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Harry S Truman relied on Dunlop to help with steel prices; Dwight D. Eisenhower called on him to end a rail crisis; and John F. Kennedy asked him to assist in preventing labor disputes at missile construction sites. Richard Nixon sought his advice on wage and price guidelines...
...that we have to take into account. The debate on the merit of the 35-hour week is still open, but we've made changes that are indispensable for France's smaller companies, which are the backbone of the French economy. But it's precisely those smaller companies that rail about protected civil servants who only work 35 hours a week. We've already extended the number of years public service workers have to work to get a full pension, from 37.5 to 42. We can't tell them they now have to spend 42 years at work and then...
While Lesley officials said they were looking to make more efficient use of their existing property, their plans also hinge on whether they can expand their campus by acquiring air rights above the Porter Square commuter rail station...
...Middle Kingdom. Aside from Yao, two other Chinese hoopsters already play in the NBA: Mengke Bateer, a muscle-bound 6-ft. 11-in. reserve center with the Toronto Raptors, and Wang Zhizhi, a lithe, 7-ft. 1-in. sharpshooter with the Los Angeles Clippers. Another player, a rail-thin center named Xue Yuyang, 20, was chosen in the second round in June's NBA draft, but Beijing--rankled by his decision to enter the draft without official permission--has refused to let him test his mettle in America. So instead NBA scouts and agents are focusing on the crop...
...council also discussed the controversial push by the MBTA to sell the air rights over the commuter rail station in Porter Square...