Rail Unions Face Court Fight Over Representation
The court fight centers on who can speak for union members in a looming nationwide rail strike. AFL CIO railway employees department claims bargaining rights, while the three contending unions cit e autonomy. A 10 day restraining order takes effect December 14, with possible injunction ahead. Government involvement in rail disputes grows, though management remains private. Unions in Chicago wonder about their right to strike.
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Afl-Cio Railway
Afl-Cio
U. S. District Court
Chicago
Arms Trader in the Arabian Desert Faces Wind of Fate
A Times of London correspondent details Muhammad Bin Ahmed in southern Arabia, a respected yet unlawful arms trader who ships rifles from Yemen to tribes via harsh desert routes. A desert pursuit with a sand storm and a failed raid leaves investigators empty, while Muhammad’s wealth grows from distant fields and risky deals.
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Times of London
London
Arabia
Muhammad bin Ahmed
Somalia
Ethiopia
Yemen
Muhammad
North
Saudi
Mukalla
Sokotra
Allah
Home Training Sound Program and Public Aid Policy
Illinois Public Aid promotes home management to reduce aid dependency. Families learn to stretch allowances for nutrition, meals, and essentials while avoiding luxury items and expensive cigarettes. Since 1960 the program has 1066 participants, with benefits improving child nutrition and job motivation. A humane, cost efficient approach underscoring education over dependence. GOP Chairman Burch faces unclear name spellings affecting coverage.
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Illinois Department of Public Aid
Public Aid Department
Fischer On Harper's Easy Chair and Spalding Toys
Dave Felts reviews Fischer's ongoing Harper's column The Editor's Easy Chair noting its history since 1955 and Fischer as editor in chief. The piece also mentions Spalding’s Tin ker toy’s age, Cozy Culture Club gift rhymes, and a long Consuelo Vanderbilt Dowry tied to the Marlboroughs and Blenheim Castle.
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John Fischer
Harper's Magazine
Bernard DeVoto
Fischer
Harper's
Harper & Row
Harper’s
DeVoto
Edward 5. Martin
William Dean Howells
Dean of American Letters
Davy Crockett
George Villiers
Studs
Booklovers
Cozy Culture Club
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
A Vanderbilt
A Marlborough
New York City
James A. Felts
Stella Jane Sanders
Cottage Home
Illinois
Consuelo
William Kissam Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Marlborough
Blenheim
England
John Churchill
Anne
Marlvoraught
Blenheim Castle
Marlborough Country
Testing Under Attack in Senate Privacy Probe
Testing has come under fire from critics and a Senate subcommittee. The debate centers on how federal and corporate tests invade privacy by asking about family life religion and personal beliefs. Proponents cite efficiency while critics warn of sacred private matters.
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Senate
Top lobby spenders in 1963 reflect new groups and aims
Congressional Quarterly records show 21 top spenders in 1963 with three new groups formed to push or oppose legislation. The Coordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms spent 127 826 dollars, and the Business Committee for Tax Reduction spent 141 785 dollars championing the tax cut. The Citizens Committee for a Nuclear Test Ban spent 61 240 dollars to press the 1963 test ban treaty. AFL CIO and other unions led overall spending across sectors, totaling 4 191 482 dollars for the year. The report notes a 1984 pay raise bill as a major target for several groups and highlights notable entities such as AFL CIO, United Federation of Postal Clerks, and National Postal Union.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Test Ban Committee
Anticivil Rights
Coordinating Committee For Fundamental American Freedoms
Business Committee
Citizens Committee
Senate
Citizens Group
Civil Service
United Federation of Postal Clerks
AFL - C10
International Assn. of Machinists
District Lodge No. 4
AFL Cio
National Assn. of Letter Carriers
Afl-Cio
National Postal Union
Nations] Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Legion
Committee For Study of Revenue
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Arabian Desert
Ramlat Sabatein
Ah Arabian Desert Patrol
GOP
Burch
Dave Felts
A. G. Spalding & Bros, Inc
Tinkertay
U.S. Supreme Court
Dickens
Chrishmas Carel
Mississippi
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