Census Bureau: One in Five Children Live With Single Parent
The Census Bureau reports 20.1 percent of under 18s live with one parent. Most reside with mothers, with 90 percent in one-parent homes. Fathers in one-parent homes rose 61 percent 1970 to 1981, but remain fewer than children living with other relatives. Divorce is the main reason cited.
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Washington
Census Bureau
American Imports Hit Record Market Share in July
Imported cars captured a record 31.7 percent of the U.S. market in July, the highest ever and up from 31.6 percent in December. Ward's Automotive Reports credits strong Japanese sales as incentives ended and European sport luxury cars like Saab and Jaguar posted record performances while U.S. production fell 4.6 percent year over year. American-made cars held an 88 day supply, matching last July 31 as the highest for that date in two decades.
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Detroit
U.S
Auto Industry Trade Journal
Ward
Saab
Jaguar
Shelton Seeks Inclusion in Kansas Governor Debates
Frank Shelton of the American Party says he should be included in any TV or radio debates with Gov. John Carlin and Sam Hardage during the campaign. He notes his prior runs and argues that excluding minor party candidates would undermine the democratic process while broadcasters decide who appears.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank Shelton
American Party of Kansas
John Carlin
Sam Hardage
Kansas
Shelton
American Party
Carlin
Hardage
Bill Hoch
Libertarian Party
Warren C. Martin
Junction City
Prohibition Party
Ward
Martin
Robert F. Bennett
Barry Beets
Hutchinson
Soybean Panel Seen Embargoes Likely for U.S. Exports
A panel of 20 farm leaders at the American Soybean Association meeting warns free world trade is vital but embargoes on U.S. soy sales likely again. They urge against production limits and call for higher yields to sustain profitability amid a sluggish world economy and rising energy prices. Project 2002, sponsored by ASA and Blanco Products Co., aims to finish by June 1983.
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Minneapolis
U.S
American Soybean Association
ASA and
Blanco Products Co
Trucker Kills Five Then Is Killed After Rampage
A man killed at least five in a shooting spree in a Grand Prairie warehouse district before ramming his tractor-trailer into a police car and being killed by officers. Five others were injured, including Ruth James and Robert Sarabia, with one woman dying at Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center. A police officer was injured when run down by the attacker.
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Grand Prairie
Jenny Anderson
Ruth James
Alvarado
Robert Sarabia
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