Vacation trends spark debate on paid time off across nations
The piece discusses a proposed three months paid vacation every five years for steel workers and wider implications for labor. It compares European models from the Netherlands Belgium and Sweden, notes union concerns about outside work during vacations, and highlights a Chicago study showing firms restricting extra pay in lieu of time off.
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Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Belgium
Sweden
Chicago
Illinois Reapportionment Sparks Party Dispute and Veto
The Illinois legislature moves to reapportion seats under a new plan that shifts how districts are drawn by area and population. Governor Kerner vetoed the bill, prompting a 10 member bipartisan commission to draw districts or risk at-large elections in 1964. The piece also notes unrelated reflections on President Kennedy and a tongue in cheek Irish remarks.
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Illinois
Iowa
Senate
House
Citizens’ Commission
State Supreme Court
Kerner
Kennedy
Old Ireland
Ireland
Telstar
Congress Debates Curb on Congressional Record Padding
Rep Wayne Hays challenges daily padding in the Congressional Record claiming millions in taxpayer costs. He seeks to halt insertion of speeches and self serving material while lawmakers defend the practice as a needed outlet. The fight ends with Hays losing the bid but promising tighter tracking going forward.
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United States House
Senate
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Congress
Hays
House
Hanging On as Underdog Macmillan Still Struggles For a Comeback
Washington observers track Prime Minister Harold Macmillan as he fights to regain power against Labour leader Harold Wilson. The John Profumo affair has shadowed his bid, but experts now see him still in the ring while Wilson risks overreaching.
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Ashington
Harold Macmillan
England
Mac
Harold Wilson
Macmillan
Labor
Wilson
Senate
China and Russia collide over land and world view
Drew Pearson outlines long standing tension between China and Russia driven by disputed borders and competing communist ambitions. He traces 1920s Soviet expansion into Mongolia and Manchuria, Chinese boycotts in Canton, plus postwar UK and US political reactions and UK Prime Minister Macmillan versus Labour leader Wilson dynamics.
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Ashington
China
Russia
Amur
Montana
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Manchuria
Lake Baikal
Molotov
Sinkiang
Mongolia
Moscow
Gobi Desert
Amtorg
Outer Mongolia
Whampa
Borodin
Pearl River
Hong Kong
Canton
Chiang
Communist
Karl Marx
Soviet Russia
New York
New York American
Dignidad in Latin America Sees U.S. Humility in Castro Clash
In a Puerto Rico–tinged essay John Chamberlain cites Hugo Salinas Price from Mexico who argues Latin Americans respect dignity and honor over mere peace. He warns U.S. tolerance of Castro weakens U.S. standing, urging action to eject communism from Cuba and restore Mexican pride.
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Puerto Rico
Serralles Rum-Distilling
Castro
Cuba
Ponce
United States
Fidel Castro
Rio Grande
Patagonia
Mexico
Hugo Salinas Price
Apartado
D.F
U.S. State Department
Hugo Salinas
U.S
Dignidad
Notable Cedar Rapids Events Across 10 to 30 Years Ago
A May 1953 consolidation recommendation for Cedar Rapids and Marion community chests emerged at a joint citizen meeting. The Wall Street Journal featured Iowa prominently with Cedar Rapids highlighted as representing a Promised Land for Americans. The era recalls bridge, industrial union, and bakery industry happenings tied to local figures and events.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Wall Street Journal
Iowa
Promised Land
America
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bruce Biossat
NEA
William S. White
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Peking
Karahan
Chiang Kai-shek
Communist World
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Che” Guevara
Alliance For Progress
Tio Sam
Washington
Ids Industrial Union Council, Cio
Floyd du Toit
Quaker Oats
Memorial Coliseum
James W. Bell
E. J. Carey
Bakers of
Hotel Montrose
Henry Wallace
Sec
Effie K. Schroeder
Maria Storts Allen
George Clark
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