Steel Rail And Inflation Troubling To Majority
A pay raise of 30 per cent over three years and unlimited cost of living increases averted a steel strike while rail workers gain high wages. The piece notes broader effects on prices, freight, and postal service raises, with President Nixon opposing wage and price controls. It concludes that the majority, the workers not in unions, bear the burden as livelihoods shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel
Snate
Mike Mansfield
Railpax
Nixon
California’s Soledad Brothers Trial and Prison Reform Debate
California houses the largest prison population and indeterminate sentencing shapes the Soledad Brothers case. George Jackson faces possible murder charges and a life sentence, with Angela Davis set for September trial. The era’s high-profile cases, including Davis and the Chicago Seven, frame a looming “trial of the century” in legal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sirhan Sirhan
Charles Manson
Huey Newton
Eldridge Cleaver
Daryl Chessman
Barbara
Graham
Soledad Brothers
George Jackson
Angela Davis
Jackson
United States
Jessica Mitford
Soledad
Spock
Seale-Huggins
Chicago
Berrigan
Burma Shave nostalgia meets anti pollution protest on highways
In a desolate Utah Nevada desert stretch on Highway 91 the writer laments the loss of Burma Shave ditties and offers anti pollution rhymes to display along highways. The piece mentions Old Posey the Paiute warrior and describes a rugged landscape of rocks and desert.
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Utah-Nevada
Old Posey
United States
Utah
Old Posey and the Paiutes War at Blanding Utah
The tale recounts 1915 clashes in a remote Utah canyon as Paiute braves armed with rifles faced settlers using saddle guns. Old Posey fled, fought, and was wounded then died in a cave after a running battle with white posses. Settlers later released the Paiutes and the episode faded from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Posey
Blanding
Utah
Travel Notes and Miscellany from Desert News
Notes recount Paiute symbolism urging restraint on eagle hunting in Wyoming and describe a Powell Lake cruise arranged by Hack Miller. The piece also offers Navajo explanations for regional turmoil tied to Lake Powell’s dam, plus offbeat asides on a topless bar remark and July hot dog consumption.
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Wyoming
Deseret New
Hack Miller
Powell Lake
Lake Powell
United Fund drive intensifies as 518083 target nears
A local United Fund campaign aims to reach 518083 with a one day push and broad community outreach. Leaders coordinate corporate and civic support while Salvation Army Boys Club director Jack McDowell shares guidance on conveying need and opportunity. Also noted are local updates on education, banking, a new collision avoidance system, and Satchel Paige’s Hall of Fame induction with recalled quotes.
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Jack McDowell
Salvation Army Boys Club
United Fund
Sam Burford
Andrews High School
Bennett College
Pat Brown
First Union Bank
Spt
Bill Gibson
Southern Furniture Club
Piedmont Airlines
U. S
Paul L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Statesville
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
Tina
Laura
New Hampshire Maintains First Primary Status Amid Scheduling Skirmishes
The Granite State rejects Florida’s bid to share first testing and pushes its primary to the first Tuesday in March. Alaska’s Feb last Tuesday primary is vetoed by Governor Egan, while Florida’s bid to create a sun versus snow contest sparks contention. The early race strains Democratic funds and could prune the field before the nationwide contest.
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Florida
New Hampshire
Alaska
Egan
Nixon
Stonewall Jackson Remains Symbol of Integrity and Strength
The narrative venerates Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson as a steadfast figure who “stood like a stone wall” in the Civil War. It argues that amid unpopularity of some leaders and the erosion of others, his moral strength and integrity are still sought and admired today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Johannes Jackson
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New York City
Grafeith
By Jack Anderson
Nature
Merry
Soaper
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Holt McPherson
United Fund For Financing
Cooperstown
N. Y
Leroy Robert
Satchel) Paige
Paige
Satch
Ted Williams
Williams
Satch Paige
Josh Gibson
Cooperstown Valhalla
Old Man River
Stonewall Jackson
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