Economic strain hits small firms and workers across the nation
A University of Michigan business study estimates only 60 to 80 of free workers are actually employed at any moment. It notes office efficiency rarely exceeds 80 and clerical workers lag standard measures. By 1970 white collar jobs may reach 37 million vs 30 million blue collar. The piece warns small farmers and small business face rising costs, taxes, and regulations, with 14 straight months of declining new independent business formations and a looming shift toward large corporations and government.
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University of Michigan Graduate School of Business
United States
Michigan Business Review
Jackson
Clareson-Ledger S
Samel
Greenville S.C
Romney Gets a Taste of a Candidate
Washington AP reports Michigan Governor George Romney faced early presidential candidate scrutiny. He critiqued Johnson’s Vietnam policy while endorsing core war positions, criticizing bypassing Congress and urging franker handling of future entanglements. Romney’s stance limits his own field if he runs in 1968.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Johnson
U.S
Adrawal
Vietnam
Hanoi
Romney
Congress
Tornado Toll Tops 47 Dead Across Illinois and Michigan
A trio of violent tornadoes carved a path through northern Illinois and western Michigan killing 47 people and injuring over 1500. Oak Lawn and Belvidere suffered the worst losses with significant property damage statewide.
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Associated Press
Milinois
Michigan
Oak Lawn
Chicago
Belvi
Fir
Stone Park
Hillsdale County
Mich
Chicago Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Belvidere
Belvidere High School
Joseph I. Woods
Cook County
Fred Dumke
Veterans of Foreign Warshall
U.S
Lindsey Won't Retire Now in Arkansas Police
Col Herman E Andsey state police director said plans to retire had been scratched after the State Police Commission gave Lindsey a vote of confidence. Gov Winthrop Rockefeller wrote to say he was satisfied with Lindsey's leadership, prompting renewed support and expectations of continued leadership.
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Little Rock
Herman E. Andsey
State Poice
Lindsey
State Police Commission
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rebellious Priest Gains Backing at Catholic U
Washington A cardinal and an archbishop on Catholic University's board back Father Charles E. Curran amid a mass strike after his firing over liberal views on moral theology and birth control. The faculty and students boycotted classes while calls grew to reinstate him.
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Washington
Catholic University
Charles E. Curran
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Paul J. Hallinan
Atlanta
Father Curran
Cardinal Shehan
Rome
Secretariat For Christian Unity
Hallinan
Thomas A. Connolly
Seattle
Wash
U.S
William J. McDonald
Father Careran
Chicago
Washington Post
Post
John J. Krol
Philadelphia
Father Curren
Remarks the Average American Housewife Gets Tired of Hearing
New York AP notes common jibes aimed at housewives on anniversaries chores and daily life. The sample quips reflect dated gender expectations and household humor as voices like HAL BOYLE critique ordinary domestic routines.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Jane
Pompton Lakes School Dress Rule Sparks Minitempest
Pompton Lakes New Jersey erupted into a minitempest after the school board proposed a dress and grooming code set to take effect May 7. The rules ban sweatshirts shorts dungarees tight pants long hair for boys and curlers bizarre hairstyles slacks and short skirts for girls. Principal Lester Jochem defended the plan noting it targets extremes and that about a dozen of 1,176 students would be affected. Students voiced disagreement with some threatening civil liberties action as talk of pickets and parades spread through hallways.
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Pompton Lakes
New Jersey
Lester V. Jochem
Pompton Lakes High School
Jochem
Louise Woolf
Louise
Bill Averys
the Splaters
The
Civil Liberties Union
Bill
Terry Avakian
lTeycare
Frank Campagna
Ratio of 97 to 1 for Women in Military
Mary Anita Laseter explores women in the armed forces, noting WW II dress changes and ongoing roles in WAC WAVES and WAF. The piece profiles Mrs Ernest E Bode and the Poole sisters, detailing enlistment periods, training, and postings. Women now make up about one percent of the U.S. military, yielding a male to female ratio of about 97 to one.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Navy
Marihes
Air Force
Ernest E. Bode
Patmos Road
Women
Marines
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Mohave
Calif
Bode
W. A. Poole
Gerry
Sonia
Harold
Boole Boys
Gerry Poole
Blevins
WAC
Hope High
Europe
Philippines
Denver
Coto
WAVES
WAF
U.S
Batesville Walkout Ends After Production Protest
Batesville Manufacturing Co. general manager Robert King and Machinists Union grand lodge rep Thomas Landers announced the plant walkout had ended. About 200 workers had walked off Wednesday in protest of the suspension of local president Haskell Poff for rest of the week over equipment carelessness. employees were returning to work by Thursday afternoon and were ordered back by Friday morning. The firm produces defense products.
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Batesville, Ark
Robert King
Batesville Manufacturing Co
Thomas Landers
Grand Lodge
Machinists Union
King
Haskell Poff
Machinists
Batesville
Milk Industry Probe Sought by Arkansas Governor
Marion Burton said Governor Rockefeller wanted a full investigation of Arkansas milk industry and disliked price fixing. The dairy commission will start July 1 with power to set wholesale and retail milk prices after cost studies and hearings. Lloyd Lindsey was elected temporary chairman. other members include John Banks Walter Jarvis Benjamin Anthony.
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Little Rock
Marion Burton
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Dairy Commission
Rockefeller
Burton
Arkansas
Burston
Albert Yarewell
Searcy
Commission
Lloyd Lindsey
Camden
John Banks
Malvern
Walter Jarvis
Lakeview
Benjamin Anthony
Marianna
Nixon Seen Winning GOP Nomination By Editors
A random survey of 103 newspaper editors at the 1967 ASNE convention shows 51 expect Richard Nixon to capture the Republican nomination over George Romney and other candidates. Romney led with 33 endorsements. Rockefeller and Percy had nine votes each as dark horses. Eds also foresee Johnson heading the Democrat ticket with Humphrey as VP.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
The
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Nixon
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Charles H. Percy
Dlinois
California
Ronald Reagan
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Marines Battle North Vietnam Fight Raises Pressure
In northern South Vietnam near Tam Ky Marines clash with a determined Communist force for a second day. The Leathers necks report 46 enemy killed with air strikes and artillery while U S pilots fly 118 missions over North Vietnam targeting railways trucks and barges. Task Force Oregon created to counter rising northern threats as 1st Cavalry Airmobile completes Le Jeune. Svetlana Stalin seeks asylum in the United States after years of Soviet life, expressing desire for religious faith and personal expression.
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O Y
Edwin Q
Saigon
South Vietnam
Leathers
Tam Ky
Afr
U.S
North Vietnam
Chau Doe
U.S. Command
Oregon
196Th Light Infantry
25Th Infantry
Foremer
Chu Lai
da Nang
William B. Rosson
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Miss Stalin
America
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Miles
France
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Czecho
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