OSHA cotton dust rule criticized by National Cotton Council
National Cotton Council President Lon Mann of Marianna Arkansas argues the OSHA cotton dust standard inflates costs and harms jobs and small businesses. He notes possible cheaper options for worker protection exist and cites revised cost estimates and medical surveillance as alternatives.
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National Cotton Council
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Mann
Marianna, Ark
Ann
Council On
Great bargain memory of the Marshall Plan anniversary
The piece recalls the April 3 signing of the Marshall Plan, a four year program that poured 13 billion dollars into Western Europe. W Averell Harriman, then overseeing its implementation, calls it an exercise in American leadership and notes Europe’s recovery, higher living standards, and later integration. He argues aid yielded strategic and economic benefits, including preventing communist influence.
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Europe
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
America
Italy
Istory
From Conservative Couple Switch to Two Door Car
A self described conservative couple details their switch from a family four door car to a two door model after reassessing usage, noting most trips involve one or two people and the back seat may suit grandchildren. They contrast practical shifts with evolving opinions on safety and tradition. They also report on Henry Kaufman’s promotion at the Association of American Publishers and a sweeping South Korean influence scandal in Congress, noting limited proof and ongoing investigations.
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Avon
Congress
Senate Ethics Committee
House Ethics Committee
Woodward and Bernstein
Leon Jaworski
House
South Korea
Justice Department
Civiletti
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
White House
Pentagon
State Department
Koreagate Ethics Scandal Hits U S Lawmakers
The Los Angeles Times Syndicate reports that 42 members of the House admit contact with South Koreans, about a tenth of its total, with a South Korean list of 30 senators receiving gifts or cash amid a smothered self investigation. Katherine Graham of the Washington Post questions if a Nixon era level of tenacity would have persisted.
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Woodward and Bernstein
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Washington Post
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Newshawks
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Statistics and policy steer the U.S. economy
Washington observers cite the federal statistics system as vital to policy and funding, noting gaps in local employment data and debates over jobless rate accuracy. Joseph Duncan, head of the Office of Federal Statistical Policy, pushes coherence, standardization, and a 1980s strategic framework to modernize federal statistics.
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Washington
Joseph Duncan
Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards
Duncan
Rise Up Before the Hoary Head Quote Mentioned
A memo notes Leviticus 19 22 and discusses aging and respect for the elderly. It reports Duncan reviewing 1200 pages of material on experienced judgment and the public focus on the Gross National Product.
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Lord
The Price Of Life In Traffic Safety Debate
A survey of how cost benefit analyses assign monetary values to traffic fatalities. Estimates range from 60 000 to 287 175 with direct and indirect costs counted. NHTSA cautions against treating figures as life value but support public discussion to promote safer driving.
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Washington
NEA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
National Safety Council
White House
Office of Science and Technology
David B. Brown
Auburn University
San Francisco
Department of Transportation
Barbs By PHIL PASTORET
A collage of social quips and astrological notes from The Barbs by Phil Pastoret. It jokes about romance versus realism and ends with a horoscope column listing signs and brief personality guidance for Cancer through Gemini.
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