Strength and the broken job ladder in postwar labor
A stark critique traces how unions and industry shift leverage away from young workers. It cites Upton Sinclair and William Attaway, notes 21-year-olds facing seven unemployment months after service, and describes how even skilled sons lose work to better connections, while some seek GI Bill aid or welfare as prices rise and employment dries up.
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Robert Joe Stout Chico
Calif
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
William Attaway
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Oakland
Department of Labor Statistics
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Carver seeks GOP Senate nomination amid glare of family focus
Peoria mayor Richard Carver formally announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination to challenge Adlai Stevenson’s Senate seat. He cites balancing budgets and aiding American families while contrasting with Democratic hopeful Dixon and indicted GOP rival William Scott. The piece questions which families Carver would prioritize.
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Richard Carver
Peoria
U.S
Carver
GOP
William Scott
Washington
Mil
Commoner Leads New Citizens Party Focused on Energy Choices
St Louis ecologist Barry Commoner unveils the Citizens Party with Illinois figures Studs Terkel and Don Rose backing a platform urging public control of energy, a halt to nuclear power, and wider solar and democratic energy production as the 1980s approach. Carter’s synthetic fuels policy and oil company ties are highlighted as counterpoints.
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Barry Commoner
Citizens Party
Commoner
Washington University
New Party
Washington
Capital Press Corps
Studs Terkel
Don Rose
Jane Byrne
Chicago
United States
Carter
OPEC
Kentucky
Congress
State board should watch spending on travel to Virginia
The State Board of Education authorized paying expenses for seven members to attend a National Association of State Boards of Education conference in Williamsburg, Va., at about $5,000. Critics say three would suffice and seven wastes tax dollars while schools face penny-pinching. They warn the move damages credibility amid fiscal strain on local districts and state education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
National Association of State Boards of Education
Williamsburg
Donald Muirheid
Adrienne Bailey
San Francisco
Death of Thurman Munson Shocks Baseball World
The sports page reports the death of New York Yankee catcher Thurman Munson in a plane crash near Canton, Ohio. Munson’s passing shocks millions of fans and reminds that sports lives are vulnerable to tragic accidents, cutting short a storied Yankee career.
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Don Kessinger
Chicago White Sox
Tom Watson
New York Yankee
Thurman Munson
Munson
Canton
Ohio
Yankees
Murphysboro asked how to keep town clean and what duties exist
A reader asks why Murphysboro cannot stay clean with weeds, debris, and dirty sidewalks. Mayor answers blame and responsibility for weed control, street cleaning, and private lot upkeep. He cites private ownership, age of a resident, and cooperation as keys to a cleaner city. He notes alleys are clean, debris comes from businesses, and public funds only step in after owner compliance efforts fail. SIU critique follows about SIU president search and the Shaw candidacy.
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Ilinoisan
Murphysboro
North 14Th
Kinkaid Furniture
Hirsch’s
South 14Th
North 12Th
Ace Hard
Michael Bowers
Stotlar Brothers
Marion
Frontier spirit fades with Ward Staats death in 1980s note
John Palen commemorates Ward Staats, the Midland Daily News veteran known for frontier humor and deep local ties. Staats, who embodied old west independentism, died at 83 after a life spanning lynchings, farming lore, and small town stories in Michigan and nearby plains.
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John Palen
Wardtaats. Palen
The
Midland
Mich
Daily News
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Staats
Sourh
Ward Staats
California
Jerry Brown
Kansas Plains
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Mr. Carver
Tolstoi
East St. Louis
Decatur
Barrington
N.Y. Yankee
Ware
Ben Franklin
Betty Sorensen
Sides
Siu
Shaw
Southern Illinois An
University of Illinois
Ward Staats’ Spirit
John Palen Lindsay-Schaub
Watergate
Jimmy Carter
Michigan
Old Northwest
Ther
Harry Carey
Cardinals
Fred Coffin
Fred
Ward
Coffin
Hone
Murmer
Dairy Queen
St. Louis
Esrum
Irwin
Dora
Matt
Jeff
Quacker
Veterans’ Hospital
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