Editorial on strikes and welfare subsidies in labor disputes
The piece argues public welfare payments to striking workers inflate strike costs and weaken collective bargaining. It contends welfare enables longer strikes, raises settlements, and biases bargaining toward unions, urging welfare payments to be limited to those truly in need.
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Communication Workers Union
State Department of Public Welfare
Texas
Welfare Department
Uncle Sam's Aid Abroad Raises Foreign Policy Questions
The piece critiques U S generosity in foreign arms aid and sugar subsidies, arguing Uncle Sugar bought influence yet gained little cooperation. It notes Chile Peru Ecuador and Africa receiving aid while property disputes and Brazil sea tensions surface, and praises Senate Finance Committee moves to withhold sugar payments until compensation is paid.
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Uncle Sam
Uncle Sugar
Germany
Japan
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
United States
Allende
Africa
Ghana
Nigeria
Senate Finance Committee
State Department
International Petroleum Company
W. R. Grace
National Hot Dog Month Highlights History and Scale
The article notes July as National Hot Dog Month with stats from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. It traces origins to the 1904 St. Louis Exposition, cites annual U.S. production and per capita consumption, and mentions high speed meat processing machines in Detroit and Montreal plus Marlene Dietrich's favorite meal pairing.
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Frank
National
Hot Dog and Sausage Council
St. Louis
United States
Detroit
Montreal
Boyle’s column wonders about the wide world
HAL BOYLE surveys persistent questions from why prices rise to who steals the people’s money and whether the century will improve. He muses on wars of words love and novels with a blend of wit and curiosity.
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William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
John O’hara
America
Eight-Foot Enclosures Create Reflective NJ High-Rise Feature
A new research building in New Jersey uses eight-foot-wide nickel stainless steel enclosures to cover exhaust ducts from the second to the ninth floors. Eighteen large enclosures span two facades, producing a striking, ever-changing reflection of light on the structure.
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New Jersey
Texan ingenuity on supply spoils in wartime
A veteran recounts how supply sergeants improvised to repair, equip, and arm units with scavenged from government lists. He notes Seabees and engineers on Pearl Harbor era ships reshaping hot holds to suit their needs, questioning whether such ingenuity aided victory.
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Associated Press
Lucky
Pearl Harbor
Texas
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Marines Corps
Heartbeats and gender myths in obstetrics and pop psychology
The column discusses whether a woman's heart or a man's beats faster with about 85 percent accuracy for predicting unborn sex. It wades into humorous trivia about aging workmen, generals, and a lyric excerpt, then ends with a young woman's health advice on bikini wear and skin temperature for function.
Political, legal, and health briefs from Texas investigations
Investigations of stock loan scandals proceed on three fronts with the Travis County DA and Texas Attorney General staff preparing evidence for grand juries. Courts rule on desegregation, oil and gas, and welfare matters while public health notes cite Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis threats and livestock concerns.
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Bill Boykin
Texas Press Association
Austin
Tex
Travis County
Robert O. Smith
Grand Jury
Texas Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Sharpstown State Bank
NBL
Cotten
Houston
Sharp
Smith
State Supreme Court
A&m University
College Station
High Court
Dallas
Robert A. Welch
Texas Oil and Gas
Welch Foundation
Alice
Mexico
Nueces County
Corpus Christian
Nevada
Cuba
Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Mexico City
Cooke County
State Board of
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