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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2000
Page
5
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Two think tanks report the booming stock market widens the U S income gap with West Virginia among the 10 states widest. The poorest fifth rise under 1 percent from 1988 to 1998 while the richest fifth gains 15 percent. In the nation, poorest family income rose to 12,990. richest to 137,480. West Virginia sees the poorest up 150 to 9,800 and richest up 16,800 to 102,000. The gap widens due to Wall Street gains, service jobs replacing manufacturing, and stagnant minimum wage. The most unequal state is New York. Utah shows the narrowest gap.
Reuters employees in the New York office called in sick amid prolonged talks over job security as fourth quarter 1999 earnings season begins. Spokesman Bob Crooke said most of 120 journalists stayed home and remaining staff kept the news file flowing. The Newspaper Guild did not authorize the action, citing rising tensions after over two years of negotiations.
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