McGovern May Get Union's Aid
United Auto Workers President Leon Woodcock says he will lead a labor campaign with AFL CIO leaders to back Sen. George McGovern. He will be joined by Jerry Wurf and Floyd Smith on the campaign committee. Meany’s group previously voted 27 to 3 to stay neutral.
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United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Afl-Cio
George McGovern
Woodcock
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Floyd Smith
International Machinists and International Machinists and Aerospace Workers
George Meany
Labor Federation
Executive Council
McGovern
Nixon
Arts Center Ceramists At Festival Saturday
Middletown Fine Arts Center ceramists will showcase at the downtown festival 9:30 to 11:30 Saturday morning with demonstrations of Raku firing and wheel throwing by Alice McLaughlin. Morning art displays include watercolor paintings by Paul Fox Antje Henschel Ray Libby Frank Martindel Joan Rothermel and Mary Louise Skinner at street level.
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Middletown Fine Arts Center
Raku Chojiro
Paul Fox
Antje Henschel
Ray Libby
Frank Martindel
Joan Rothermel
Mary Louise Skinner
Senate approves largest pay hike to $2.20 minimum wage
The Senate voted 65 to 27 to raise the minimum hourly wage from $1.60 to $2.20, extending coverage to 7.4 million workers. The measure includes two-year phased implementation, with a $2.00 rate after 60 days and a full $2.20 after two years, and trims 1 million workers in small retail and service firms.
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George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
House
Afl-Cio
Executive Council
Lawmakers split on administration backed substitute vote
Washington report notes Ohio senators Saxbe and Taft supported the administration backed substitute. Kentucky senators Cook and Cooper also voted for the substitute while Indiana senators Bayh and Hartke opposed it.
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Ohio
William Saxbe
Robert Taft
Kentucky
Cook and
Cooper
Indiana
Bayh and
Hartke
Bong Son Falls to Saigon Offensive Despite Field Reports
Saigon announces that two battalions and a third landed edge forces recaptured Bong Son at 12 55 pm with no enemy inside the district town. Field informants say troops remain outside the town amid light resistance as helicopters continue operations with two nearby clashes leaving 14 dead or wounded.
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Bong Son
Binh Dinh
Beng Son
le Trung Hien
Hien
Japanese life expectancy tops 70 for men 75 for women
Tokyo reports the average life expectancy in Japan has reached 70.17 years for men and 75.58 years for women. The government release notes the figures as part of national health statistics.
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Tokyo
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