Reagan sub-minimum wage proposal for teens gains backing
The piece argues for a summer sub-minimum wage from 3.35 to 2.50 for ages 16 to 21 to curb black youth unemployment. It cites Donovan's claim of 500000 jobs gained, notes union opposition, and emphasizes the measure as a path to private payrolls and skill building despite broader critique.
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Ronald Reagan
National Conference of Black Mayors
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Congress
U.S
Raymond Donovan
Big Labor
Labor Department
Aiken Community Hospital Highlighted For Progress
The brochure shows 64 medical staff across 24 specialties, a large leap from the old Aiken County Hospital era. New equipment includes a CAT scanner, dialysis unit, and an echocardiogram system, improving diagnosis and heart care for residents.
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Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County Hospital
National Hospital Week
Thought For Today Quote by Elihu Root
A concise reflection notes Elihu Root’s counsel that men do not fail but instead give up trying. The remark from 1849 to 1937 frames persistence as the key to overcoming challenges.
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Elihu Root
Visit new meaning spreads from Washington myths
In this Washington oriented column the writer notes a new sense for visit meaning consider. He cites Regan remark on revisiting Social Security and mocks the drift from consider to revisit in policy talk. The piece also rails at middle class speech and ends with satirical jabs at crime and grooming trends.
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Washington
Treasury
Donald Regan
Regan
IRS
Hart Eyes Rule Challenge on Mondale Delegates
Gary Hart weighs a bold bid to block Mondale at the Democratic National Convention by challenging 587 Mondale delegates plus 54 already challenged as tainted A plan backed by Hart aide Michael Levy targets delegates backed by Mondale committees and PACs The move could destabilize the convention but may be deemed last resort by Hart aides to block Mondale’s nomination
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Washington
Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Hart
Michael Levy
Puerto Rico
Florida
Idaho
California
Oliver Henkel
Hart Campaign
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Political Action Committees
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PAC
Tom Denilon
Henkel
Reagan
Denilon
Elaine Kamarck
Kamarck
Ted Kennedy
Olympic Village
Louisville, Ky
Cassius Clay
Clay
Pierre de Courbertin
Munich
The Olympics Love Affair Ends With 1984 Stance
The writer recalls a lifelong love of the Games from Rome 1960 to Munich and beyond, laments Olympics politics and commerce, and urges ending the 1984 Games calling for a neutral, player‑centric future while predicting more nationalism and greed.
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Washington
Rome
Tet
My Lai
Kabul
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