Haze as Senate Welfare Hearings Open in Washington
A smog alert frames the start of the Senate Finance Committee welfare reform hearings. The piece critiques the House bill’s $2,400 minimum income for a four person family and questions work incentives and cost estimates, citing the Tellas study and Chamber of Commerce critique.
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Haze
Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Federal Treasury
Washington Monument
House
Ways and Means
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate Committee
William
Mary
U.S
Alfred
Dorothy Tesla
William and
John Kenneth Galbraith
Tellas
Bill
Congress
John Williams
Delaware
Williams
Athens Messenger front page August 2 1971 item listing staff
The Athens Messenger issue from Athens Ohio dated Monday August 2 1971 lists the publishing staff and editors. The masthead includes Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenne Fred W Weber M W McDargh Ish Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter with roles as circulation director advertising director managing editor and assistant to the publisher.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenne
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Ish
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
City rejects sovereign immunity for police misconduct
A landmark ruling by the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia says Washington D C city may be liable for police misconduct by its officers even when specific officers cannot be identified. The decision could reshape civil rights liability and affects many future cases unless overturned by the Supreme Court.
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U.S. Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
City of
Washington
David L. Bazelon
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Work as The Anesthetic Of The Solitary
Arnold Toynbee argues modern life breeds loneliness and turnover to work as an anesthetic. He contrasts preindustrial contemplation with industrial avoidance, urging facing mortality and seeking harmony with ultimate reality through contemplation rather than distraction.
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L.A
God
Automation and leisure redefine work in the modern era
The author argues that advancing automation will curb factory and office jobs, forcing people toward greater leisure. With work as a scarce anesthetic, society must recover the human capacity for contemplation, a difficult task that may define the grim future if unsuccessful.
Corky the dog killed by speed demon on highway
Frances Riley of Nelsonville laments the death of her nine year old mongrel Corky after a green sports car with a black stripe struck him as children walked home from the store. She questions the driver's humanity and asks for accountability.
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the Messenger
Corky
Frances Riley
Nelsonville
Put Down Crime Calls for Public Action After Son Killed
A Logan, Ohio father pleads for civic involvement to reduce crime after his 16 year old son Thomas L. Hart was beaten to death in Lancaster on January 22 1971. He notes sentences handed to two juveniles and one 18 year old for first degree manslaughter and urges nonviolent public expression to shape policy and deter further violence.
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Thomas L. Hart
Lancaster
Ohio Youth Commission
Mansfield Reformatory
Logan
William Lloyd Garrison
Tommy
America
Thomas A. Hart
The Messenger Publishing Co. Subscription Rates and Details
The Athens Messenger lists pricing and delivery options including daily and Sunday single copies at ten and twenty cents, respectively. Mail rates shown for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. territories include weekly, monthly, and yearly plans, with address and post office information for subscriptions.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
Washington Insight: Kraft Strikes Stall Recovery Progress
Washington analysis argues that a wave of strikes and inflationary wage settlements hinder recovery from the previous year’s recession. It notes railroads, copper, and telephone disputes, including a 28 percent three year phone contract and a 31 percent copper rise, as factors increasing price pressure, while urging new wage and price control tools to combat stagflation.
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Washington
Nixon
General Motors
Federal
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
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James Kilpatrick
Enrico Caruso
Naples
Italy
Ohio University
Tenn
Claude Chrisman
Logan Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Arnold Toynbee
LOS Angeles Times
Washington Post
The
Small Society
Brickman
Washington Star Syndicate
Brickmanw
Joseph Kraft
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