Study Finds Women Lag in Time Use Rights Differences Persist in Daily Labor
The University of Michigan ongoing study shows employed men spend 52 minutes daily on nonwork activities while women average 35 minutes. Researchers note supervisory differences, wage gaps, and a heavy burden of housework and childcare on women, with men contributing little to domestic tasks. The work aims to map overall time use in America.
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John Cunniff
New York
University of Michigan
Michigan
Survey Research Center
Greg Duncan
Duncan
United States
John P. Robinson
America
Robinson
Cleveland State University
Ohio Hospital Smoke Areas Expanded Under Emergency Law
Gov. James A. Rhodes signed an emergency bill giving Ohio hospitals flexibility to designate entire patient rooms as smoking or nonsmoking if both types are available. The measure allows local officials to designate no smoking zones more broadly within hospitals.
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Columbus. Ohio
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Sen
M. Morris Jackson
Cleveland
Toledo
Jackson
Rhodes
Buzz Ball
Oakley Collins
House
Senate
Will Rogers on Congress and party factions in 1935 remarks
Will Rogers comments on a polarized Congress with Republicans defending old principles and Democrats split into factions. He predicts no easy wins for the President as various groups unite to counter plans.
This Day in History August Eighteenth 1977
On August 18 1977 several events marked the day Virginia Dare born at Roanoke Island in 1587. Sardinia captured in 1708. Western Australia granted representative government in 1870. Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality in 1914. James Meredith graduated at Ole Miss in 1963. 130 nations met in Bucharest in 1974. U.S. Senate approved metric conversion five years earlier. Ford nominated at the Republican convention in 1976. Today's notable birthdays include Shelley Winters and Walter Hickel. Thought for today by Will Rogers recalls unity through dress.
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Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
N.C
America
Sardinia
Western Australia
Woodrow Wilson
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Bucharest
Romania
U.S. Senate
United States
Gerald Ford
Kansas City
Shelley Winters
Secretary of the Interior
Walter Hickel
Will Rogers
Letters defend trapping and weigh dangers of poison
A reader argues against banning trapping, condemns anti trap groups for misleading pictures, and urges continued use of steel traps for humane wildlife control. The letter warns that outlawing trapping could lead to bans on hunting and fishing and urges support in upcoming votes. Includes contact from Mary S. Badger of HAVAR, Inc.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Ferguson Act Repeal Faces Long Odds in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers debate repealing the Ferguson Act which bars public worker strikes. Veteran figures recall a tough climate in 1940s politics and the act as a public policy, with recent firemen’s strike debates cited as a setback to repeal efforts.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
U.S
Dayton
David M. Ferguson
Cambridge
Frank W. King
Ohio Afl-Cio
King
House
Senate
Ferguson
Duress Negotiating Objection to Canal Treaty
The piece argues the Panama Canal treaty faces objections mainly over duress and sovereignty. It cites Reagan and Herman Phleger denouncing the pact while noting defense limits and economic terms. It emphasizes self confidence, moral leverage, and Panamanian resentment, urging a prudent American exit if needed.
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William J. Buckley
Ronald Reagan
Department of State
Eisenhower
Reagan
United States
Panama Canal
Panamanian
Panama
Berkeley
Columbia
U.S
Torrijos
Philippines
Private Beaches Trouble for Owners
A satirical piece riffs on a sociological study claiming private beach owners suffer more happiness when others use their beaches. It jokes that nonowners believe beaches are public and trespass for sunbathing, while owners fear intruders and paranoia grows as summer passes.
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Martha's Vineyard
Heinrich Applebaum
Applebaum
Waterfront property owners urged to seek psychiatric help after summer
Art Buchwald notes residents on private beaches face severe anxiety and social withdrawal. Applebaum warns owners may suffer nightmares hallucinations and crying jags and could become dangerous if untreated. He recommends treatment after the summer season ends.
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Applebaum
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Havar, Inc
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