Annual Guaranteed Wage in Ford Deal Signals Change
The Ford contract with the United Auto Workers features substantial wage boosts and fringe benefits plus a guaranteed annual income. Executives expect General Motors and Chrysler to follow, signaling a shift toward annual wage guarantees as a standard practice amid rising inflation concerns.
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Walter P. Reuther
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Ford
Brookings study warns of $100 daily hospital costs
The Brookings Institution reports Medicare effects on hospitals include higher care quality and rising costs. It urges substantial reforms, notably state regulatory programs governing hospital functions, to curb the anticipated escalation to about $100 per day. The piece calls for prompt action.
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Medicare
Brookings Institution
Apollo-Saturn V Destruct Button For Maverick Rockets
Space program brief recalls the Apollo-Saturn V dangers and the destruct system that could destroy a rocket if misprogrammed. It notes Cape Kennedy failures and near misses including Atlas and Titan tests and the pressures on crewmembers and ground crews.
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Ground Command
Atlantic
New York
Cuba
John Glenn
Convair
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Orlando
Russia
Air Force
The
Power of life or death over Apollo Saturn V questioned
A fragment hints at a discussion about who holds ultimate authority over the Apollo Saturn V program. The text implies concern about the concentration of power and the ethical implications of lethal decision making in spaceflight governance.
Trick or Treat Night Lights Spark Neighborhood Debate
Letter from readers in Middletown praising orderly Halloween events while urging extended outdoor lighting to curb vandalism. They note daylight hours on Trick or Treat and urge residents to light fronts and rears of homes to deter crime, supporting police through brighter streets.
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Cg&e
Middletown
Police Department
Press Freedom and Mail Tax Challenge in Congress
A discussion of First Amendment protections for a free press contrasts with a proposed mail tax targeting publications above 500000 copies. The 1936 Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana shows such selective levies violate due process by impeding circulation and discriminating against publishers.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Post Office Department
Supreme Court of the United States
Louisiana
High Court
Sutherland
Senate postal bill proposes extra charge on large circulations
The Senate debate on a postal bill would add a surcharge for copies mailed beyond 500000 in addition to higher rates for newspapers and magazines. The article argues this penalizes growth and efficiency and notes Congress could raise rates uniformly without constitutional objections.
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Senate
Congress
Journal Publishing Notice and Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc. Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates for delivery in city and suburban areas and by mail. Rates include 10 cents per weekday copy, 15 cents Sunday, and annual mail options both within and outside the trading area, with international pricing. Founded in 1857.
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The
News. Journal, Inc
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Spurious Religious Issue in New York Heats Up
William F Buckley Jr discusses the fight over New Yorks proposed Blaine Amendment repeal. He notes anti Catholic and anti Jewish effects, debates over driver education funding, and hypocrisy among opponents while comparing to Wisconsin. He warns of broader First Amendment implications.
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New York
Albany
United States
Earl Warren
New York State
New York City
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Blaine
Donald Harrington
Liberal Party
Steve Brown
Harrington
Washington
World facts and landmarks from varied regions
The passage notes the White House facade likening to the Duke of Leinster's Dublin house and mentions Barbados gaining full independence in 1966. It cites that humans have five to seven percent blood by body weight, that some peoples like Australian aborigines and Eskimos lack chiefs, and that Chartres houses the finest original stained glass in the world.
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