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...agreement on new rules and trades, the baseballers sat down to talk some more, and the illusion of interleague cooperation collapsed. Everything fell apart into familiar argument when the minors got wind of a big-league deal for network television of Sunday games. Screaming that Sunday is their only payday, that their fans would desert them to watch big-league ball, minor-league leaders sent a hasty telegram to Representative Emanuel Celler. Its gist: please re-open congressional hearings on the majors' baseball monopoly...
...economy knives arid went home, the Administration's budget woe's were far from over-in fact, they had scarcely begun. At his press conference last week, Dwight Eisenhower spoke of budget problems in the harried tone of a head of household who finds himself, soon after payday, with $365 in overdue bills and $165 in the family checking account. Said Ike, when asked what cuttable spots he might find in next year's budget: "If you could tell me that, I would have one of my hardest problems solved, because every single department of Government, most...
Kielbasa & 39? Steak. Most plants try to avoid repeating menus more than once every two or three weeks, pay attention to workers' preferences, and have extras for special occasions. Cleveland's Thompson Products has a steak dinner ($1.50) every payday; Chrysler has kielbasa for workers of Polish descent. Pittsburgh's H. J. Heinz Co. has imported Swiss, German and Austrian chefs, encourages recipes from employees. Average check at Heinz: 33? for production-line workers (who often bring part of their lunch from home), 53? for executives and white-collar workers...
...Abolish the moss-backed longevity system under which a sway-backed corporal with 24 years of service can collect more on payday than an ambitious, youthful master sergeant...
...Police Chief Ray Castle came to work, found a note from the lobster shift: "Ray, the radio in the police car won't work. The lights in the men's restroom are out. Sewer on 34th St. stopped up. The town clock is 7 minutes slow, and payday is past due 10 days...