DECEMBER 1967 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • we come to th e close of another yea r, we w ant to express our thanks and good w ishes to our members everywhere ............•.....•.................. May your Holidays be Happy and your New Year Bright ........•..................... PRE SIDE NT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • EXECUTIVE OFFICERS THE GOIWON M FnEE~I.\N 1Io1'",<lI'''~~! 1· ...;d,,~1 !tOO 1:.lh Ill. N. \\ W,,~hlnIflO". n. Co ~\I'fIJ JO~t; I 'JI n... t:I:~,\S 1"''''R<lho''<l1 s,."r"., I~IIO 1:.lh ~1..!11 \\ W ..hlnl/lon. I). C. :"," Officiol Publicolion of Ihe Inlernolional BrDtherhood of Eleclricol WDrkers Jl:II~:"I.\III'. SUI.I.1V.\:>O I"'a... " ...,,, T .......... ISO L. ~·.Ih SI. GORDON M. FREEMAN, £d,'or N ... York. N".. York IOOIU vIer 'USIDENTS ~i,..~ l)i.uIM, WII.I.I.\)I 1.. \ 1l")I.\ N 8b l.'ni",·r0117 lUv,t. S ... I" MI, T",,,,,,,, I. On(.. (:/I".,L, "OU ' \II-: (,6. i\1I. 12 nELE\IBEH. 1967 &CO",1 m.triel. JOliN J. 111-:<:\1'0 II""", 2~3. I''''k S.,u"r~ 111,11/. 1I00t<»,. M".... d".. "u. O~ll'l Tltl.,l OI.lrkt. A. n. JOIIN:-;ON CONTEI\TS f,a7 HuH,II" ... \lOY'" :\01 M7 W".hh'l/t,," I(,! I' IU"I,(l rllh . !'h. IU~~ Christmas Spirit in Our l ocals Fourth Ol.triet. II. 0 UI.ANK1:S11IlIl' 2 ~;;~!i Vlrtnr7 I'kw)', Clnr;n"Rtl. flhlo First District Progress Meetings Firth I) lolrl~l . G. x. lJ\lIK~:1C 7 14!1 I·... c h!, .... III. N.K. liulh' 20t AII"/lI", (;'-"'ICI. 'NO\> The Electric Car: Dream or Reality Silolh I>i.olrkt. J . W. JOIiSliOS 12 Room !It~. """'~. In.uun .... 1I"II,hnll. ~O N \\'.r~ ... I>.IH Chkaao, IlIio>o;. 5GCO~ The Pacific Northwest's l arged Building 17 Se-o-enlh Diohlct. A. ~•• }.I'\\ ,\ ICI':> 1110 ('''111""r",· 1I~11l. 307 W. s.."·~"'h lil""",. Editorials 18 }'ort Worlh. T"XR' j610~ E'loIhlh f)j.lri~L. S. ~:. TIHI~II 'SON ICOOm 201. WII ..... BilllI, Who I Christmas Is 20 UO~ ....'u'l h A.'~ .. Norlto I'. O. llox 1!'~8 Hilllnln. ll""I, ~1I103 Deportment of Research and Education 23 Ninth r>1.lrl~l. W. I •. VI:-.I!;()S ICOO,,, 6:.8. "" MarkO>! litre.·I. ~.n ~·,.n"i..,... C"lirorn •• ,, 110: Notional Safety Congress Meeh in Chicago 26 T enlh UIII.iM. TI1 0)l,u! V. n,\)lSt:V ltoo." 600. 330 SouLh WrU. SI,,"" Chlao¥,>, III lno" tI06G6 Th e Child Who Followed tho Wiso Mon 2U F.l ....... nlh Oi.ln"t. nOllt:UT ". GA ICIIITV R.". 10i, Slftvln 1I ~11I .. &000 lkonhom",.. Av •. Chl)·wn. lll...,url 63103 With The ladies T .... ·l fth I )i.trl~c. W. II . l't:·M'\· Wh,L"jI 1I ,,,hh"K. 1(",. UI. t 400 1'''II/1,r M.·"",h'•. '/',·"n ," '''· ~~II~ New Manufacturing Council Chartered INTERNATIONAL IXECUTIU COUNCIL t1 . J . 1,'U,\N5WAV l ocal lines <II CA",'",,,,~ 2121 Well \\'IOI«Inlln Av~nu~ MU ..'.uk..., 3. WI_n.In EWBA Death Claims 87 FI ... t Dt.l<i<t. t'I1 A IIU:S II. 1'11.I.A 11D 1~L t·,Umor... he. lJulJalo!. N. 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