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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...also criticized certain aspects of what he called "Charles de Gaulle's policy of grandeur," in which the French President is attempting to make his country a world power. He attributed the recent atomic bomb tests in that country to this effort, but pointed out that France had so little money compared to the United States or Russia that even the idea of matching them on a nuclear scale was "absurd...
Although two weeks ago the Crimson was hoping for a Cornell upset this Thursday, happenings in the interim make a Penn win more advantageous for the varsity. If Cornell wins, the Crimson must share third place with not only Yale but also the Big Red. If Penn wins, the Crimson can claim to be the only team to be able to beat the Quakers, and for the second straight year will be the only League team to defeat the Ivy champion. IVY FOOTBALL STANDINGS W L T PF PA Pennsylvania 5 1 0 119 39 Dartmouth...
Such practices make railroads the most egregiously featherbedded industry in the U.S. Not all examples are so flagrant, but the railroads declare that featherbedding costs them $500 million a year. Now, in the middle of negotiating new contracts, the roads have served notice that they intend to replace the feathers with some spine-stiffening substitutes -at the risk of a strike...
...called featherbedding practices are actually required for safety reasons by many states, that cutting down crews would add to railway accidents. (Actually, states with such rules have no better accident records than states without them.) The unions have come to regard featherbedding as a sort of fringe benefit, making up for the fact that railroad men have to sit by the phone for long hours without pay while waiting for a call to work, get no premium pay for nights, Sundays or holiday work, are not paid for away-from-home terminal expenses. Furthermore, despite all the complaints about featherbedding...
...problem cannot be solved overnight by any catchall solution. But the first step must be made soon if the U.S. railroads do not want to continue to lose business to their competitors. The four idle men in the shack at Antigo make a shocking example of what can happen when an industry loses its ability to change with the times...