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Conciliation Service Regional Director
Paul Bowe rs. A d~'l1lonslratiOIi
by Omaha Public Power Di ~lricl
Chemic:l] anti ]'rolcction Supcnisor
Frc(/ Franco concluded the first
day's session .
The second day was devoted to
delegates' reports concerning thei r
local unions' probkrns and accomplishments.
The delegates rcn fTirmcd
their fl!cli ngs Ihal these n:port s atc
among the most important parl~ uf
annual progress meetings.
A banquet high lighted the social
CH:nl!. in COllllccliull with the m eeting.
A man who is well known and
highly respected by organized 13bor
in that pari of the country !.crvcd os
banquet speaker. Father Austin
Mllkr. 5.1 .. said. "These arc good
times. and I am happy to be alive
and a pa rt of them." l ie entertained
the delegates :md their wives and
:llso left them with some serious
mailers to cont..:mplatc. as he chal·
Icnged those who would act as lIler·
chants of doom by reminding them
of what Jeadl.!r~ of organized labor
have done and nfC doi ng to advance
the di£llilY nf mall.
Vice President Garrity adjourned
lhe meeting wilh an announcement
that the Soulh Dakota locals which
were to host Ih c meeting until
disaster !.truck hnd invited the dele·
gates to Rapid City and the Black
Hills for the 1973 meeting.
(EdilOr's 1I0/{!: Tile (lbol'e aceollll!
of 'he J Jtll District Progress M eet·
illg was wrilll'lI by Tom H ickmatl,
JlIlemaliOllal Represt'tltatil'c. PhOIO.f
COllrlesy of Roy IV. Sachre, 1]lIsitless
Mallager, LOCid J, St. L Ollis. PI/otos
by James Gamache, L ocal I Press
SccreUlry.)
A general view of the deleaates at work.
Delegates are shown listenina to a speaker.
A partial view of the ladies' luncheon.
Pictured. lell to risht: rred Farmer. BUSiness
Manager local 41 2, Kansas City, Mo.; Jack Moore.
BUSiness Manager, local 453, Springfield, Mo .• and
IEC member; Bud Griffith. Busi ness Manager. local
1613. Kansas City, Mo.; and l ouis Callill, Business
Manager. l oca l 14 64, Kansas City. Mo.
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