Welfare and Strikes Highlight Public Aid To Strikers
Telegram opinion notes a new book from the Wharton School detailing welfare payments to strikers during a 1970 UE and Westinghouse strike in Lester Pennsylvania. It cites $25 million in public funds for strikers and families and predicts soaring future costs, with Local 107 supplying coal and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oakley
Tday
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union of America
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Lester
Local 107
Wharton School of Finance
Ad Commerce
University of Pemnsylvania
Armand J. Thiewlotte
College of Business
University of Maryland
Renal
Cowin
Whayton Serwal
Striking Workers Benefit Costs Flood Public Treasury
A study details 1969 70 General Electric and United Automobile Workers strikes costing public welfare benefits totaling tens of millions across 33 states and Michigan. It notes GM subsidized striking workers, unemployment funds, and argues for denying tax subsidies to strikers as a remedy, urging Congress to curb public support while labor groups resist.
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General Electei
Hich
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Michigan
New York
Thieblot and Corwin
Shieo
Auchors
Whion
Thei
Congress van Um
Capaci
Checkmate: chess as a metaphor for political power
A columnist argues against substituting chess for war to resolve disputes. The piece ponders whether governments should control civilians’ lives based on a chess match outcome, noting readers reject such a notion and urging individual rights to live freely without gunpowder or coercion.
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Selen
Jesus
Lem
Platte County
Phil
Barbs by Phil in the Beanery Sage of graduations
The column jokes about a local beanery and an office staffer who’s always right. It muses on those who deliver long graduation speeches and the effect on a man’s sense of aging as a young woman offers him her seat.
Mark Hellinger and the Mark Hellinger Award legacy
A reminiscence recounts Mark Hellinger the Broadway columnist turned Hollywood producer. It details his career, the vow to honor him after death, and the creation of the Mark Hellinger Award at St. Bonaventure University, with a slate of media names on a committee and notable winners in the 1960s.
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Gettie
Olean
G-Lee Ann
New York
Franciscans
Sailenavedure University
Cope
New Yary
Mark Hellinger
Mr. H
Helsinger
Goal
Jimmy Cannon
Jim
Ciladys Glad
Hollywood
Tarrytown
Ietter H. Tladys Glad Wes
Bief Husbard
Mark
Appleton-Century-Cross
Noicedly
Tren
Russell J. Jandoli
St. Bonaventure University
Pultiamden
Hank Meyer
Ben Barkin
Seilthian
Pierre Salinger
Med Smith
Do Dunphy
Hach
Surpise
Vincent Letra
Beaver College
Anthony Cardinale
Buffalo Evening News
Joan Rochen
Gays Chibs of America Magazine
Jane McGuire
the Record
Blackensack
Michael Zayadil
Rochester Times-Union
Hollinger
Hin
Your Freedom Newspaper Improves Graders Through Guidance
Telegram style message urges readers to value freedom and self reliance. It frames education as a path to develop abilities and promote responsible citizenship, citing moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as core principles.
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Posayig
Aman
Bo Gantt
Ito
Ucense
Anarely
da Seltcanteal
Nemara
Bo Texd
Glerdt
Hair loss after pregnancy and common causes
Dear reader, hair loss after pregnancy is usually temporary and resolves within a year. Diet pills, nervousness, and harsh beauty practices can worsen shedding. Recommend gentler washing, soft brushing, and possible medical tests for endocrine issues. explain normal shedding in the child’s hair and its growth cycle.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Haan
Fragmented Dictionary Style Clues and Translations
A garbled OCR passage lists scattered terms across biology and language topics. It includes insect references such as flies and arachnids, mixed with partial words, names, and translations, lacking coherent narrative or context.
Word Puzzle Fragments From A Cryptic Clue Page
A mosaic of partial clues lists various word fragments and hints including geographic names, insects, a mountain term, and scattered letters. The readable bits suggest a crossword style puzzle page with cryptic style prompts and mismatched segments.
Agnew to stick to issues in campaign approach
Vice President Spiro Agnew and press secretary Vic Gold stress focusing on issues and avoiding personal attacks. They plan to compare Republican and McGovern campaigns, with Greece cited as pivotal to foreign policy, and discuss energy funds and state chairmen concerns about distributing campaign money.
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Miama Beach
Vie Gold
Spiro Agnew
Vie
University of Madama
Pal Springs
Californa
San Clemente
Gold
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Adolf Hitler
Averell Harriman
Bill Rogers
Vic Gold
McGovernites
Vic Guld
State Department
Greece
Geopolitics
Middle East
Nixon Woul
Kingsbury Smith
Misson
Clark MacGregor
Republican National Committee
Earl Davenport
Washington
Charles Lanigan
New York
Clark Reed
Mississippi
Joe Andrews
Ohio
Indiana
Lckel
Rere
Minimum wage quackery and congressional conflict
A guest column by George W C McCarter analyzes the federal minimum wage debate. He notes the Senate bill would raise to 2.20 and broaden coverage, while the House version would reach 2.00 in two steps with limited eligibility. Economists largely agree wage floors are ineffective.
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Congress
House
Senate
Ani
Tea Tariffs and Minimum Wage Debate Spur Labor Clash
The piece argues that tariffs protect current workers and that raising the minimum wage raises prices and reduces jobs. It critiques organized labor for opposing employment growth while supporting higher wages and cites Hartke Burke and right to work fights. It notes domestic workers face wage extension as contentious and references House leadership under Tep and Erlenborn.
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Jess
Organized Labor
Union
America
Hig
Senate
House
Tep
John Erlenborn
R-Ill
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Geraint
Chasmvar
India
Agnew
John
Chamberlain
King
Syedcate
George W.C. McCarter
Princeton University
Alternative Magazine
University of Virgi School of Law
McCarter
Anthony Harrigan
Janustrist
Ami
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