Special retroactive pay increase for signalmen approved
The Pay Board approved retroactive wages for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men, granting 5 percent back to Oct 1, 2.9 percent to Apr 1, and 2.6 percent to Jan 1. Final three steps begin next April requiring approval. The pact covers about 10,000 workers and totals 47 percent over 42 months starting Jan 1, 1970, raising skilled signalmen from $3.78 to $5.52 per hour with added benefits.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Signalmen
Signalmen’s
America
Senior Citizens Seek Court Order Over Welfare Cuts
Oldsters in Kansas urge Atty. Gen. Vern Miller to obtain a district court restraining order blocking welfare reductions for the aged and blind after the 1971 legislature cut 5.1 million from the welfare budget. The group warns reductions could hit some recipients by 200 percent and asks scrutiny of welfare department expenses.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Vern Miller
State Department of Social Welfare
Robert Harder
Senior Citizens Organization
Miller
Welfare Department
Berrigan Receives Thomas More Medal for Book
Rev. Daniel Berrigan Jesuit priest wins the 1971 Thomas More Medal for The Dark Night of Resistance. The citation hails the work as the most distinguished contribution to Catholic literature and a cry of conscience and humanity. Berrigan is serving time in federal prison for burning draft records in Catonsville, Maryland.
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Chicago
Daniel Berrigan
Thomas More
Thomas More Association
Father Berrigan
Catonsville
Galloway Cleared On Two Charges In Lawrence Shooting
A Douglas County District Court jury absolved Molester P. Galloway Jr., 27, of 1043 Del., on second degree murder and aggravated battery charges tied to the February 14 shooting after a dance at the TeePee Clubhouse. Galloway had been free on bond since his arrest as the incident followed a dispute over dance proceeds sponsored by the Soul Brothers Club.
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Douglas County District Court
P. Galloway Jr
Del
Harold Kimball Jr
Kimball
Carroll
N. Mich
Galloway
TeePee
Lawrence
Soul Brothers Club
Signed 1927 Yankees Ball Sets Auction Record
A base autographed by Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Bill Dickey Tony Lazzeri and other 1927 world champion Yankees members sold at auction for 250 to a private collector. Charles Hamilton Galleries said the bid Thursday night set a record as the highest baseball auction price ever.
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NEW York
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Bill Dickey
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankees
Charles Hamilton
Auto Production Rises With Ford Resuming Five Day Lines
Automotive News reports domestic auto plants boosted output as Ford Dearborn resumed five day operations after a shutdown. The forecast predicts a total near 8.585 million cars for the year, up from 8.224 million in 1969 but below 1968. Weekly production nears 183,297 cars, with 46,595 trucks planned. By year end, trucks total around 1,987,019 units.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Automotive News
The
Trade Journal
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