Labor Reform Bill Seen as Big Labor Push for New Members
Editorial argues S 1883 and HR 8410 would unfairly favor unions by delaying employer responses, allowing on site organizing during work hours, and imposing harsh penalties. It warns federal contracts and wage setting could hinge on disputed bargaining, risking small firms while boosting union membership.
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Congress
Kourt
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
National Federation of Independent Business
NFIB
Senate
Readers vent over Social Security taxes and federal pay
A Washington column laments rising Social Security payroll taxes and energy levies while readers vent about federal salaries. It cites estimates of $57,300 for House and Senate pay, adds critiques from various commenters, and urges voting in November. Overall tone blends frustration with government spending and taxes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
New York City
Rama
News and World Report
San Francisco
Higher and deeper in Washington on jealousy and grants
A writer critiques sociological research led by Gregory Lewis White claiming romantic jealousy stems from power imbalance in relationships. The piece dismisses the value of some grants while arguing many studies overshoot practical benefit and humorously questions White’s own research fit.
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Washington
University of Maryland
Gregory Lewis White
White
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Taxpayer letter condemns government workers and waste
A reader letter criticizes county and state highway crews for slow work and idle time, calling for more fiscal accountability. The writer notes a Pendleton paper carrier, Elizabeth Imel, and urges taxpayers to demand better use of funds while promising to reveal initials. The editor identifies the carrier.
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Pendleton
Luther Puckett
Anderson Herald
R.R. 3
EMR
Elizabeth Imel
Monetary isolationism and the dollar decline analyzed
A King Features column argues dollar weakness stems from monetary isolationism alongside oil imports and budget deficits. It criticizes policy links linking energy, inflation, and the dollar while noting foreign currencies' sturdiness and urging new outflow standards to address currency pressures.
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Washington
Appalachians
Rockies
Belgium
Burma
Europe
Copenhagen
Brussels
Zurich
Vietnam
U.S
Harrod’s
London
Hofbrauhaus
Munich
United States
Carter
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Heroic South Dakota man saves dying boy during 1918 flu
In winter 1918 Herb Gilbey of Wallace SD drove 250 miles each way through a blizzard to Minneapolis for an experimental pneumonia drug, delivering it to Pinky, a gravely ill seven year old. The act, amid the influenza pandemic, saved a life and defined Gilbey’s lifelong selflessness later echoed by Hubert Humphrey.
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Herb Gilbey
Wallace
S.D
South Dakota
Herb
Minneapolis
Pinky
Hubert Humphrey
Los Angeles Times ‘Syndicate
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