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...Board were outvoted on the wage package by the ten business and public members. Still, the board's final decision was a much more equitable compromise than A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany would admit. It set the overall wage guideline at 5.5% annually (see following story), halfway between the original proposals of labor and management. Further, the board decided to permit nearly all wage increases already written into contracts, including some that exceed the 5.5% guideline. The only dispute that the labor members lost outright was their demand that all freeze-delayed increases be paid retroactively...
...Halfway up the hill, Fredericks took the lead, but by the time the runners reached the bottom, Wright had taken over. Coming down the last straightaway. Wheeler sprinted past Wright and won going away...
...halfway measure to widen ordination of already married men got nowhere, although it produced last week's liveliest discussion. Liberals had hoped that such ordination would be urged for countries where priests are in short supply. The final wording, however, left the matter wholly up to the Pope. Conservatives and liberals alike were disgruntled by confused synod procedures. Said Archbishop Joachim Ndayen of the Central African Republic: "We didn't come thousands of kilometers to dance a farandole...
...halfway mark along the five-mile course, Merrick and Thornton passed Ritson, Childs overtook Alexander, and Koerner dropped to seventh...
...favors the opening of halfway houses to rehabilitate drug users and alcoholics, with staffs composed of concerned community and professional people. "The assistance from the medical profession might be provided by Harvard as its share of the cost for these facilities," she suggests...