Carter proposes NLRB reforms to make labor rules more predictable
The Buffalo Courier-Express editorial argues President Carter seeks broad NLRB changes to boost efficiency and expand its seven-member board, while criticizing proposals such as double back pay for workers discharged for organizing. It urges Congress to scrutinize the package and consider a rival reform bill by Rep. John N. Erlenborn.
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Carter
Congress
NLRB
Ray Marshall
National Labor Relations Board
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
John N. Erlenborn
Ill
Can learning be forced in schools with reading gaps
A Chicago area superintendent Albert Briggs requires eighth graders to read at sixth grade level to advance, keeping about seven hundred students back at one school and raising standards for the class of 78. He cites dramatic gains where 18 percent read at sixth grade level previously, now 95 percent. Other districts like Southside 13 echo similar criteria. Briggs argues education must sometimes force progress to avoid future failure.
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Chicago
Chicago Area
Albert Briggs
Alice Blair
Southside
Exurbia talk ends suunn with cash plan for Manhattan
Two friends discuss borrowing cash for a big purchase en route to Manhattan. One offers access to bank account details and a card key but declines, worried the numbers would be shared or forgotten. The plan is abandoned amid smiles and uneasy undertones.
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Exurbia
Manhattan
Joe
EFT and privacy risks in electronic funds transfers
EFT expands data collected on customers including payer, payee, amount and date plus time and location details. Atwater urges tighter protections as costs of setup grow and more institutions access records. The piece notes government access limits, Supreme Court rulings, and a pending final EFT report amid calls for stronger consumer safeguards.
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Atwater
EFT
House
Verne S. Atwater
Central Savings Bank of New York
National Commission On Electronic Funds ‘Transfer
EFT Commission
Congress
Commission
Qatar embassy dispute over alleged arms shipment scandal
A hazardous materials office newsletter alleged Qatar attempted arms shipments described as books to an air carrier, sparking embassy protest. Officials say they did not smuggle arms and blame misstatements by both sides. Corporate pressure from GM and P&G reportedly blocks a proposed Consumer Protection Agency.
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State Department
Qatar
Israel
Hazardous Materials Office
Safety warnings and consumer agency debate 1977 summary
The article discusses product liability warnings, court rulings on required warnings, and a debate over a proposed Consumer Protection Agency. It notes blue cross and corporate responses, including potential economic threats by General Motors and Procter & Gamble, and White House discussions. Includes contact details for consumer protection resources.
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General Motors
Procter & Gamble
Consumer Protection Agency
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Insurance
White House
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Washington
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