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Fusion politics sweep NC elections
Fusion Politics in NCCantidates on the Fusion ticket in North Carolina sweep the election, including winning a majority in the NC General Assembly. The Fusion ticket was a coalition of the mostly white rural Populist Party and the GOP which was supported by most Black North Carolinians. -
Republican Governor in NC on Fusion ticket
Governor Daniel L RusselFusion ticket again sweeps North Carolina election including electing Republican Daniel L. Russell to the office of Governor. Over 1000 African Americans held elected or appointed offices in North Carolina after this election. -
Congress recognizes Cuban independence and authorizes military action.
Quebec & the US War with SpainA joint resolution in Congress authorizes military action to protect Cuban independence. Spain cuts off diplomatic ties with the US and moves diplomats to Canada, including up grading diplomatic posts in Quebec City and the consulate in Montreal. However, Canadian public opinion generally support the US in its war with Spain. (Also history.state.gov ) -
NC Third Regiment Established
NC Third RegimentCompany E from Guilford County, of the all Black NC Third Regiment is stationed at Ft Macon in eastern NC for training in preperation for deployment to Cuba during the US War with Spain. (Also northcarolinahistory.org & rootsweb.ancestry.com -
Phyllis Block
Joseph Rome, an early Jewish settler in Gardner builds the Phyllis Block which includes a drug store, a doctor's office, barber shop, auctioneer, dressmaker, a confectioner, a billard shop and the Skandanavia News Paper. -
Spanish-American War Memorial Dedicated
An event is held in Gardner (attended by the Mass Governor,) to dedicate a $2500 monument in memory of the 90 people from Gardner who fought in the US war against Spain 77 of whom servred in what was locally known as Heywood Guards the F Company of the 2nd Mass Infantry. Gardner News August 2015 -
Heywood Wakefield aquires Wasburn & Heywood Chair Co of Erving Mass
Washburn & Heywood Chair CoContinuing their consolidation of the wicker chair industry Heywood Wakefiield aquires the remaining shares of the Washburn & Heywood Chair Company in Erving Mass. -
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Market Socialism In Yugoslavia
1963 Constitution liberalizes Yugoslavia's trade polcies and decentralizes economic planning. In 1950's & early 1960's there was heavy investment by the State in Yugoslavian industries, unemployment was very low. However with the1963 reforms inflation began to incease & the State pulled back from investment. By 1974 inflation is at 34% the highest in Europe & Yugoslavia was hemoraging migrants. The constitution of 1974 ended the experment with market socialism. -
Route 2 through Gardner completed
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MWCC Opens
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L.A. & D Lunch and Variety opens in Phyllis Block
Leo A and Doris Richards open lunch shop in the Phyllis Block which becomes a main stay of the Franco-american community in Gardner. (TGN) -
Economic Reforms in Yugoslovia
1965 Economic Reform
Continuing the liberalization of economic policy in the 1963 constitution, Yugoslavia enacts more changes to implement "market socialism." Changes included: lower taxes, less state control, currency devaluation. -
Immigrants required to register at Gardner Post Office
"Alien registration law" requires all immigrants to register at the local post office. At the time there were an estimated 3000 people in Gardner that would be required to register. (over all population of 20000.) -
Hedstrom Union Leaves Gardner
Carriage manufacturer Hedstrom Union moves to Bedford Penn. -
First Gardner Casulaty in US War in Vietnam
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Monty Tech Opens
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New UFWA Union Hall
United Furniture Workers of America local 154 buys the down town building that was formerly occupied by Stop and Shop. -
Minumum Wage Increase
Minimum Wage increased to $1.40. -
Thurgood Marshall Confirmed as Supream Court Justice
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NTSB established
Due to the publication of Ralph Nader's book "unsafe at any speed" and a significant rise in the number of deaths caused by road traffic accidents the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act gave the federal government rights to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety, over the next few years these standards included head rests, energy-absorbing steering wheels, shatter-resistant windshields, and safety belts -
6 Day War
Following Six Day War Egypt enforces an Egyptian blockade of the Suez Canal which lasted till June 5th 1975 making the Suez Canal closed to all shipping and trapping fourteen cargo ships known as "The Yellow Fleet" which remained trapped in the canal for over eight years -
Apollo Launch
Someone from Gardner is part of launch team. -
Arms Apartments Finished
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DEC begins moving to Colorado Springs
