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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1986

Page

4

Rand study credits black male economic gains since 1940

A Rand Corporation analysis argues that black men have advanced economically within white middle class bounds, citing Census data from 1940 to 1980. It notes rising education, urban migration, and income gains outpacing whites, with little impact attributed to affirmative action.

Rand Corporation America Rand U.S James Smith National Urban League

Surreal Moscow Congress Rehashes Old Ideology

The 27th Soviet Communist Party Congress in Moscow stretched 13 days with Gorbachev delivering a lengthy speech and calling for radical reform while party leaders offered guarded support. Yeltsin and Ryzhkov pressed for changes within Marxist bounds as productivity and living standards lag behind the United States.

Communist Party Moscow Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev George Will Lenin Gorbachev Central Committee Boris Yeltsin Yegor Ligachev Nikolai Ryzhkov America’s U.S.S.R United States

All Star Urinalysis Team Opens Spring Training

Baseball fans face harsh realities as Peter Ueberroth enforces drug testing with suspensions and fines. The piece lauds Bill James for modern analysis and highlights The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, its historic scope, notable anecdotes, and anticipated opening day excitement.

Peter Ueberroth Stern Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees George Steinbrenner Billy Martin Ueberroth Pete Bill James James Villard Books Ruth Cobb Mays Mantle Feller Koufax Michigan Hughie Jennings Ty Cobb Jennings

Air fares spark deregulation era price wars and labor strife

The piece surveys sharp fare differences from Washington to cities like Allentown and New York, fueled by deregulation and new entrants such as Presidential. It contrasts high pay for traditional flight attendants with low starting wages at newcomers and notes rising litigation costs shaping the service economy and proposed reforms.

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