Chamber of Commerce Pushes Labor Law Reform Drive
The U S Chamber of Commerce urges repeal of the NLRB and a Taft Hartley preamble change to curb unions. It plans a labor court to replace the board and anticipates delays, while organized labor fears another Landrum Griffin era push by business groups.
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National Labor Relations
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National Association of Manufacturers
American Retail Federation
Anthony J. Obadal
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Storms Lash Southland Across Regions
Storms spanned the South and southern plains with hail heavy rains and strong winds. Willow Creek overflowed at Madras Oregon closing the town briefly and flooding the Willow Creek bridge. Three young girls died in a mountain lake near Eugene Oregon after a vehicle crash during a heavy rainstorm.
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Madras
Ore
Willow Creek
Eugene
Cedar Bluff
Alabama
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Raleigh-Durham
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Anderson
South Carolina
Midwest
Bradford
The Graffiti Gang Threat to Bad Words Texas Style
In a humorous column the piece recalls Louisville maintenance workers painting obscenities in parks and a Western spoof about Luke Graffiti and his sons. Peter Herd, the fast spray artist, confronts the gang and is hailed a town hero amid mixed reactions from Miss Shockeasy.
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Dale
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Graffiti
Luke Graffiti
Roy
Ben
Punk
Sally Shockeasy
Peter Herd
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Herd
Luke
Miss Shockeasy
Textile group seeks repeal of import limits on textiles
The American Textile Manufacturers Association urged Congress to scrap all import quotas and tariffs on foreign textiles. The group argued quotas and duties are unfair to Japan and other textile producers and welcomed competition to spur improvements.
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Washington
American Textile Manufacturers Association
Congress
Japan
Laird urges 75 percent Pentagon budget cut
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Pentagon budget should be cut by 75 percent next year. He said the Joint Chiefs of Staff concurred that too much tax money goes to the military and belt tightening can still get the job done.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Inland Announces Steel Price Hike For Select Grades
Inland Steel Co. said prices rise for five steel grades with carbon and high strength plates up $7 per ton and four way safety plate up $7.50 per ton. Structural grades also up $7 per ton. Increases apply to shipments July 14.
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Chicago
UPI
Inland Steel Co
Inland
Gath Birthplace Claim Tied to Giant Goliath Legend
Ancient city of Gath is identified as the birthplace of the biblical giant Goliath, linking the Philistine capital to the famed warrior.
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Philistines
Goliath
Widow leaves 6000 for dog’s lifetime care
Providence widow Mrs. Doreen Messner left her 6000 estate to veterinarian Dr. Joseph Belinsky to provide for the lifetime care of her 18 month old mongrel dog. The will was filed in Probate Court.
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Providence
Joseph Belinsky
Writer seeks 19 jail visits for food guide
London writer Clive Peel Oversby has been jailed once and wants 19 more prison visits, but only one day per prison. He says a day is long enough to sample the cuisine as research for a jail food guide.
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London
UPI
Clive Peel
Oversby
Model causes traffic hubbub sunbathing in bikini
London a police constable admonished Patsy Ollenbittle a model for standing in a black bikini sunbathing as lines of vehicles slowed to stare drivers diverted by her pose she moved behind palm trees to resume sunbathing in a public space.
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London
UPI
Patsy Ollenbittle
Miss Ollenbittle
Parrot Cage Sets Sothebys Record Sale in London
At Sotheby's in London a gilded solid silver cage holding two pale green amazonite parrots with ruby eyes sold for 11,520 dollars. The exotic bird display, valued for its craftsmanship and rarity, went under the hammer Monday.
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London
UPI
Sotheby's of
Sotheby's
Sixth Young Woman Slain In Michigan Community
A young woman is found murdered near Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County beside U.S. Route 23. Police describe similarities to four earlier unsolved slayings in the University of Michigan area.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
Washtenaw County
Douglas Harvey
University of Michigan
Detroit
Harvey
Dale Higley
Here
Hook's Drugs to acquire Meyer Brothers chain
Fort Wayne based Meyer Brothers Co. Drug Stores will transfer to Hook Drugs Inc. in a principals agreement. Meyer operates 13 stores in Fort Wayne Goshen and Michigan City. Hook's operates 100 stores across Indiana.
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UPTI
Meyer Brothers Co
Hook Drugs, Inc
Fort Wayne
Mercedes youth raise funds for library project deadline
In Mercedes Texas the town mobilized youth to save a library project. They hosted a palm tree sale carnival and a benefit dance and canvassed neighborhoods to raise the $50,000 needed for federal matching funds before the deadline.
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Mercedes, Tex
UPI
Mercedes
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