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...which permits states to enact right-of-work laws (its repeal was passed by the House, is now before the Senate). No doubt, union membership has been held down by 14(b), particularly in the South. But the gains made, when and if it is repealed, may well be offset by adverse public sentiment; many Americans, whether or not they are accurately informed on the issue, still feel that a man should have a right to hold a job without belonging to a union...
Inspiring Salesmen. Supermarkets account for about 45% of the $900 million annual business done by stamp companies (among whom, ten giants led by S. & H. account for 90% of stamp distribution). The total of stamp outlets has increased, but the number of supermarkets distributing stamps has decreased. To offset supermarket losses, the stamp companies have been cultivating new clients. Sperry & Hutchinson, which reported a 5% increase in first-half sales, also had a 29% jump in sales of stamps to 4,000 corporations, including Westinghouse, RCA and Du Pont. The stamps are used as incentives for salesmen or safety awards...
...state's districts have qualified, and in North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi, where roughly a third have complied. Mississippi's Amite County, for example, is 60% Negro. The residents there spurned more than $50,000 in federal cash, voted to raise their school tax to offset the deficit. "The Nigras," insists School Board Attorney J. D. Gordon Sr., "are well satisfied with their schools." Across town, a member of the leaderless Negro community, Baptist Minister M. D. Smith, agrees: "Everyone I know is perfectly satisfied with the present situation...
...Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Boss Leander Perez urged whites to offset Negro voting gains by "rushing to the registrar's office." His plea had scant effect. In New Orleans, where there are 122,000 unregistered whites, the local registrar one day last week enrolled 386 Negroes−and 14 whites...
...three of the industry's eleven unions. Though one of the unions came to terms at week's end, some 70 vessels remained idle, and five passenger ships were forced to cancel lucrative summer sailings. The gut issue is the demand for higher wages and pensions-to offset the effects of automation of the kind that Johnson and Skouras propose...