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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Washington
Allentown
Atlantic
Brussels
New York
Presidential
Montreal
Orlando
Fla
Delta
TWA
People Express
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