakers include Iowa Supreme Court Justice Warren J. Rees speaking February 18 on The Crisis of Freedom, with music by David Noble and introductions by Robert Armstrong. Subsequent speakers span Episcopal, United Methodist, Catholic, and university religious leaders through March 24.
London AP reports Parliament will raise the school leaving age from 15 to 16 in February. About 277,000 youths including 14 year old Thomas Hackett must stay in school one more year, aiming to reduce class disparities and wasted talent as many working-class students quit early.
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