Corporate workers and politicians face a conflict in duties
A New York AP piece reports a survey of 1333 companies showing many balk at employees holding political office while remaining goods workers. The finding contrasts with corporate ideals urging social involvement and responsibility.
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New York
Corporate politics split over worker activity in business
A National Industrial Conference Board study finds 86 percent of firms discouraged worker political involvement, with only 4 percent supporting contributions and 29 percent backing running for office. Authorities say many firms view politics as outside business, while New Jersey Bell’s 1966 political staffing sparked controversy.
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National Industrial Conference Board
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New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
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Civil War Monitor search makes progress off North Carolina
A North Carolina partnership and Tidewater Services seek to locate and raise the USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras under a 1967 law. Using a differential proton magnetometer they map a 9 square mile area and compare finds to the Monitor dimensions. No official valuation or guaranteed success is stated.
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Robert F. Marx
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Hatteras Point
Robert L. Simmons
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E. M. Eller
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Carolie
Isel
Missing Cash Found Hidden in Coat Crate Stack
A Louisville man named Waltman reported finding two hundred dollars he had hidden in the pocket of an old coat. His wife had donated the coat with the money still inside, prompting a rush to the charity's headquarters where staff helped search through twenty two crates of used clothing to recover the cash.
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Miniskirt ban stays at Brigham Young University
BYU will allow male students to have long hair and beards this year while miniskirts remain banned. The campus newsletter notes no issue with beards and urges mothers to ensure daughters’ skirts stay near the knee.
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Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Bennst L. Wilkinson
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