Talk Those Prices Down and Jawbone Brigade Rise
A commentary lampoons inflation and urges citizens to pressure prices down through community actions. It cites Lyndon Johnson as a model for informal price control and suggests local watchdogs, from SPIP to housewives, form groups to compare prices and pressure grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sterling Green
Associated Press
Johnson
LBJ
Bridge Club
Society For the Prevention
SPIP
Mr. Krueger
Buster
Housewives of
Beckley
Unite
Jawbone Brigade
Study finds seat belts could have saved many auto deaths
Four years of on the spot autopsy style analysis of 139 Ann Arbor fatal crashes, commissioned by the U.S. Public Health Service, shows 71 of 177 died who would have survived with a lap belt. An additional 35 could have lived with shoulder harnesses. In 66 cases the passenger compartment collapse doomed them regardless of belts. 33 of 93 multi car victims died where the car was not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Heuske
Paul W. Gikxas
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
U.S. Public Health Service
Huelke
Washington Notebook Statue Dynamiting and Renewal Debate
In Washington Irish urban renewal is linked to the Dublin statue dynamiting. Rep Sweeney and Rep Carey frame the act as serious, citing Washington's historical ties to Britain. Moyers jokes about Johnson's shifting schedule amid a Hawaii Los Angeles exchange. May 15 marks 48th anniversary of the first U S air mail flight, with unclear commemorations by the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sweeney
Dohie
Lord Nelson
Dublin
Hugh Carey
D-N. Y
Clan Na Gael
George Washington
Washington Monument
United States
Post Office Department
Air mail history and Madame Chiang at press club
The item recalls the first air mail cargo in 1918 with President Wilson witnessing the event and a pilot’s mishap in Waldorf. It notes a later aviation accident by Kenneth Unger and ends with Madame Chiang Kai-shek impressing Washington reporters with her English and a dictionary lesson on obscure words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Woodrow Wilson
Waldorf
Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China
Washington Press Corps
Madame Chiang
National Press Club
Press Club
Politicians Fear Serious Action On Union Discrimination
Lyle Wilson argues that politicians avoid enforcing civil rights standards on disruptive labor unions as they did in the South to secure Black suffrage. He urges Congress to remove skill tests for union jobs, claiming the same logic that dissolved literacy tests should apply to unions, despite safety and quality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
South
Congress
George Fink
Local 55
Commission
Erwin Griswold
Republic
Trades
Organized Labor Strains With Democrats Over Labor Aid
Organized labor leaders led by AFL-CIO President George Meany attack the Democratic Party over reduced liaison and contributions amid no less than Vice President Humphrey’s outreach. Labor seeks funds and aid for liberal candidates while pressing for right to work reforms and expanded picketing rights stalled in Congress. Humphrey vows continued support but concedes labor’s goals face political obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Eaton Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Democratic Party
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Meany
White House
Larry O’brien
Humphrey
Johnson
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Labor unions tilt toward nonpartisan bids in party row
Democratic leaders and labor allies clash over endorsements as AFL-CIO chief George Meany appeals to both sides. Republicans welcome potential union influence while President Johnson stays aloof, stating respect for labor leaders amid the ongoing political friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Meany
Afl-Cio
William H. Ayres
Ohio
North
West
Johnson
Beckley historian notes death of Mrs Flora Vines at 91
Beckley obituary by Bob Wills recalls Flora Vines born July 7 1874 in Beckley died Wednesday at home atop Odd Hill. She was a cousin to Gen Alfred Beckley founder of the city and widow of O W Vines leaving two sons Robert and Fred. The piece places her among early residents and links to Beckley USA history volume notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funeral Home
Register
Beckley
Harlow Warren
Flora Vines
General Beckley
Flora Prince
Mary Prince
Clarkson Prince
William
Edwin
Raleigh County Index
Raleigh Register
Beckley USA
Prince Brothers
Beaver Creek
Fayette County
Isaac Prince
John
James) Beckley
Prince
Raleigh County
West Virginia
John James Beckley
Alfred Beckley
O. W
Spain) Vines
Robert
Washington, D. C
Fred
Ghent
Giles, Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike
Logan Road
Courtenay in Paris Talks of Career and Oscar Clash
Dick Kleiner profiles Tom Courtenay in Paris where he discusses his film The Night of the Generals, his Oscar nomination for Dr Zhivago, and his evolving stance from angry young man to seasoned actor. He recalls Hull roots, early ambition, and family hopes as he plans to split time between London and major football matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Paris
NEA
Tom Courtenay
Avenue George V
Champs Elysees
Courtenay
Hull
England
Peter O'Toole
Omar Sharif
Madrid
Dr. Zhivago
London
Sharp Shopping Check Heating System For Remodeling Needs
Aileen Snoddy advises homeowners to assess heating systems before remodeling. Consider expected life spans for warm air furnaces, steel boilers, and cast iron boilers, and aim to improve efficiency to cut fuel costs. Seek reliable contractors via BBB and trade associations, and note that steam or hot water systems offer easier piping changes than ductwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Snoddy
Council
Jocal Better Business
Bureau
Expeck Plumbing and Heating Contractor Associations
Dinner and bridge at Wickham bungalow on Kanawha Street
Twenty years ago Raleigh Register notes Mr and Mrs Thos H Wickham hosted an informal dinner for nine at their Kanawha Street bungalow. Afterward guests enjoyed bridge and music in a heat add-on room garage or tac area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Thos. H. Wickham
Kanawha Street
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Washington Notebook
Bill Moyers
National Newspapers Association
Moyers
Bill
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Nalcigh Y Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
San Francisco
Greenville
Pittsburgh
MAI
Brance
Kenneth Unger
Atlas
MI Nea
U.S. Taxpayeiz
Lyle Wilson
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Cleveland
Building Trades Legislative Conference
Bob Wills
House of Representatives
Warren
Betty Beckley Campbell
Andrew M. Davis
God
W. Ralph Ward Jr
Syracuse
N. Y
The
Methodist Church
Dick Kleiner
Sea Gull
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Attac
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