Golf and Labor Shifts Blur Sex Roles in U.S. Society
A column notes new U.S. labor data showing men aging into work and retiring sooner while women flood the workforce, reshaping golf culture as women gain access to courses and men reclaim leisure time. It recalls early fights over women golfers and suggests enduring gender tensions amid career gains.
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Trucking settlement sparks inflation fears amid wage rise
The April 26 1976 analysis notes Labor Secretary Usery calls the Teamsters deal a compromise but warns the wage and fringe benefit gains will lift labor costs in trucking by about one cent annually over three years. Higher costs threaten price increases, rate hikes loom, and inflation becomes self-fulfilling. The piece contrasts avoided strike praise with concerns for workers and the broader public.
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Made in heaven at the friendly corner gas station
A fragmented passage depicts a humorous scene about hiring, job fits, and a barroom exchange. It mentions a power steering repair cost and questions about who should become doctors versus lawyers, hinting at absurd anecdotes about vocation and service.
Journal published daily by News Journal Middletown Ohio
The fragment outlines subscription rates and delivery details for the News Journal of Middletown Ohio with pricing listed and format options. It also includes a long quoted religious dialogue and a moral anecdote about honest men and hustlers, ending with a modern parable about repairing automobiles.
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Controversy Over Playboy Essay Attacks Ford Anglo Saxon Group
A reader condemns Richard Rhodes for anti Anglo Saxon bigotry in Playboy. The piece targets Gerald Ford’s background and views on busing and race, asserting the essay demonizes Anglo Saxons and fuels political advantage.
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Humphrey and Vietnam policy in the Johnson era
In 1966 1968 Humphrey and aides argued against a total U.S. defeat in Vietnam while avoiding public dissent to curb hawkish opposition. The piece details tensions with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Johnson’s leaks aversion, and debates on troop buildup bombing and Vietnamization. It notes Humphrey’s struggle between negotiating peace and preserving allies and Western interests.
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