Wave of Teens Recedes and Youth Job Goals Rise
The census projects 16 to 19 year olds will fall from 17 million now to 15.8 million in five years and 12.8 million in fifteen, even as the Carter administration plans a $1 billion program to create 200000 youth jobs. Experts warn shortages may follow in low wage roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Census Bureau
Robert Taggart
National Council On Employment Policy
New York City
Berbert Bienstock
Labor Statistics
Taggart
Esther Friedman
Labor Department
Shiskin
She
Reading Gap Leaves Adults Behind in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids feature spotlights Frank Burns and Tom Kipping who never learned to read, and Gul Baloch who struggles after moving from Pakistan. The Right-To-Read program at Kirkwood Community College offers one to one tutoring, aiming to improve literacy and job prospects amid a 1975 University of Texas study showing only 46.1 percent of adults proficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burns
Tom Kipping
Jefferson High School
Tom
Gul Baloch
U.S
Pakistan
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Baloch
Frank
Gus
Kirkwood Community College
George Maybanks
Maybanks
McGuffey
David Laird
Laird
Kipping
Laker builds empire from floor sweeps to transatlantic plans
Freddie Laker rose from factory floor sweeps and tea making to launch Skytrain, offering ultra low fare transatlantic flights. He projects $1.7 million annual profit and vows to serve the “have-nots” with $100.30 Britain to New York fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skytrain
Britain
New York
Knapsack and Guitar Brigade
Capitol Crumbling Parts prompt Repair Dispute
The Capitol building is deteriorating with crumbling sections in both house and senate. Disagreement arises over repair methods and approach by lawmakers. Also noted are a super slurper patent update and New York Times writer A H Raskin covering organized labor's Full Employment week observance.
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George Washington
House
Senate
New York Times
A.H. Raskin
Organized Labor
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Jerry Flint
N.Y
Times News Service
Army
Julius Shiskin
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
George Iden
Congressional Budget Office
Iowa
Kirksville
Amana
Missouri
The
Univer
Sity of
Texas
Austin
America
Laker
Donald M. McNicoll
Associated Press
London
Freddie Laker
Atlantic
Patricia
Oklahoma
Spain
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