Strategies for easing stress and quick relief tips
The piece advises practical ways to cut stress through gentle activity like walking or cycling, music, conversations, or simple relaxation exercises. It highlights stepping away briefly, deep breathing, and even diary entries to recognize tension and prevent escalation into distress. It notes differences between positive arousal and harmful distress, urging action to dissipate tension.
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Eastern ports shut by strike
The strike by thousands of East Coast longshoremen against seven major shipping firms halted container operations from Maine to Texas. In New York and New Jersey, all 1,000 longshoremen on affected docks were expected to join the walkout, signaling a sharp strike impact on Atlantic trade. The dispute centers on container handling rules and seeks higher pay, shorter weeks, overtime, and better pensions, with the current contract due to expire Oct. 1.
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Marketing firm created to buy Sohio stations
A dealer owned marketing company named Refiners Outlet Co. is formed to buy 2 Standard Oil of Ohio gas stations under a 1970 antitrust settlement. It will operate 33 full service stations as Care Service Centers, with 22 stations in the Cleveland area.
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Ohio tax refunds reach 40.5 million before deadline
Ohio State Auditor Thomas Ferguson announced over 4.5 million dollars in personal income tax refunds had been issued to 1,554,454 residents with one day left before the April 15 filing deadline. The average refund rose to 26.05 dollars from 23.75 last year.
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Woman sues aspirin firms over alleged drug dangers
Patricia A Keating of Golvsotry Heights sues Dow Chemical Co and Pennex Go in County Common Pleas Court for 23 million dollars, claiming she used seven Pameco aspirin tablets over three days for a stiff neck and suffered internal bleeding, stomach and spleen removal, permanent scars, and possible infertility.
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State expects flood of returns in Ohio tax season
Ohio residents face a last minute rush as the 1976 state income tax filing deadline nears. Officials anticipate about 26 dollars average refunds, with delayed filers waiting six to eight weeks for checks. The Taxation Department has hired 140 temporaries to handle the surge and processed 3.9 million forms last year.
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Swoosie Kurtz Name Origin Linked To Bomber
A Omaha paper headlined Swoosie No. 2 Lands to celebrate a hero pilot’s newborn daughter. Nurses misread and filed the name as the child’s given name. In unrelated notes, Buenos Aires hosts Handel festival from April to September at Colon Opera House.
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Parker Hannafin announces stock split and dividend boost
Parker Hannafin Corp board approves a 3-for-2 stock split and a 25 percent cash dividend rise to 2 cents per share. Shares outstanding increase to 10 million, distributed May 13 to record holders April 22. Executive remarks forecast record earnings for the third quarter and nine months. In Lima, Peru, Cesar's Palace Hotel opens in Miraflores with ocean views and a quiet location away from downtown street activity.
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Proxmire Sees Golden Fleece for Dictionary Project
UPI reports Sen. William Proxmire awards a Golden Fleece to the Smithsonian for $89,000 spent on a Tzotzil dictionary. Officials defend the work as valuable basic research despite the dictionary serving only about 10,000 speakers and lacking Spanish translation.
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Stress Relief Tips From Readable Office Column
A compact guide to easing strain with practical steps. Breathe deeply, stretch, walk away from tense situations, set priorities, delegate tasks, and change routines during peak hours. Note what upsets you for patterns, then reset schedules and take personal time. Be kind to others to reduce hostility.
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Area stylists to cut hair for charity event
Area stylists will host Cat A Thons for Muscular Dystrophy on Sunday from 1 to 5 pm at several May Company Beauty Salons in the Cleveland area. Proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Opening Wall Street rises in early NYSE trading
UPI reports stock prices opening higher on the New York Stock Exchange with the Dow up 1.78 points to 939.96 after the opening. Volume around 910,000 shares as 431 issues trade. 220 rise and 56 fall. Regional grain and egg price notes from Ohio and Chicago AP dispatches follow, with mixed signals on wheat soybeans and corn futures and USDA offerings steady.
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Cincinnati teachers and officials in standoff over pay
School officials and striking teachers faced a standoff as pay raises tied to a levy were debated. Superintendent James Jacobs vowed to keep schools legally open, declaring attendance of one pupil and one teacher sufficient. Some buildings reported near zero attendance at several elementary and secondary schools.
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