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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though at present only about 960,000 Americans-less than 1% of the total labor force-are on shortened work weeks, the number seems destined to grow substantially in the years ahead. Last October the United Auto Workers signed a three-year contract with Ford that gives U.A.W. workers a total of 45 annual paid days off by 1979; this inspired the union's then president, Leonard Woodcock, to proclaim: "We are on the road to a four-day week. The principle is there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE OFFICE: Thank God It's Thursday? | 6/6/1977 | See Source »

...betting is that when the U.A.W. and the automakers next wrangle in 1979, the union will use its Ford contract as a springboard for demanding a real four-day week-not four days and 40 hours, but an eight-hour day, four days a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE OFFICE: Thank God It's Thursday? | 6/6/1977 | See Source »

Both Massachusetts law and a contract between the City of Cambridge and Ellery Garage state that charges imposed for storage of towed-away vehicles shall not exceed $2 for any 24-hour period...

Author: By Joseph L. Contreras, | Title: Resident Plans to Sue Ellery Garage | 6/6/1977 | See Source »

Mescaline, a just-milder-than-acid hallucinogen which is usually sold in the form of a blue pill. Visual senses become distorted with mescaline, facial muscles contract easily, and the user feels "really confident," often feeling that "everything's funny...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hashing Out The Harvard Drug Scene | 6/1/1977 | See Source »

Massachusetts law and a contract between the City of Cambridge and Ellery Garage state that charges imposed for storage of vehicles that are towed away shall not exceed two dollars for any 24-hour period. The statute is part of Chapter 40, section 22d of Massachusetts state law on traffic regulations...

Author: By Joseph L. Contreras, | Title: Towing Garage Overcharged Student | 6/1/1977 | See Source »

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