Measuring school desegregation in the United States
The UPI report reviews two decades after the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation. It notes mixed progress and unclear impacts on academic and noncognitive outcomes. The Civil Rights Commission considered a wide national Rand study, but critics and costs cast doubt on implementation.
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David E. Anderson
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Rand Corp
Rand
Boston
The
Rights Commission
Commission
Tornado strikes Atlanta northwest side. 1 killed and 28 injured
A tornado hit Atlanta's northwest side injuring 28 and killing at least one as it tore through homes and a shopping center. The governor's mansion suffered heavy damage with Gov. Busbee uninjured. A second twister struck Shannon, Georgia, with no injuries reported. Power and gas lines were disrupted and traffic chaos followed.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Atlanta
UPI
Georgia
George Busbee
Grady Hospital
West Paces Ferry
Shannon
Adairsville
Southern Railway
Inman Yards
Busbee
Workers buy asbestos mine to avert shutdown in Vermont
In Lowell Vermont workers at the GAF asbestos mine form Vermont Asbestos Group Inc and buy the facility for 400000 with a 15 million loan underwrite from the Vermont Industrial Development Authority. The employee owned venture aims to boost production and save about 7 million in annual business, signaling a new union-free model.
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Rod Clarke
Lowell
UPI
GAF Corp
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
GAF
Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc
Donald Webster
Vermont Secretary of Development and Community Affairs
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
Vermont Asbestos Group
John Lupien
Lupien
Florida
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South Korea
Tooleys
Orion
Skein
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City Hall
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Jersey
Dacron
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