Word: mined
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...make. I fit right in trying to sell my three records. There was another guy on the corner with several boxes full of albums going for a buck and a quarter, but I looked them over and they were in pretty sad shape. I decided to sell mine for two and a half dollars. It was a buyer's market that day; the most I could do was enjoy the people walking...
Increased Discontent. Some socially beneficial actions have hurt productivity. For example, new federal mine-safety regulations have cut into productivity in mining for the past two or three years. Beyond that, part of the longer-term problem is rooted in social changes. There is an increasing restiveness among young workers, reflected in on-the-job drug use, alcoholism and high absenteeism. A survey of 3,500 young people between 16 and 25 by Social Psychologist Daniel Yankelovich, released last week, concluded that discontent among young workers who do not have college degrees has greatly increased in the past four years...
...free to narrow their analysis to specific issues. For example, this year's resolution that "the federal government should control the supply and utilization of energy in the United States" was often interpreted in individual debates to mean that the Congress should ban nuclear power plants, pass strict coal mine safety legislation, enforce energy conservation measures, or restructure controls on air pollution resulting from power generation and use. The need to cover a large number of issues in depth demands a staggering amount of research...
...attend an alternative school like the one in Pasadena [May 6]. Mine is the first of its kind in this area. Even though the school board voted to let us continue through next year, there are still those who cry for blood. Things like cursing, bare feet in class and smoking are not, in my opinion, substantial reasons for shutting down a school that has eliminated the teacher-student barrier and has helped many of us find ourselves and learn to reach others. Alternative schools may still be experimental, but we deserve a trial before we are condemned...
...amused me to see the use of a biblical quote preface the article on "Why Those Tapes Were Made" [April 22]. Since TIME is in a biblical mood, how about "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord and TIME magazine...