Energy costs rise with fuel adjustments in 1974
A Senate subcommittee report shows nationwide utility bills increased by nearly 10 billion dollars last year, with 6.5 billion in fuel adjustments added automatically. Critics warn these automatic hikes erode public accountability and reduce incentives for efficiency while the United States risks losing its energy cost advantage if trends continue. Don Oakley notes urge action to avoid pricing Americans out of heating and lighting.
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Senate
Subcommittee
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Protecting Children in Cars Stresses Restraint Use
A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds only seven percent of children under ten are properly restrained, with 93 percent unrestrained or inadequately restrained. Even when adults wear belts, most children are not. The report notes discomfort and inconvenience as barriers and calls for easier restraints to boost use. In Minnesota last year 15 children under ten died in motor vehicle crashes and 1,729 were injured.
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Minnesota
Nature's BT Sprays Target Forest Pests In Maine and Nation
Scientists report Bacillus Thuringiensis BT as a selective pesticide for lepidopterous insects. Maine requests 13 million dollars to spray forests with BT amid spruce budworm infestation. U S Forest Service approves Dipel BT product. BT is touted as safe for birds and predators.
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Maine
Department of Conservation
U.S. Forest Service
Abbot Laboratories
Sweden's anti smoking drive aims to raise a nonsmoking nation
The article argues that Sweden's cradle to grave program uses education taxation and public policy to curb smoking and foster self control among individuals while noting the US struggles with restoring high cigarette consumption and weaker restraint. It emphasizes parental and societal responsibility in preventing youth uptake.
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Sweden
United States
Lightning Strikes Lansing Barn Killing Cow and Cat
A barn near Lansing was struck by lightning while Herman Luthe milking. The bolt stopped his watch at 6 45 p m, left him dazed but uninjured. Three cows dropped, one killed, a cat died, and the hen house caught fire.
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Herman Luthe
Lansing
Mr. Luthe
Washington Merry-Go-Round: Military Chiefs’ Cash Privileges
The Joint Chiefs of Staff earn $36 000 yearly salaries while receiving 650 million in tax free benefits annually. Each chief gets a $4 000 personal money allowance plus $600 for daily expenses and luxury housing provided by the government. Generals Brown and peers reside in mansions costing about 750 dollars monthly to rent, with upkeep funded by the Pentagon.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
George S. Brown
JCS
Pentagon
David C. Jones
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Defense Department
Hawaii
New ILGWU names Chick Chaikin as leader of legacy union
Chick Chaikin, 57, a U S Air Force veteran and labor organizer, is elected president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, succeeding Lou Stulberg amid the ILGWU 75th anniversary celebrations. Prominent figures including Governor Carey and Mayor Beame attend as Chaikin signals a newer, activist phase for the nation’s garment workers.
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New York
David Dubinsky
Pins and Needles
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Dave Dubinsky
ILG
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Dubinsky
Lou Stulberg
Eleetg Chick Chaikin
U.S. Air Force
Ford
Carey
Beame
Scoop Jackson
Chick Chaikin
JFK
Larry O'Brien
Massachusetts
Boston
Chaikin
Southwest
Tallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fusion
New Deal Genealogy and a Liberal Power Builder Chick Chaikin
Berry's World surveys the ILG’s century long influence shaping the New Deal era and its modern pivot. It highlights Chaikin as a rising liberal force with a ready power base and future impact on national politics. It also notes the Joint Chiefs’ perks and CIA assassination probes connected to Makarios and Cyprus.
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Liberal Party
ILG
Chick Chaikin
White House
Oval Office
Garment Workers
Brownsdale Snake Bite Tale and 1875 Travel Notes
A reader recalls an 1875 Brownsdale snake bite story involving Mrs Amos Colby and family, describing Grandpa killing the snake, a whiskey bottle for emergencies, and a neighbor with tobacco. The Brownsdale correspondent J M Weiser laments road conditions of 1875, noting narrow tracks, deep ruts, and mudholes, with advice for better drainage. Also a brief golf note and a rustic line about lawn work.
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Harry Skow
Dexter
Brownsdale
Amos Colby
Grace Colby Tanner
George
J. M. Weiser
Austin Register
Today in History highlights and notable events
On this date in 1942 the lend lease pact between the United States and the Soviet Union was disclosed. Other notes include a 1859 silver claim in Six Mile Canyon becoming the Comstock Lode and 1963 Alabama Governor Wallace allowing black students to register at the University of Alabama with National Guard nearby.
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Associated Press
United States
Soviet Union
Six Mile Canyon
Nevada
Comstock Lode
Russia
Juliana of
Netherlands
Canada
Franklin Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Alabama
George Wallace
University of Alabama
U.S
Libya
Wheel Air Force Base
North Africa
China
U.S. Disarmament Commission
da Nang
State Kissinger
Opel Singer
Rise Stevens
Pi Nist Hazel Scott
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Austin Juvenile Department
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Finland
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Larry Stern
Cyprus
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