Auer Breather Mixups Stir Mine Safety Debate
Ben A Franklin explains the 1969 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act's rescue gear confusion. The term Auer breather shifts to hour breather, as officials chase 60 minute oxygen units amid perils of gas and smoke. Since 1969 over 100 miners reportedly died from asphyxiation while awaiting final approval of new devices.
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Ben A. Franklin
New York Times
Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
Government Cy
House
Senate
The
National Academy of Engineering
West
Germany
Bureau of Mines
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Labor Department
Robert B. Lagather
Coal Industry
United Mine Workers Union
Pittsburgh
Lockheed Corp
The Auer breather saga and the 60 minute oxygen device
Miners faced fatal asphyxiation as officials pursued an hour long oxygen breather. The struggle centers on the KO2 based units, the Draeger 60 minute device, and opposition from the coal industry and United Mine Workers.
Opinion piece critiques prison policy and overcrowding
The article argues that Illinois prisons are overcrowded due to political choices by Governors Walker and Thompson, with Pontiac cited as an extreme case. It critiques harsher sentences, calls for rehabilitation and education, notes European success with reintegration, and warns most released prisoners reoffend. It also cites former prisoner Billy Taylor as evidence of prison failures.
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Pontiac
Illinois
Daniel Walker
James Thompson
Thompson
Statesville
Michigan
Billy Taylor
Taylor
Western
Europe
United States
Senate backs Turkey arms plan amid Cyprus dispute
The Senate backed lifting the three year arms embargo on Turkey with up to 175 million dollars in arms this year. Future sales hinge on Turkey and Greece settling the Cyprus dispute. critics warn resuming arms could set a dangerous precedent and undermine treaty promises. House should reject the proposal and demand a Cyprus settlement first.
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U.S. Senate
Turkey
Senate
U.S
Greece
Cyprus
United States
Charles Percy
Iran
The Billy Martin Story Ends in Yankee Turmoil
The latest episode in Billy Martin's baseball career ends with his resignation under pressure. Once a fiery, combative figure, Martin clashed with Reggie Jackson and George Steinbrenner, whose power shaped Yankee management. Bob Lemon now attempts to restore stability as Yankee Stadium previews a quieter era.
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Billy Martin
Yankee
Martin
Brutus
Howard Cosell
Reggie Jackson
George Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner
Tanic Steinbrenner
Bob Lemon
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
CIPS Rate Hikes Spark Billing Backlash and Shock
A CIPS customer cries foul as announced rate hikes promise 25 percent increases for June through September and 11.5 percent otherwise. The plan adds a fuel-cost multiplier of 1.3 cents per kWh and a $2 minimum charge, leading to bills rising over 50 percent for comparable usage.
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CIPS
The National Tea Party and Inflation Debate
A reader questions the ICC summer rate decision, accusing it of punishing consumption and acting as a non elected tax body. The letter likens regulatory action to taxation without representation and cites protests against bureaucratic governance, invoking a Boston harbor gesture as a nod to rebellion.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
CIPS
Joge
Congress vents on press rights after Stanford Daily ruling
Editors charge the May 31 Supreme Court decision on search warrants violates rights. Lawmakers including Dole and Drinan push three bills to limit warrants, aiming to protect citizens and press, amid broad opposition within media groups and concerns about government overreach.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford Daily
Stanford University
Federal District Court
Byron R. White
Dole
Subcommittee On the Constitution of the
Senate Judiciary Committee
Drinan
Bosan College Law School
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UMW
Draeger
Downstate
Neval Motors
Nians
Israel
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Press
John Herbers
Robert Dole
Bkan
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
U.S. Court of Appeals For
Ninth Circuit
District Court
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