Ballyhooed Job Safety Law A Disappointment Thus Far
Sylvia Porter analyzes the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act on its second anniversary. OSHA has limited progress, expanding rules for eight hazards, while penalties and inspections are modest. Budgets hover near 69 to 70 million for OSHA, with NIOSH under 25 million. The law faces criticism as too fuzzy and costly, though its long term impact remains uncertain.
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New York
U.S
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Workplace Safety Costs vs Living Standards Debate
The piece critiques OSHA funding and effectiveness, citing 10 million annual work injuries, 114000 deaths, and 600 new chemicals yearly. It argues standards trade off against cost of living, listing hazardous fields like longshoring, meat processing, logging, and roofing.
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OSHA
Nixon
U.S
Fortune Magazine
Construction sector faces high injury and fatality rates
The report highlights sheet metal work and manufacturing of mobile homes and trailers as vulnerable areas. Construction workers are especially at risk, making up about one in 20 workers yet accounting for over one in ten disabling injuries and nearly one in five job-related deaths.
Bandit Settles For Pair of 20s
Panorama City, Calif. A small man with a big mustache and a gun-note robbed a bank teller who had only two $20 bills. The bandit accepted the two twenties, with a detective calling it the smallest bank job of the year.
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Bandit
Panorama City
Calif
UPI
Lovesick Peacock Stirs Complaints
Fred the peacock in Lincoln England is lovesick and its plaintive calls kept 16 neighbors awake at night. The public housing committee warned owner Alan Briddon to quiet Fred or face eviction from his home.
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Lincoln
England
UPI
Fred the Peacock
Alan Briddon
Public Housing Committee
Briddon
Fred
Love Saves Him From Jail Term
Douglas Penny, 32, faced jail after pleading guilty to sexual relations with a 15 year old. In court Judge Edward Clarke approved a marriage to the girl, stating love and marriage could prevent prison, and the couple's union would be favored if they were in love.
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Douglas Penny
Penny
Edward Clarke
Clarke
Urbana High Presents Three One-Act Plays
Urbana High stages three one act plays Saturday at 7 30 in the high school gym Directed by John Boyden tickets cost 1 for adults and 75 cents for students The selections are The Hair of Aardwolf The Puppet Master and Egad What a Cat or Virtue Triumphs over Villainy
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Urbana High
Urbana
Villlainy
John Boyden
U S mulls jet aid to France in Indo China
In Washington officials discuss supplying a formidable fleet of jet planes to France in Indo China if suitable pilots and airbases are available. The move signals possible American military backing amid the ongoing conflict.
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Washington
U. S
Indo-China
Returns Totals Highlight Revenue Figures
A compact note shows 7000, 8000, and 9000 in returns. The figures imply rising revenue streams across periods with no further context or details.
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