Labor Movement Echoes and Rising Costs Commentary
A reflective piece on American labor history from Gompers to Debs and Lewis. It discusses strikes and labor rights battles, notes looming auto industry action, and warns that wage gains may raise prices for consumers while government intervention sets a risky precedent. It stresses union importance yet cautions labor has become insatiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
AFL
John L. Lewis
Eugene Debs
Clarence L. Darrow
Walter Reu
Ther
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
View from the Capitol exposes payroll ties to politicians kin
A reporter reveals how relatives of city and state politicians draw public payroll funds. By tracing payroll records from the Comptroller and cross checking with bio cards in the Carlton Building, reporters link payments to family relationships of Sen Ralph Clayton, Sen Dempsey Barron, Sen J Emory Cross and others, exposing a system that hides kin on the payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Big City
Wirth Cuglet
C. Clayton
Ralph Clayton
R-Deland
Comptroller's Office
McDaniel
Walter Harper
Hicks
Johnnie Vanloos
Charles Leonard
Comptroller's
W. G. Clayton
Harper
Sen. Dempsey Barron
Panama City
E. A. Edwards
Sen. J. Emory Cross
Social Security Checks Mailed Early Warned by Pepper
Congressman Claude Pepper urged Florida merchants to expect a surge in cashing Social Security checks on Saturday September 2 as checks are delivered early for a September when the 3rd falls on a Sunday and Labor Day follows. He noted the need for banks to accommodate elderly customers and for merchants to prepare for an unusual early transaction pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Florida
Pepper
Bechtel Letter Sent to Cincinnati Enquirer Editor
A note from Halsey G. Bechtel Jr requests forwarding the August 10 Mount Dora Topic issue to the Cincinnati Enquirer editor. He praises Lt. Col. Badger's letter to his daughter and hopes the piece receives wide publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Cincinnati Enquirer
Badger
Dorste Urges Restraint as Teachers Weigh Resignations
In the August 24 views of George C. Dorste readers are urged to heed cautious judgment regarding potential resignations by teachers. He warns that resignations could affect tenure and employment prospects, suggesting action from FEA and CTA members. The note questions zealots in the FEA leadership and compares clipping standards to the Orlando Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Dorste
FEA
CTA
Troop Hikes Sixty Miles On Appalachian Trail Loop to Lake Windfield Scott
A Scouts group hiked about sixty miles from the Appalachian Trail to Lake Windfield Scott then Vogel State Park before traveling home via Ft. Benning and Jacksonville NAS. They endured misdirections, a venomous shake encounter, a hornet mishap, and port of stay in a girl scout house with base amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Windfield Scott
Vogel State Park
Ft. Benning
Fort
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Mount Dora
Defense and aid bills advance in Senate vote records
The Washington Report notes the defense appropriations bill passed 85 to 3 totaling 70.1 billion with over 20 billion for Vietnam costs and a 1.5 billion reduction. A veterans pensions act of 1967 and a 2.5 billion foreign aid authorization also passed, with Holland supporting the adjusted foreign aid measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spessard Holland
UDA
Senate
Holland
Florida
National Students Assn
University of Maryland
Cheryl Bruce
Bartow
Agnes Scott College
Jeff Schembers
Maitland
FSU
Florida State University
Hallandale
Insurance Boosts Florida Economy Ties Growth to Insurance Industry
Florida's economy rose by 2.4 billion dollars in 1966 from insurance industry activity. State officials highlight mortgages and bond purchases fueling construction, home purchases, vehicles, and appliances as they aim to position Florida as the Insurance Center of the South. The Florida Insurance Department reports mortgage loans totaling 2.423 billion with out-of-state firms holding most of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broward Williams
Florida
South
Williams
Frank de Veer
Florida Insurance Department
Insursnan
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Mr. Dunnagan
Very Truly Yours, Halsey G. Bechtel, Jr
Yours Truly
Orlando Sentinel
Tage
Amvets
Mastrovito
Prescription
Harlan G. Burgett
Life Emergency Oxygen Ltd
Alexander
Noles
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