Retirement Age Debate Highlights Federal Policy Clash
A swift House move to raise the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 faces Senate scrutiny amid public approval and business, union, and administration concerns. The piece notes potential disruption to pensions and labor policies, the fairness to younger workers, and the risk of dulling productivity for older employees.
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House of Representatives
U.S
House
Carter
XYZ
Bismarck
Germany
October Madness and Yankees Fans Brace for Dodgers Series
On the eve of the World Series the author muses on Yankee fervor through lean years and a playoff surge. He questions the team’s chances against the homerun-happy Dodgers while noting team discord, broadcaster influence, and fans disturbed by on-screen spitting in the ballpark.
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New York Yankee
Yankee
Bronx Bombers
Yankees
Kansas City
Bush
L.A. Dodgers
Troubled steel industry faces U S Japan trade frictions
A CIA May report warned the world steel industry is in trouble due to weak demand and import pressure while praising Japan as the most modern producer. The Treasury tentatively cited below cost pricing by five Japanese mills and U S Steel filed similar actions. Plant closures and layoffs follow, with Youngstown Campbell Ohio to cut 5,000 of 8,950 jobs and Worcester Massachusetts to shut a 450‑employee plant. Congress and White House discussions loom as import quotas and protectionist fears rise while rivals Brazil India and Mexico expand mills.
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CIA
U.S
Japan
Gilmore Steel Corp
San Francisco
Treasury Department
U.S. Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Campbell
Ohio
Youngstown
U.S. Steel
Worcester
Mass
United Steelworkers of America
White House
Brazil
India
Mexico
Feeding Hungry Children From Wasted Meals To No Breakfast
Across America millions of schoolchildren arrive hungry and lack subsidized breakfasts. FRAC plans a class action against the Agriculture Department for neglecting the program as 14 million eligible rise but only 5 percent received breakfasts in 1971.
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Washington
America
Congress
Agriculture Department
Food Research and Action Center
FRAC
United States
Phillips Exeter Academy
Mississippi
Greensboro institution A and T history calls for reform
The article recalls a 40 year old inquiry led by then Governor Clyde R. Hoey into A and T College now A and T University. It recounts dining service abuses, trustee dysfunction, and a recommended reorganization of the white board to include black leaders, plus eventual leadership changes and continued debates on merging Greensboro campuses into a broader state university system. Maryfield Acres bids for 23 dwellings opened with Hodgin Construction as low bidder. 30 day bid validity and pending architect and council review.
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A & T University
Clyde R. Hoey
A & T College
Hoey
White Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Charles A. Hines
Greensboro
Maryfield Acres
Greensboro Road
Wm. F. Freeman
Maryfield
Advisory Council
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Karl Jarx
UNCG
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Holt McPherson
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