Pay raise time in Washington sparks debate on federal salaries
The piece argues for and against a presidential commission’s proposed federal pay hikes up to 80 percent for top officials, with cabinet officers and Supreme Court justices set for substantial increases. It notes Reagan’s contrasting 16 percent plan and suggests tying pay to federal spending to align lawmakers with ordinary citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Commission
Congressional
Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
James L. Ferguson
General Foods Corp
General Foods
Washington
Richard Oberlin 58 Dies After Decades at Cleveland Play House
Richard Oberlin 58 who spent 30 years with the Cleveland Play House as actor director and producer died this week after illness following surgery. He led the reconstruction that joined Drury Bolton and Brooks theaters in 1983 and served 14 years as managing director guiding many world premieres and innovative classics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Oberlin
Cleveland Play House
Play House
Cleveland
Drury
Bolton
Brooks
Play House Board of Trustees
Oberlin
Mislaid Revolutionary War Cannons Spotlight NPS Record Gaps
National Park Service mislaid cannons and artifacts across eight sites as Interior Department auditors flagged rusting objects, disorganized records, and inadequate fire and theft protections. Catalog cards missing or mislisted, dated appraisals, and remote storage conditions aggravated loss risk. officials plan catalog revisions and congressional cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Park Service
Interior Department
Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown
Inspector General
Yorktown Museum
Independence National Historicfile
Ral Park
Philadelphia
North Atlantic
General Ledger
Edison
National
Park Service
Ann Hitchcock
Cape Cod National Seashore Museum
Edison Museum
Delaware Water Gap Museum
Liquor Industry Faces Declining Demand Amid Fitness Trend
The liquor industry grapples with Americans drinking less as health trends grow. Distillers push for wholesome beverages like wine coolers and lighter mixes such as the ZZZinger from Jim Beam. Rising prices, strict drinking laws, and incidents of tainted wines add to woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
White House
Jim Beam
Kentucky
Chicago
Dozing in Air: Pilots Struggle With Night Flight Sleep
A reader reports pilots on long night routes may fall asleep as automation carries on. Instances include a transcontinental flight overshoot with wake calls from ground control. Experts blame boredom and irregular hours. the piece notes cockpit fatigue, market changes, and the cabin’s noisy, restless environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Martin C. Moore-Ede
Harvard Medical School
Carl Sandburg
Harry S. Truman
Has man progressed or changed his civilization
A reader argues Bromfield’s claim that plumbing defines civilization is limited. They reflect on progress, noting environmental harm, polio near eradication, and the paradox of the automobile and air travel. The piece weighs freedom and destruction, ending with doubt about Bromfield’s point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
Gates Hospital
Elyria
Rotary
Wright Brothers
Berlin
California
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Ralph Nader
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Hitchcock
Veterans Administration
Veterans
Dick Marlowe
Orlando Sentinel
Humphrey Bogart
James B. Beam Distilling Co
Seagram Co
Eccupant
Don Shoemaker
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
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