Measuring Up in a Metric World Reaches Michigan
The Traveling Metric Show visits Dearborn and other U.S. cities to persuade Americans to adopt the metric system. The talk highlights a voluntary conversion, with auto-industry figures divided and Congress having created the Metric Board in 1975 to guide this shift.
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Washington
Michigan
Grandmother’s House
U.S. Metric Board
Dallas
Boston
San Francisco
Dearborn
Mich
Bill DeReuter
Metric Board
Congress
United States
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
DeReuter
Miner Widower Fights for Survivors Benefits After Mine Death
Marilyn McCusker, a former Rushton Mining worker, was killed in an Osceola Mills mine accident. Her widower Alan sues for sex discrimination, arguing men deserve survivor benefits when their spouses die on the job. The case highlights Pennsylvania law that awards widows but not able bodied husbands. Possible legal changes could substitute surviving spouse for widow, but cost concerns hinder action.
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Pittsburgh
Marilyn McCusker
Alan
McCusker
Rushton Mining Co
Rushton Mining
Osceola Mills
Marilyn
Coalport
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Mines Corp
Ron Brooks
Pennsylvania Mines
Connie Mills
Harrisburg
Senate Labor and Industry Committee
Philadelphia
Herbert Arlene
Arlene
Stax prints over 700 letters yearly in Letters to Editor
Readers are urged to send letters to The Star for publication in the Letters to the Editor section. The notice highlights that the paper receives more than 700 letters annually and invites submissions to share opinions.
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