Time for bus driver training program in 13 states
Federal funds of 3.5 million support a UMTA program run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council to teach bus drivers in 13 states to be courteous. Training includes never shouting at passengers and driving safely around curves while avoiding potholes. Critics call the spending wasteful and tied to broader tax revolts.
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Afl-Cio Appalachian Council
Charleston
Urban Mass Transit Administration
West Virginia Labor Federation
Associated Press
UMTA
California
The Double Nickel Mileage Challenge On 55 MPH Test
The U S Department of Transportation will test truck fuel efficiency at 55 mph and at higher speeds on an Ohio track run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Truckers will drive 50 miles at each speed, measuring fuel consumption to settle the debate. If they refuse, the decision proves the point against their claim.
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U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Ohio
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Brown Lung Controversy Grows Over Textile Dust Disease
Washington reports that byssinosis, or brown lung, affects thousands of cotton mill workers. Symptoms start subtly but progress to severe breathing problems, with hundreds of thousands impacted nationwide. The hazard is concentrated in the South where most workers toil in cotton textiles.
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Washington
NBA
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Carter
White House
Lonnie Moore
Spartanburg
S. C
Moore
Buckley on Bell and the California tax revolt
The piece views William F Buckley discussing Jeffrey Bell's New Jersey victory and Howard Jarvis Proposition 13 in California. It assesses tax reform prospects, political alignments, and the impact on California’s public sector while warning against plebiscitary governance and urging cautious statecraft.
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New Jersey
Jeffrey Bell
Bell
Washington Post
Claifornia
Jarvis
Son
California
Howard Jarvis
Brown
Humphrey
Lester Maddox
Howard
Politician Sears predicts GOP win in 1980 race
George Pwill Washington profiles John Sears, a calm, analytic political operator known for guiding Reagan delegates. He forecasts a Republican nomination before the Democrats, says Carter cannot survive a second term, and argues Carter’s record has poisoned the well for outsiders while reporters may block Carter style early plurality wins.
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Washington
John Sears
Ronald Regan
Sears
Carter
Iowa
New Hampshire
Baker
Reagan
Aura
Regan
Timely quotes touch on mothers roles and immortality
Dale Evans argues working mothers should prioritize children despite career challenges. C M Kittrell questions oil company control of coal development amid federal stakes. The third quote reflects a light remark about immortality and signing a contract for eternal life.
Sears on 1980 GOP field and health standards clash
John Sears weighs six frontrunners including Ford Reagan and Connally amid a widening GOP split. He warns Reagan’s aura and adviser breadth may shape a vigorous race, while Baker Thompson and Dole spark debate over middle ground, loyalty, and electability. Cotton-dust health rules foreground industrial pushback and humane costs.
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Sears
Gerald Ford
John Connally
Robert Dole
Howard Baker
Jim Thompson
Illinois
Regan
PATCO Slowdown Sparks Calls for Professional Conduct
In a critique of the PATCO union led by President John Leyden, the piece condemns the recent Memorial Day weekend slowdowns at U S airports. It notes pilots’ cockpit access and overseas familiarization flights have fueled conflicts, with losses due to fuel waste and delays. The columnist urges professionalism and restraint among air traffic controllers.
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PATCO
John Leyden
Sky Cops
U.S
Chicago
O'Hare
Britain
Assa
Las Vegas
Leyden
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New York City
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Dale Evans
Singer-Cowboy
Roy Rogers
C. M. Kittrell
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Arkansas Bankers Association
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Rose Garden
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Thompson
Thormspon
Paul Harvey
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