Editorial on secretaries and stereotypes during Secretaries Week
The piece weighs secretary as power behind the throne or mere go fer while noting shifting gender dynamics. It cites Labor Department estimates of 4,005,000 secretaries and shows women dominating the field, with few men in the National Secretaries Association. It covers wage gaps, discrimination debates, and recent campaigns for better treatment, including a New York NOW protest against degrading ads. It also quotes Patricia Clark on limited career options and pay, highlighting exploitation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Secretaries Association
Labor Department
United States
State Department
New York
National Organization For Women
Olivetti Corporation
Katy Gibbs
Patricia Clark
Dan’s
Flamability Standards Debate Rages Over Child Sleepwear
A 1972 Commerce hearing reviewed proposed sleepwear flame resistance as Congress had already passed the Flammable Fabrics Act. Mrs Dennis Brehm described her three year old daughter's severe burns from a cotton nightgown. Consumer Union found 76 sleepwear samples mainly failed the new 1973 standards. Sears reported low consumer acceptance of flame retardant garments and the push for 100 percent compliance faced manufacturer resistance.
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Congressional Quarterly Service
Commerce Department
Dennis Brehm
Des Moines
Conress
Consumer’s Union
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Congresswoman Green cites large potential aid totals
Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green asked the Library of Congress to tally how much a family could receive from all public assistance programs. Two hypothetical families were examined, one with four children and another with eight, foreseeing annual incomes of about 11 513 dollars and over 21 000 dollars respectively. Green argues taxpayers are increasingly wary of government aid.
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Congresswomen
Edith Green
Oregon
Library of Congress
Where To Write Your Legislators AT WASHINGTON
Directory style notice lists U S senators and representatives with room numbers and office buildings in D C. It notes district coverage including Madison Del eweere Henry Counties and Grant Tipton Hamilton Honececk areas and cites Brays Rayburn office rooms.
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Longworth
Washington, D.C
Madison Deleweere
Henry
Elwood H. Hillis
Sth
Grant Tipton
Hamilton
William G Bray
Rayburn
Honececk County
Nixon may call a special session over busing showdown
Washington sources report White House strategists discuss pushing Congress to return for a September October busing showdown if anti-busing bills remain stalled. President Nixon faces credibility issues with conservative Southern Democrats and could use high profile actions and court involvement to build leverage before school openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
KFL
Nixon
White House
Capitol Hill
GOP
Harry Dent
Congressional
Dick Cook
John Mitchell
Chuck Colson
George Wallace
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
King Features Syndicate
Busing controversy pits parents against officials nationwide
A 1972 column argues that forced bus integration harms learning, lowers standards, and erodes community schools. It cites diluted courses, disrupted classrooms, and disorder on rural and urban buses, detailing harassment, bullying, and unsafe behavior while urging preservation of neighborhood schooling.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Central Consolidated
Michigan
America
Plato
Gen. Fea. Corp
The Style's The Thing in the Senate 1972
Washington columnist Holmes Alexander notes Senator James Buckley of New York shifted from decorum to slang by using proper names and critiques his conduct alongside President Nixon's Vietnam remarks. The piece argues etiquette matters in statecraft and praises challenged stance while faulting delivery.
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Washington, D.C
James L. Buckley
Cons
N.Y
Senate
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Buckley
Jim Buckley
U.S. Information Agency
New York
Ted Kennedy
Bill Fullbright
Nixon
Ussr
Russia
Vietnam
United States
Texas
Central
South America
MacArthur
North Korea
North Vietnam
Diembienphu
U.S. Senate
USA
Mr. Nixon
Edward Kennedy
Angels
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Is Hyperbole Immoral in American Ads and Speech
Alice Widener critiques shifting rules on exaggeration in U S advertising and politics arguing hyperbole fuels consumer culture and public life. She cites book and product claims alongside FTC and FDA scrutiny, urging balanced communication and warning of a joyless future without flair.
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New York City
Webster's
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Our Times
William Kunstler
Saint George
Elizabeth McAlister
Saint Teresa
Daniel Ellsberg
Nathan Hale
FTC
FDA
Thei Killjoy
When Does Fear Become Paranoia in Modern Warnings
An array of warnings from doctors ecologists and the FDA discuss reasonable versus unreasonable fear. The piece argues individual tolerance varies and cautions against public panic while praising scientific progress in sanitation and medicine. It notes risks from food additives pets sunlight and space radiation alongside calls for balanced response.
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FDA
Catherind
Ralph Lapp
United States
Gen. Fea. Corp
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Sen. R. Vance Hartke
Sen
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Rep
David W. Dennis
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W Laughlin
Specicl Messenger
Associated Press
Eli AP
Phillips Survey
Bari
Phillips
South Carolina
Columbia
Kirk
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
Alice Widener
Paul Harvey News
Robert Steele
Queens University
Ontario
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