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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
19
Sylvia Porter notes the federal minimum wage will rise on February 1 from 1.40 to 1.60 per hour. The boost, enacted under the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act amendments, will add about 2.3 billion dollars in annual pay to 7.2 million employees across retailing construction agriculture mining and manufacturing.
Highlights and debate pieces mark January 22 1968 with notes on Victoria’s death Lord Byron Washington DC surveys and World War II events. The wage hike discussion analyzes potential job losses and the broader economic impact of raising the federal minimum to 160 per hour in February 1968.
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