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...wood used in ladders in factories and shops: "Knots of less than l˝ inch thick in diameter are permitted on the wide face of portable wooden ladders provided they are at least ˝ inch back from either edge; the slope of the grain in side rails shall not be steeper than 1 in 12 inches..." Not exactly a stairway to paradise. With appropriate illustrations, an OSHA manual instructs farmers how to avoid slipping on cow dung...
...more over the ideal for their height?a situation that the new data seem to show has grown even worse. In other words, despite the growing number of joggers, tennis nuts, weight watchers and organic-food freaks, the struggle against excess flab is not only uphill but getting steeper all the time...
...estimated low-income groups will get the biggest breaks. The plan to reduce the maximum tax on personal income from 70% all the way down to 50% may be put off. The White House apparently figures the revenue is still needed because there probably will not be steeper taxes on capital gains...
...fashion: it sank. The Dow Jones industrial average, the market's most widely watched barometer, plunged dizzily to 800.85, its lowest level in two years. The drop is particularly unsettling because investors regard the 800 level as a psychological barrier; once it is breached, they fear an even steeper fall. By week's end the market had recovered slightly, to a closing Dow average of 809.94. Nonetheless, since New Year's Eve the Dow has plummeted 194.71 points, an astonishing slide. Clearly the nosediving stock market is trying to deliver an unpleasant message to the nation...
...Fund, which is a "make-it-or-break-it" factor in the Faculty's attempt to balance the budget, prevented next year's tuition, room and board hike from being even steeper than the proposed $475 increase, Robert E. Kaufmann '62, assistant dean for financial affairs, said earlier this month...