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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
4
In New York a novel labor dispute shows actors earning as little as 75 to 120 dollars weekly while rehearsing or performing amid high ticket prices. The piece argues featherbedding and mandatory hires by unions raise costs, shorten runs, and threaten the theater industry with fewer plays and higher prices for the public.
Senator Norris Cotton spoke at Bethany College in West Virginia on American party politics and national conventions. He defended the convention system over primaries, noting popular sentiment shaped nominations like Willkie and Eisenhower, while avoiding partisan bias by praising Wilson and Clark in a bipartisan line.
The article argues that private association freedoms erode as large American labor unions adopt compulsory membership and closed shops. It contrasts stockholders’ ability to withdraw with union members’ loss of withdrawal rights, framing unions as de facto public bodies that govern members.
Jim Bishop reflects during wartime rationing on glasses and contact lenses. He notes differing medical opinions from optometrists ophthalmologists and major associations about safety costs and risks while personal experience with hearing aids continues to favor old readers.
The article notes massive volcanic eruptions in Chile and a colossal tsunami affecting Hawaii, the Philippines, Okinawa, Australia, Japan and Alaska with speeds near 450 to 500 mph. Seismologists dismiss tides as the cause, calling them seismic waves or tsunamis observed by the Japanese. It laments warning limitations and urges better alerts for deadly ocean waves.
The boxer Joe Louis ends ties with the Cuban Tourist Commission after a public outcry of writers denouncing his PR firm for promoting Castro era Cuba. Louis cites his American record and moral stance, noting a potential $6200 annual loss in fees while vowing to protect his legacy.
Victor Riesel reports a potential labor walkout across the U S aircraft and missile sector could disrupt key plants from Pratt and Whitney in West Palm Beach to Boeing in Seattle and Convair in San Diego. A nationwide stoppage could trigger Taft Hartley injunctions and pull Nixon into mediation as unions push for wage and pension gains.
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