Older Workers Prove Up To 40 Plus Bias Persists
Reader's Digest summarizes studies finding older employees are as capable as younger ones, with lower absenteeism and higher loyalty. Despite evidence, many employers still enforce age limits, restricting openings for over 40 men or over 35 women. State laws against age discrimination exist in only five states. Desmond calls for local community action.
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Giving Your Money Away
A Milwaukee Journal editorial notes a congressional move to let the Treasury adjust interest on loans to match market costs. It argues agencies borrow at 2 percent while the Treasury pays up to 4 percent, enabling cooperatives under the REA to profit by placing funds in long term notes and earning 3.25 percent.
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Rural Electrification Administration
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1958 Cars to Have New Speed Control
Hagerstown Indiana reports Perfect Circle Corporation demonstrated a new speedostat for 1958 cars. The system limits speed with a dial and lock in device enabling cruising up to 25 to 95 mph. It uses pedal resistance and brake sensing to maintain or release speed. Ralph R. Teetor, a former president and blind since age five, is noted as the inventor.
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Mosquito Control Mishap Leaves Soap-Scented Spray Debacle
In Ecorse Michigan public works worker Ray Wolfe accidentally filled a mosquito spray tank with 50 gallons of liquid soap washing the streets with bubbles. Officials call the incident amusing while noting no harm to residents.
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Ecorse
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Coffee intake in America rises with age to peak in forties
The Pan American Coffee Bureau reports rising coffee consumption across ages, with men and women aged 40 to 49 reaching a lifetime peak of 3.74 cups daily. Youths 10 to 19 drink far less, while most coffee is brewed from regular beans and only a minority from instant.
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Pan-Ameran Coffee Bureau
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Appraising the News and the Fairness of Kaufman Herald
The Kaufman Herald outlines its policy of printing news fairly not as a press agent for leaders or officials. It explains it does not judge content by friendship or enmity and pledges top coverage only for truly newsworthy actions. Even villains receive reporting while deserving friends may go unmentioned.
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Horror film aims to scare modern kids in Hollywood
Producers Arthur Gardner and Jules Levy announced plans for an adult horror film. Levy asked who can scare today's younger generation and noted the challenge of appealing to modern audiences.
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Arthur Gardner
Jules Levy
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Warren G. Harding’s Path From Senate to Presidency
The statement notes Warren G. Harding as the sole figure to move directly from the U S Senate to the presidency, highlighting his unique career trajectory in American political history.
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Warren G. Harding
Senate
Centennial observance marks Theodore Roosevelt birth anniversary
Theodore Roosevelt born October 27, 1858, prompts a Congress created Centennial Commission to oversee a year long observance from his birthday to the centennial. Roosevelt shares stature with Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson on Mount Rushmore, symbolizing virile citizenship and core American values.
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