Employment total rises to record 76.6 million
The Labor Department reports the US job market reached an all time 76.6 million employed in November with the jobless rate falling to 3.3 percent. Unemployment eased about 200,000 from expected levels while earnings per hour held at 2.92 with weekly pay down slightly to 109.21. Harvey Hammon 74 of Paragould Ark died Tuesday with services Friday in Jonesboro.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Harvey Hammon
Paragould
Ark
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Jonesboro
Charles Mayberry
Goreville High School Graduate Joins Vietnam Duty
Vietnam duty Army Private Rickie J. New ton, 20, assigned as a mechanic with the 5551st Light Maintenance Co. near Long Giao, 35 miles east of Saigon. Son of Mr and Mrs Joe New ton of Goreville, inducted this past June after Goreville High School class of 1966. Left for Vietnam Oct 30.
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Army
Rickie J. Newton
5551St Light Maintenance Co
Long Giao
Vietnam
Saigon
Newton
Joe Newton
Goreville
Illinois Birthplace of Atomic Age and Major Atom Smasher
Illinois is described as the birthplace of the atomic age and home to the first commercial nuclear energy and the planning stage for a world leading atom smasher.
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Illinois
Illinois Farms Support Wide Crop Diversity Across State
Illinois hosts more than 130000 farms averaging 227 acres with over 40 crops. The sector’s value stands at about 12 billion dollars, reflecting broad agricultural activity and economic impact across the state.
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Illinois
Justice Dept Sues Ohio Agency for Racial Bias in Hiring
The United States files its first suit against the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services alleging racial discrimination under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The complaint cites failure to refer qualified Negroes, unequal job openings, and biased circulation of job orders in offices with predominantly Black applicants. The bureau allegedly accepted discriminatory employer orders and received 35.3 million dollars from the Labor Department in 1968 after voluntary compliance failed.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Willard P. Dudley
U.S. District Court
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau
Bureau
Labor Department
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