Small town altruism drops with perceived deviance study says
Oklahoma researchers report small towns show greater general altruism than cities but react less favorably to deviant recipients. In an experiment in Tulsa and 51 towns, 216 letters were lost or returned with varying identifications. two leftist-signed letters triggered an FBI call.
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Massive Northern Italy quake kills and injures many
Rescue teams search wreckage across northeast Italy after a powerful tremor that felled buildings from Venice to Milan. At least 300 feared dead with 243 bodies recovered in 19 towns. over 1,000 injured. Army helicopters and police coordinate relief as hospitals strain and bridges collapse.
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Jobless rate steady as April adds 700k jobs
The April unemployment rate held at 7.5 percent after five months of decline, while total employment rose by 700,000 to 87.4 million. Labor force expanded to 94.4 million as 720,000 sought work, keeping overall joblessness near 7 million despite strong hiring.
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Slower Growth Forecast Shocks Business Leaders
In Hot Springs Virginia an AT&T board chair John deButts led about 100 business leaders at the Business Council spring meeting to hear a forecast of quicker inflation and slower growth. The recovery remains likely to continue through next year, matching other economists and the government’s eight percent projection.
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Off the Record debut in Biddeford-Saco Journal
The Biddeford Saco Journal launches a new Friday feature titled Off the Record. Written by the Journal news staff, the column shares near news and town chatter from reporters notebooks.
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Retirement center meals get stamp of approval
Town officials in Old Orchard Beach push for improved senior meals after a public hearing turnout of zero. Councilors rescheduled the budget hearing to May 12 to ensure community input and support for the program.
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Richard Marshall
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This Day In History and News Snippets
May 7 1976 marks WW2 surrender at Rheims 1945 and Lusitania sinking 1915. Cleveland fire destroys a block leaving 60 homeless. A trivia note explains mopeds with a photo on page 8 plus Johnson space treaty proposal a decade ago.
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Inflation Finds Equality Between Luxuries And Necessities
Today’s chuckle notes that inflation makes prices for luxuries and necessities the same. The line suggests a humorous take on democratic equality in spending.
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