Tax Hike Debate Ties Wages Prices to Crisis Labor Talks
Labor chief Wirtz warned inflation pressures from wage gains could force wage and price controls amid talks in steel aluminum and glass industries. He urged caution as Congress weighs a possible 10 percent income tax surcharge and urged voluntary guidelines. Proxmire urged caution, saying a tax boost could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs without curbing inflation.
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Watts
Wirth
Wirts
Eco
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Wirtz
Trowbridge
ABC Radio
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate+ House. Economic Committee
U.S
Proxmire
Prosmire
Obituary notes and community notices from Hicks Funeral Home
Obituaries list services for Boss Trotter at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in Macedonia Cemetery under Hicks Funeral Home. Booker T. Rhodes of Hope dies after long illness. Alex Buddy Frierson dies in Little Rock. funeral plans pending. Also notes leaders warn of inflation in 1968 amid rising fines and interest rates.
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Boss Trotter
Macedonia 5 "Baptist
Macedonia Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home, Inq
Booker T. .Rhodes
Hope
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Alex
Buddy” Frierson
Little Rock
New Year Celebrations Around the World and U S Events
The Associated Press reports nationsmarked the start of 1968 with peace calls asPresident Johnson spent New Year’s Eve at the LBJRanch praying forpeace. In New York Times Square crowds braved snow to greet 1968 whilecollege bowls and parades highlighted celebrations. Tehran offered a free round‑the‑world ticket to thefirst Iranian visitor of 1968 and Japan welcomed the Year of the Monkey with temple visits. Farther afield, U S troops saw a truce broken in Vietnam with a subsequent 36‑hour halt. Domestically, Chicago partied amid subzero cold and Philadelphia prepared for the Mummers Parade with $76,500 in prizes. A large fire in Caribou, Maine marked midnight acknowledgments.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Texas White House
Johnson City
Lbj Ranch
New York City
Times Square
Dallas
New Orleans
Miami
Tehran
Iran
Japan
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Denver
Brown Palace
Chicago
Philadelphia
Broad Street
Caribou
Maine
Transit Strike Averted as New York Ends Walkout
New York City avoided a transit strike after negotiations between Transit Authority officials and the TWU led to a settlement before midnight. The dispute centered on a pension plan and work schedule concessions affecting about 68 thousand workers, with potential disruption of buses and subways across the city.
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Almight
Poe Halidas
Americana Hotel
Deye
Morley
Ls Ff Mediatt Thesdore Neles “Petween
Tranalt Authority
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
TWU
Afl-Cio
unclear OCR fragment hints at 1966 pay package dispute
Fragmentary text mentions a 1966 event where a wife or worker received a 62 million package and pay raise, with pay rates rising from 16 to 20 cents in a contracted period. Numerous garbled phrases reference a leader, a mill, and gains but lack coherent specifics or identities.
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Haute
Joh V. Lindsay
Last Fear
Wifon
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Belgrade
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P.O. Box 69
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