Destitute Brazilian village hosts grass-roots project
In O Coqueiro, Brazil, a 400-person fishing village, villagers build a palm and mud meeting house as the center of Project Piaui. Anthropologist Joao Ribeiro trials integral development with local cooperation, seeking boats, markets, and new loyalties amid funding hurdles and political pushback.
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Marvinehowe
N.Y. Times
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O. Coqueiro
Joao Ribeiro
Piaui
Traui
Ribeiro
Hibeira
Teresina
Piaul
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Wilmington
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Inter-American Foundation
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Ban sought on 10 chemicals suspected of causing cancer
Washington health advocate group and a labor union urge the Department of Labor to issue a temporary ban ending all human exposure to ten chemicals cited as carcinogenic. They request a hearing within six weeks and threaten court action under the Occupational Health and Safety Act if ignored.
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M.¥. Times Newservice
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Health Research Group
Ralph Nader
International Union of Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Department of Labor
George ©. Guenther
Secretary of Labor For Occupational Safety and Health
Labor Department
Sidney Wolff
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