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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1978
Page
12
Washington reports the 1969 minimum wage increases to $2.65 per hour on January 1, affecting about 4.5 million workers in farms, stores, and fast food. The measure plans annual increases through 1981 reaching $3.35 per hour, about $7,000 yearly, with broader effects on 5.4 million workers.
ATLANTA AP. New Jersey Pennsylvania Tennessee and Wisconsin report widespread influenza like illness as CDC notes flu activity rises nationwide. President Carter says the higher minimum wage, signed in November, helps those in need buy essentials while Labor Secretary Marshall asserts the measure lifts millions from poverty and will be vigorously enforced to ensure coverage for farm workers and others earning the new rate.
An Appalachian Regional Commission study estimates 5 to 6 billion dollars are required to upgrade coal haul roads across eight states to meet President Carter's goal of raising coal output from 650 million to 1.1 billion tons by 1985. Costs may be funded by a coal tax. states may not act alone. Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania face the greatest needs.
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