College graduates face scarce jobs in harsh economy
As 1.3 million seniors graduate amid a deep recession, economists say hiring remains weak. Companies rely on overtime and restructuring, shifting job types and leaving engineers and other fields squeezed. Projections foresee slow improvement with shrinkage likely into the 1990s and beyond. Nursing, health care, and computer tech may grow, while assembly lines and clerical roles fade.
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Richard J. Murnane
Harvard
Thom Rakes
University of
Missouri
Columbia
Rakes
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Murname
Suspect in boys slayings showed dark side in West Memphis
West Memphis Arkansas AP report says Michael Wayne Echols carried a cat skull wrote satanic poems and called himself Damien. He and two teen accomplices Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Charles Baldwin face capital murder charges in the bludgeoning deaths of three second graders. Echoes of fear and shock ran through the community as details about Echols dark interests surfaced.
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West Memphis
Ark
Michael Wayne Echols
Damien
Echols
Jessie Lloyd Misskelley Jr
Charles Jason Baldwin
Steve Branch
Chris Byers
Michael Moore
Baldwin
Misskelley
Roni Hendrix
Marion
Roxanne Harrison
Jennifer
Momma
Harrison
Keith Chism
Marion High
Chism
Rick McKinney
Second Baptist Church
Hell's Angels
Hunger strikers press UCLA to form Chicano department
In Los Angeles, nine hunger strikers including UCLA students and a high schooler urge UCLA to upgrade Chicano studies from an interdepartmental program to a full department with permanent faculty. They demand charges dropped for 83 arrested protesters and more gender and ethnic studies, while supporters cite the local Mexican American community.
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Los Angeles
Cindy Montanez
Montanez
Norma
University of California, Los Angeles
Fernando Chavez
Cesar Chavez
UCLA
Mexico
Jorge Mancillas
Charles Y
Young
Mancilas
L A mayoral race eases after Riordan's mother's death
In Los Angeles the mayoral runoff between Michael Woo and Richard Riordan softens tone after Riordan attends his mother's funeral in New York state. Riordan's mother died at 101, affecting campaign dynamics and voter sentiment ahead of Tuesday's election.
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Riordan
Los Angeles
Michael Woo
Richard Riordan
New York State
Woo
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Clanes
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