Red Cross farm safety tips to reduce deaths and injuries
In Our Opinion the Journal highlights farm accidents as the second leading cause of occupational deaths after construction. It cites over 2,500 accidental farm deaths and 210,000 injuries last year and lists ten protective measures from the American National Red Cross, including guards on machinery, crush-resistant tractor cabs, fire extinguishers, protective clothing, safe pesticide storage, fenced dangerous areas, flotation aids, safety footwear, eye protection, hard hats, and heavy-duty gloves for rough work.
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Grassroots Opinion Frames Welfare Debate in Cassville Paper
In Cassville Missouri a Republican columns piece argues the welfare program is a monumental failure exaggeration and asserts the system has not produced paupers among those who would otherwise prosper. The author contends the program has failed but also claims it has helped some in need while challenging broader criticisms.
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Cassville, MO
Persisting drug rumbles by Bill Eaton
Corry drug users reportedly obtain supply in Erie, Chicago, and Washington D C while local officials and hospitals struggle with understating cases. The piece explores secrecy, reporting gaps, and the tension between treatment and police action in small communities, noting fear of public disclosure and loss of treatment options.
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Erie
Washington D.C
Chicago
Washington
Artere
le Avan
Corry Bertei
Hospitel
Housing bill sparks Senate hearings on lender builder bonanza
Jack Anderson examines the 1968 Federal Housing Act dubbed a Magna Carta for low cost housing. The program shifts loans to private lenders, with taxpayers guaranteeing most costs, prompting a Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Harrison Williams to investigate alleged fast approvals, inflated costs, and biased sponsor routing as Hacienda De Ybor faces shifting loan terms and added fees.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
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Hacienda de Ybor
Tampa
The Times and Markel on media power and public opinion
A critical riff on The New York Times editors and Lester Markel, arguing they impart dogmatic views rather than analyze public issues. The piece critiques reliance on mass media, Markel’s TV pivot, and the economic drive behind journalism, stressing profits as a media necessity.
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New York Times
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Times
Lester Markel
Moses
Wage earners misread savings rate hype in New York
The AP reports frustration among workers as a rising savings rate of 8.4 percent is interpreted as low take home pay. Many assume they should save a larger weekly amount, but auto-saving methods such as payroll deductions, insurance cash values, and stock gains add to savings without active effort.
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New York
What is the law on stockholder liability and media critique
A mix of legal note and opinion pieces. It cites Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law limiting shareholder liability to the subscription amount, then pivots to a sharp critique of TV news coverage and calls for deeper reporting and objective interpretation. It also touches on consumer savings behavior and long term financial planning.
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