May Earnings and Jobs Hit New Highs in May
The Labor Department reports May nonfarm employment at a record 55.1 million for the month, with auto industry gains offsetting steel declines. Factory earnings rose to 97.20 dollars per week and 2.39 dollars per hour, while unemployment stood at 3.7 million. Labor spokesman Seymour Wolfbein notes about one million more jobs this year than expected, with auto employment up nearly 18,000 in May and steel down about 16,000. A stray line notes the giant crab of Japan as a spider crab with legs four to six feet long.
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Ment
Japan
Spokesman Warns Of Rightwing Rise In Cleveland
Gus Hall and Arnold Johnson held a news conference in a downtown Cleveland hotel and warned of fascist right wing forces gaining momentum nationwide. Hall, calling Johnson the leading spokesman for Communism in the United States, said they would not reveal party roles due to pending charges. He dismissed the Brown testimony listing party members as irresponsible and estimated U S Communist membership near ten thousand with possible minor growth, noting no formal rolls.
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Gus Hall
Arnold Johnson
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Hall
United States
Message in Bottles Pays Off
In Louisville Kentucky 4 bottles from the Salvation Army Red Shield Club release along the Ohio River returned with a note and led to a gift. A jar found upstream between barges at Ashland Kentucky prompted an oil company executive to help. The club received a 35 millimeter camera for the boys.
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Red Shield Club
Ohio River
Ashland
Oil Company
Population rise in U S by 28 million in decade
United States population grew by about 28 million over the ten-year span ending April 1 1980 highlighting a substantial demographic expansion across urban and rural areas. Strong growth persisted in the South and West while aging and migration patterns influenced regional shifts.
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