Blue Collar Blues Revisited Study Finds Worker Satisfaction
Rutgers Medical School researchers surveyed 1026 United Auto Workers members at a Baltimore GM assembly plant and found 95 percent satisfied with their jobs and 71 percent reporting no part of their work being tiring or upsetting. The study suggests the popular view of widespread blue collar misery is largely a myth.
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Streaking stories amuse and mystify readers
From the Atlanta Constitution a playful column notes varied attitudes toward streaking. It cites a reverse streaker at a nudist camp and a college president who “turns the other cheek” when asked his view. The highlight concerns streakers on a city bus with masked participants, leaving the driver unsure if they were boys or girls.
Junkets and land use reform shape how cities grow
The editorial argues against trips for lawmakers while urging stronger land use planning. It cites Raleigh's passed substitute land policy bill lacking enforcement and Washingtons failed federal land use act, noting both hinder wise use of land and risk continued urban sprawl and degraded environments.
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Who's Serving Who by 2000 Public Em ployee trend
The U S Chamber of Commerce projects a shift toward parity between public servants and private workers by 2000. From 1900 to 1972 the ratio moved from one government employee per 26 private workers to five private workers per public employee, implying eventual equal employment across sectors.
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Green Flags For Service Stations Prove Uninspiring
In Randolph County few stations picked up Gov Holfhouser's green service flag. The 12 by 24 inch olive drab banners are dull, small, and hard to notice amid bunting. State produced 18,000 flags at 40 cents each.
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CIA Ride Stood By As Watergate Papers Burned
Washington reports reveal two incinerations at the McCord home during the Watergate arrest episode. Ruth McCord burned old articles and ribbons from typewriters used in Nixon campaign work. CIA ties are questioned as investigators seek what, if any, documents survived in the flames.
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VA Secret Line Warns of Possible Vietnam Vet Demonstrations
March 22 telegram from the Veterans Administration warns regional directors to report any intelligence on potential demonstrations by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Winter Volunteers Organization, and allied groups at VA hospitals and offices around March 29. Confrontations may focus on amnesty and discharge upgrades. intelligence should be reported to Mr. Bill Retten.
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Washington
Winter Volunteers Organization
Bill Retten
Diaries Reveal Drew Pearson's Bold Hidden Influence
The diary volume edited by Tyler Abell shows Drew Pearson as a liberal watchdog who endured attacks from McCarthy and presidents while shaping journalism and government commentary. The writer recalls Pearson’s clashes, mutual respect with Gardner, and the lasting impact of his behind the scenes reach.
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OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT The Caging Of Men and Animals
An opinion piece criticizes New York corrections oversight as underfunded and lax. It questions judges’ prison visits, cites refusals to share required reports, and contrasts humane treatment of zoo animals with harsh prisoner conditions, arguing for stronger public inspection.
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