Labor's fading image and impact on 1972 politics
The piece argues labor's public support is waning amid dock and public-service strikes and a shift from free trade to import restrictions. It notes productivity lags behind Japan and Western Europe, dollar devaluation risks, and diminished labor influence at the 1972 Democratic convention despite continued fundraising and organizational power.
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Public Service
United States
U. S
U.S
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Miami
Labor
William Crews 89 dies in Fairbury after week in hospital
William Crews of Fairbury died at 5 50 a m Monday in Fairbury Hospital after a week as a patient. He served as custodian of Fairbury parks until retiring in July. Funeral at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Silver Home for Funerals officiated by Rev George Russell. Burial in Strawn Cemetery. Calling from 7 to 9 p m today. Born August 14 1892 in Kentucky to Redmond and his wife. He worked for the Wabash Railroad, moved to Fairbury in 1946, married Elma Wisdom in Pontiac on October 15 1944. Survived by wife, son Ernest of Frankfort Indiana, daughter Marietta Wilson of Frankfort Indiana, eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and a great great granddaughter. Two sons and several siblings preceded him in death.
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Fairbury
William Crews
Fairbury Hospital
Fairbury Parks
Silver Home
George Russell
Strawn Cemetery
Kentucky
Redmond Crews
Wabash Railroad
Elma Wisdom
Pontiac
Ernest
Frankfort
Ind
Marietta Wilson
The Boxer Conflagration Pending in History
Karl Marx cites China’s 19th century clashes with Britain and France over opium and unequal treaties. The Opium War of 1839, the 1842 Treaty of Nanking, subsequent 1856–60 hostilities, and territorial gains weakened the Qing. Taiping rebellion added famine and chaos as Europe aided the Manchu regime. The piece leads to a future section on the Boxer uprising.
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China
Nanking
Canton
Britain
France
Peking
Summer Palace
Russia
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Hung Hsinchuan
Christ
Hung
Congressmen lash at escalation of Vietnam bombing
Democratic critics denounce intensified North Vietnam raids as Melvin Laird defends strikes as limited. Laird cites 1968 understanding violations, notes POW concerns, while calls for full congressional oversight and possible halt to bombing surface amid debates on pace of U.S. withdrawal.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Washington
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Hanoi
Laird
Radio
U.S
Vietnam
George McGovern
Indochina
Bob Hope
Nixon
Air Force
Guar
South Dakota
Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Saigon
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lester L. Wolff
D-N.y
Wolff
Les Aspin
Congress
Aspin
William F. Ryan
Benjamin S. Rose
Lyndon B. Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Laos
Springfield approves three major state prison projects
Governor Ogilvie authorizes construction of a regional state office building in St. Louis, a Chicago juvenile offenders reception center on 38d Street and S Kedzie Avenue costing 8 million, and an adult offenders classification center at Stateville Prison costing 6 million. The Chicago site spans 18.7 acres and serves over 300 male juveniles with detention space for parole violators, while the Joliet State Prison upgrade adds about 350 maximum security cells.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Chicago
Cook County
Stateville
Joliet State Prison
Dayan and Ruth Dayan divorce after 36 years of marriage
Tel Aviv report says Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and his wife Ruth were divorced today under Jewish law by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren. Mrs Dayan confirmed the decision to Haaretz and Dayan declined to comment. The couple had long been said to have marital problems.
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TEL Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Ruth
Shlomo Goren
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