Meatcutters Return After One Day Nationwide Walkout
Meatcutters and butcher workers across the United States resume work today after a one day protest by about 50 thousand members over Nixon wage controls. Iowa leads with around 10 thousand workers staying home. major plants affected include Rath Swift Armour Cudahy Morell Hygrade Wilson and Hormel. The walkout backed a retroactive wage hike kept up during the wage price freeze ending Nov 15 and aimed to restore five weeks of increases, with union demands tied to a 25 cent hourly raise due Sept 6 1971 to reach 4.50 per hour.
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Scott wins Major Burridge cup for Toastmasters talk
Col. Peter Scott won the Major Burridge cup for his speech "Let's Be Good Receivers" at a Toastmasters Club meeting Monday night. Also speaking were Tom Red and Bob Brown, with Otto Michael as general evaluator. Jack Moberly led table topics, Charles Michael served as toastmaster, and Ron Schollmeyer was timer, with John Skain Don Bunker and Bud Pohl as evaluators.
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Peter Scott
Toastmasters Club
Tom Red
Bob Brown
Otto Michael
John Skain
Don Bunker
Bud Pohl
Jack Moberly
Charles Michael
Ron Schollmeyer
Westhues elected Chamber president for 1972 in Jefferson City
Harold W. Westhues 110 Douglas Dr. was chosen by the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce Board to serve as president for 1972. He is a University of Missouri graduate and former Glasgow Savings Bank president. he joined Jefferson Bank in 1967 and has led civic drives, with Ted Marriott named vice president and John L. Ambrose treasurer for the year.
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Douglas Dr
Jefferson City
Westhues
The
Jefferson Bank of Missouri
Chamber
University of Missouri
Glasgow Savings Bank
Glasgow
Four County Bankers Association
Jeferson Bank
United Fund
Ted Marriott
Chesebrough-Pond's Inc
John L. Ambrose
Exchange National Bank
Mark W. Cordell
the Tribune
Pest
Robert C. Goshorn
William H.weldon
Robert Blosser
Oer G. Majersky
C. C. Swarens
Mg. Etter
News Tribune Company
Mocwoe Sires
Postege
Associated Press
Associa’ Press
Tal
Jetterson
Missouri
United States
Guneau
British Troops Raid Catholic Homes in Belfast
British troops raided 154 homes in a Roman Catholic district of Belfast today arresting 24 persons and seizing two new carbines six pistols and ammunition in a notable Northern Ireland security operation.
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Northern Ireland
Soldiers clash with roving crovids amid Scots Guards detachment
More than 500 soldiers of the Scots Guards clashed with roving crovids who set off gelignite bombs. Troops fired rubber bullets and then live rounds at a man with a rifle. it remains unclear if he was hit. The army reported the incident amid Northern Ireland emergency powers. In parallel, Northern Ireland internments rose with about 1,100 detained since the powers were invoked, two-thirds released. IRA factions fought openly as provisional and official wings accused each other of treachery.
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Scots Guards
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Women win equal protection ruling in sex discrimination case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that laws treating women differently from men must be justified by an objective reason, upholding an Idaho estate preference but signaling strong grounds against sex discrimination. Sally Reed of Boise challenged the state law, backed by the ACLU, in a case spotlighting the 14th Amendment and gender equality.
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Idaho
Sally Reed
Boise
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Cecil Reed
Richard
Melvin Wulf
ACLU
Exvin
Supreme Court
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Tourism panel seeks funds for eight Missouri information centers
The Missouri Tourism Commission asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for 1 010 400 to build eight information centers at state rest areas with 2 400 square feet and basements each, plus 250 000 for TV advertising. Critics questioned costs though officials said centers would boost future tourism taxes. The package also includes boat and higher education requests, with 24 5 million tourists forecast.
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Missouri Tourism Commission
State Highway Department
J. F. Patterson
Dcaruthersville
Commission
Professor testifies on bill then admits he read it
A Missouri banking committee hearing featured John W. Bowyer, a St. Louis finance professor, admitting he had never read the proposed bank holding company bill. He spoke on general concepts, not the specific legislation, as lawmakers debated a measure sponsored by the Independent Bankers Association of Missouri limiting holding company control to 10 percent of state assets and restricting bank proximity to 50 miles.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Missouri House
Senate Banking Committees
John W. Bowyer
Washington University
Dr. Bowyer
Sen
Independent Bankers Association of Missouri
Missouri
Opponents claim 33 votes against Butz nomination
Senate foes of Earl L. Butz for secretary of agriculture claim 33 senators oppose and 20 may oppose, banking on a coalition of farm groups, the poor, environmentalists, labor, wheat and corn price anger, and memories of Benson era to defeat him. The Agriculture Committee narrowly approved the nomination 44 to 0 for floor debate, delaying until December.
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Washington
Sénate
Earl L. Butz
Ezra Taft Benson
Purdue University
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Butz
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Nixon
Clifford Hardin
Benson
Burly robber thwarted by 77 year old shopkeeper
Attack ends when Lucia Brunetto, a 77 year old tobacco shop owner in Messina, Sicily, pounces on a pistol wielding robber. She slugs and kicks him, forcing his escape. This daring act highlights unexpected courage from an elderly local resident.
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Messina
Sicily
Lucia Brunetto
Two Fatalities Reported From Earlier Accidents
Within the last 24 hours two deaths occurred from earlier accidents. The year to date totals and comparisons to last year are noted as 1 259 and 1 287 respectively.
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