DEC starts process of moving hard disk manufacturing and mass storgage research labs to Colorado Springs. -
Earth Day
Gardner Celebrates the First Earth Day. -
Gardner Highrise completed
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Chinese Resturaunt Opens in Gardner
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Nixion imposes 10% surcharge on imports
Because abandoning the gold standard will likily result in an increase in the value of the dollar, it is believed that US manufacturing will be negativly impacted, as imports become cheaper. The Nixion administration imposes (a temporary) 10 percent surcharge on imports. -
Nixon abandons the gold standard
Income policiesPresident Nixon abandons commitment that the US made in 1944 Bretton Woods conference to link the US dollar to gold. Exchange rate is no longer fixed. This was a major step for neoliberalism. It was also understood that this would excelerate inflation would disadvantage US manufacturing, because imports will be become cheaper. From Todays Globalization handbook. -
Wage and Price Controls
Facing high inflaction, the Nixion administration imposes a 90 day freeze on prices. This move is popular with the public. Wage and Price Controls in the US -
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1000 Days of Wage and Price Controls
In an effort to combat inflation, Nixion imposed a 90 day freeze on prices. This was Phase I of what became a 1000 day policy and included negotiations with biggest corporations and labor unions - 93% of which accepted wage and price controls. -
G-10 Smithsonion Agreement - 10% import surcharge dropped
The US, Japan, and 8 western European Countries agree to a new curancy evaluation standard pegged to the US dollar. As part of this agreement the Nixion administration drops the 10% surcharge in imports. -
Croation Spring Ends in Crack Down
Starting in 1970 a student movement reffered to as the Coration Spring engaged in civil disobediance, advocating more autonomy for Croatia. After a proposed student strike in December federal officials and Communist Party officials cracked down on the protest movement. -
9 t0 5 organized
9 to 5 was formed in 1974 in Boston as an effort to organize women office workers: particularly in publishing, insurance, and banks. -
First woman to head a fortune 500 company
Katherine Graham becomes the CEO of The Washington Post, becoming the first female head of a fortune 500 company. -
Rousseau Bros Mnfting merges with GB Bent
Rousseau Brothers Manufacturing Co., Inc. founded in 1936 by Joseph Rouseeau and his four sons, Arthur, Roland, Norman and Alvin becomes part of George B Bent co. Operations of the company were at 424 Main Street, formerly the O. W. Siebert Company building. from Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project MWCC.
In its early days, the company manufactured boudoir chairs exclusively. Later colonial furniture was also made. -
Dysan founded
Dysan founded in San Jose, CA. One of the compnies that developed the 5.25 inch floppy disk. Company was sold in 1984.
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Rockwell International Formed
Rockwell Standard a manufacturing conglomerate that had aquired Miehle-Goss-Dester, the largest manufacture of printing presses, in 1967, merged with Rockell Manufacturing to create Rockwell International. The Rockwell companies were major defense contractors. -
US Auto Plants close
Crystler and other US auto manufacturs close plants, aprox. 100,000 auto workers lose their jobs. -
Bar Code invented
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Skylabm, first US space station launched
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Wild Cat Strike leads to equal pay protection for women
Two Black food service workers lead a strike at the University of Washington that leads to a landmark court decision granting women equal pay (for equal work) protections. -
Roe V Wade Decision
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Stand off at Wounded Knee ends
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Pinochet comes to power in military coup
General Augusto Pinochet leads military coup in Chili. Deomcratically elected socalist president Salvador Allende in overthrown and Pinochet takes power. Milton Friedman's "Chicago Boys" steer Chili's economy towards noelibiralism as concieved by Friedman at Un of Chicago. -
OPEC agrees to restrict flow of oil
The organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries agrees to restict export of crude oil to countries that support Isreal. The price of gas increases 200%. -
Declaration of Principles for NIEO
Newly independent nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America declare principles for the New International Economic Order. These principles are in opposition to the free market policies that were resulting in increasing global economic inequities. From Today's Globalization handbook. -
American Printingn History Association
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Center of the Book Arts Founded
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DEC executive decides not to pursue "micro computers."
