District 50 Expelled From United Mine Workers Split over Atomic Power
Editorial reviews a 1930s dispute as District 50 led by Kathryn Lewis was expelled from the UMWA by president W A Boyle. The quarrel centered on use of atomic energy versus coal, with District 50 backing government funds for atomic energy in competition with fossil fuels. The piece notes UMWA membership around 220,000 but disputed, and suggests the miners face a losing battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lewis
CIO
Treasury
Mine Workers Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation Labor
Afl-Cio
UMWA
Coal Miners Union
District 50
Kathryn Lewis
Lewis Union
W. A. Boyle
Atomic Energy
Tennessee Valley Authority
Southern Illinois
Hershey Draft Policy Sparks Debate on Inequities
The editorial argues that General Hershey’s admission that draft calls could be reshaped without new laws fails to fix inequities favoring college graduates. It warns graduate enrollments would drop, slowing research and reducing future teachers, and calls for equal drafting of graduates and 19 year olds while acknowledging any fix would be temporary amid broader draft law reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Hershey
Hers
Congress
U.S
United States
Two-car Garages and Modern Family Needs Discussed
The piece notes families want a two car garage one stall for a boat and another for lawn machinery and outdoor cooking gear. Mentions questions about J Paul Getty and whether Howard Hughes bought him and discarded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zillionaire
J. Paul Getty
Howard Hughes
Networks take on editorial role in Vietnam coverage
The article notes CBS and NBC expanding editorial commentary on Vietnam policy. It cites Walter Cronkite’s doubt about final victory and NBC’s new weekly war program, warning editors may influence public opinion and policy.
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
U.S
Walter Cronkite
CBS News
United States
South Vietnam
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Letter to NFO members criticizes pork trade and hog burying practice
Mrs. Virginia Gulledge of Elkville writes the Southern Illinoisan condemning the Illinois NFO for allegedly killing and burying hogs. She argues the group harms housewives and questions its humanity, urging citizens to see the impact on consumers and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Humane Society
Virginia Gulledge
Elkville
Shoe on the wrong foot in church liquor cartoon critique
A Thursday issue features a cartoon accusing the Ministerial Alliance of mislabeling the liquor industry as decency. It argues Christians are the real cowards for not using voting power to curb liquor influence amid bigotry and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Illinoisan
Ministerial Alliance
David
Time of maximum danger Monsoon rains in Vietnam
A Associated Press report recounts the winter monsoon in Vietnam as a time of extreme hardship for U S troops. Storms slow jets and helicopters, saturate mud and clothing, and bring cold, pneumonia, and fatigue. Marines describe slick fields, flooded paddies, and constant exposure to danger as rain and mud shape daily combat life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Dai Loc
Vietnam
U. S
McCarthy Kennedy Challenge Johnson Nomination Risky Move
McCarthy and Kennedy embark on a daring bid to deny incumbent President Johnson renomination at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The piece notes only five presidents have faced party denial with Roosevelt’s 1912 challenge cited as a landmark in this rare power struggle.
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Congressional Quarterly Inc
Washington
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Theodore Roosevelt
N.Y
William Howard Taft
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
D-N.j
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Senate
John Tyler
Virginia
William Henry Harrison
Baltimore
Chicago
Ulysses S. Grant
New York
Horatio Seymour
Chester A. Arthur
James A. Garfield
Arthur
Garfield
James G. Blaine
Maine
Blaine
Presidents denied renomination by their own parties
A historical review notes five presidents who reached the presidency via vice presidency or succession yet were denied renomination by their parties. Examples include Tyler Fillmore Pierce Johnson Arthur, with background on party splits and nomination dynamics shaping their futures.
Menard Home funds released for improvements near Chester
Gov. Otto Kerner approved release of 10385 dollars for the Pierre Menard Home near Chester to fund electrical system improvements. The funds will be spent by the state Conservation Department with 5000 dollars already released in late January for preservation items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Menard
Chester
Otto Kerner
State Conservation Department
Kerner
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the Humane Society
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California
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Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Fillmore
Daniel Webster
Winfield Scott
Scott
Webster
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Pierce
Cincinnati
James Buchanan
England
Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Menard Home Funds
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