Kerner Report Reassessment and NRC Contrast
A debate over the Kerner Commission's 1968 warning of dual American societies contrasts with a National Research Council study noting little progress for Blacks since the early 1970s. NRC scholars praise some gains while critiquing Kerner's focus on racism and government, urging continued open opportunity and targeted education.
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Kerner Commission
Kerner
America
National Research Council
NRC
Gerald Jaynes
Yale
Glenn Loury
Harvard
Loury
Nathan Glazer
Glazer
Patience is key to Panama policy argues editor
A Copley News Service column argues Americans misjudge Panama. Noriega clings to power amid calls for strong action, with OAS backing and Bush administration pressure. The piece urges patient, persistent diplomacy and economic sanctions to grind Noriega down over months or years.
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Manuel Antonio Noriega
Panama
Noriega
United States
Bush
Gen. Noriega
Organization of American States
Washington
Reagan
OAS
Colombia
Congress
Mr. Bush
Capitol Hill
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Canal
Baltic states revolt over secret Hitler Stalin pact history
Baltic communities press for autonomy and independence marking the Nazi Soviet pact's 50th anniversary. Tens of thousands form a 370 mile chain from Estonia to Lithuania to pressure Gorbachev. Latvians Lithuanians and Estonians demand freedom while Baltic leaders pursue reform and cautious coexistence with the USSR.
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Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Politburo
Alexander Yakovlev
Europe
Hitler
Yakovlev
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Baltic States
U.S
Red Army
Baltic
Gorbachev
Estonian Popular Front
Rein Weidemann
U.S.S.R
Pete Rose crisis underscored by gambling addiction and life ban
The piece contrasts the confident Star Rose with the subdued figure who faces reporters at Riverfront Stadium amid a 225 page Dowd report. It argues Rose must confront his gambling problem, seek help, and distance himself from the sport until he can be readmitted, while urging responsibility and anti gambling messaging.
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Copley News Service
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Charlie Hustle
Ty Cobb
Chicago White Sox
Rose
A. Bartlett Giamatti
John Dowd
Mr. Rose
Seven buses carry students to first day in 12 minutes
In 1979 August 28 Dixon era notes report seven buses delivering students to Jefferson School in 12 minutes. Deputy Superintendent Wilbur Stitzel expects arrivals to drop to five minutes soon as logistics improve.
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Northside
Dixon
Wilbur Stitzel
Jefferson School
Lee County
Phyllis Schafly
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Dixon High School
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Rock Falls
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Dixon Telegraph
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William EB. Shaw
Mike Chapman
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Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Ellen Farias
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Donna Boatman
Laura Butler
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Monroe
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Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Chris Hage
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
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Dave Johnson
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