Editorial: Woman's work never done
The piece reports on a multinational time budget study showing working women carry heavy home duties, averaging 78 percent of household tasks while men enjoy more leisure. It contrasts expectations across Belgium to Yugoslavia, noting minimal daily time variation in housework despite technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
France
Hungary
Peru
Poland
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
West Germany
Yugoslavia
University of Michigan
Institute For Social Research
Depsite
Osnabruck
Kragujevac
Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption Forms Available
Miss Selma Quandt announces 1974 senior citizens tax exemption forms. Homeowners aged 65 or older may apply for a 1500 real estate exemption. Renewals due January 1974. new applicants may file anytime with deed copy. Board of review will approve before sending to Illinois Department of Revenue for 1974 taxes due 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma Quandt
Livingston County
Pontiac
Board of Review
Illinois Department of Revenue
Damages Sought Over Fire At City-Owned Pontiac Building
Three tenants and a neighbor sue the City of Pontiac for 102000 in Circuit Court alleging negligence after a December 20, 1972 blaze began in a second floor bathroom shared by tenants at 112 W. Washington St. and spread to adjacent apartments.
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Pontiac
Washington St
Gerald Evans
Isabelle Close
Norma Close
Fletcher Clark
Washington SL
Ily
Cily
Suit Seeks 35000 in Damages Over Lawn Mower Injury
Wanda Frobish of Minneapolis sues Toro Company for 35000 claiming permanent hand injury from a faulty starting mechanism on a lawnmower. The case names Toro and John A. Beyer of Latter and Ewing as filing party in Circuit Court. Evans seeks 75000 for lung injuries from a fire plus medical costs and job loss, plus 6000 for personal property. Isabelle and Norma Close seek 10000 each. Fletcher Clark seeks 1000 from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Frobish
Dwight
Minneapolis
Isabelle
Norma Close
Fletcher Clark
John A. Beyer
Latter
Ewing
Tough snow slows Pontiac streets crews in hard winter work
A heavy 10 inch snow fall strains Pontiac street crews who, with only two trucks and a new plowless vehicle, labor around the clock. Public works chief Ray Sandifer and city leaders acknowledge the strain and urge citizen patience while recalling the 1967 13 inch record.
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Pontiac
Ray Sandifer
Robert Melvin
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Woman’s
City of
Evans
Illinois Water Service Company
Minois
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Richard Dillon
Payson Street
Moose Lodge
Bank OF Pontiac
Pontiac National Bank
Pontiac Savings & Loan Ass’n
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