Labor's image dim as unions face rising pull and weakness
A national view says organized labor grapples with eroding support and power. Analysts point to rank and file repudiation of bargained deals, limited congressional labor bills, and polls showing demand for tighter controls, while Hoffa and Reuther loom large in shaping the movement.
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Congress
George Meany
Gallup
Afl-Ciq
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Clergymen Back U S Policy on China Says Poll Supports Board View
The National Council of Churches General Board faces criticism from Protestant clergy who favor appeasement of Red China. A nationwide poll shows 71.4 percent oppose Red China admission to the UN and 93.7 percent oppose expelling the Republic of China from the UN. Dr. Daniel A. Poling leads the Clergymen Committee urging support for current U S policy and condemning appeasement campaigns. The call stresses the impact on morale in Vietnam and urges clergy and public backing for United States policy.
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China
General Board
National Council of Churches
U.S
Daniel A. Poling
Interfaith Memorial
The
Your Chaplains
Christian Herald Magazine
Red China
Peking
Republic of China
Doctor Poling
National Council Board
United States
Viet Nam
Boom In Cigars
The cigarette hazard spurs a cigar boom with IRS data showing a 66 percent May rise in tax revenue from small cigars. Five months of 1966 saw 20 states collect less cigarette tax than 1965, while more women join cigar clubs. Airlines ignore smoke rules as smoking persists in flight.
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Internal Revenue Service
Fallacy in Johnson Denver Speech on Southern Progress
Opinion piece disputes President Johnson's claim of a lagging South arguing official data show rapid growth 1955 to 1965. It cites jobs, factory, income, population, output, bank assets, and retail sales gains, and questions linking growth to racial equality.
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Washington
Johnson
University of Denver
American Republic
U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor and Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
South
United States
Denver
U.S. News & World Report
Backlash in Illinois Hinders Percy Open Housing Support
At a Elmwood Park dinner, Illinois Republicans press Charles Percy on open housing. Critics fear backing open occupancy helps Percy capitalize on white backlash to unseat Democratic Sen. Paul Douglas, amid shifting political mood driven by Martin Luther King Jr.'s housing campaign.
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Elmwood Park
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Chuck
Congress
Chuck Percy
Washington
Paul Douglas
Martin Luther King
Richard J. Daley
Douglas
Goldwaters Clash Deepens 1968 GOP Split
Barry Goldwater harms Nixon by denouncing fellow Republicans while backing a broad party coalition. Nixon must balance conservative base support with moderates to secure the nomination. Chicago backlash and Daley machine influence loom over Illinois Senate contests and national politics.
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Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Rockefeller
Romney
Ruchel
Keating
Javits
Nixon
Johnson
Rockefellers
Scrantons
Romneys
Goldwaters
Veterans push WWI pensions at national encampment
At the Boston veterans gathering the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged pensions for World War I veterans with at least 90 days service. AFL maritime leaders planned a nationwide shipping strike despite government talks. Labor Secretary Schwellenbach urged postponement pending a War Stabilization board review. The Texas Legislature will be asked to fund Texas Technological College’s largest building program in its 21 years.
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Boston
Veterans of Foreign Wars Today
AFL
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Pacific Coast
War Stabilization Board
Texas
Texas Technological College
Bobby Kennedy's Path Not Taken It Shaped 1960s Politics
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson blocked RFK from the 1964 vice presidency, noting Kennedy's later rise in polls and his clash with Humphrey over liberal support. It discusses cabinet loyalty, party dynamics, and Kennedy's shift in positions on civil rights, Vietnam, and welfare as he courts ADA allies and pushes for reform.
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U. S
Illinois
Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Bobby
Humphrey
LBJ
Kennedy
Hubert
A. Ba
Dick Nixon
Eisenhower
Senate
ADA
Asia
Bob Kennedy
U.S
Auto
HHH
Viet Nam
Paperwork landslide hits Medicare claims at hospitals
Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York hires 42 clerks at about 200000 a year to process Medicare claims. A Sacramento hospital director laments the mountain of forms while Social Security defends proper accounting as necessary. The piece mocks bureaucratic excess and miles of red tape.
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Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York City
Sacramento
Calif
Social Security
Dallas Morning News
West Texan of the Month honored Dr Lara Hoggard
Midland physician and conductor Dr Lara Hoggard receives the West Texan of the Month award from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce for leading the Midland Odessa Symphony Orchestra and Chorale and fostering arts in West Texas. His work with young artists also earns praise from the Midland Reporter Telegram.
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Lara Hoggard
Midland
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Hoggard
Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra
West Texas
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Dear Turnrow Turner musings on clocks politics and Bobby Kennedy
O C McBride discusses progress from mechanical inventions like the alarm clock and weighs tight money versus tax increases to curb inflation. He notes Robert Kennedy’s appeal to youth Negroes and women, and explains pending syndication changes affecting his Turnrow Tunner column in The Avalanche Journal.
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Robert Kennedy
Chicago Tribune- New York News Syndicate
O. C. McBride Jr
Mr. McBride
Littlefield Ginner
McBride
Avalanche- Journal
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Joseph P. Kennedy
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Americans For Democratic Action
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