Labor offers 50 apprentices to start Rio Salado project
Organized labor proposes to provide 50 apprentices to the City of Phoenix for the Rio Salado plan along the Salt River bottom, a 40 mile stretch from Granite Reef Dam to the Gila River. The effort aims to start the project with federal funds and shared costs, offering jobs and training amid high unemployment.
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Salt River
Granite Reef
Gila River
Arizona State University
Rio Salado
Larry Dugan
Dugan
Arizona
White House Mail Returns as Nixon Era Propaganda Questioned
A reader notes a return of large White House mailings after Nixon era scarcity. A January packet from Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren included advance remarks for Ford, a tax program booklet, a presidential energy statement, and a State of the Union copy. The sender calls the effort public relations and wasteful.
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Conference Board
Ford
State of the Union
White House
Letter Says Arcadia Students Can Handle Traffic Flow
A reader from Arcadia Plaza argues that high school students are responsible and capable drivers and pedestrians. He challenges a 15 mph school area limit and proposes a 35 mph flow, sidewalks on Indian School Road, and strict enforcement for unruly students.
Call for 15 mph school speed zones near high schools
Gloria Welch of Scottsdale urges limiting traffic to 15 mph around all high schools to protect teens from jaywalking and vehicle crashes. She cites Arcadia student deaths and argues a slower zone on busy streets is the safest, least costly prevention.
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Arcadia
Gloria Welch
Scottsdale
Dialogue of Hoover and Secretary on Economy 1931 Outlook
A satirical mock interview depicts President Hoover and the Secretary of the Treasury discussing the economy. They note unemployment rising, housing down, bank failures, and a stock market only moving sideways. The exchange toys with policy ideas and optimistic predictions for 1931.
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the Treasury
Firms leave U.S. to avoid safety law
A report shows American firms relocate production overseas to dodge U.S. occupational health and safety rules. MPIRG cites asbestos shifts to Mexico, Taiwan and Brazil, with Johns Manville owning minority stakes abroad. Proposals include trade measures and stronger foreign safety standards in negotiations.
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Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flatta
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Maryland Public Interest Research Group
MPIRG
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Mexico
Taiwan
Brazil
Johns Manville
India
Malaysia
Johns- Manville
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