Labor union indicted over political fund scheme in St Louis
The 1200 member St Louis Pipefitters Local 562 and three officers were indicted for running a bogus voluntary fund to extract campaign money. The case highlights potential enforcement changes to the 1925 Corrupt Practices Act and could reshape ties between labor fundraisers and the Democratic Party.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Local 562
Lawrence L. Callanan
Johnson
Grabbing Votes in Pennsylvania Shifts 1968 Nomination Debate
James Reston notes a shift in the race as Humphrey builds a Pennsylvania majority while Kennedy and McCarthy weaken each other. Nixon and Humphrey foresee consolidation of support, with party machines and old-line politics likely to decide conventions.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
McCarthy
Humphrey
Hubert
Rockefeller
Nixon
California
Johnson
Daley
Chiago
Illinois
Hubert Humphrey
Lyondon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson and Goldwater
Guaranteed Income Debate Draws Broad Support and Skepticism
Economists across the spectrum back some form of guaranteed income to fight poverty though most labor groups oppose it seeing it as a work disincentive. Discussions center on cost estimates from 11 to 26 billion dollars yearly and potential funding after the Vietnam era ends.
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Edwin L. Dale JR
New York Times
Washington
United States
Congress
A.F.L.C.1
Vietnam
IRS
Milton’ Friedman
University of Chicago
Barry Goldwater
Friedman
Public Forum Letter on Vietnam and World Peace
A Decatur reader argues for keeping U S involvement in Vietnam to deter communism and protect allies while warning that a pullout would invite a loss of credibility and regional instability. The writer cites Paris talks and incidents like the Pueblo hijacking to claim the danger of withdrawal. The second letter describes a downtown lunch spot and a waitress’s personal problems affecting the writer’s appetite.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
Vietnam
Paris
Reking
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Castro
Vietnafh
Latin America
America
Lee Johnson
Public Forum
National Back Institute proposed to address sore backs
Sen Josh S Clark proposes oil to establish a National Back Institute as sore backs remain a major medical problem. The National S Council estimates 500000 back injuries yearly costing employers about 1 billion in sick pay. California alone paid 60 million in workmen's comp awards for back injuries.
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Betty John
Worl Book Science Service
Josh S. Clark
D. Pa
O Il
National Sa Council
Californa
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Callanan
Union
Robert F. Kennedy
N.Y
Stuart Symington
D Mo
Edward V. Long
The
Pipefitters
St. Louis Globe - Democrat
Wall Street Journal
Justice Department
Grand Jury
Globe-Democrat
Fred M. Vinson Jr
Missouri
Thomas B. Curtis
Senate
Curtis
House
James Reston
HHH
John Connally
Texas
U.’s
Donna
Lonnie McDaniel
Dr. Friedman
Decatur, Alabama
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