Ray Cromley on the failings of job services
The piece criticizes state and federal employment offices for treating job seekers as numbers, urging empathy and reform. It details bureaucratic indifference, misplaced incentives, and rigid guidelines that waste time and money while discouraging applicants and frustrating employers. It calls for humanizing public employment services and better understanding employer needs.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Ford
Editorial argues purified water not pollution under current EPA rules
The American Water Works Assn says treating river water and returning sediments to the river does not pollute when properly managed. It warns that if federal rules tighten, major plants and costs could raise water bills, urging flexible discharge guidelines based on actual stream impact.
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New Debt Definition Emerges From Consumer Survey
A 1975 General Mills American Family Report finds Americans define debt by monthly payment status rather than total owed. People feel truly in debt only if they fall behind on recurring payments, not simply by owing money.
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General Mills
Price-earnings ratio hints at uneasy market mood
AP analyst notes the Dow P-E ratio hovered near 8.8 this week, close to last year's 8.4 as investors hesitate amid inflation and high interest rates. Rising rates pull funds from stocks to bonds, damping market activity and long-term planning across industries from autos to retail.
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John Cunniff
New York
On This Day August Six Seventy Five Highlights
Today in history notes major events on August 6 including the first use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945, Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Bolivia's independence in 1825, and other historical milestones. It also lists birthdays and a thought for today.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Bolivia
Peru
Wooden Wilson
White House
United States
Africa
British Somaliland
Soviet Union
Gherman Titov
Lyndon Johnson
West Germany
Europe
Richard Nixon
Comedienne
Lucille Ball
Robert Mitchum
James Whitcomb Riley
Philip Schuyler
John Hancock
Continental Congress
Fort Ticonderoga
Albany
N.Y
Bill Clayton Wheels to grind at Capitol again
State Capitol committees begin interim studies on legislative issues this month. Regular House committees will study topics from pesticide availability to ambulance service effectiveness, with a December deadline and aims to curb wasteful spending while assessing agency needs.
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Tom Paine Remembered as Hero and Heretic in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia profile recalls Thomas Paine as a radical yet flawed figure whose Common Sense spurred independence, but whose personal life and atheistic reputation left him neglected. The piece traces his failed bids for fame, the fate of his Independence Hall bust, and lingering ambivalence toward his legacy.
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NEA
United States
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Washington
Paine
Tom Paine
Benjamin Franklin
London
Britain
Europe
America
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
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