Pay Board debates aerospace wage cap and unions protest
Pay Board chair George H. Boldt abstained as the panel kept new contracts under a 5.5 percent limit, with a 7 percent top in special cases. Auto workers and Machinists union leaders denounced nonlabor members for broken promises and planned a joint strategy session in St. Louis with over 360 negotiators to decide next steps. Local leaders voiced disappointment, noting aerospace industry layoffs and questions about legality of further rollbacks.
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Pay Board
George H. Boldt
Auto Workers and Machinists
Boldt
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Floyd E. Smith
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Tegy
St. Louis
Woodcock
Pay Board Faces Criticism Over Contract Ranges
Union representative Nat Goldfinger calls the range figure meaningless and ghost figures that do not add up. The board voted 9 to 3 against approving the five contracts in full. Chief spokesman Herbert Wurth resigns in protest, saying the public has a right to know the board's workings.
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Nat Goldfinger
Herbert Wurth
Wurth
Texas banks report 1971 deposits rise across state
Year end deposits in Texas banks reached new highs with Kerrville posting over 20 percent growth and Dallas and Harris County approaching record totals. Fort Worth notes aerospace downturn yet overall economy shines. Del Rio gains attributed to Amistad Lake tourism and rising savings lift Palestine deposits.
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Associated Press
Texas
Butch Cassidy
the Sundance Kid
Kerrville
Tyler
Henry M. Bell Jr
Tyler Clearing House Association
Harris County
Houston
Dallas County
Dallas
Harris
Fort Worth
del Rio
Amistad Lake
Midland
Orange
Palestine
Austin
Extended jobless benefits effective nationwide
U S Secretary of Labor J D Hodgson notified the Texas Employment Commission that the national trigger for extended unemployment benefits took effect. The program pays up to fifty percent of a claimant’s regular benefits and applies only after exhausting regular benefits. Claims may start filing January tenth with backdating options through January twenty first for Texas residents.
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U. S. Secretary of Labor
J. D. Hodgson
Texas Employment Commission
Texas
R. L. Coffman
TEC
Court selects Grand Jury for Reeves County residents
Twenty Reeves County residents have been chosen for a three month term on the county Grand Jury. They will report at 9 a.m. Friday to 143rd District Court to be empaneled. The list includes Ben Meek Jr Pecos Frank Crews Balmorhea and others.
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Reeves County
143Rd District Court
Ben Meek
Jackson
Frank Crews
Box 352
Pecos
Fred Stroade
Balmorhea
C.T. Gray
Wendell Faulkner
Dan Vejil, Jr
Cowan
L.A. Weinacht
Saragosa
Clem Crowley
Wyoming
Floyd Woods
S. Cherry
J.W. Roberts
Orla
Abel Leos
Willard Dellis
Missouri
M. S. Calhoun
S. Eddy
M.A. Cate
Verhalen
Wynn Hamilton, Jr
S. Park
Mrs. Barker Seeks Re election as Reeves County Tax Official
Mrs. Pearl Barker tax assessor collector of Reeves County announced her intention to seek re election subject to the May 6 Democratic primary. She has served in the post since January 1 1951 and said years of experience justify continuing the office.
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Pearl Barker
Reeves County
Two men drown girl in toilet bowl tragedy in Texas
In Kountze Texas two men drowned a young girl in a toilet and stabbed her grandmother before setting fire to an antique shop. The crime occurred after they robbed the shop of about $6000 in furniture as authorities chase two Houston suspects and investigate insurance fraud signals.
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Kountze
Tex
Texas
Mabel McCormick
Leslie Bowman
James Bowman
Texas Highway Department undertakes two Reeves County road projects
Reeves County crews rebuild about four miles of FM 2119 leading to the Duval Sulphur Plant. The work includes laying new pavement grading and a new road base at an estimated total cost of 196,600 dollars. The aim is to improve ditch drainage and overall road quality.
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State Highway Department
Duval Sulphur Plant
Texas Highway Department
Reeves County
Marshall Huffman
Huffman
Duval
Bank leaders foresee 1972 growth for Pecos
Pecos bank presidents Archie B. Scott J T Moore Jr and Joel W Daniel predict 1972 will bring growth and prosperity. They cite 1971 gains with Security State Bank deposits up 25 percent First National Bank deposits up 20 percent and Pecos Savings & Loan deposits rising 31.3 million.
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Pecos
Savings and Loan Association
Archie B. Scott
Security State Bank
J. T. Moore Jr
First National Bank
Joel W. Daniel
Pecos Savings & Loan Association
Scott
Moore
Daniel
Texas
Pecos Savings 4 Loan Association
Balmorhea Credit Union Receives 15 Year Texas League Award
Balmorhea Federal Credit Union earned a 15 year commemorative certificate from the Texas Credit Union League for long term affiliation. League Managing Director James M. Barry praised the union’s continued membership since its 1957 charter.
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Balmorhea Federal Credit Union
Texas Credit Unon League
James M. Barry
Texas Credit Union League
The
Texas
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