Virginia workers praised for strong gains under Humphrey address
In Virginia a speech by Vice President Humphrey at the AFL-CIO convention in Washington highlighted Virginia labor growth. Data cited show unemployment at 3.2 percent, Virginia payrolls up over 3 percent, manufacturing earnings up 10 cents, and per capita income rising since 1961. The piece argues for Section 14(b) and defends workers freedom of choice in joining unions.
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Virginia Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Washington
United States
Pat Jennies
Ninth
Humenrey
Jennines
Pat
Johnson
AFL, Cio
Virginia
Humphrey
Humpuary
Humphrry
Humpuney
The Unseen Enemy and Electromagnetic Influence
A columnist argues mass unrest stems from psychological and electromagnetic factors. A Penn State professor notes radar radio and TV waves may disturb nervous systems, shaping behavior. If proven, controls could calm society by reducing unseen assaults.
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Pennsylvania State University
Par For The Estimators and the Newsroom Tally
A discussion on how numbers in reports often overshoot reality. It notes exaggerated crowd estimates at events and inflated property loss figures during riots. A Los Angeles riot loss estimate by the county assessor is $46.6 million, about a quarter of the sensational figure.
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League Park
Los Angeles
Danville Register Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with yearly, half year, and quarterly options. It notes postal zone pricing, renewal notices, and advertising representation across major cities.
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Mail
Southern journalism study program seeks time for advanced work
The Southern Regional Education Board will fund a program giving Southern journalists time for study at southern universities including Emory. Projects may span a full academic year or short seminars. Gov. Carl K. Sanders, SREB chair, expects broadening reading, discussion and lectures to improve service to readers.
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Macon
Southern Regional Education Board
Reading
South
Emory
Georgia
Carl K. Sanders
SREB
California farm labor crisis sparks riots debate
The piece argues California violence stems from economic delay in benefiting Black voters after the Voting Rights Act. It critiques labor policy, noting braceros' exit, reliance on students, and price shocks while urging citybased recruiting and training to ease farm shortages. It warns against demeaning farm work and contemplates broader ghetto reform.
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Los Angeles
New York City
California
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Department of Labor
Okies
Pat Brown
George Murphy
Watts
Tolmato
Dominick Aims for Senate Reelection in 1968 Seat
Washington report profiles Senator Peter Dominick of Colorado, a Yale 1937 veteran and WWII pilot, detailing his aggressive stance against Johnson's War on Poverty and his challenge to the adminstration’s programs. The piece notes his near-misses in moving Republican amendments, his wariness of political overreach, and his potential as a GOP figure to watch.
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Washington, D. C
Peter Dominick
Colo
New England
Yale University
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Dominick
George McGovern
Johnson
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Oregon
Defense Department
Agriculture Department
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Shriver
Los Angeles
Washington
Sam Yorty Dy
Goldwater
Congress debates 1.75 dollar wage hike risk
The piece argues against a union backed plan to raise the national minimum wage to 1.75 dollars, warning it could fuel inflation and unemployment. It predicts many workers, especially youths and low earners, would be rendered unemployable and that such a move would worsen inequality and crime. It questions who benefits and asserts real wage growth comes from productivity gains, not law.
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Congress
America
Los Angeles
Newgroes
Labbor-Uinior
Washington
Swatts Hall
Bliss reverses course on Young Republicans budget
Ralph de Toledano notes Ray C Bliss, longtime GOP National Committee chair, restored the YRs $6,000 monthly allowance after a purge over Tom Van Sickle’s election. The piece argues Bliss misplayed conservatism, faced anti Bliss sentiment at the Statler Hilton, and faced calls for his resignation. It critiques his rhetoric and the timing of his reversal.
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Ray C. Bliss
Republican National Committee
GOP
Tom van Sickle
Sickle
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Republican Party
Statler Hilton
Washington
Ray Bliss
Eisenhower
American Conservative Union
Donald Bruce
The
Free Society Association
Barry Goldwater
John Lindsay
New York City
Bruce
Goldwater
Lindsay
New York
Young Republicans
Van_ Sickle
Goldwaters
Johnson
Yahoo
Shrews Among Eastern Mammals Said To Weigh Little Yet Eat Big
A compact look at the short tailed shrew detailing its small size secretive ground living habits and insectivorous diet. It notes its relation to other mammals ancient origins and claims a shrew can consume its weight in food in hours while burning energy rapidly and facing a short life span.
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United States
Newfoundland
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Lo Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Jing
Ussian OO
Masan
GALE
John Chamberlain
Walts
Kacemreren
Holmes Alexander
Russell Wick
Ralph de Toledano
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