AFL-CIO Defends Union Growth Against Reuther Critique
AFL-CIO economist Nathaniel Goldfinger said union growth outpaces national employment gains, with about 14.3 million members across 129 unions and total membership near 17 million when including independent unions. He noted organized labor remains about 35 percent of eligible workers, despite a 1.5 million gain over a decade and a slipping percentage due to a growing workforce.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Nathaniel Goldfinger
United States
Reuther
Goldfinger
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Detroit
Organized Labor Movement
AFL Cio
George Meany
Aflcio
Afl-Cio House of Labor
Firemen Rescue Whale In Seattle Aquarium Tank Emergency
Seattle firefighters responded to a suffocation call at the Seattle Marine Aquarium. The fireboat Duwamish pumped water into a 60 000 gallon tank after a supply pump failed. The 2 1/2 year old killer whale Kendo was found high and dry and revived with the tank soon replenished.
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Seattle
Seattle Fire Department
Seattle Marine Aquarium
Duwamish
Kendo
Man plants cotton at service station in Levelland area
Frank Gossett, manager of a service station, planted cotton last May after attempting flowers failed. He irrigated a bed and a dryland plot, mixing Russian seed with local stock. He notes brown seeds and bolls, with one stalk counting 141 bolls and squares, and farmers predicting 22 to 244 bales per acre. He jokes about pulling it as his wife insists it is his responsibility.
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West Texas Flowers
Frank Gossett
Levelland
A. Levelland
Gossett
Hamburg survey links divorces to fifth year mark
A Hamburg survey finds 40 percent of German divorces occur after year five. The study notes the pattern across multiple regions and highlights evolving social factors influencing marriage durability.
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Hamburg
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition Subscriptions
Subscriptions rates listed for Morning Morning Evening and Sunday editions. Pricing includes Morning Only, Evening Only, Sunday Only, and combined plans with varying monthly and weekly totals for different delivery options.
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Avalanche Journal
Sun
Labbock
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Mt NR i Te
Shakespeare First Troupe To Present Two Classic Plays
The National Players, supported by the Texas Tech Artists Course, plan a double bill at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium today and Tuesday. Tickets are on sale at the Tech Student Union and at the auditorium before each show.
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Tech Student Union
Beatrice and Benedick
Judith Gordon
Philip le Strange
Mary Martin
Yul Brynner
Hollywood Party After Funeral Honors Will Snyder
Will Snyder an Oxnard advertising man died of a heart attack at 40. Family held funeral at Beth Olam Cemetery then moved to Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for a banquet with a Mexican band and a buffet. Snyder wished friends to celebrate life rather than mourn.
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Hollywood
Will Snyder
Snyder
Oxnard
Calif
Beth Olam Cemetery
Will
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Peter Snyder
Los Angeles
CARD Meet Sees Clash Over Black Power Takeover Bid
A founding CARD member walked out charging a Black Power takeover. Rebels linked to the Caribbean Workers Association pressed to seize control during the annual meeting, while chairman Dr. David Pitt and others avoided comment amid protests and resignations.
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London
Britain
Secialism
Trotskyites
Maoists
Anthony Lester
Campaign Against Racial Discrimination
CARD
David Pitt
Lester
Lawmaker to seek probes after college play controversy
Fullerton California state Senator James Whetmore announced plans to ask lawmakers to investigate activities deemed unsuitable for students and faculty. He unveiled the resolution after a three hour discussion with California State College officials about the play The Beard shown November 8 and 9 to about 300 people, which drew criticism for language and a depicted sex act.
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Fullerton
Calif
James Whetmore
California
Senate
Whetmore
California State College
Jewish-American Becomes Buddhist Monk in Vietnam
Stephen J. Schlafer 25 from Springfield New Jersey adopted the name Thich Thien Hien after a vow of celibacy at a Gia Dinh pagoda near Saigon. A former Torah reader who studied Vietnamese literature, he lived in Vietnam since 1963 as a translator and scholar.
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Vietnam
Stephen J. Schlafer
Springfield
N.J
Thich
Thien Hien
Shiafer
Newark
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Saigon
Schlafer
Shlafer
H. Pat Shlafer
Defense Language Institute
van Hanh University
University of Michigan
University of Washington
Thich ‘Thien Luat
Committee For the Preservation of
Nguyen van Thieu
Tragic Hippie Murder Case Explained in Reader's Digest
In a stark true story from December Reader's Digest, a young group explores psychedelic drugs leading to a brutal murder. The piece titled Maybe Somebody Else Can Learn From It presents cautionary lessons from the case.
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Reader’s Digest
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