Diversity lacking at government mid level promotions
The article notes rising entry level minority and women hires but sharp drops at mid management in federal service. It cites White House appointments by Bush and Clinton, court actions prompting changes, and efforts by agencies like the Secret Service and Agriculture Department to diversify. Powell urges future gains in Hispanic representation at the State Department.
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Avis Buchanan
Washington Lawyers’ Committee
George Bush
Ronald Reagan
Secret Service
Agriculture Department
Colin Powell
State Department
Government leads in hiring minorities but lags in promotions
A management report shows the federal government outpaces private employers in minority hiring and equals private sector women hire, yet blacks and women are underrepresented in mid and senior management. Advocates cite promotion incentives abused to favor white men. William Kennard of the FCC comments on the impact of mid managers.
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U.S
William Kennard
Federal Communications Commission
Clinton
Gas prices fall nationwide boosting drivers in 2000s
Gasoline prices across the United States slipped below year earlier levels as plentiful supplies and higher output reduce costs. The Lundberg Survey shows a national average of 1.51 per gallon with declines from last year and from the May peak, while Iowa stations report about 1.25 per gallon.
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Roberta Pitts
Lundberg
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Palestinian suicide blast near Binyamina train station kills three
A Palestinian bomber identified as Nidal Shadouf 21 from Burkin blew himself up near the Binyamina station in northern Israel. Three dead including the bomber and a soldier and civilian. four others injured as Israel shelled Jenin and Tulkarm in retaliation.
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Islamic Jihad
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Ariel Sharon
Yas
Nidal Shadouf
Burkin
Jenin
Tulkarem
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Russia and China sign first friendship treaty in decades
Moscow and Beijing vow lifelong friendship and deny forming a military alliance while opposing U s missile defense plans. The accord signals a cautious path away from US confrontation amid broader regional tensions.
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China
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Jiang Zemin
Washington
United States
Church bomber ruled mentally incompetent for trial
Circuit Judge James Garrett ruled Bobby Frank Cherry is mentally unfit to stand trial for the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four Black girls. The decision stems from evidence of incompetence despite earlier charges.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bobby Frank Cherry
James S. Garrett
Cherry
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
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