Dressmakers Strike Hits 3 Eastern States in Easter Push
A 105000-strong dressmakers strike began today across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and neighboring states, affecting some 1550 contractors. Union seeks 15 percent wage hike and 35-hour week for piece workers, while employers offer 5 percent and overtime after 37.5 hours. Brisk production earlier in season cited. 80 percent paid on piece rate. strike could idle 25000 related workers. Distributor penalties and enforcement of contracts are key issues.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New York City
Revised Postal Booklet Issued by Government Printing Office
A revised edition of the Post Office publication Postage Stamps of the United States is issued through the Superintendent of Documents. The book costs 1 and includes descriptions of all stamps from 1847 to 1957 with plate numbers quantities and a complete index. It adds a table with designers engravers first day sites and dates along with issuance figures.
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Post Office
United States
Government Printing Office
Washington
Dr. H F Wright to Be Speaker at Minnesota
Dr Herbert F Wright professor of psychology at Kansas University will fill a lecturer consultant post in Minnesota as an invited speaker. He will discuss psychological topics relating to education and public policy, delivering insights to students and faculty during a scheduled campus visit.
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Minnesota Institute of Child Welfare
Wright
U. S. Public Health Service
H. F. Wright
Minnesota
Herbert F. Wright
Kansas University
Kansas Traffic Deaths and Barbary Sheep Note
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section report past 24 hours and year to date figures for 1958 to 1962 and 1957 to 1980. In other news a small herd of Barbary sheep, imported from Africa, thrives in the Canadian River region of New Mexico.
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Kansas
Africa
Canadian River
New Mexico
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