Court rulings diverge as NLRB loses Mallory case
The NLRB has often ruled against employers who share management views with workers during organizing drives. A court overturned the board in P R Mallory & Co Inc, upholding employer letters as free speech. The decision demands balanced access to facts on unionization and could signal broader appeals.
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NLRB
Wall Street Journal
P. R. Mallory & Co. Inc
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Correign and
Medicine and You: Child Theft Signals Emotional Conflict
A Clinical Pediatrics report from the University of Michigan Medical Center notes that frequent stealing in children signals emotional conflict with parents. Dr Marshall Shearer says it reflects rejection and a bid for belonging, with patterns showing parental anger without allowed expression from children. Mothers also endure postpart um blues, with crying common in early days after birth.
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Marshall Shearer
Children’s Psychiatric Hospital
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor
Stanford University
Stanford
Supreme Court urged to strike down total school taxation system
A leading urban studies expert argues the U S school tax system creates inequities between rich suburbs and poorer cities and should be invalidated so states redesign funding to ensure adequate opportunity for all. The Detroit Board of Education sues Michigan for more funds, citing the 14th Amendment and the state constitution’s free public schools mandate.
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Don Oakley
Enterprise Assn
U.S. Supreme Court
Julian H. Levi
University of Chicago
Levi
Supreme Court
Michigan
Detroit
Coast Guard: Queen Mary Now Considered Immobile Vessel
Long Beach debate over whether the Queen Mary is a ship or a land structure continues as unions challenge crew assignments. The Coast Guard rules and Merchant Marine Safety Manual complain that immobile showboats and converted vessels may escape typical inspections, igniting protests and questions about status near the harbor.
Queen Mary saga stirs Long Beach unions and city debate
City officials dispute if the Queen Mary qualifies as a vessel or a city facility as negotiations begin to convert the ship into a floating hotel. Union jurisdictions ignite a clash between maritime and land-based unions while press worldwide weighs in on the fate of the famed liner.
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Sargeant
U.S
Queen Mary
Mansell
Ery
Long Beach
Thoughts on Keeping Jam Sound in Junta Pronunciation
A reader notes how English media pronounce Greek junta with a jam sound rather than a soft h, reflecting that foreign words in English lack consistent pronunciation rules. The piece asks why announcers default to familiar Anglicized sounds and suggests sensitivity to original Spanish pronunciation.
Pronunciation quirks of foreign words in American speech
The piece critiques how Americans anglicize foreign terms, noting inconsistent rules for French and other languages. It cites examples like lingerie, garage, forte, and Don Quixote, contrasting American and British pronunciations and arguing against imposing non native sounds in English usage.
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Iowa
Des Plaines
Ilinois
Don Kee-hote
Don Wahn
Don Quixote
Don Kwiks-ote
Hingol
Change and media devices in politics and drug store reforms
George Wallace argues for change while rejecting a return to Stone Age politics. Scientists propose a Defense Department surveillance device to monitor Vietnam from Washington. Sen Mansfield notes Vietnam’s instability. Dr Goddard suggests moving drug oversight from drug stores to central administration in an academic proposal.
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George Wallace
Secretary of
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