Judge overturns cap on wage raises for low earners
Federal District Judge William Jones ruled the Cost of Living Council overstepped its authority by limiting wage-exemption to workers under 1.90 an hour. The ruling, while not prescribing a new divider, sides with broader exemptions as the system faces inflation pressures. The decision prompts potential layoffs as firms adjust to the changed regime.
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Cost of Living Council
William Jones
Washington, D.C
Council
Northeast Cedar Rapids I-380 realignment proposal halted
Highway commission staff torpedoed a city backed plan to shift 1.4 miles of I-380 northeast of Cedar Rapids to reduce noise and align with a buffer area. State cites time, cost, and current land purchases totaling 300000 as reasons, while noting federal approval would be required and suggesting keeping the buffer concept alive for future funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
1 Avenue
Forty-second Street
Commission
Forty-second
City Planning Department
Medical officials seek large Blue Cross rate hike
Blue Cross and Blue Shield secretly trimmed federal employee benefits while pressing for a 53 percent rate rise later reduced to 22 percent. A 35 page memo by federal program chief Joseph Harvey urged curtailments including diagnostic admissions mental health and private duty nurses, with millions saved but workers unaware of cuts.
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Ashington
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Cross Bigwigs
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Harvey
Isn't It the Truth My Weimaraners Frosty and Lady Fight Like People
A humorous observation on canine behavior where Frosty and Lady pretend victory while the male ends up with the bone. The speaker notes humans mirror this dynamic and claims the best thing about a man is his dog, inviting reflection.
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Frosty
Lady
Plan Cut Strains Blue Cross Plans as Costs Rise
Joseph Harvey, author of the cut backs, says customers misread the change. Blue Cross officials will be summoned to explain the new cost-control program before Rep. Jerry Waldie’s civil service subcommittee this month. United Feature Syndicate
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Blue Cross
Joseph Harvey
Jerry Waldie
Calif
House Civil Service
Eagleton Case Highlights Need for Health Checks in Power
James Reston argues the Eagleton case reveals a systemic flaw in screening leaders for high office. He calls for mandatory, ongoing medical and mental evaluations for top national figures and senior appointees across sensitive agencies to prevent health issues from compromising national security.
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Eagleton
Senator Eagleton
Arm
Central Intelligence, Atomic Energy, Space
System of Checks Needed for Leaders in Nuclear Age
An opinion essay argues that the political system fails to objectively assess health and suitability of candidates, citing past leaders and current risks. It contends presidents or vice presidents must face ongoing medical and mental evaluations due to atomic weapons and global violence, and asks if reforms will replace a long-standing, lenient approach. It mentions Eagleton, Nixon era, and compares to illnesses of Wilson, Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson.
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Eagleton
Eagle
McGovern
United States
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Congress
Republic
Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Backing for O'Brien After Dump What?
A high command meeting reveals McGovern’s plan to wait for Eagleton to quit the ticket while aides explore O'Brien as a successor. McGovern signals not to repudiate Eagleton publicly, yet private moves favor O'Brien with Daley and Crangle sounded out. Support grows for O'Brien among Mondale Mikva Ribicoff Lucey Gillig an Stevenson, as pressure mounts to replace Eagleton after post convention setbacks.
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Ashington
George McGovern
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
McGovern
South Dakota
McGovernite
Eagleton
Big Labor
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Manhattan
Richard Daley
Chicago
New York State
Joe Crangle
Rick Stearns
Hunter
Miami Beach
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Abner Mikva
Illinois
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Adlai Stevenson
Omission sin sparks debate on Eagleton episode
Readers vent on Senator Eagleton and the 1972 campaign. A letter argues the Democratic Party mishandled disclosure and laments intra party dissent while imagining an alternative lighter illness to avoid scandal. The page also includes civic praise for Project PRIDE and gratitude to police and fire crews after a river rescue near Riverside Park.
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Riverside Park
God
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United Feature Syndicate
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Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Germany
James Reston
Soviet Union
Hitler
Stalin
New York Times Service
O'Brien
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Henry Kimelman
Kimelman
San Francisco
Hawaii
Tom Eagleton
Publishers
Halli Syndicate
the People's Forum
Democratic Party
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