Irish reporter uncovers chain of foreign domestic work abuses
A Los Angeles based Irish journalist sparked a state probe into agencies hiring European domestics with promises of work and high pay but delivering long hours and poverty. Tom McCuaig's two dozen interviews show wages from 98 to 125 dollars monthly, booked travel costs, and two year contracts leaving many women penniless after completion. Authorities say they are prepared to charge one or more agencies.
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San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune
Tom McCuaig
Rathlin
Ireland
County Antrim
Dublin
New Zealand
Australia
Fiji Islands
The
Daily Tribune
West Covina
Calif
McCuaig
Britain
Europe
Los Angeles
Tteir
Kenneth Cameron
State Labor Commission
Senate subway woes linger with possible fixes ahead
United Press International reports the Senate subway, opened last January, has suffered repeated problems. Architect J George Stewart cites cast steel wheels as the flaw and plans eight new wheels plus uniformed staff and a train caller. Elevator congestion in the new office building prompts Sen Styles Bridges to joke about four banks of elevators.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Capitol
J. George Stewart
Senate Appropriations
Stewart
Subway
Sen. Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Focus on Success Versus Failure in Sports Business and Baking
July Reader's Digest outlines strategies for focusing on success rather than past failures. The article suggests tension builds memory of past mistakes and offers a stratagem to apply success focus across sports, business, and cake baking.
Ice Mint Foot Cream Delivers Cool Comfort Instantly
Remarkably fast cooling effect for tired feet with a greaseless medicated cream. Promises soothing relief, softening rough skin, and relief from stinging irritation. Promoted as a new experience in foot comfort with active ingredients and lanolin. Sold by druggists.
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Delecoetia
AL Druggista
Wealthy Paul Getty Invites 1200 To Party
London AP reports Paul Getty plans a June 30 housewarming at Sutton Place inviting 1200 guests from Rome to Paris. The gala will feature underwater pool lighting, four champagne bars, a milk bar, and reinforced ceilings for dancing. Estimated cost tops 28000 dollars with some coverage by Capt. Ian Constable Maxwell.
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London
Paul Getty
Sutton Place
Rome
Madrid
Lausanne
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Paris
Robina Lund
Getty
Ian Constable-Maxwell
Jeannette
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