Two-parent families rebound but single mothers rise in 1994
Census Bureau data show two-parent families with children increased to 25.6 million in 1994 from 24.9 million in 1990 while the share of single parent households climbed to 30.8 percent. Black families show the highest single-parent rate at 65 percent. whites at 25 percent. Additional findings include 9.9 million single mothers and 1.6 million single fathers in 1994, with varied living arrangements and family sizes.
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Washington
Census Bureau
William Mattox
Family Research Council
Marchers Hope to Renew Activism at Today’s Rally
Participants in the Million Man March seek change and renewed activism. Christian bands DC Talk Grits and Christafari performed at the Paramount Theatre last night, with further details on page 5B.
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DC Talk
Grits
Christafari
Paramount Theatre
Indians Take AL Series Lead In Cleveland Clash
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in Cleveland to take a lead in the American League series. Details on 1D.
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Indians
Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners
Cleveland
Millions online users not smitten by cyberspace study shows
A Times Mirror Center survey of nearly 4,000 Americans finds less than a third would miss online access a lot if it vanished and only 14 percent are online users. Email remains the most used online activity while CD ROMs win favor over online services.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Times Mirror Center For the People and the Press
Rod Kuckro
Information, & Interactive Services Report
Low fat labels may boost intake says Purdue study
A Purdue nutrition professor found that labeling a lunch as low fat led participants to eat more later in the day, while calling it a normal lunch reduced later intake. Barbara Rolls of Penn State noted similar effects with a yogurt snack. The research suggests knowledge of fat and calories partly drives eating, not just hunger.
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Baton Rouge
Richard Mattes
Purdue University
Mattes
Barbara Rolls
Pennsylvania State University
Rolls
James Hill
University of Colorado In
Denver
Decorah prepares red carpet welcome for Norwegian royals
Decorah officials and residents prepare for King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway to visit northeast Iowa as part of a two week U S tour. The 1987 Decorah visit by King Olav V is recalled as locals anticipate royal engagement with American experiences.
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Rita Seymour
Iowa
Ecorah
Harald V
Sonja
Norway
Audrey Erdman
Decorah
Minnesota
United States
Olav V
Charlie Langton
Vesterheim
Presidents to Attend Cedar Rapids Museum Dedication Details
White House advance team to arrive early this week to finalize scheduling for the dedication of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids. Officials anticipate multiple dignitaries including Presidents Clinton Kovac and Havel with arrangements for arrivals, speeches, tours, and public viewing.
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Dale Kueter
National
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Michael Kovac
Vaclav Havel
Five Seasons Center
Kovac
Havel
White House
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