Labor Day Reflections On A Summer's End Across America
The piece notes Labor Day as more than a holiday marking summer’s end. It highlights campers bringing boats home, stores stocking hot dogs and burgers, students returning to school, and football and stock car racing seasons underway. It observes crowds jam highways for reunions before autumn and hints at shifting significance for workers post Labor Day.
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Darlington
S.C
United States
New York
Welch
Pocahontas
Charleston
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Europe
Labor Day tribute to workers and shared lifestyle
A Graham High School teacher notes the century of labor struggles from the mine wars to the 1930s protections, the national observance since 1894, and the ongoing fight to keep jobs amid foreign competition and shifting laws. He honors workers who built the lifestyle celebrated during the 2001 Labor Day weekend.
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Oregon
Grover Cleveland
U.S
Canada
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph masthead and editorial line
The item lists the Daily Telegraph staff including Adkissou blisher, Thomas A Colley as executive editor, VA state editor, sports editor, and business editor. It quotes Psalms 20:7 in the issue’s motto, indicating a religious-tinged front matter.
Labor Day driving tips aim to reduce hazards on busy highways
State troopers in West Virginia and Virginia warn that Labor Day weekend traffic rises, bringing drinking and driving risks, aggressive driving and speed. Motorists should leave early, obey speed laws, buckle up, use child restraints, and show patience to prevent crashes and fatalities during the holiday rush.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Labor Day
Visionary leadership needed to attract growth in West Virginia
A letter from D R Baldwin of Athens, West Virginia urges dynamic leaders to create a social and economic environment that attracts residents, arguing state government and national parties fail. He singles out Mercer and Summers counties for sufficient water, praises local schools, and calls for leaders from outside party lines who prioritize constituents over self.
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West Virginia
Coburn
Mercer
Summers
Democrat Party
Republican Party
Yuld
D.R. Baldwin
Athens
W.va
Health on the global agenda as epidemics threaten policy
Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn examine a Council on Foreign Relations and Milbank Fund report arguing health must lead foreign policy. They warn AIDS West Nile and other diseases cross borders, harming economies, governance, and stability, and propose US action including funding, surveillance, vaccines, and improved sanitation.
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Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
United States
Mexico
Philippines
Vietnam
China
India
Kassalow
Congress
Aim
Russia
U.S
Washington
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Douglas Cohen
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Douglas Cohn
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