Welfare and Strikes reveals public funds aid to workers on strike
A Wharton School book documents a 151 day Westinghouse strike in Lester Pennsylvania where 5132 workers drew about 2.5 million dollars in welfare benefits. It notes general electric and GM strikes also fed by state and federal welfare, urging Congress to cut strikers off tax supported aid.
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United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union of America
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Lester
Local 107
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Armand J. Thieblet Jr
College of Business Administration
University of Maryland
Ronald M. Cowin
Wharton School
General Electric
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Michigan
New York
Thieblot
Cowin
Congress
Worcester man declares National Government ticket candidacy
Editorial notes Jacob J. Gordon of Worcester Massachusetts as a presidential hopeful on a sensational National Government platform. He pledges Vietnam troop withdrawal within 72 hours a guaranteed 10000 dollar annual family income a 500 monthly elderly pension removal of federal workers lawyers barred from judging abolishing the national debt and labor unions and steep tax cuts. He announces a convention in New York City on September 1 and offers three million government jobs with no references required.
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Jacob J. Gordon
Worcester
Mass
United States
Gordon
Vietnam
Armed Services
New York City
Today in history highlights for August 21 1972
On this date 1951 the United States ordered construction of the first atomic submarine. Notable events include Pueblo Indians taking Santa Fe in 1680, Lincoln-Douglas debates beginning in 1858, Somme battle starting in 1918, Trotsky’s death in 1940, Kiska evacuation in 1943, Hawaii statehood in 1959, and past anniversaries and birthdays. Also includes quick quiz and Thought for today reflections.
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Associated Press
United States
Santa Fe
N. M
Lincoln
France
Leon Trotsky
Mexico City
Japan
Kiska
Hawaii
Soviet Union
Berlin
Berlin Wall
VA Medicine Advances From Zero to Zenith
VA medical research has transformed veteran care and nonveteran health with postwar innovations. Highlights include TB treatment gains, the first pacemaker and open heart surgery techniques, liver transplant work, gamma globulin use after transplants, early laser surgery, and hypertension drug therapy that reduces stroke deaths by over 90 percent. VA researchers earned the Lasker Award, and Nixon praised their work. Paraplegia aids, electronic wheelchairs, and prosthetic devices show ongoing progress, while cost concerns and the need for home-based care shape rehabilitation.
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Veterans Administration
Buffalo
N.Y
Coral Gables
Fla
Denver
Colo
West Roxbury
Mass
Pittsburgh
Washington, D.C
Edward D. Freis
Freis
Albert Lasker Medical Research
Nixon
Bronx
Peter Hofstra
Bronx Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury Service
Vladimir T. Libersori
Miami VA
Howard Rusk
San Diego Area
Boyle's Column Byte sized wit and facts from HAL BOYLE
New York AP column compiles quick odds and ends from mail bag notes. It recalls the peregrine falcon's 200 mile per hour dive, Australian home ownership, rising government employee strikes, untreated dental cavities among Americans, and quips from quotable notables. It ends with a remarks about Grandma and domestic life.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U. S
Christopher Morley
Third Avenue
Karate roots and purpose in Okinawa history
The World Almanac notes karate arose in Okinawa during the 1600s as self defense because rulers banned swords. The practice uses hands, fists, elbows, fingers or feet to strike vulnerable spots, and is believed to have originated with a Buddhist monk in India.
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India
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Readers may submit signed letters up to 500 words addressing topics of general interest. Writers may request withholding of name and address. Letters considered for publication must meet taste standards and be suitable for a broad audience.
Parallel Horrors: NK Invasion Echoes Hue Massacres
The piece draws historical parallels between North Korea’s 1950 occupation, Hue’s 1968 massacre, and current invasions. It warns that civilian leadership targets and killings foster lasting underground networks if local support endures and cooperation persists. It notes fear and hatred persist in occupied areas, with civilian irregulars ready to resist.
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Washington
NEA
South
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
South Korea
Red Underground
Hue
Saigon
Hue Bea I
Salven
Asia
Nixon and Tanaka face delicate Hawaii talks on trade
Nixon planned Hawaii meeting with Japanese Premier Tanaka centers on narrowing the U S Japan bilateral trade gap. Tokyo argues real balance lies beyond visible trade, citing Japan's currency revaluation, shipments abroad by US affiliates, and broader economic links. Tanaka aims to pressU S on growth, investment, and sustained cooperation amid a shifting global market.
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Washingto
Nixon
Hawa
Tanaka
Japan
U.S
Amer
Hawaii
Tanaka Wil Nixon
Wood
Toyota
America
Tokyo
Nomic
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Joe Bradley
Peggy McCracken
South Cedar Street
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