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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
3
Two generations of bargaining built unions into a major economic force, yet they never secured a true majority. Peak membership reached 35 percent in 1956, now about 30 percent. Automation, white collar exclusion, leadership scandals, and member fatigue erode union prominence as goals seem largely met.
The New Climate sees dues at two to five percent, with most companies adapting faster than unions. Leaders seek efficiency and risk to prestige, while industry embraces proactive bargaining and fringe benefits. Traditional unions lag in adopting these modern, proactive practices.
A health column explains that boils arise from the staphylococcus germ, not hospitals alone. The germ can be carried by anyone, including healthcare workers, and infection occurs when it enters a sweat gland or pore. Emphasizes hygiene and general health measures to limit transmission.
A column forecasts political shifts with Lyndon Johnson likely winning the presidency and a new Congress. Europe’s De Gaulle and Britain’s Maulding emerge. Cuba and Latin America see power changes. Predicted events include higher government costs, stock market twists, possible China UN entry delay, and a waning Moon mission. Also notes on rising debts, interest rates, and the era’s social shifts. Plus brief 25 and 50 year-ago notes on local residents and visits.
TV grid lists daytime and late night slots with show titles channels and time ranges from Thursday into Friday Night into Saturday. Includes news weather sports soap operas and children's programs with repeats and movie entries and occasional question marks indicating uncertain titles.
Hollywood AP reports the 46th Oscar derby underway with the qualifying deadline set for December 31. Best picture contenders include Tom Jones and America, America with heavy bets on Cleopatra and How the West Was Won. Acting races show Rex Harrison and Sidney Poitier among leaders. Best actress features Natalie Wood and Leslie Caron as top contenders.
Today in History chronicles notable past events on January 2. Highlights include the 1842 opening of the first wire suspension bridge for general traffic over the Schuylkill River at Fairmount and cost details for Charles Eliet’s 358 foot bridge. Also noted are Civil War events, the Lindbergh kidnapping case trial, the 1942 United Nations pledge, and Cold War milestones.
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