Unions threaten higher wage demands at AFL-CIO meet
AFL-CIO convention signals unions will push for wage and fringe benefits increases equal to or above current levels. Leaders cite inflation erosion and profit inflation, noting construction and auto industries face sharp hikes. Proposals aim to curb inflation, but unions resist tying raises to cost of living.
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Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
UAW
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Meany
February five Sundays puzzle and medical notes
The item reports on heredity linked cholesterol differences by blood type with Scotland and South Wales studies in The Lancet. It also notes high pressure oxygen aiding myelomeningocele treatment reported in Medical World News, plus shingles as a cancer alert in Postgraduate Medicine. A calendar puzzle asks when February can have five Sundays, noting 1976 as the next such year.
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South Wales
Lancet
Charles M. Wilhelms Jr
University of Nebraska Medical Center
McCarthy May Seek House Speakership in MacCormack Bid
Sen Eugene McCarthy weighs a run for the House speaker seat, potentially replacing John MacCormack. The plan would pit McCarthy against long odds and a veteran GOP seat, with liberal Democrats eyeing a shakeup. Also notes FBI role in the Vietnam Moratorium march security and OEO seeking a 60 day moratorium on criticism. In a separate item, Washington comedian Mark...
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Washington
Eugene McCarthy
House
John McCormack
McCormack
Liberal House
Democratic Study Group
McCarthy
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Senate
Hickel Reverses Interior and NPS Seals Revisions
Secretary Walter J. Hickel discarded the Udall era seals for the Interior and National Park Service departments. He rejected the Madison Avenue designs, returning to traditional elements such as the buffalo and pine tree, noting older 1929 plates were lost during the Udall administration.
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National Park Service
Udall
Interior
NPS
Sidewalk Senate: Long Beach residents praise coast and community
Retirees and locals describe Long Beach and nearby Torrance as the best place to live. They highlight ocean proximity, climate, fishing, fresh air, and familiar community, with varied views on change and smog. Notable speakers include Theresa Bergeron Scott Jeffers Vance Hall Henry B Smith and Opal Prieur.
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Henry B. Smith
Oakie
Opal Prieur
Torrance
Long Beach
Mars as a place to live and a Vietnam letter on freedom
George Robeson argues Mars could host life with proper life support and calculates a 687 day year and 23 months for taxes. He rejects Mars at first but concedes its appeal. The column shifts to GI Sp4 Guy Rosenlof defending hair freedom in Vietnam and reflects on what soldiers fight for at home.
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Mars
DMZ
Vietnam
Long Beach Unified
Rosenlof
V.C
Guy Rosenlof
Senator Soaper Pug Underslug Stirs Alma Mater Debate
A fragmented item notes Senator Soaper Pug Underslug claiming his team could lose to any opponent on a Saturday. The text then remarks on the complex international monetary situation and a stock market mood, with a line praising Indian Summer as a rare valuable gift.
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Pug Underslug
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