Jobless total remains high in recovery period
The Labor Department reports unemployment at 8.3 percent with 7.7 million jobless among 93 million in the workforce. Analysts note a fall in jobseekers as 460,000 dropped out of the labor force in November while recovery continues and rehiring lags.
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Utica Mayor hires wife and son amid austerity
Utica Mayor Edward Hanna laid off city workers and froze wages then appointed his wife Ellen as commissioner of the water supply board and his son Paul as an urban renewal department employee. Ellen earns 800 dollars a year. Paul 11,500. Hanna defends moves as emergency loyalty and says wife will return salary. son has worked for about 18 months unpaid. He blames municipal indifference and waste. An unrelated note recalls a 1556 Shensi earthquake that killed over 800,000 people.
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Eggs and cholesterol dispute grips courtroom and markets
The piece reports UC Los Angeles findings that healthy people may eat eggs without heart risk while industry groups clash with health authorities over eggs and cholesterol. Egg producers claim propaganda costs rise as advertising and research spend surge amid a tough year. costs blamed on cholesterol fear and competitors' campaigns.
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Ben Patrusky
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