Fair compensation reforms urged for work related illnesses
Washington columnist Jack Anderson argues for uniform, fair workmen compensation laws amid rising occupational disease toll. He highlights New Jersey cases, Kowalski’s asbestos battle, and Senate delays, urging federal action and tougher penalties for industry misconduct.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Labor Department
New Jersey
National Cancer Institute
Ted Kowalski
Johns Manville Corp
Kowalski
Manville
N.J
Paul Sweeney
New Jersey State Senate
Eugene Bedell
Committee On Labor, Industry and Professions
Bedell
Bedel
George Miller
D-Calif
Miller
Electronic pipes aim to pipe up Scottish pride worldwide
An opinion column notes Mull piper George Smith has built electronic bagpipes using silicon chip tech, offering volume control without the bag and lungs. A Glasgow firm plans mass production at about 1000 pairs yearly for markets in the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, and beyond, with prices dropping from about 1600 dollars to around 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Mull
Hebrides
James Watt
Glasgow
United States
Canada
South Africa
Australia
Pakistan
Not-so-equal representation in Congress under scrutiny
Rep Paul Simon cites a staff study showing lawyers dominate Congress at 44.3 percent though lawyers are 0.5 percent of workers. Astronauts and Episcopalians are overrepresented, while engineers, physicians, Baptists, Roman Catholics and several other groups are underrepresented. About 51 percent of the population is female and 11 percent black, yet each group is only about 3 percent of Congress. The study notes other overrepresented groups include teachers and journalists. underrepresented groups include Baptists and Jews.
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House
Senate
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Congress
Today in History September 5 1979 highlights
On September 5 1979 events from 1972 Munich Olympic massacre to 1963 and earlier. Notable moments include William Penn arrest in 1670 and the first Continental Congress in 1774. Other entries mention Labor Day parade in 1882, first gasoline pump sale in 1885, and modern milestones through 1979.
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Associated Press
Olympic Village
William Penn
Grace Church
London
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Carpenter's Hall
New York City
Jake Gumper
Fort Wayne
Ind
America
Roosevelt
Cyprus
John Mitchell
Scone
Westminster Abbey
Mideast
Carter
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Mortgage rates may change housing market
AP reports the mortgage market shifts may cool housing volatility. Analysts say new deposit products at S&Ls and banks plus looser usury rules, plus a booming secondary market for mortgages, could sustain demand and allow higher-rate accounts. The rise of MMCs, six-month bills, and mortgage securitization are highlighted as key changes shaping housing finance.
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Chet Carrier
New York
U.S
Jonathan Golfarb
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Goldfarb
Savings and Loans and
Treasury
Wall Street
Government
National Mortgage Association
Benevolent Uncle Sam Pays for Park Concessions Gone Wrong
Washington reports that the Interior Department’s National Park Service may compensate concessionaires for possessory interests when terminating contracts for poor performance. General Host faced a $1.3 million buyout at Everglades while Yellowstone showed profits but little reinvestment. critics urge reform to curb long term renewals and promote public financing or limited contracts.
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Washington
NEA
Sam
Interior Department
National Park Service
NPS
General Host Corp
Everglades National Park
Florida
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
General Host
Everglades
Yellowstone
Senate
National Parks and Conservation Association
Congress
Corporation
Park Service
The
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