Postwar era reshaped when youths left home early
The report notes young adults increasingly delay or extend living with parents due to economic pressures. It cites World War II driving earlier departures, a postwar boom pushing independence, and by the 1990s only a slight rise in leaving-home age amid recessions, tight jobs, and housing costs. Frances Goldscheider highlights persistent desire for independence despite conditions.
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Nationwide child abuse toll prompts prevention call
Tribune wire services report a committee says one million kids are abused in the US. Anne Cohn Donnelly, executive director, urges society to prevent abuse before it happens. In California, seismic experts warn that new towers and older buildings could suffer severe damage from earthquakes beneath Los Angeles, risking collapse in some cases.
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Federal judge blocks gun sweeps in public housing
A federal judge ruled that Chicago police cannot conduct warrantless gun searches in public housing. The decision ends another round in the ongoing conflict between city officials and civil libertarians over the scope of constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.
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Marine alien turns self in to officials
A decorated Marine announced he was an illegal alien and surrendered to authorities. Sgt. Danny Lightfoot of Barstow, born in the Bahamas, entered on a student visa that expired. He claimed 1983 recruiters provided forged documents and said the Marines.
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