Inequality Worsens Poverty Prompts Call for Solution
Diane Yeamans reports on Richard Jackson of ECEAN detailing how inequality drives poverty across seven counties. He cites white and black poverty rates, workloads, and costs of living, urging action over blame and highlighting ECEAN programs and local volunteer efforts.
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Diane Yeamans
Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Celebration Hall
Jackson
United States
Great American Smokeout Runs Across Nation In 10th Year
The American Cancer Society promoted the 10th annual Great American Smokeout with varied tactics from cold turkey sandwiches in Dallas to bubble kits in Peoria and apple incentives at Central Illinois Light Co. The aim is to persuade roughly 27 million of the 54 million U.S. smokers to quit or cut back. A celebration of quitting included kits, stickers, and demonstrations, while officials cited 350 000 annual smoking related deaths and hoped the event would help up to 1 million smokers quit.
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Jackson
Dallas
Peoria
Ill
American Cancer Society
Philip Morris
Methodist Memorial Hospital
HCA Medical Center
Plano
Cancer Society
Central Olinois Light Co
Boston
M.A. Bioproducts
Walkersville
Marie Reeves
Yuk
Karen Crowe
The
New York
Our New Beginnings Helps Woman Escape Prostitution
A Portland ex-prostitute details abuse by a pimp and a violent client, crediting a judge and the Our New Beginnings program at 1614 N.W. Hoyt for help. The column urges others to contact the group for protection, support, and a chance at decent life after prostitution.
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Dear Ann Landers
Portland
Ore
Our
John
N.W. Hoyt
Father of the Atom Bomb label criticized by media
A critic denounces the title Father of the Atom Bomb as dubious and rubbish, attributing it to media portrayal rather than factual achievement. The remark questions the naming of the scientific pioneer or project in public discourse.
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