International union sues Japanese TV makers for 68 million
The International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers files a 68 million suit charging Japanese television manufacturers with violating antimonopoly laws by importing TV receivers at less than fair value. The union claims the scheme caused job losses and loss of fringe benefits as production shut down elsewhere. The piece notes the case's potential outcome and broader implications.
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International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
International
U.S. unions seek import curbs via courts over TV imports
The piece notes unions pushing to use antitrust and monopoly laws to curb Japanese TV imports as a way to protect jobs, arguing foreign firms employ cheaper labor, dominate the U.S. market, and that Congress has blocked quotas. If successful, courts could replace Congress and the President in setting import limits.
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Japan
Congress
Reapportionment Moves Third District Toward Equal Size
Kansas lawmakers consider redrawing the Third District to balance population as Johnson County grows. The plan likely shifts Miami and Anderson Counties into the Fifth District while Franklin County would be reassigned southward in the future. Rep. Larry Winn represents the current third, with Rep. Joe Skubitz in the fifth.
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Kansas
Larry Winn
Wyandotte County
Douglas, Johnson, Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Johnson County
Joe Skubitz
Winn
Franklin County
Dear Dr Thosteson on alcohol shakes and relapse
A reader reports her husband’s alcoholism. After three to four days without liquor he experiences shakes that impair writing, then relapses to drink, which ends the shakes.
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Dr. Thosteson
Shakes from alcohol withdrawal and treatment options
A reader asks about medicines to control alcohol withdrawal and the value of clinics or sanitariums. The column emphasizes that quitting alcohol is hard, shakes signal nervous system effects, and nutrition and tranquilizers may help during the withdrawal phase. It advises seeking professional treatment and avoiding alcohol as a cure.
Lucy's On Reruns Already New York AP
Lucy’s On Reruns Already reports that Here's Lucy starring Lucille Ball entered reruns after a season opener featuring the Burtons and Liz’s diamond. Production costs per episode climbed to about $100,000, with only two new shows produced this season. Michael Dann predicts reruns will begin even earlier next season.
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New York
Herbinger of
Lucille Bail
the Burtons
Liz
Lucy
Michael Dann
CBS
Haiti’s Duvalier regime and hunger amid poverty
A field report from Port au Prince contrasts Haiti’s vibrant culture with harsh realities of hunger and poverty. It notes literacy at about 7 000 with 5 million population, per capita income around 250 dollars urban, no money rural life, and widespread undernourishment while detailing Duvalier’s monuments and the aging Papa Doc facing a recent coast guard uprising.
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Haiti
Duvalierville
U.S
Duvalier
Simone Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Simone Ovide Duvalier
Papa Doc
Coast Guard
Waiting Game in 1971 Mortgage Rates and Housing Costs
The article analyzes whether buyers should wait for lower mortgage rates as prices rise, noting rate declines from 8 to about 6 percent and the potential savings versus higher future costs. It discusses the tradeoffs of delaying purchases, the impact of prepayment terms, and the risk of shrinking model homes to cut costs.
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New York
Aged jokes and social musings from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle humor column riffs on marriage, work ladders, pet grooming costs, gender roles, and lounge room conversations. It wryly questions liberation, finances, and etiquette through a string of sharp one liners and observations about daily life.
Comprehensive TV Schedule Amid Daily Listings
A dense broadcast log lists daytime and evening programs with channel codes, noting titles from The Munsters to Petticoat Junction and news blocks. It includes soap operas Days of Our Lives Guiding Light General Hospital and feature films such as Yuma and Arabesque alongside talk, variety, and children's programs.
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Guiding Light
Doctors
General Hospital
One Life To Live
Somerset
Gomer Pyle
Mike Douglas
Lucille Ball
Perry Mason
Big Valley
Dick van Dyke
Kansas
Petticoat Junction
Shiloh
Eddie
Room 222
Smith Family
Stump the Stars
Rome
Merv Griffin
Paul Harvey
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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Business Mirror
U.S. Savings & Loan League
Savings and Loan Industry
Hal Boyle
ABC
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