How Much Job Progress for Blacks
Sylvia Forter argues before Congress on 1971 reforms to strengthen civil rights enforcement, broaden coverage to more employers, and extend equal opportunity provisions to state and local governments and educational employees. The piece cites limited black participation in unions, top federal ranks, and business ownership, urging federal action and targeting disaster-area designations to boost job access for Black Americans.
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New York
Congress
Ene Employment Opportunity Commission
Aim
U.S
Small Business Administration
Washington
Bummer
Ted Cross
House Education & Labor Committee
Foreign Firms Outperform U S Giants in 1970
Fortune magazine reports that the 200 largest non U S firms topped the 500 biggest U S companies in sales and profits for 1970. Foreign firms gained 16.7 percent in sales and held profits decline to 2.7 percent, while U S firms saw a 32 percent drop in net income. Japan led the foreign list with Nippon Steel rising in rank, and Royal Dutch Shell topped the overall Fortune list with 10.8 billion in sales.
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UPI
United States
Fortune Magazine
Psin
U. S
Fortune
Nippon Steel
Yacat Iron and Steel
Fiji Iron and Steel
Royal Dutch-Shell
Great Britain
Netherlands
Giles
Anilver
Volkswagenwerk
Siemens
West Germany
J. Lyons
Europe
Wreckage Found Of Pan Am Cargo Jet Near Manila
A Pan Am four engine Boeing 707 carrying 23 tons of freight crashed in a squall while approaching Manila. Four crew members died including Captain Louis Cogliani and first officer Thomas Ahsmann. The jet was on flight 605 from San Francisco and was found buried near a Sierra Madre mountain 20 miles northeast of Manila.
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Manila
SPIY
Tainside
Pan Am
San Francisco
Manila International
Louis Cogliani
Los Altos
Calif
A . Syear
Thomas F. Ahsmann
la Grange
Plane crash timeline flags missing details of crew and survivors
Reported early morning Pan Am flight with stops in Honolulu and Guam was en route Manila to Saigon and Hong Kong when radio contact indicated normal operations. Wreckage position suggested the plane was on course with its cargo of mail publications equipment medicines and machine parts.
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Tekas
Melvin Sisk
Tucson
Atl
Ronald Ohne
Las Vegas
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Saigon
Dan
Nang
Hong Kong
Pan Am
Farming in the United States Employs Many Workers
The article asserts farming in the United States sustains a workforce comparable in size to major industries such as transportation, steel, and austen? urban sectors combined, highlighting agriculture as a major employer.
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United States
Kennedy weighs assassination fear in 1972 presidential decision
New York UPI report says Senator Edward Kennedy cites personal and family safety concerns as his most crushing factor in deciding whether to seek the Democratic nomination in 1972. Warren Rogers notes Kennedy's wife Joann and Robert Kennedy’s son Joseph oppose a bid, while Kennedy doubts the nation’s mood and aims to build a coalition if he runs. He says timing feels wrong yet he may face outside pressure to run.
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New York
UPI
Edward Kennedy
Presiicul
Look Magazine
Warren Rogers
Kennedy
Sid
Rogers
Joann
Robert ‘Kennedy
Joseph TH
Hogers
Can't Tall Employes Without a Scorecard
SAN BERNARDINO Calif AP The name was changed from meter maids to parking control checkers when men joined the ranks and the city eliminated parking meters The supervising authority for those city employees who charged motorists for parking violations shifted from the Police Department to the Finance Department then to the traffic engineer's office The city recently created the Parking and Animal Control Department They didn t really belong to the Police Department because they don t serve a police or safety function Morse Topper city administrator said of the parking control checkers He didn t say why they fit better with dog catchers but he said they wouldn t be expected to pick up stray tags The job of animal control technicians was described by Topper
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San Bernardino
Calif
Ilose City
Police Department
Tecause
Morse Topper
Topper
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