Word: hr
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The combined load of 293 tons (72 of them in the 122-ft.-long Enterprise] not only rose smoothly ("No tail shake at all," reported 747 Pilot Fitzhugh Fulton Jr.) but maneuvered as gracefully as two such ponderous mating birds could. The vital 2-hr. 5-min. test was declared a complete success...
...applaud as the Carter family entered, Jimmy in a subdued black tuxedo and ruffled shirt, Rosalynn in a long red skirt and black blouse, and Amy in a red juniper. With pleased grins, they settled into the plush seats of the presidential box for the glittering, 2½-hr. 1977 New Spirit Inaugural Concert...
...demonstrate, but only about half as many as were offered ten years ago. One reason that many of the jobs are going begging is that some unemployed people can afford to be choosy about work. For instance, in New York, dishwashing at the minimum wage of $2.30 per hr. pays less than the unemployment compensation ($95 a week) available to a skilled worker who is out of a job. But according to New York State Labor Commissioner Philip Ross, a more important reason is that most advertised jobs require some skills, and high schools "don't train enough people...
...Chavez's United Farm Workers. The proposal that Carter supported would have permitted union organizers to campaign on growers' property and would have mandated secret elections for union representation. Shidan griped that he has had to pull up seven acres of plum trees because, at $2.75 per hr. for a migrant worker's labor, he could not afford to harvest them. "The politicians should stay...
...could have danced all night," sang First Lady Betty Ford- and to prove it she took a turn or two around the floor of the Ford's private White House quarters last week with Canadian Photographer Yousuf Karsh. During a 3½ hr. portrait session, Karsh caught Betty in a reflective pose after he told her that his Ottawa home is called Little Wings. She promptly produced a small Boehm porcelain-bird figurine from among the household possessions. After his own portrait session, President Ford asked Karsh to get in touch the next time he visits Palm Springs, Calif...