Unemployment Forecast and Four-Day Work Week Proposal
The Labor Department cites 7.1 percent nationwide unemployment in December, with Arizona possibly reaching eight percent by March. State estimates show 61,000 unemployed. The writer urges large employers to adopt four day work weeks to cut layoffs by about 20 percent, preserve buying power, and reduce government costs using computer feasibility.
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Labor Department
William Mayo
State Department of Economic Security
Arizona
Meet Your Government Day Proposed Across State
A proposal urges a statewide meet your government day with open houses in city state and county offices. The program would offer tours discussions of issues and opportunities for the public to question officials and meet staff who serve them.
Island Bridge Plan Sparks Effort to Save St Phillips Island
A Beaufort County proposal to build a mile long bridge to St Phillips Island faces strong environmental opposition. NFWS warns the 730 acre resort plan would devastate wetlands maritime forest and habitats of the alligator osprey and loggerhead turtle. Conservation groups fear political leverage and legal challenges will block the permit. Coast Guard analysis cites $1.8 million annual output and 545 jobs against environmental costs valuing undeveloped marsh land at $4,000 per acre.
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Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flatta
Station Creek
Beaufort County
S.C
Beaufort
O. Stanley Smith Jr
St. Phillips Island
St. Phillips
South Carolina
Ment’s
Fish and Wildlife Service
NFWS
Smith
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
The Great Vitamin Flap on Capitol Hill in 1975
Washington report on FDA megavitamin regulation shows a seven year debate over claims, labeling, and safety. The 350 million dollar industry fights back as Congress weighs compromise bills allowing nonprescription sales but permitting action against toxic or cancer claim products. Public health advocates urge FDA powers while industry and lawmakers seek limited controls and continued debate.
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Benjamin Shore Washington
CNS
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Linus Pauling
Capiitol Hill
Public Health Subcommittee
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Vitamin Industry
Congress
Alexander Schmidt
Thanks From Three Nameless Givers In Arizona Town
A Scottsdale reader thanks three anonymous young men who found and returned her purse after it fell from a van door. She recalls the incident, says she searched stores and police without result, and praises the trio for their honesty and kindness.
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Patricia
Santa Claus
Scottsdale Street
Red Cross volunteers aid Scottsdale residents in need
A Scottsdale resident praises the American Red Cross for urgent help during a Christmas Eve move after a judge required relocation by 5 p.m. The Sunnyslope Mennonite Church aided, with three volunteers finishing the task in under two hours. The writer invites more volunteers at the Scottsdale branch.
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American Red Cross
Ment
Scottsdale
Sunnyslope. Mennonite Church
Red ‘Cross
Lillian A. Schiff
Phoenix
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Pennsylvania Avenue
National Health Federation
Washington
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Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshall
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Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Carrieerad Motor Revié
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