Union chief warns of labor's shrinking role in politics
Frank Fitzsimmons, head of the largest union, writes in Inside Labor that organized labor may lose viability as political government expands. He argues unions have coddled Democrats, warns a shift to Republicans may not solve issues, and foresees a loss of workers’ freedom of choice if unions are undermined.
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Frank Fitzsimmons
Tramsfer
Victor Riesel
Democratic Party
Fitzsimmons
Teive
Ball
Fitzsimmong
Adolescent suicide risk signals cited in Cantor study
Time magazine reports on 780 adolescent death by own action histories. Cantor finds high risk in children of absent or uncaring fathers and first born girls with younger mothers. Warning signals include insomnia and loss of appearance. the main method is sleeping pills when rescue is possible. faith and loving parents cited as stabilizers.
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Time Magazine
Boston University
Pamela Cantor
Cantoy
Census or enumeration in the Constitution debate
A columnist discusses the word census, arguing the Constitution originally allowed only enumeration for apportionment, and that the 16th Amendment creates a census-like headcount for income taxes. It contrasts headcount with a census asking detailed personal questions and notes commercial aims behind the census.
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US. Department of Commerce
Congress
Republicans mull huge Nixon reelection surplus plans
In a Miami Fontainebleau Boom Boom Room discussion, Republican financiers debate how to spend a projected October surplus of about 2 billion dollars for Nixon’s reelect. Proposals include tax shelters, buying media, Alaska, ITT, Lockheed, and even a week of bombing Vietnam as a taxpayer funded gesture.
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Miamne Beach
Keans
Nixon
Miami
Fontainebleau
Spiro Angel
Alaska
ITT
T Hem
Barbs by Phil Pastore on office life and quirks
A playful column notes the drum of kid shoes and five o’clock whistles for secretaries. It jokes about chopsticks with fashion tips, weights a grudge, and jokes about a building with a fire engine and a stubborn coworker who took vacation Ips demary.
Freedom Newspaper Motto Inspires Readers in 1972
A Columbus Nebraska notice dated Saturday August 26 1972 promotes a Freedom Newspaper dedicated to informing readers to safeguard freedom. It argues freedom is a divine gift and self-control, aligning with moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Right to Work Debate Highlights Party Stand and Poll Results
The Dallas Times Herald reports on a Democratic stance at a recent People’s Convention opposing a fast Hartley Act Section 14(b) and endorsing the right to work. An Opinion Research Corp poll shows broad support across Republicans and demographics for the principle. The piece questions why Democrats did not endorse Section 14(b) in clear terms.
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Opinion Research Corp
Remae ‘ Pouarith
Sies
George McGovern
Agai
Dallas
Texas
Times
Seals and officials in a quirky Q and A exchange
The quiz covers seals across subjects, noting amber fossils from Ballie shores as the hardest. It asks about the EPA seal design showing a bloom, green earth, and water. It confirms federal appointees serve life unless impeached for grave misconduct. It notes Puerto Rico has a resident commissioner with no voting role.
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Ballie
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Puerto Rico
U.S. Congress
Nixon as expert negotiator shapes party harmony in Miami
A political observer links Nixon's convention strategy to negotiation skills, showing how he balances left and right factions within the Republican Party and builds cross party support. The piece notes support from Goldwater Reagan and Javits, praises practical diplomacy, and cautions about SALT and Vietnam. Franklin D. Roosevelt is cited as a precedent in balancing diverse interests.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
Pete McCloskey
Sonic
California
Richard Nixon
Wall Street
Madge Stern
John Mitchell
Miami
McCloskey
Arid Sie
Jacob Davils
New York Conservative Party
Brooke
Percy
Mathias
Goldwater
Reagan
Jacob Javits
Vietnam
Davits
Tha
China
Republican
Nixo
McGovern
Peking
Moscow
North Vietnam
Franklin D. Housewelt
Belsan Rockefeller
Jaiis Buckley
Metric system on its way
Article discusses adoption of the metric system in the United States within a decade, explaining decibels of units, decimal arithmetic, and the historical background from France to Britain and eventual US consideration. Mentions Gabriel Mouton, the meter definition, and Gouverneur Morris.
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England
Lyons
France
Gabriel Mouton
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Park
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Gouverneur Morris
Decimal money story from early U S coinage debates
The article traces Morris five unit system and Jefferson’s simplification to dollar and cent, notes global move to decimal coinage, and the lack of a universal monetary standard. It argues standardized weights and measures enable trade and envisions a future common world currency for easier international commerce.
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U.S
Morris
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
France
Japan
Russia
Great Britain
Great Hitain
Computer chess grows as Fischer Spassky clash nears
Boston hosts the third annual U S Computer Chess Championship August 1 15 during the ACM conference. Eight university teams compete with machines like the Super Nova from Columbia, capable of a move every 90 seconds examining vast board positions. Humans face cold calculated rivals, a prospect not cheering to chess lovers.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.S
Boston
Fairfield W. Hoban
World Magazine
Association For Computing Machinery
University
Columbia University
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