In 74 and a gain in 77 when presented ideas for microcomputers (personal computers) Digital CEO Ken Olsen rejected them, saying in 74: "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." -
New Constitution in Yugoslavia
New constitution in Yugoslovia dramtically reduces power of the federal government. However, Josip Broz Tito "President for Life" retains authority over whole country. -
Xerox Completes Development of Graphical User Interface
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"Fall of Saigon" Official end of US War in Vietnam
7000 Vietnamese evacuated from Siagon. North Vietnamese control Siagon and the US War in Vietname and the Vietnamese civil war officially ends. -
Big Chair moved
Gardner's Big Chair moved to its current location. -
First Mass Public Employee Strike
After rejecting Governor Dukakis’s final contract offer, 30,000 state employees going on strike. The strike moves women and people of color into upper level leadership positions in the Mass SEIU and AFSME. -
Yugoslavia: new Law on Associated Labor
With the 1974 turn away from "market socialsim" the new Law on Associated Labor increased worker control of mangement, banks, and distrubution of scoial services. This was part of an overall decentralization. -
Gocco Compact Color Screen Printing Developed
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UFWA, UIU, & IWA launch southern organizing drive.
Three unions in the furniture industry the United Furniture Workers of America , Upholsters International Union, and International Woodwork of America agree to launch a joint organizing campaign in the southern US. -
Jimmy Carter takes office
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Coleman St School Closes
Coleman Street Elementary School closes. -
Gem buys plant in Georgia
Gem industies purchases plant in Georgia. By the 1980's all of Gem's manufacturing was in Georgia. -
End of Linotype at NYT
New York Times is set using Linotype for the last time. The night was documented in the film Farwell Etaoin Shrdlu. -
Sullivan's Stairs
The Iron Stairs connecting Pine St with Main St are created to make it easier to get to downtown Gardner. -
Carter suggests price and wage controls
Carter Wage and Price ControlsCarter administration publishes voluntary wage and price controls. 447 of the largest 500 companies agree to comply. -
Gardner State Heritage Park established
Part of a network of urban Heritage parks established by the state, based on the model of the National Heritage Park in Lowell, Gardner Heritage Park is established in the area around the recently closed Heywood Wakefield buildings and the visitor center is opened in the renovated fire station. -
L.A. & D closes
Cornerstone of the Franco-American community in Garnder, located in the Phyllis Block closes. -
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Development of the internet
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Maya Lin designs Vietnam Vetrans Memorial
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AIDS named
Acronym AIDS (Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is coined after researchers establish that AIDS is not specifically linked to homosexual sexual activity, -
UFCW supports the Leukimia Society
United Food & Comercial Workers begins a multidecade relations ship with the Leukimia and Lymphoma Society to raise money for research on blood cancers. -
Cherokee Reunion
Eastern Band and the Cherokee Nation hold reunion in Red Clay, Tenn. from Today's Globiliation handbook. -
Veto of Textile Protection
President Ronald Reagan veto's the Textile & Apparel Trade Enforcement Act. The last major effort by both unions and mill owners to protect the domestic textile industry from forign competition. (J M Katz "The Man Who Launched GOP's Civil War") -
Citizens for Adequate Education formed
The Citizens for Adequate Education forms in Gardner to support at Prop 2.5 override, inorder to raise money to restore school personel that were cut from the school budget and extra currciulr and classroom supplies. (TGN) -
Phyllis Block torn down.
Phyllis Block at the corner of Nichols and Parker Sts torn down. -
Tefere Gebre elected vice president of AFL-CIO
Tefere Gebre pledges renewed focus on organizing in the South.