Labor clashes over wages and jobs in construction
The piece argues unions priced themselves out of the market by pushing high wages leading to project suspensions and unemployment. It notes Arizona contrasts with lower costs and urges constructive cooperation between labor and management to create jobs rather than disrupting traffic and commerce.
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New York City
Manhattan
Arizona
East Coast
New York
Public TV needs support as Ford Foundation exits
Public television growth rides on donations after Ford Foundation ends grants totaling 280 million. PBS stations must raise funds to sustain programs like Masterpiece Theater Sesame Street and Ascent of Man. Channel 8 at Arizona State University launches an 11 day 3500 member drive with a program festival to gauge next year.
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Ford Foundation
Public Broadcasting System
Ford
PBS
Buckley
Channel 8
Arizona State University
National Airlines proposes steerage class in future flights
National Airlines asks the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to offer a no frills low fare option from New York to Miami with economy in the rear section, no in flight meals, paid beverages, and prepaid advance ticketing. If approved, rivals may follow. The piece also recalls Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose, its 1947 Senate hearings, and the eventual dismantling of Hercules.
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Bob Considine
National Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Miami
America
Tessie
National
New York
Rock Bottom
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Henry Kaiser
Senate
Neil Simon
Young Frankenstein
Sen
Homer Ferguson
Owen Brewster
Pan American
TWA
Kaiser
Elliot Roosevelt
The Arab boycott plot ends in a banking twist
A satirical tale portrays Goldman engineering a Middle East price war and arms cycle. The plot escalates as the Sultan of Swat discovers a note revealing insider influence, prompting Arabs to seek redress while Goldman nudges U S policy through a Treasury appointment switch.
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David Goldman
Middle East
Goldman
Houlihan
Dave
Gosh
U.S
Francine Neff
Emily Silverstein
Americans Seen Through Tina Brown Eyes in Liberated Beat
Harriet Van Horne reviews Tina Brown's London Times essay Tough and Liberated, noting Brown portrays American women as braless, bold, and financially daring while stereotypically judging New York women as chic yet harsh. Van Horne echoes onlookers, contrasting foreign perceptions with American self views and gender dynamics.
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Harriet van Horne
Tina Brown
London Sunday Times
Miss Brown
New York
Amazon
Greenwich Village
Sisterhood
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Boomer
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Doc' Wright
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
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