Abuse Reports Surge as Resources Lag Behind
A six month congressional survey shows a 54.9 percent rise in child abuse and neglect reports from 1981 to 1985 across 50 states and DC, highlighting funding gaps and rising cases. Neglect remains most common, while sexual abuse surged from 25,677 to 70,767 in 1985. committee seeks federal action.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House Select Committee On Children, Youth and Families
George Miller
Dcalif
Washington, D.C
America
GOP
Lyon Countians Favor Isolating AIDS Victims
In Lyon County nearly a quarter of respondents to a health survey favored quarantining or isolating AIDS patients. The CDC prepared questionnaire, distributed by the health department, and results show misconceptions persist about transmission while most support schooling for children with AIDS.
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Lyon
Emporia, Kan
Lyon County Health Department
Emporia Gazette
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Health Department
Eileen Greischar
State Health Department
Lyon County
Greischar
Large Farm Trend To Continue Across U S Farms
An Agriculture Department report shows large scale farms grow from 11 400 in 1974 to 27 800 in 1982 and control over 10 percent of farm land. Despite a general farm decline, big farms remain a key and increasingly resilient segment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Economic Research Service
Pacific
California
Oregon
Mountain States
West North Central
West South Central
East North Central
East South Central
South Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic
New England
USDA
NASA Robot Challenge Tests On Space Tasks For Robots
NASA used a past space shuttle repair as a test for robot capability. Central Research Laboratories of Red Wing Minnesota demonstrated a remote control robot swapping an instrument box in 3 hours while astronauts performed a similar task in 1984. The test aimed to push robot use for the planned space station in the 1993 94 period with robots handling risky operations.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Minnesota
Central Research Laboratories
Red Wing
NASA
George Nelson
James van Hoften
Central Research
Goddard Space Flight Center
U.S. Space Station
Rudy Marohl
Three Mile Island
Experts See Weakness Easing Yet Risks Loom for Construction
Economists warn January gains in construction spending may be temporary despite a 1 percent rise to 378.5 billion dollars amid a 25.9 percent surge in federal highway outlays. They flag tax-law changes and high vacancy rates as headwinds while noting productivity slipped in 1986 and future contracts fell, signaling potential cost cutting and slower growth ahead.
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Greischar
U.S
Commerce Department
F.W. Dodge
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Utah
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Ohio
Mississippi
Vermont
New Mexico
Eka
By Ara
House
Select Committee On Children, Families and
AP Business Writer
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc
Lawrence Kudlow
Bear Stearns & Co
The
Anfound
American Association of Retired Persons
American Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation
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