Safety In The Skies Safety Concerns After Airline Deregulation
A 1980s era critique outlines how deregulation boosted service and lower fares but raised safety risks. It cites FAA air traffic control strain, shrinking inspector numbers, and rising fleet size as signs of weakened oversight. Proposes funding fixes and calls for rebalancing to preserve safety.
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U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
Reagan
FAA
General Accounting Office
Aviation Trust Fund
Thought For Today Quote by Marie Curie
A concise attribution of Marie Curie highlighting the idea that one notices future tasks rather than completed work. The line reflects perseverance and forward focus in scientific pursuit.
700000 College Grads To Hit Job Market Soon
Washington reports 700000 graduates will enter the job market in coming weeks with modest salary gains and higher hiring. Petroleum engineers lead starting salaries at 33144, while liberal arts grads face 17568. Demand rises for education majors and generalists with strong grades, and overall offers up 1.8 percent.
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Washington
John Shingleton
Michigan State University
Michigan State
College Placement Council
Bethlehem
Michigan State Survey
Petroleum Engineers
Judith O'Flynn Kayser
Statistical Services
Chemical Engineers
Kayser
Liberal Arts
Shingleton
Michigan
Soviet Union And Gorbachev Big Losers At Tokyo Summit
In Tokyo, Reagan gains leverage among allies to label Libya a terrorist state and press for nuclear safety pledges, while the Soviet Union faces public relations damage over Chernobyl. Gorbachev’s credibility falters, prompting talk of a second summit as he seeks renewed openness.
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Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Tokyo
Islamabad
Pakistan
United States
Reagan
Kremlin
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
France
Japan
Chernobyl
Hauping
U.S
Moscow
Khadafy
Georgy Arbatov
Arbatov
Nicaragua
Angola
Union
Afghanistan
Kabul
Abraham Lincoln
Relationship an Awful Word in Royko Column
In a bar, Mike Royko rants about the term relationship, calling it an awful word. He argues it sanitizes romance and love, ponders its cold, impersonal connotations, and imagines songs and sayings reframed with phrases like significant other. The piece ends with a quip about a breakup.
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Messerschmidt
Sunshine
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