Indicators for a better life spark debate on priorities
The Urban Institute promotes social and urban indicators to guide policy beyond housing and parks. It cites Washington DC metrics on poverty unemployment infant mortality narcotics robberies and more to compare 18 metro areas and urge clearer, balanced measures for directing resources and improving quality of life.
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Dear Senator Eleven-Year-Old’s Plan To Burn Garbage by Rocket
Nine year old Jeff Clark of West Linn Oregon suggests filling tanks with garbage and launching them into a rocket to burn up upon atmospheric reentry. He presents a bold plan inviting lawmakers to consider a dramatic municipal cleanup idea.
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Nationwide Boy Scouts Keep Beautiful Day Focuses on Cleanup
Editorial notes strong youth interest in environmental issues as Boy Scouts plan a nationwide anti litter blitz. Local business leaders donate trucks, while ecologists push recycling and landfill reclamation as solutions. The piece cites a 1971 advisory report noting 85 percent of waste dumped or burned and argues for incentives to recycle.
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Dairy goats thrive in compact shelter says UPI
United Press International reports five dairy goats can be housed in a 10 by 12 foot shelter and will consume less feed than a single cow, presenting a space efficient option for small farms.
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Editorial on human cloning and genetic selection prospects
A retrospective editorial surveys frog cloning experiments by Dr. John Gordon and advances in genetics. It discusses potential human cloning within decades, embryo as therapy, and future choices in sex selection, with notes from Time magazine Nature and the National Academy of Sciences.
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One Month To Go In Shapp Budget Fight On Capitol Hill
The $3.4 billion Shapp budget faces delay as lawmakers reopen hearings to review agency requests and tax concerns. Governor Shapp stays confident of July 1 approval, while leaders warn final passage may slip into late summer amid calls for tax relief and budget cuts. Vocational schools show mixed outcomes with 80 percent of grads finding work within a month, but many leave jobs within 16 months. Unemployment pay costs rise for employers under prior or proposed changes, with weekly payouts totaling over $4.7 million in the week ending May 21.
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Advertising claims and political deceit demand legal proof
A columnist argues for conclusive documentation of all advertising claims in politics, comparing the push to regulate campaign assertions with the need for honesty in public life. The piece warns that unchecked political puffery lowers private morality and undermines trust across society.
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Justice under fire in Washington and New Haven
Holmes Alexander argues that justice has faltered amid May Day protests, citing about 12 000 arrests and thousands detained nationwide, with few convictions. He condemns courtroom sabotage, defends police action, and urges firm punishment of the guilty to preserve democracy and the rule of law.
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State lien on aid recipient's home requires payoff
A divorced couple owned a home as tenants in common. The husband enrolled in Pennsylvania public assistance, creating a state lien on the property. The lien must be paid before transfer. When sold, each ex-spouse receives one-half of net proceeds.
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