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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1966
Page
2
The piece argues that editorials exaggerate labor power after the Machinists’ airline strike. It presents government tables on earnings and buying power from 1960 to 1966, showing wage gains lagging inflation and taxes eroding real income. It concludes that readers must study real data to understand labor frustration.
A reader asks if a power company can move a home corner transformer box and suggests hiding it with shrubs as underground lines require such boxes. The second inquiry concerns stucco wall moisture and sealing without digging. advice includes wire brushing, applying a colorless water seal, and tracing moisture source for prevention.
A New Jersey bill to shield workers with wage garnishments from dismissal or discrimination seeks penalties up to 1000 dollars. It would require back pay and reinstatement, arguing such laws aid debt collection and counter firing motivated by embarrassment or inconvenience. The writer urges Iowa lawmakers to study the plan before November 8 elections.
Working men face pension options that affect wives after death. Typical plans include straight life, joint and survivor, joint and two thirds survivor, and guaranteed period pensions with varying reductions. Employers often offer multiple choices and require action years before retirement to protect a wife’s income, with lump sum provisions for contributions.
The text argues that capital gains fueled by tax-aided profits, inflationary pressure from a capital goods boom, and Federal Reserve rate hikes have cooled the economy and spurred a wage versus consumer-price imbalance. It claims business resists sharing profits with workers and the public, fueling labor unrest, as explained by five charts.
Representative McNamara criticized Linn County governance saying 40 million dollars is needed, wages and tax share are unfair, and road conditions are disgraceful. About 40 to 50 people attended including 14 candidates from Linn County for legislative offices.
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