Plan to Adopt State Salary Plan Abandoned by City
The Common Council and city administration dropped the State Civil Service Salary Plan citing political concerns. It would have created an orderly pay structure with vacation and sick leave and would have meant higher overall costs, but would reduce current pay inequities. Critics say the move delays needed reform and hurts city employees. Mayor Ralph Shapiro had campaigned for businesslike governance and now asks for more study time, while opponents accuse stalling of preserving unfair pay.
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Common Council
State Department of Civil Service
Ralph Shapiro
New York Moves to Ban Obscene Magazines
City authorities obtained a court order requiring distributors publishers and store owners to show cause why about 50 magazines should not be halted. Mayor Wagner says the material fuels delinquency and crime while publishers defend artistic license and press freedom.
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New York City
Wagner
New York
Viewpoints on Election Coverage From The New York Herald Tribune
Editorial discusses fair reporting in presidential campaigns and argues against letting editorial opinions distort news. It emphasizes treating Kennedy and Nixon coverage by event significance, not bias, and warns about carbon monoxide risks from unvented heaters as winter arrives.
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New York Herald Tribune
Nixon
Kennedy
New York City
Nevada
New York
Democratic
The
Herald Tribune
Health as Seen By Dr Brady and Aviation Oxygen Effects
Dr Brady answers readers questions through Palladium columns while warning he will not diagnose individuals. The piece explains aviation oxygen deficit damage causing impaired sight memory judgment and coordination, with similar oxia effects in mountain sickness pneumonia septicemia and fever.
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Brady
Grady
Willan Brady
Willan
Steel Strike of 1959 Tied to Recession and Unemployment
The article argues the 1959 steel strike and its stoppage caused a severe economic setback, with rising unemployment and disrupted production. It cites inventory swings, reduced output, construction delays, and $3 billion in corporate earnings losses, urging government postmortems and private sector responsibility. It notes Mystic Seaport's historic shipyard site in Connecticut.
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Washington
United States
Santa Claus Visits the Business World in Office Christmas Characters
Hal Boyle paints a humorous portrait of office life as Santa nears, describing characters like the senior vice-president the joyful imbiber the tightwad Romeo and others. The piece invites readers to spot these archetypes in their own offices and reflect on holiday behavior.
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Santa Claus
Business World
New York
Santa
Mars
Romeo
Africa
Hottentots
Moment of Meditation on Free American Danger
A meditation warns that the greatest threat to freedom is a militaristic doctrine that denies spiritual values disrespects individual dignity and rejects long held Enlightenment ideals. It urges alertness for citizens and calls for defense of core beliefs against coercive ideologies.
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Pearl Harbor
Father
Kennedy Victory Reflects Shifts in Farm and Resource Policy
The article argues Kennedy won only three of 14 water power, irrigation, and rural electrification states, highlighting a trend toward less government interference. It notes Democratic losses in traditional farm areas and TVA beneficiaries Tennessee and Kentucky, and suggests the party is evolving into a metropolitan machine while boycotting rural interests.
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Washington
Roosevelt-Truman
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountains
Kennedy
Montana
Nevada
Texas
Truman
White House
Dewey
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Nixon
Wisconsin
Kansas
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Kentucky
TVA
Hell's Canyon
Idaho
California
Oregon
Democratic Party
Treasury
Defense
Mississippi
Europe
Africa
Asia
Sperm Whale Dives Deep For Squid Food
A sperm whale pursues squid, diving 3200 feet below the surface where pressure reaches 1400 psi and often stays submerged for about an hour.
Teamwork in defense in a contract bridge hand
West leads the king of clubs and East shows the queen as South opens the bidding. The article notes defenders can gauge declarer's distribution and play to the best advantage, illustrating effective teamwork in defense through the shown hand.
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Hera
West
East
South
Declarer
Weat
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B. Jay Becker
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