The Rush to Retirement Editorial Perspective
The editorial argues the national ban on mandatory retirement before 70 will likely have little impact on current retirement patterns. The trend toward early retirement remains, with many firms seeing average retirement ages below 60 to 65 due to pension and health factors. Delayed retirement may ease Social Security strain, but overall effects are expected to be modest.
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Conference Board
U. S
Social Security Administration
Today in History December 12 1978 AP style recap
On this date 1642 Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand and 1792 Beethoven paid 19 cents for his first music lesson in Vienna. Other notes include historic events from 1894 Korea invasion to Churchill widow death in 1964. Birthday entries list Frank Sinatra Ralph Garr and Tom Hayden.
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Associated Press
Abel Tasman
New Zealand
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vienna
Franz Joseph Haydn
Korea
Savoy
London
New York City
WNYC
KDKA
U.S
China
GOP
Republican Coordinating Committee
Richard Nixon
Sir Winston Churchill
Baroness Spencer-Churchill
Frank Sinatra
Ralph Garr
Chicago White Sox
Tom Hayden
Urim and Thummin in sacred oracles and beliefs
Early Hebrew belief centers on Urim and Thummin as essential oracle parts used to discern God's will. Theories suggest two stones or tablets, one affirming yes the other no. In Mormonism these objects are said to accompany Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon plates.
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Joseph
Police Officer Parent Letters Speak To Generations
A police officer writes to the Times about the daily human side of policing and parenting. He explains the demanding hours, court appearances, and public misperceptions while stressing the need for understanding, respect, and family support. He urges example setting by officers, parents, and teenagers to bridge the generation gap and leave a positive legacy for his children.
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Times
Crn
Pat Cae Mee
Flu warnings from Dr Donahoo in Chester history column
A century back Dr Donahoo warned Chester residents the flu could spread among the vulnerable and urged precautions. The column also notes 100 year old local items including six cent shaves, a sixteenth century pipe discovery, and a fox hunting club chase near Media with named locals.
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Dutton’s Hollow
Longpoint
Edward Crozer
Benjamin Chew
Louis R. Page
R. H. Page
Edwin Toland
J. Howard Lewis Jr
James Bowers
J. E. Cain
Chester
95Th Aero Squadron
France
Delaware Flying Service
H C. Donahoo
James Taylor
Upland
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
William Blake Gibson
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Daily Times
NEA
Kenya
British Commonwealth
Britain
Pan American Airways
Caribbean
Caracas
Venezuela
Mormon Record
Tris
Alonzo Baker
Upper Providence
M. Ocheltree
Edgmont Avenue
Virginia
Roanoke River
Lance S. McKnight
Delaware County Medical Society
Gibson
American Board of Clinical Dermatology
Dr. McKnight
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Turianska
Boris Goldovsky Grand Opera Theater
CID
Rocco Urella
Urella
Delaware County
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