Labor Dept reports record July employment and low jobless rate
The Labor Department says 76.4 million Americans were employed in July, up 680000, while unemployment fell 650000 to 3.2 million and the jobless rate slipped to 3.9 percent. Commissioner Ross warns the gains mask hardship for the unskilled and youth. Washington changes in defense and aid posts follow, including Hoopes as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. A Smithsonian display will show the Tinkerbelle sailboat, and bills seek higher government savings bond rates. Labor Secretary Wirtz notes airlines talks have stalled at ceiling zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Labor
Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Townsend Hoopes
New York
Robert 8. McNamara
Hoopes
Adam Yarmolinsky
Harvard Law School
Yarmolinsky
McNamara
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Pentagon
Senate
Smithsonian “Institution
Robert Maury
John J. Williams
R-Del
Johnson
Donald G. MacDonald
U.S
Nigeria
Charles A. Mann
Viet Nam
Knit this ribbed-top with smocked yoke pattern 7151
Advertisement for a 1967 needlecraft catalog offering pattern 7151 in sizes 32 34 and 36 38 with sport yarn smocking and knitted details. Price thirty five cents per pattern plus fifteen cents extra for mailing and handling. Include name address zip and pattern number. Also promotes books and free patterns with payment offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
Ten Commandments Document Counts 297 Words
A note states the Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The claim highlights a precise word total for this well known biblical list.
Board Considers Plans For New County Court House
Frederick County eyes a new court house as the board moves toward expansion. A & N Stores co owner Lewis Sternheimer offered to lease the vacant store next to his shop to the county with heat and facilities. County Judge W Erle Edwards asked for three rear rooms in the same building for staff growth. The board directed the attorney to invite architects Smithey and Boynton to meet August 26 to draft plans. Initial talk touched on a two or three story building with two court rooms and other facilities, with the old courthouse kept as a historic public building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Lewis Sternheimer
Northern Virginia Power Co
W. Erle Edwards
Sternheimer
Rouss Ave
Smithey & Boynton
Court House
Campaign chiefs back pro Viet Nam stance amid 1966 Senate race
Democratic and Republican campaign chiefs Sen. Warren Magnuson and Sen. Thruston Morton say full employment can offset inflation concerns and support for President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam policy. They project Democratic seats retained, Republicans gaining several, while inflation fuels campaign battles. They deem national unity on Vietnam crucial and acknowledge inflation as a pivotal voter issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Democratic
Res
Johnson
Warren G. Magnuson
Democratic Campaign Committee
GOP
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Magnuson
Morton
Lawrence F. O’brien
Viet Nam
Wage-Price Guidelines Under Study Amid Admin Ambiguity
Johnson administration weighs possible changes to 3.2 percent wage price guidelines while keeping them as a tool against inflation. Connor and Fowler signal continuation with adjustments as unions and industries push for higher or different increases. White House notes some wage deals have surpassed the guidelines, reflecting ongoing tension between policy and market realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secetary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
White House
Connor
Sai
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Kite House
Johnson
British Help Pat and Luci Enjoy Privacy
Nassau Bahamas AP reports the newlyweds Patrick and Luci Johnson Nugent seek privacy at Capricorn a $250 000 waterfront home. The Bahamas government and U S Consulate back their privacy with cameras kept away and no interviews. They are said to have visited a church Mass at St Francis Xavier Cathedral after arriving from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau, Bahamas
Patrick
Luciohnson Nugent
White House
Information Ministry
Nugents
Bahamas
U.S
Washington
Capricorn
Rebekah Harkness-Kean
New York
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Two Grass Fires in Clarke County Prompt Fire Crews
Clarke County reports two separate grass fires. The first near Route 340 north of the Virginia line at 2:30 p.m. was fought with assistance from the Charles Town company and extinguished with no further damage. A second blaze at the Chamberlin farm in Marvin Chapel area was under control by about 3:50 p.m. with no additional damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Route 340
West Virginia Line
Charles Town Company
Chamberlin Farm
Marvin Chapel
Two Virginians Killed in Vietnam Confirmed
Defense Department lists two Virginia casualties in Vietnam. Killed in action were Army 2nd Lt. Howard C. McCarthy Jr. of Falls Church and Army Staff Sgt. John W. Llewellyn of Williamsburg, husband of Betty Llewellyn.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Army
Howard C. McCarthy Jr
Howard C. McCarthy
Falls Church
John W. Llewellyn
Betty J. Llewellyn
Williamsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Mice Brookes
Hubert Humphrey
Columbia
Marie Wefenstette
Irvin Wefenstette
Humphrey
Missouri Farmers Association
Congress
House
Ackley
Fowler
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers Union
Westron
Steel Workers
Pat
Luci
Clarke County
Pixies
By Wohl
United Pontere Sratonte
Crider & Shockey
Winchester
Shenandoah
F.d.1.c
National Winchester
FDIC
Bank
Vrginia
Sewice
Pontiac
N.A.C.A. Ofticia
Kern Motor Co., Inc
S. Loudoun ST
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