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J WIN A POLAROID CAMERA (Other Prizes Tool) SEE MANN'S AU TODAY'S TRIBUNE PAGE 1C Organized Labor's Program Of Legislation Fares Poorly Washington (CO) Organized labor's legislative program has done poorly in the 86th Congress, a survey by Congressional Quarterly shows. To make things worse, Congress hit labor last year with what it calls the "puni tive" Landrum-Griffin labor reform bill. This record certainly did not live up to labor's high hopes for the heavily Demo cratic Congress elected Nov. 4, 1958. The "liberals" were thought to be in control then and expected to favor labor's program The CQ survey covers ma jor AtJL-uiu legislative re quests over the past two years on "bread and butter" issues issues directly affecting un ions and working people. It shows favorable action on fewer than 10 per cent of labor's requests, although fin al enactment of pending min imum - wage increase and health-benefits-for - the - aged bills could raise the figure be fore Congress closes shop for 1960. Of 76 major requests se lected, only seven were sent to the White House, and two of these, the depressed areas bill and a measure relieving Government drivers of per sonal liability in accidents, were vetoed by President Ei senhower. Successful Requests Among the five requests that did get past both Con gress and the President were measures boosting railroad workers' retirement and un employment benefits, setting up partial Government financ ing for health insurance plans for federal employees, and raising the pay of 1.6 million federal and postal workers "JVi per cent. Congress had to override a Presidential ve to to pass the pay-raise bill. Also enacted, as part of the 1959 labor reform bill, were two changes In labor mangcmcnl relations law strongly desired by the unions. One permitted certain types of union-shop contracts to be concluded In the construction industry in advance of the be ginning of a job, without re quiring a National Labor Re lations board representation election to be held first. The other, supported by the President, eased what unions had labelled as a union-bust ing device In the Taft-Hartley Act. It permitted men who went on strike and then were replaced by their employers to vote in NIRB representa tion elections held within a year of the beginning of the strike. The aim was to pre vent from breaking unions by replacing strikers with men they knew opposed unions, and then calling for a new NLRB representation election with the argument that the employees no longer wanted to be represented by the un ion. Labor Defeats The list of union defeats, however, was far longer than the list of victories. In 1959, unions suffered what they themselves called their worst legislative setback since the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. That was passage of the Landrum Griffin labor reform bill, which unions said was "puni tive" and favorable to mange ment. The bill curbed organ izational and recognition pick eting and outlawed consumer boycott picketing. Unions claimed these provisions blocked their attempts to or ganize workers and to adver tise their grievances to the public. The bill also closed up some "loopholes" in laws against secondary boycotts, outlawed "hot cargo" contracts by which an employer agrees in advance not to do business with another firm his union considers unfair to labor, and handed 'over certain types of labor disputes to the state courts, whi'h have broad pow ers to impose injunctions. On other major AFL-CIO proposals, Congress took no action. Among these were re quests to boost unemployment and set minimum standards for them, to improve work men's compensation, to give farm workers the protection of federal labor laws, to out law state laws banning the union shop, and pass a fed eral fair employment practice law. Also ignored was a re quest for substantial increases in Social Security pensions. Hopes in 1958 This meager action on la bor's program was not fore seen in 1958, when the heav ily Democratic 86th Congress was elected. Quick action was anticipated on the labor pro gram by a Congress the AFL CIO expected to be "liberal and progressive." But things have not worked out that way. Labor's disappointment could be considerably assuag ed, however, if a health-bene-fits-for-the-aged bill, a $1.25 an hour minimum-wage bill, and a bill to permit union pic keting at joint construction sites were passed before the 86th Congress went home. But the picketing bill appears per manently pigeonholed in the they might be vetoed by the president. (Copyright 1960 Congressional Quarterly Inc.) MORE PLAoTICS Washington-(Science Serv ice) - Present building codes permit the use of more plas tics than are now used in building construction, a sur vey by the Southwest Re search institute, San An tonio, Texas, has shown. As the basis for a study of the relative fire-safety of plastic building products, the insti t u t e tabulated permissible uses of such components un der major model codes today. This information was con trasted with tabulations of the far fewer uses to which plas tic products were found to have actually been put in representative buildings of re cent construction. 'Velocitization Virus' Discussed by Police Drivers who glance down at the speedometer and find they are driving 10 to 15 miles fas ter than they thought may be suffering from "velocitization virus," according to Charles P. Champlin, Medford police chief. i Such occurrences are not uncommon to most drivers, since there is a tendency for drivers to lose touch with the speed at which they are tra veling, the chief added. Scientific studies have shown that over a long period of time, drivers tend to in crease their speeds without realizing it. The longer a ve hicle is in motion, the more accustomed the driver be comes to the speed at which he is moving. To keep up the feeling of movement, he begins un consciously to increase his speed until he is soon travel ing faster than he should or really wants to, Champlin continued. The "disease" is most notice able when the driver has to slow down, he pointed out Soon the driver feels as though he is barely moving yet he finds that he is still going 5, 10, or 15 miles an hour above the designated speed. Champlin noted that (his is becoming an increasingly ap parent enforcement problem when drivers travel into cities after many miles of freeway driving speeds. "One sure way to immunize yourself against the virus," the chief said, "is to check the speedometer frequently." Persistent Robber Bothers Merchant Watertown, N.Y. Market operator Sam Muller doesn't like to be robbed particular ly when it's done three times by the same robber. "The gall of that guy," said Muller. "He entered my store again, pulled the same gun and said: 'C'mon now, Sam, give me the money." Muller winced: "At least, the first two times he didn't call me Sam." EVER TASTED uwop-aptsclQ f Scads of Exhibit;! DOUGLAS COUNTY fair AUGUST 25-28 IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL AGAIN! - You start of! on the right foot when you step out in Keds! For sharp styles, for shock-cushioning com fort and runability for gym, for everyday fun step into new Keds! j NJ V-A THE BIO LEAGUER. Built for rugged LjS Tf action nd toot protection, with greater Yl til gripping power, arch-cushioned comfort. 5.49 to 6.49 BOYS' AND GIRLS CHAMPION. Everyone's favorite for appesrance and serviceability. 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