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COMPARED with his blue-collar counterparts in the West, the Japanese worker is underpaid and overworked. Still he seems surprisingly contented with his lot. Rarely does the Japanese factory hand walk out on a long and costly strike. His energetic work habits are reflected in his country's productivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Japanese Labor's Silken Tranquillity | 10/5/1970 | See Source »

Thieu has started a $152 million rehabilitation program and a $102 million free-housing program to build 12,000 new units. In August he increased monthly benefits for each veteran by the buying-power equivalent of $7.50. Meanwhile, the disabled veterans, who still draw as little as $14 a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: Rage of the Wounded | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

But Gregory cheered visibly each time he spotted a woman driving alone. Whenever one passed, he waved happily and gave the air-horn cable a long, hard pull. Air-conditioned, stereo-equipped cabs keep truckers cool, clean and reasonably contented. From his perch in the sleeping bunk behind the seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene: A Song of the Open Road, 1970 | 9/14/1970 | See Source »

Indian Meditation. Moving gingerly to discourage the assemblage of a huge crowd without provoking violence, state police had announced that the 300 acres of green woodland was sealed off to all visitors, yet they made no attempt to prevent the thousands of invaders from reaching the site on foot. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Youth: Peace and Pot on Powder Ridge | 8/10/1970 | See Source »

With what I most enjoy contented least:

Author: By William Shakespeare, | Title: No Headline | 8/7/1970 | See Source »

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