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ln the wake of Presidents Day. how about “a few words on the vice presidency”‘7 Sometimes dovvnplayed – or discredited because its prescribed high level duties seem few – the vice presidency has its dignitymg features nevertheless. As Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker noted in introducing new Vice President George Bush to an Xugust body… Continue reading VPs Worthy of Credit, Thcmks

Crime costs businesses $30 billion a year, according to the insurance Information Institute of San Francisco. That’s a pretty big price tag. “Burglary, robbery, shoplifting, employee theft and fraud sometimes can make the difference between profit and loss for a business,” says an Institute spokesman. Presumably, if a company affected by crime is able to… Continue reading Business Must Fight Crime Too

The average employee in the business-industrial community probably has little conception of what his/her employer pays out for staff benefits exclusive of salary. In fact, many would be hard-pressed to even name half the benefits, which range from pensions to coffee break-rest periods. You may be surprised to learn that benefit payments, on the average,… Continue reading ‘Unseen’ Benefits Average $7 17

Despite some internal disputes, the recent New Delhi conference of foreign ministers of non-aligned nations produced support and positive resolves for world peace. A call for withdrawal of “foreign forces” from Afghanistan and demands that the Afghan people be allowed to determine their own destiny free from outside interference highlighted a declaration concluding the four-day… Continue reading Let’s All Work to Avoid Wor

The season to be jolly is also the season when one of America’s most common crimes reaches its peak. Shoplifting, once associated mainly with the holiday season, is a yeararound problem now. Security consultants concede though, that the practice of whisking merchandise from store shelf to purse or pocket still is most common in the… Continue reading Shoplifters Cost us All Money

Those who think we shouldn’t be cutting any more from the defense budget in President Reagan’s latest round of budget trimming should review their sentiments in light of facts revealed by Rep. Les Aspin. The Wisconsin Democrat noted Monday that Pentagon brass are dining very well in five Pentagon dining rooms under a taxpayer subsidy.… Continue reading Cuts Not Deep Enough Yet

America is losing about three million acres of agricultural land every year, according to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Democratic senator from Vermont. This, if true, indicates that on a national basis, major strides are yet to be taken to reverse a shortsighted trend of gobbling up croplands for highways, housing, and businessindustrial development. Leahy himself… Continue reading Protect Agricultural Acreage

A lot-‘ of American motorists have a tendency to gamble with their own lives, judging by poor response to campaigns for voluntary use of seat belts, Nationally, safety officials estimate auto restraint systems cduld prevent a minimum of 9,000 more deaths annually, says Clarence Johnson, director of special programs at the Denver regional office of… Continue reading Motorists Need to ‘BuckIe Up’

When about 8,000 letter carriers are bitten by dogs every year, you can’t blame the U.S. Postal Service for biting back. The hazard of dogs nipping at postmen’s legs is age-old. Most communities have ordinances that require keeping canines on leash or otherwise contained. That ought to control the situation but it doesn’t. Threats by… Continue reading Dog Bites Costly for Postmen

His was a true life Horatio Alger-type success story in the finest American tradition. Maurice Warshaw was born in 1898 in Dubossar. Russia. He left his native land at age B and launched his business career in Salt Lake City selling fruit and vegetables from a pushcart early in the 1920s. Eventually, Warshaw founded one… Continue reading Let’s Salute His Compassion