Fringe Benefits Loom Higher In Agreements
Fringe benefits are rising as a larger portion of labor costs in management labor talks. U S wage growth slows while fringe payments grow, with examples from chemicals and overseas comparisons. by 1959 wages rose to 2.22 dollars per hour, and total fringes now average about 46 fifths of the wage, driven by pensions, insurance, vacations, and bonuses.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
United States
Italy
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bismarck
First National City Bank of New York
Britain
Sweden
Switzerland
U.S
Europe
United Kingdom
Back Muscle Disorder Causes and Treatments
The article explains most back pain stems from muscles or their coverings rather than the spine. It discusses muscle strain, fibrositis, posture, and overexertion as common causes, with X rays used to rule out spinal issues.
Erie and Vicinity Carriers Story Update
The Erie Pinochle Club met at the Whites' home with guests Clyde Wilcox and others. High score went to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Green who also won the traveling prize. Blaine Heady and Mrs. Heady earned consolation. The group plans its Christmas party with Dr. and Mrs. Dale Lairmore in two weeks.
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Erie
James White
Clyde Wilcox
Ivan Green
Clark Freeley
Hollis Dunham
Nancy
Wilma K. Highfill
Kansas City
Virginia Pierce
Clarence Teeters
Gravette
Ark
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American Legion Auxiliary
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Mmes
William Harvey
Paul Casady
Dale Larimore
Violet Harding
Marvin Huffman
H. B. Brown
Harold Smith
Verle Craven
Bert Shackelton
Emery Wilson
Everett Hall of
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L. G. Atkinson
John Shireman
Gale Mullen
Glen Weidert
Brucellosis Testing Planned for Wilson County Cattle
Wilson County will have all cattle blood-tested as the State Livestock Sanitary Commission declares the area modified certified Brucellosis free. Testing will start in Verdigris Webster Clifton Colfax and Pleasant Valley townships with three cattle owners per township aiding veterinarians. Blood testing is funded by state and federal funds and free to cattle owners. calves vaccinated by four to ten months are protected.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Verdigris
Webster
Clifton
Colfax
Pleasant Valley
Bottomland Ditches Progress Near Erie and Chanute
ERIE land treatment on bottomland closely approaches upland results in Neosho County says SCS official Charles P. McKinnie. About 7,100 feet of drainage ditches were completed in November by Ralph Foust and Marie Stipp. Additional ditches and upland work including diversions, terraces, ponds and waterways were completed by local crews in Chanute, Erie, and surrounding areas.
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Erie
Neosho County
Charles P. McKinnie
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Foust
Marie Stipp
Chanute
William C. Cammerell
Durward Hines
Noble Wood
John Peters
Mary Fitts
Thayer
John Nation
Ethel Burris
Lloyd Carter
Bill Metcalf
St. Paul
Woman Knits Through Snow Slips On Denver Streets
A Denver police officer described a woman motorist as the calmest person in heavy traffic Monday. While other cars stalled in snow slick streets, she knitted in the lane beside him, showing remarkable composure during the snarls.
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Denver
Extension Officers Elected in Neosho County Council
Wilbur Thompson of Chanute was elected chairman of the Neosho County Agricultural Extension Council at the annual meeting last Tuesday. Neosho County agent Gale Mullen announced the results in Erie. The slate included secretary Mrs. Sam Ricketts and treasurer Lewis Taylor Jr. Read more about new executive board members and the duties outlined by Kansas State University agent Ray Hoss.
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Wilbur Thompson
Chanute
Neosho County
Raymond Carter
Erie
Ray Hoss
Kansas State University
Mullen
Roy Gildart
Thayer
Keith Knetzer
Sam Wood
Nut Growers Show Set At Chetopa
The second annual Kansas Nut Growers Association show and meeting will be in Chetopa on Friday starting at 10 a.m. Entries are open to all and must be a one pound 1960 crop of pecans walnuts hickory or hicans. Entries go to Jerry Hope by 10 a.m. Thursday. Experts from Kansas State University will discuss insect control nut research native groves and a growers panel will close the program.
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Kansas Nut Grower’s Assn
Chetopa
Gale Mullen
Erie
Jerry Hope
Altamont
Hugh Thompson
Kansas State University
R. W. Campbell
Harold Gallaher
Swine School At Parsons Promises Practical Hog Advice
Erie Neosho County swine producers were urged by county agent Gale Mullen to attend a District Swine School at Parsons on December 16. The event starts at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Building basement with experts from K State and Extension services covering gestation feeding, disease prevention, manure lagoons, and breeding stock selection. Commercial exhibits will showcase equipment and supplies. Weeds cost U.S. farmers about 500 dollars yearly per farm per OSU extension notes.
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Erie
Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Parsons
Mullen
Wendell Moyer
Koch
Dr. Osburn
Wendling
Moyer
Records Needed On Lamb Sales
Fredonia reports Lamb sale recordkeeping urged by Leon Choate Wilson County ASC chairman. Growers must preserve fall sales records for 1960 61 wool program payments by end of April with buyer name signature and fiveweight lamb count. Lambs must be unshorn and owned 30 days or more to qualify.
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Fredonia
Leon Choate
Wilson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Choate
Judges Elect San Francisco Presiding Judge
The AP reports San Francisco selects a new presiding judge after nomination hearings. Details on the judge's background and the court's expected administrative changes were highlighted as part of the city's judicial update.
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SAN Francisco
San Fran
First Negro Elevated to Cisco City Court Bench
John Wesley Bussey, 56, California and Harvard graduate, was elected unanimously by Cisco Municipal Court colleagues who had served with him since 1958. He becomes the city's first Black judge.
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Cisco
John Wesley Bussey
California
Harvard
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