Never Married Adults Reshape American Family Landscape
Art Green, a 30 year old Boston CPA who plays hockey, embodies a growing trend of never married adults now about 25 percent of Americans over 18. Census figures show rising median first marriage ages to 26.7 for men and 24.5 for women,更多 people living alone and more children in single parent households. Demographers say the baby boomers' stability may temper future shifts as the nation adapts to a new family norm.
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Art Green
Boston
Green
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Tion Reference Bureau Inc
Washington, D.C
Carol J. DeVita
Population Reference Bureau Inc
U.S
Teen climber critically burned on high voltage tower near Los Angeles
Michael Hassell seventeen was practicing rappelling with two friends on a one hundred foot transmission tower in the Conejo Grade area when his rope or climbing gear touched an electrical conductor. He suffered third degree burns over eighty percent of his body and remained in extremely critical condition at Sherman Oaks Hospital after being rescued two hours later once power was shut off.
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Sherman Oaks Hospital
Halsell
Newbury Park
Conejo
Los Angeles
Hassell
Texas sludge firm wins libel suit against TV Nation
Merco Joint Ventures of New York won 5 million dollars in punitive damages after a federal jury found Tri-Star Television Inc. and Hugh Kaufman liable over claims that NYC sludge used as fertilizer contained lead mercury and PCBs. The case ended with 4.5 million against Tri-Star and 500 thousand against Kaufman. one dollar in compensatory damages was awarded. The broadcast prompted debate on regulatory and labor law implications.
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New York City
West Texas
TV Nation
Merco Joint Ventures
New York
Merco
Tri-Star Television Inc
Hugh Kaufman
Environmental Protection Agency
Tri-Star
Roger and
Michael Moore
Kaufman
Texas
GM strike idles more factories in Ohio and beyond
In Dayton near a GM truck plant, a restaurant owner describes lost lunch business as a strike idles 2700 workers at two Delphi brake plants. The walkout has shut 21 of 29 North American GM assembly plants and slowed about 9 parts plants, with ripple effects through auto suppliers and local shops. The dispute centers on outsourcing and staffing and could threaten jobs at the Dayton brake plants that feed most GM plants.
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Dayton, Ohio
Jay Harbin
General Motors Corp
Delphi
Harbin
Truck Assembly
Moraine
North American
North America
ELM International
Varity Kelsey-Hayes
Fowlerville
Mich
Patrick Fitzgerald
Ward
Ward’s
Dayton
Dee Byers
Kansas City
Kan
Rising fear of Chinese moves sparks death in Taiwan
AP reports rising fear after China test fires missiles near Taiwan as a teenage girl in Taitung dies by pesticide overdose amid backlash over war games. Foreign workers consider fleeing and authorities deny fears of military incursions amid tensions. The island prepares for its March 23 presidential election.
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Taipei
Taiwan
China
Taitung
Nien Ting-chih
Online events schedule for major computer services
Daily online program roundup lists chats and talks across Prodigy CompuServe Microsoft Network and more. Notable sessions include Douglas Adams Hitch Hiker s Guide to Galaxy on Prodigy and Beth Witrogen McLeod eldercare advice on CompuServe while Emily Card and Jeffrey Lyons discuss business capital and family films respectively. The column promotes the online Journal World daily web access and schedule updates.
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Douglas Adams
Prodigy
England
SonicNet
Beth Witrogen McLeod
CompuServe
San Francisco Examiner
Women’s Wire Forum
Wwforum
Emily Card
Jeffrey Lyons
Stanford classroom of the future flourishes with beanbags and laptops
At Stanford California a new classroom blends beanbags laptops and projection screens to create a reconfigurable learning space. Freshman Joe Fairchild says the setup helps relaxed fluent thinking while English lecturer Marjorie Ford notes improved student interaction without the machines overpowering discussion.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Joe Fairchild
Marjorie Ford
English Department
Fairchild
Baldwin council liquor sale vote sparks downtown debate
Readers weigh in on whether Baldwin City Council should permit liquor sales downtown. The Access poll asks residents to call 865-5000 and enter category 3500 for yes or 3501 for no. A separate query asks if a $20 to $30 fee is anticipated for Lawrence High School auditorium use for a graduation service fair.
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Lawrence High School
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