A baby boom age wave could ease crime and spurring growth
Editorial argues that by the early 1980s crime may drop as baby boomers reach their 30s, reducing young offenders. It also warns of a demographic tidal wave fueling unemployment before boosting growth, wages, and tax receipts as the cohort ages and saves more. Education may benefit from rising enrollments in the 1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Manson
Connecticut
Manson
U.S
Congress
Carter
Insurance superinflation hits workers compensation rising costs
AP Business Analyst notes a wave of inflation in insurance costs starting with medical malpractice and expanding to product liability and workers compensation. In 1977 total benefits reached 6 billion and premiums 10.2 billion, with soaring maximum indemnities and broader definitions of work related injuries driving payouts and policy costs.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Marsh & McLennan
Lindow
Michigan Mutual
Business Insurance Magazine
California
Illinois
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Miss Torbin
World Almanac Quiz Reveals U S Great Lake Hidden Truth
The quiz notes only one of the Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States. It asks about the largest eastern mountain range and a 23rd amendment ratified year. The passage also discusses medical malpractice insurance and loss control, birthdays, and a Confucius thought.
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Great Lakes
United States
Rocky Mountains
Great Smokey Mountains
Catskills
District of Columbia
Today in History February 13 1979 highlights
On this date multiple events are noted from 1635 founding of the Boston Public Latin School to 1979 civic demonstrations at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Duke University. Other entries include Galileo's Rome arrival in 1633, Spain recognizing Portugal in 1668, and Solzhenitsyn's exile in 1970s. Global politics and wartime events are also summarized.
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Associated Press
United States
Boston Public Latin School
Galileo
Rome
Spain
Portugal
League of Nations
Switzerland
Budapest
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
West Germany
Carnegie Commission proposals reshape public broadcasting
The Carnegie Commission urges restructuring noncommercial TV and radio to broaden reach and funding. It envisions replacing CPB and PBS with a leading administration and creating a Program Services Endowment to fund programming, aiming for about 1.2 billion dollars annually by 1985 with half from federal funds and licensing fees from commercial broadcasters. It warns of risks to diversity and notes past successes of commercial funding and the potential loss of variety if centralized and government-insulated, while stressing the need to balance creativity with audience demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Commission
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Public Broadcasting Service
Carnegie Commissions Trust
Sytem
Trust
U.S
Charlie's Angels
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlanta
San Francisco
Carnegie
Commission
Public Television
Shah’s View of Iran Crisis Shocks Sadat Reflects Carter CIA Role
The Shah of Iran, now in temporary exile, tells Anwar Sadat he believes the United States and the CIA knew of Iran’s turmoil, even engineered his fall and enabled Khomeini’s return. He cites warnings to Iranian generals and accuses Carter of double crossing, while CIA comments are unavailable. The piece also notes Senate maneuvering on an ambassador at large and etiquette notes from Senator Kassebaum.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Carter
Central Intelligence Agency
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
CIA
Khomeini
Shah
Anwar Sadat
Aswan
Talleyrand
Sadat
U.S
Tehran
Nematollah Nassiri
Nassiri
United States
Robert E. Huyser
Europe
Paris
Omaha
W. Beverly Carter
State Department
Zorinsky
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Scoop
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Lawton
Kassebaum
Jimmy Carter
White House
Rep
John Murphy
D-N.y
Kathleen
Murphy
Congress
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Ezra & Hulme
Rty
Star-Telegram
N.ea
the World Almanac
Forreer
Bess Truman
Eileen Farrell
George Segal
Sid Caesar
Ernie Kovacs
Omnibus
Uaioleh
Merry
Joe
Joes
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