1966: Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed becomes a best-seller, leading to passage of seat belt laws in 49 states and the eventual creation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. 1966: President Johnson signs the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, requirin...
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The head of the CTCA was Raymond Fosdick, brother of the esteemed preacher at Riverside Church, who had learned his vice-elimination skills while working for New York’s Committee of Fourteen chaired by John D. Rockefeller. Bloomingdale’s own Episcopal minister, John Peters, was an active par...
And in 1963, when Studebaker closed its Indiana factory, more than 8,500 auto workers lost some or all of their pension plan benefits.1819 ERISA was signed into law on Sep. 2, 1974 by President Gerald Ford, who said it "may finally give the American worker solid protection in his pensio...
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Sale of Monofrax. (RHI) Holding Mag International (UK). (Magnesita) Merger of two leading refractory companies RHI and Magnesita to form RHI Magnesita, the driving force of the refractory industry. The RHI Magnesita shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange Market under RHIM....
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donkey vote will invalidate their vote – but if all boxes are numbered, the vote is counted as a ‘formal vote’ and contributes to election outcomes. The act of throwing away your hard-fought for right to vote in Australia is considered ‘stupid’, as are donkeys, hence the turn of ...