Jobs Success For Watts
A USC survey funded by the Management Council for Merit Employment reports improved job experiences for minority workers and positive attitudes from employers since the 1965 riots in Los Angeles. The study notes one third of employers would hire more African Americans, most minorities held steady jobs, and many received promotions, with discrimination seldom cited.
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Une
H.C
Chad) McClellan
Management Council For Merit Employment
Research Institute For Business Economics
University of Southern California
Graduate School of Business Administration
William H. Reynolds
Boerum, Ste
Daley Wins Big in Chicago Primary Clinches City Race
In Chicago Daley, 64, wins uncontested Democratic mayoral primary with 421,278 votes while John Waner, 52, earns 73,092 as Republicans blame heavy winter for weak campaign. Daley's machine retains control of 50 seat City Council amid white backlash and militant Negro revolt factors.
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Richard Daley
Daley
John Waner
Weather outlook and historic political development in India
The forecast calls for a fair, warmer day ahead with a high near 50 and a low in the upper 20s. A warm Friday followed by a cooler weekend is expected with possible rain on Friday. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi canceled a lame duck parliamentary session after opposition demands following last week's election defeats.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Mao Loses Backer in Hong Kong Story
The Hong Kong Star reports Mao Tse-tung granted Premier Chou En-lai full executive powers to halt the cultural revolution, restart China’s economy, and supervise foreign affairs. The Star cites unnamed sources citing Lin Piao’s objections and outlines the implications for the army, agriculture, and production.
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Lo Jui-ching
China
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Army
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chou
Chuckle Some Men Have More Mon Brains
A fragmentary item notes humorous quip about men and brains, reflecting light social commentary with a playful tone. No clear event, names, or place are established in the readable text.
Vietnamese lieutenant says Viet Cong morale at low after Tet truce
North Vietnam Lt Truong Hiep, captured by Korean troops near Phuoc Thanh, says the failure of the lunar new year truce to yield negotiations has demoralized Viet Cong. He notes the group longed for peace but now expects no victory without Russian or Chinese support. The interview occurred inside a stockade of the Korean Tiger Division in the central highlands.
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Truong Hiep
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Red China
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Truong
Hanoi
Nursing Home Ultimatum Forces Choices in Michigan
About 14,000 indigent elderly residents face higher costs or discharge as Michigan and independent nursing home operators clash over income, expense and balance sheet disclosures. Joseph Mash, president of the Michigan Nursing Home Association, notes more than 200 of the state's 441 homes are involved.
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Detroit
Michigan
Joseph Mash
Michigan Nursing Home Association
Nursing home owners threaten to drop patients or raise rates
Lloyd R. Johnson, operator of convalescent homes in Farmington Novi and Ann Arbor, warned in a telegram to state Social Services director R. Bernard Houston that readable Medicaid patients must be removed or regular rates paid starting March 1. The dispute comes amid a Medicaid funding crisis, with prior appropriations and legal rulings forcing budget cuts and data requests from nursing homes to set a sliding scale.
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Farmington
Novi
Ann Arbor
R. Bernard Houston
State Department of Social Services
Johnson
Association
George Romney
Romney
Frank Kelley
Glenn Allen
Houston
Department of Social Services
150 Viet Cong Killed In Zone C Frontline Action
Saigon AP report says American planes and artillery wiped out more than 150 Viet Cong in War Zone C after a heavy clash that damaged a company from the 1st Infantry Division. The six hour battle marks the largest in the week old Operation Junction City as North Vietnamese mortars targeted U S artillery near the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
U.S
Junction City
Demilitarized Zone
Six Mile Zone
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Treasury Juggles Books Again To Avoid Debt Ceiling Breach
The Treasury Department reshuffled its accounting for the third time since mid December to keep the national debt under the legal limit. Congress aimed to approve raising the debt ceiling from 330 to 336 billion today, easing pressure after a close call on January 18 and a near breach last Tuesday.
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Treasury Department
Congress
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Treasury
Florence Central National Library Reopens After Flood Damage
The Central National Library of Florence partially reopened to the public for the first time since the November flood caused extensive damage to volumes and archives, marking a milestone in restoration efforts.
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Italy
Central National Library of
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