Union Made Drinks Improve Quality and Safety
A labor union message urges patrons to specify brands when ordering cocktails to avoid non union products. It cites Seagram Schenley and National Distillers as advertisers in the Labor Press and argues union made liquor tastes better and feels safer in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Distillery Workers Union
Seagram
Schenley
National Distillers
Beware of Bootleg Booze Warns Against Dangers and Big Business
A Cincinnati based NCCBI warning to union members cautions that bootleg liquor can cause disability or death and that bootlegging is evolving with larger, better hidden stills. The article notes shifting moonshine operators away from the old hillbilly image toward more professional operations and warns readers to avoid risky illicit liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Coordinating Committee of
Beverage Industry
Joseph E. Brady
NCCBI
Moonshine Trade Flourishes Despite Dangers and Tax Losses
The article warns that illicit distilling remains profitable and widespread, with unsafe production in unsanitary, vermin-ridden conditions. It cites 1966 figures of 17,774 illicit stills and 55.7 million gallons produced, causing over 744 million in public revenue losses and fueling crime and job losses across industries.
Work Hazards From Asbestos In Insulation Trade
Medical experts from several countries classify asbestosis by x ray severity. Dr. Benjamin Felson of Cincinnati Medical Center says insulation workers face major occupational risk with pipe fitters and wallboard makers. Asbestosis causes permanent lung damage and increases lung cancer risk. He recalls a cautionary line about the Fourth of July.
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Benjamin Felson
Department of
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
England
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
Finland
South Africa
Felson
U.S. Public Health Service
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