Washington Civil Rights March Reflects Ancient Nonviolence Heritage
Washington witnessed a large civil rights march with aims to protest racial injustice and press Congress for a civil rights bill. The piece traces a long thread of nonviolent dissent from ancient times through Socrates and Antigone to Quakers, Emerson, Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Gandhi’s influence on modern movements.
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Steel Strike Threat Gone Steady Recovery Gains Pace
New York AP reports steel industry rebounds from a strike scare with rising orders and production, signaling a milder summer slump. Mills show a pickup in orders, third-quarter shipping forecasts edge higher, and industry trade sources cite a shift toward continuous bargaining to avoid deadline cris es.
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Cost of living rises to record high for July
The Labor Department reports July consumer price index up 0.5 percent to 107.1 with food and fuel leading gains. Year over year prices are 1.5 percent higher, driven by food housing medical care and tobacco. Cost of living adjustments will raise hourly wages for about 1.25 million workers across automotive aerospace farm equipment construction and trucking sectors with variations by industry and city indexes.
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