Fair Packaging Bill Advances in Senate and House
The Senate cleared the fair packaging and labeling bill by 1719 as part of a six year push led by Sen. Hart to ease price comparisons for shoppers. The act would let the federal government regulate product weights and quantities, with voluntary standards from manufacturers first. The House awaits action and also passed a broad Food for Freedom measure extending crop eligibility beyond surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Johnson cabinet meets to discuss administration problems
President Johnson presides over a cabinet session with members including Lawrence O'Brien Arthur Goldberg Hubert Humphrey Robert McNamara Orville Freeman Willard Wirtz John Gardner John Conner Nichlaas Katzenpach George Ball Henry Fowler Stewart Udall Robert Wood in attendance as they face a range of internal challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Lawrence O’brien
Arthur Goldberg
Hubert Humphrey
Defense
Robert McNamara
Agriculture
Secetary
Orville Freeman
Labor
Willard Wirtz
Welfare
John Gardner
Commerce
John T. Conner
Nichlaas Katzenpach
George Ball
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Interior
Stewart Udall
Robert Wood
Western Union Workers Win Pay Raise and Gains
About 20,000 striking Western Union employees returned to work after securing a new contract. President E. L. Hageman of the AFL-CIO Commercial Telegraphers' Union hailed the agreement as very good. The average $2.52 per hour before the deal gets a 4.5 percent annual raise for two years, exceeding White House wage guidelines of 3.2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ern Union
E.L. Hageman
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
White House
Medicare And You Insurance Details From Louis Kidd
Louis O Kidd district manager Social Security in Thomasville explains Medicare medical insurance covers doctors services home health care and other medical services with an 50 dollar yearly deductible and 80 percent coverage after deductible. It outlines reasonable charges and the claim form Payment to Patient and Payment to Doctor methods and notes a future article will describe how the payment methods work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis O. Kidd
Social Security
Thomasville
Medicare
Medicare Benefits Start What to Expect in June Series
Louis O. Kidd, social security district manager in Thomasville, explains what will happen when health insurance benefits begin. The series, based on Your Medicare Hand book, will run 13 articles and be issued to all Medicare beneficiaries in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis O. Kidd
Social Security
Thomasville
Social Security Office
Peanut Commission Nominations Set in Georgia Meetings
Nominations for two terms on the Georgia Peanut Commission will be received at Georgia Farm Bureau Federation meetings in Tifton and Metter on June 17. The Tifton session starts at 4 p.m. in the Rural Life Building and the Metter session at 10 a.m. in the Court House. Only peanut producers in the state are eligible to offer or receive nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Tifton
Metter
Rural Life
Court House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of Commerce
Owen
Jackson
Madison
Friendship Baptist Church
Metcalf
W. E. Pledges
Wendel Lovett
LBJ
West
George
Valley Forge
Peanut Commission
Legion of Decency
Debbie Reynolds
Ricardo Montalban
Agnes Moorehead
Greer Garson
Panavision
METRO
Goldwyn- Mayer
Hiva
Sean Connery
Arrow
Carter
Sero and Hathaway
Nunn-Bush
Edgerton Shoes
Dobbs
London Fog
Superba
Martim
Jiffies
Esquire
Hart-Schaff
Ner
Marx
Dad
Ficate
Hicks
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!