Carter proposes local parity pay reform for federal workers
President Carter urges Congress to end the federal private sector wage gap by setting white collar pay by locality and including fringe benefits. Blue collar pay stays local. The plan adds state and local comparisons, grants emergency pay plan authority, and aims to curb inflation while correcting long-standing disparities.
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Carter
Congress
Washington, D.C
Okmulgee
Okla
Era of sloppy construction looms in 1965 to 1980
The era of sloppy construction may define 1965 to 1980 with fractured projects like the Alaska oil pipeline. Experts acknowledge flaws and breakdowns from bridges to dams, while columnist James Kilpatrick argues redesign and discipline could end the trend.
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Ohio
Idaho
Kansas City
James Kilpatrick
Big Business
Alaska
Refugees' Disaster Scale Demands Global Action
The piece argues that Southeast Asia faces a mass refugee crisis rivaling historical disasters. Vietnam and Cambodia drive forced exodus with high drownings as Thailand limits intake. Despite 7,000 monthly U.S. admissions, aid remains insufficient. calls grow for an international UN-led response.
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Vietnam
Cambodia
Living simply was simply living
Russell Baker recalls postwar America when frugality rebounded after price shocks. He chronicles households reducing consumption, skipping air conditioning, not buying new appliances, patching jeans, and steering clear of modern comforts to conserve money and maintain dignity. The piece mixes humor with social critique from the New York Times Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Attending Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center Debuts
The author recalls visiting Cedar Rapids largest tavern at the Five Seasons Center for the first time. Performers Waylon Jennings Johnny Rodriguez and The Crickets impressed, but the smoky loud atmosphere and drunken crowd left a negative impression.
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Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Rodriguez
To the editor on Cedar Rapids and national concerns
A Cedar Rapids reader questions the Five Seasons Center’s purpose given entertainment focus, asks why oil inventories are hidden from government, criticizes market price hikes amid wholesale rises, calls for an energy program, and questions trust in a Russian treaty.
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Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Teens Earn Praise After Hawaii School Trip
A Cedar Rapids group of high school students traveled to Hawaii via United Airlines, funded by dances, car washes and cake sales. The well behaved, clean cut group impressed staff and faculty and reflects well on the community and educators.
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United Airlines
Cedar Rapids High School
Hawaii
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Tornado Path Raises Questions About Reactor Site Safety
A contemplation of storm effects on a nuclear reactor site in the tornado path questions risk and safety preparedness. Officials and engineers may review containment, shielding, and emergency protocols in light of severe weather patterns.
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J. F. Hladky
Art Heusinkveld
Frank Nye
Editorial
J. F. Hladky, Jr
John Donnelly
John Robertson
South
Morris Udall
Arizona Democrat
Udall
U.S
Afl-Cio
Rhodes
Aegean
Tacoma
Wash
Narrows
Southeast Asia
Germany
New York Times
Red Cross
Thailand
United States
Washington
State Department
Hodding Carter III
Hanoi
Kremlin
France
Australia
Can
Ada
The
International Rescue Committee
United Nations
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Idi
Khmer Rouge
By Russell Baker
Rockefeller
New York Times Service
Countries
FCC
Ted Kennedy
Rettes
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