Drive-Up Funerals Stir Debate on Modern Grief
New York businessmen question drive up funerals as Louisiana mortuary offers a seven story window and open coffin view for motorists. Executives warn such fast paced rites may erode ritual mourning while others defend convenience and status in an age of urban mobility.
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Supreme Court upholds Navy reenlistment bonus contract
The court ruled that about 36,000 sailors must receive up to 4000 dollars in reenlistment bonuses promised to Navy specialists who extended for two years. The program was halted by Congress in 1974, but the decision ensures these personnel cannot have the bonuses withheld. It affectively treats the enlistment agreement with labor dignity and force despite changes in policy.
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Labor secretary targets major OSHA dangers not nitpicks
Ray Marshall orders OSHA to drop dozens of irritant rules within three months and focus on fatal workplace hazards. He criticizes overlong rules such as 35 pages on exit sign design, insisting safety must address serious dangers in high risk workplaces.
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Bureaucratic Busybodies Target Wisconsin Private School
John Chamberlain critiques expanding regulation as Wisconsin debates whether early grade private schools become day care centers under state licensure. He highlights Academy of Basic Education in Brookfield, its four year olds tuition, and foe to government meddling, urging push to curb bureaucratic control.
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Television Seeps Into Headlines Pressing Question
Tom Braden argues that televised press conferences diminish the print press role while audiences increasingly rely on TV for news. He notes questions go unanswered, the event is staged for TV, and observers trust televised reporting over newspapers or radio.
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Jimmy Carter
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Shown
The notice lists post subscriptions for Middletown Ohio with pricing for home delivery and mail options. Rates include 72 cents per week by motor route, $4.20 for four weeks, and $38 per year by mail in the USA. It notes in advance payment and provides publishing details from the longstanding Middletown paper.
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