Federal pay reform eyed to curb raises for millions
President Carter seeks a broad overhaul of the federal pay system to save an estimated 4.6 billion dollars yearly. The plan would hold down future raises for about 1.4 million white collar workers and 462,000 blue collar workers, plus uniformed military personnel and foreign service officers, while not cutting anyone’s current pay. It aims to align federal wages with private and local government rates, sparking union opposition and political debate.
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Carter
Congress
White House
BOME
San Antonio
New York
New York City
Alaska
Rowidynya Gold
State Department Foreign Service
Carter pay plan touted to save taxpayers billions
Federal officials project over four billion dollars yearly in fringe benefits savings under a new pay formula for white and blue collar workers. A phase out of top blue collar levels could save six hundred million annually. The plan ties pay to local prevailing wages and aims to fix long standing federal pay quirks.
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Adenantes
Bartane Nlon
Alan Campbell
Rent a Wife service offers help in Jersey
CRANFORD NJ AP two Union County women offer Rent A Wife for 20 dollars an hour. The divorced pair water plants clean houses and shop for single men. They say they do not discriminate though there are limits such as no back rubs or orgies.
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Cranford NJ
Union County
Gail Kennedy
Freddi Kaiser
Coal miners get their own ballad in Charleston
The vice president of the United Mine Workers promotes a new coal themed record with profits funding the union’s organizing fund. The project targets political reach, with hopes to tour senators and possibly Energy Secretary Schlesinger’s offices. Lyrics push coal independence and warn of oil dependence, referencing Three Mile Island as a consequence of burning coal.
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Charleston. W Va
United Mine Workers
James Schlesinger
Sam Church
Washington
Schies- Anger
Three Mile Island
Small boat deaths hit all time low in 1978
Washington AP reports 1978 boating accidents killed 1321 people, with a record low death rate of 4 per 100000 boats. The rate improved from 8 in 1977, though total deaths rose slightly from the prior year, per the Coast Guard on Friday.
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Washington
Coast Guard
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