Editorials Black gains are real in civil rights era
The 1960s advances in education, work, and living standards for Black Americans persisted into the 1970s despite a weaker job market and stagnant legislation. Demographer Prof. Reynolds Farley cites 65 studies showing narrowing racial gaps in education and earnings, while warning gains remain small amid remaining disparities. A recent Supreme Court ruling on seniority systems could threaten affirmative action and reverse some progress, as unemployment stays high for many workers.
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Reynolds Farley
University of Michigan
Vietnam
Farley
U.S. Supreme Court
Innovations recycle old ideas in modern power picks
AP Business analysis notes Goodyear develops a high lift airship concept to move 75 tons. GE and UTC design a 15 story windmill for NASA and a wind power potential of 20 percent by century end. Lilienthal touts redeveloped hydro sites along small streams to ease power shortages. Domestic guayule rubber cultivation eyed to avert 1980s rubber shortage. Aquaculture and mariculture expand with Union Carbide and Standard Oil Indiana involved. A vandal-proof wireless motorist help box powered by user action debuts to aid stranded motorists.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Morris Jobe
Goodyear Aerospace Corp
U.S
Windmill Power
General Electric
United Technologies
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Development & Resources Inc
David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
United States
Southeast Asia
Texas
National Research Council
Midwest
South
Union Carbide
Standard Oil Indiana
Solid State Technology, Inc
Wilmington
Mass
This Day In History June 15 1977 Highlights
On this date many historic events are noted including Magna Carta signing in 1215 at Runnymede, Franklin's kite experiment in 1752, Washington taking command in 1775, and Arkansas statehood in 1836.
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Associated Press
Runnymede
England
John
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
George Washington
Arkansas
General Slocum
East River
New York
Manhattan Island
France
West Germany
Council of Europe
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Nikolai Podgorny
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Billy Williams
Matching entertainment stars to birthplaces
The World Almanac poses a quiz linking Elvis Presley Angie Dickinson George Hamilton Jane Russell Soupy Sales to birthplaces Bemidji Minn Memphis Tenn Franklinton NC Kulm ND Tupelo Miss. The answer key shows Elvis with Tupelo, Angie Dickinson with Detroit not listed, etc.
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Elvis Presley
Angie Dickinson
George Hamilton
Jane Russell
Soupy Sales
Bemidji, Minn
Memphis, Tenn
Franklinton
N.C
Kulm
N.D
Tupelo
Miss
Caddell's patronage shapes census choice and house door policy
Washington officials confirm Patrick Caddell recommended Manuel Plotkin for the census post after interviewing several candidates. Plotkin, Sears Roebuck research chief, defended no conflict with his patronage and noted final decisions rested with his superiors. Separately, the House considers recruiting five extra doorkeepers and opening doors to women, amid political sparring over cost and staffing.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Patrick Caddell
Caddell
Manuel Plotkin
Sears Roebuck
Plotkin
White House
Census Post
Pat Caddell
Census Bureau
Commerce Dept
Department
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Jody Powell
Howie Kurtz
Pat
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House
James Molloy
House Administration
Full
Committee For Action
Frank Thomsoon
D.N.J
William Dickinson
R-Ala
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
Bill Frenzel
R-Minn
Charles Rose
D-N.c
Thompson
Rose
Annunzio
John Dent
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Dent
Joseph Ammerman
Blacks question Carter record while urging focus on jobs
Black leaders and labor allies express growing disappointment with President Carter over his budget emphasis and perceived weak action on unemployment and social programs. Rep. Parren Mitchell notes mixed support as critics warn welfare reform and a low minimum wage may hurt blacks, while unemployment among black workers remains high.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
George McGovern
Carter
Parren J. Mitchell
D-Md
Congressional Black Caucus
Labor Department
Mitchell
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Washington Monument
Maryland
Maine
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Sargnt
Wey
Gimbels
Saks Fifth Avenue
Stouffer Foods
Bantam Books
Foster Grant
Grand Union
THE WORLD _ ALMANAC
Andy
Martha Angle and
Joint Center For Political Studies
Andy Young
United Nations
Parren Mitchell
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