Ability to Pay Concept and Inflation Lessons From History
The piece traces the ability to pay idea to postwar era wage bargaining, linking Kennedy era productivity growth to wages and noting Walter Reuther and AFL tensions. It discusses 18.5 cent GM settlement, AFL criticisms, and calls by John Q. Jennings to revive the concept through reason and education, not law or jawboning.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
General Motors
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
George L. Meany
AFL Cio
AFL
John Q. Jennings
Federal Mediation
Michigan
Jennings
Approval of 55 Speed Limit With Carter Proposal anticipated
Princeton NJ. A new Gallup poll shows 76 percent of Americans favor keeping the 55 mph speed limit from 1973 as President Carter prepares his energy plan. The survey notes a strong majority prefer retaining the limit amid fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Carter
Gallup Poll Sees Broad Support for Retaining 55 mph Speed Limit
Survey results show 73 percent favor keeping the 55 mph limit, with regional and age variations. In June 1973 and June 1974 polls, majorities preferred the current limit while a minority backed higher truck speeds or lower overall limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Midwest
Senators and Rep Miller Contacts Listed in Caption
The document lists contact details for U S Senator Howard Metzenbaum in Washington and Cleveland offices and for U S House Rep Clarence E Miller representing the 10th District. It provides addresses and telephone numbers for the senators and the representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. House
10Th District
Clarence E. Miller
Not Applicable
Dead stars, rock, and fish turning off students from nature studies. Mead argues for an environment that changes with each entrant to show the global significance of a child’s breath and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mead
Episcopal Priestesses and Church Authority Debate Reignites
Letters to The Messenger feature sharp stances on female clergypersons as anomalies and the Episcopal Church's authority. Contributors warn of schism within Anglican Communion and list potential outcomes, including new denominations and cross communion with Orthodox churches.
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the Messenger
Episcopal Church
Church of Ascension
St. Agnes
Washington
Laurence J. James
Franklin Ave
Athens
Quote on American travelers and stock market mood in 1934
Rogers observes American businessmen abroad as nervous and wary of home, while stock markets improve recently. He notes travelers judge the U S by daily market performance. The passage reflects wartime-era attitudes toward economic confidence aboard a voyage.
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Europe
Editor Letter Guidelines for The Messenger
Brief letters to the editor on general topics are invited. Please sign the letter with your name, address, and telephone number. The Messenger may abridge letters to fit space and readers’ interest.
Bills Would Alter Concept Of Taxation
The governor and legislature study a zero based tax concept to overhaul Ohio state taxes. Bills would terminate all taxes as of July 1 1979 except debt service and require the governor to propose reinstated taxes and rates for the 1979 81 budget. The plan aims for a balanced budget and an orderly tax review. Senator Meshel commented on an odometer bill amendment relieving mileage rollbacks for high mileage cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Senate
House
Congress
House Finance
Myri H. Shoemaker
Bourneville
Ways and Means
State Sinking Fund Commission
Are Colleges Teaching One True Course
Boston columnist questions current college aims and student priorities. He argues against treating college as an employment path and suggests teaching electives on flexibility and personal transition to counter hardheaded thinking.
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Goodman
Boston
Alan Watts
Alan Watt
Gail Sheehy
Thnt
Secs Cvercoins
Columbus
Oscar Nights Spark Fire Over Fonda Hellman Critique
A caustic column targets Jane Fonda and Lillian Hellman during the Oscar ceremony. It notes Fonda’s antiwar stance and Hellman’s past defense of Stalin, and ponders Hollywood’s handling of political controversy amid references to McCarthy era debates and Soviet critique.
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Marlon Brando
United States
Jane Fonda
Lillian Hellman
America
Miss Fonda
House Committee On Unamerican
McCarthy
Dwight Macdonald
Astoria
Lillian
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Sen
John H. Glean Jr
Marconi Ave
Washington, D.C
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E. Ninth St
Cleveland
Cannon Building
E. Main St
D.C
Lancaster
Oakley C. Collins
Kemp Lane
Ironton
Claire M
Buzz) Ball Jr
State House
Eden Place
Ronald H. James
Combes
Tbus
Proctorville
Ces
Diane Bailey
Chauncey
Boy Scout
Athens Messenger
Wath
Dean Bachelor
Charles Atkins
Will. Rogers
Harry Meshel
Hellman
William J. Buckley
Lauren Bacall
Miss Hellman
Stalin
Khrushchev
Joe
Albert Speer
Hollywood
Sidney Hook
Encounter
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