New Lawyers Ignore Wall Street's Clamor
Harvard Law Review alumni and students across 169 law schools shift from private Wall Street firms to public interest, poverty, urban reform, and consumer work. The trend features broadened curricula, clinical programs, ecumenical university ties, and brighter pay but reduced private practice allure.
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New York Times News Service
Cambridge
Harvard Law Review
New York
Washington
Journal
Richard N. Goodwin
Kennedy
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Harvard
Columbia
Stanford
Natural Resources
California
Chicago
Boston
Tom Ehrlich
Bessera
Alan M. Dershowitz
Con Edison
Robert Hornick
Pittsburgh
Office of Economic Opportunity
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Nixon
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Postal Authority Proposed to House Postal Reform Plan
Washington AP reports the administration unveiled a plan to create a federal postal authority with corporate powers yet under government control. It would keep Civil Service personnel, allow bond issuance and rate setting by the authority, with Congress retaining veto power over rate hikes.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Civil Service
Post Office
Congress
Expert Finds Executives Ages Falling in Modern Business
NEW YORK AP experts say corporate officers now show a lower average age as firms shed old retirement norms. Dr. Eugene Jennings of Michigan State finds turnover up to 76 percent in major firms since 1961, with mobility driven by rapid information growth and a mobicentric culture.
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New York
Eugene Jennings
Michigan State University
Jennings
Nixon Urged To Back Minis For Mail Girls
In Nashville, postal clerk Myra Burton led a petition with 170 signatures appealing to President Nixon over a post office gender dispute. She alleges female workers face harassment by male supervisors who enforce a dress rule limiting dresses to four inches above the knee and urge women to appear less attractive at work.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nixon
Myra Burton
Burton
Udder Balm Sells Out After Letter Sparks Interest
Private Line recounts a reader letter praising Udder Balm for sore hands. The note claims quick stock runs, with a farmer recommending the product for chapped skin. The writer says they bought Udder Balm at Agway and notes its staying power on skin.
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Albany
Berkshires
Eagle
Rhode Island Court Allows Landlord To Bar Tenant’s Friends
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds eviction for associating with a No- Bra group, ruling the 1955 Fair Housing Act does not bar landlords from restricting a tenant’s visitors. The decision affirms a Superior Court ruling that the act targets tenants or buyers, not their friends, with indirect discrimination not prohibited.
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Providence, RI
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Shi
John G. Ferri
Providence
Angela Buffi
Rhode Island Commission Against Discrimination
Ferri
Superior Court
Joseph Weisberger
High ‘Court
Weisberger
Alfred H. Joslin
Nader Attacks Nixon Safety Bill Overreach
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader blasted the Nixon administration safety bill as weak and industry dominated. He told a Senate subcommittee the measure spares workers and would give industry standards groups de facto control of health and safety rules. He urged a new bill with hearings including on-site inspections and injured worker testimony.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Senate Labor
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