Wage Gaps Highlight Plumber Cuts and Arizona Peach Workers
The article contrasts Florida union plumbers cutting pay by 3.80 an hour with Arizona peach orchard workers earning 1.40 an hour. It notes EPA discharge rules and tanking compliance, while citing a ninefold to sevenfold wage disparity between plumbers and farm workers, emphasizing the inequity in an affluent society.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Elfrida
Ariz
Florida
Ward County
Arizona
North Main Street Memories Echo Middletown Change
Middletown historian Wilfred D. Vorhis recalls nine former residences and businesses along North and South Main Street on his 89th birthday. He details offices, shops, and a hospital fund drive linked to Magie and Baker, noting the area is now a municipal parking lot and the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Building.
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Wilfred D. Vorhis
Middletown
N. Main Street
Vorhis
North School
Main Street
Manchester Avenue
Second Street
Rachel Magie
John Quincy Baker
Middletown Hospital
Hospital
McGee
Magie
Baker
James M. Cox
Ohio
Baker's
Gough
John T. Sutphin
Harrison Insurance Agency
David F. Gerber
George Edson
American Express Co
Main
Merchants National Bank
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
D. Wrenn
Murray and Scheibert
Tytus Paper Co
Montgomery Ward
Armco Engineering and Construction Group
Tytus
Casper Fenzel
Fenzel- McDonough Jewelry
Drayer Plumbing Co
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists rates for daily weekday issues 15 cents, Sunday 20 cents, motor route 3.47 yearly in installments or 3.20 quarterly, and mail at 30 dollars yearly with 38 dollars outside the U.S. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Can McGovern Clinch the Democratic Nomination
Washington observers outline McGovern’s near certainty of winning the Democratic nomination as delegates align with his "new politics." The piece notes a high share of first time convention-goers, diverse demographics, and the risk of a multi ballot process favoring McGovern over Humphrey Muskie or Kennedy. It also warns a deal with Daley could spark backlash among young partisans and labor leaders amid debts and fundraising shortfalls.
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Washington
Frank Mankiewicz
Camelot
George McGovern
Macbeth
McGovern
Mankiewicz
Tom Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Woodstock South
Humphrey and
Muskie
Miami Beach
Daley
Suburbia
Democratic Nations Committee
South
Manny Celler a Liberal Tiger of His Era
The piece recalls Emanuel Celler from Brooklyn as a long serving Democratic figure who steered civil rights legislation and chaired the Judiciary Committee. It notes his 1950s era powers, outlines criticisms of undemocratic control, and praises his contributions while acknowledging Holtzman’s 1970 primary victory in the district.
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Brooklyn
Emanuel Celler
Celler
Smith
Manny
Elizabeth Holtzman
Holtzman
Miss Holtzman
Allard Lowenstein
John Rooney
New York
Manny Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Rules Committee
Supreme Court
Brooklyn Democrats
Yahoo Projects
Habitual Offender idea drives NAIA stance on safer roads
The NAIA urges state and federal action to revoke licenses for habitual drivers, citing that 20 percent of US motorists may lack driving rights and linking car deaths to World War II casualties. The piece contrasts crime costs with international penalties and notes a 1970 burglary toll of 2,169,300 cases and $628 million in losses.
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San Salvador
Turkey
Army
Sweden
National Association of Insurance Agents
NAIA
States
Feds
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
America
U.S
Ussr
People’s Republic of China
Saudi Arabia
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Kennedy
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Massachusetts
King Features Syndicate
John Roche
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Estes Kefauper
Bob Considine
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