Judge rules against unemployment pay for onstrike workers in AT T case
Manhattan federal district judge says workers on strike should not receive unemployment compensation. The 49 million paid during a seven month New York Telephone strike could set a nationwide precedent affecting labor bargaining power. The ruling, tied to AT T units and state policies, may influence damages and consumer costs nationwide.
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Manhattan
New York
New York Telephone Co
American Telephone and Telegraph
Telephone Company
At&t
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
Ohio
Richard Owen
Rotton Study Probes Link Between Bad Air and Mood
University of Dayton psychology professor Dr James Rotton aims to prove a Stench Connection between foul air and anti social behavior. He recalls childhood memories of grouchy neighbors and notes odors influence social interactions, urging practical research on why water is wet and heat is hot.
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James Rotton
University of Dayton
Rotton
Dr. Rotton
Public Would Pay To Relocate Poor
Gallup poll results show 49 percent would back a federal plan to move welfare families from inner cities to areas with better job prospects and living conditions with government covering moving and living costs until they find work. Support varies by income, race, age, sex, education, and region.
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Gallup
Will Rogers on Courts and Recession Reforms
The comedian notes that newspapers report court rulings declaring laws or convictions illegal. He quips that if courts keep this pace, the entire recession and related actions could be declared illegal and require starting over.
Citizens Propose Public Art and School Policy Shifts
Letters urge Athens leaders to prioritize arch landmarks over beauty median strips and call for ending corporal punishment in schools. The debate touches on Episcopal Church splits, local religious viewpoints, and a reader challenging editorials about coal mining wages and conditions.
Spree Speaks on School Discipline Opposition
The speaker argues against corporal punishment in schools saying it breeds lifelong resentment and harms pupil teacher relations. He urges discipline by teachers without physical methods.
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Spee the Red
the Messenger
Letter to the Editor on Public Interest
A reader submits a brief letter to the editor urging civic attention to a general issue. The author requests publication and signs with full name and contact details for verification, noting Messenger may condense content for space and readability.
US Air Force Hails $100 Million Bomber Breakthrough
The B-1 bomber's development pushes past the $100 million mark as officials describe a bid to craft the most expensive aircraft in history. Contractors boast about adding every lavish electronic feature and weapons fit, aiming for a cost-intensive deterrent suited for top military needs.
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Washington
US Air Force
Carter
Air Force
Army-Navy Military Industrial Complex Club
Navy
Army
Pentagon
Defroster debate fuels defense budget battle
An engineer resisted rear window defrosters saying it would force a plane redesign. The price rose to 101.7 million, provoking Navy ire. The discussion touches on Navy factions over nuclear submarines and carriers while Air Force seeks a flyable B 1 bomber amid strategic tension.
Counsel May Court PUCO Over Rights
Consumer Counsel William Spratley, Ohio's first consumer advocate for residential utilities, says PUCO must supply information to his office. He cites an institutional friction as he pursues rate case intervention in DP and L and Toledo Edison fuel adjustments, with hearings and filings pending.
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PUCO
Tom Diemer
Columbus, Ohio
William A. Spratley
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Spratley
Commission
Consumer Counsel
Ohio
Dp&l
Toledo Edison Co
Toledo Edison
Nixon Had and Has a Death Wish
The essay reviews a Richard Nixon interview with David Frost focusing on Watergate, Vietnam, and Nixon’s perceived self destruction. It portrays Nixon as driven by a death wish, unable to admit staff complicity, and notes his political isolation after the 1972 reelection and war setbacks.
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Church of the Latter Day Fact
Episcopal Church
Perry Laukhoff
Fellowship of Concerned Churchmen
Church Congress
Rev
Laurence J. James
Franklin Ave
Athens
Nixon
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Henry Kissinger
South Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkon
Congress
Richard Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Richard Reeves
Charles Colson
Frost
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
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Athens City
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St. Louis
Kroger'’s
Sun
Art Buchward
James A. Rhodes
Dayton Power and Light Co
William J. Buckley
Indochina
David Frost
Daniel Elisberg
Byrne
Los Angeles
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