Look what's eroding racism in South Africa unions say
Building trades unionists in South Africa urge lifting white only job rules and equal pay for equal work. Government exemptions have weakened whites only protections, as blacks perform about 35 percent of trades but earn 35 cents vs whites at $1.95 an hour. Union spokesman warns untenable path threatens whites' economic position amid ongoing boom.
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South Africa
Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
Sun-Fired Disposal of Atomic Waste Proposed
A German engineer proposes shooting nuclear waste into the sun as an alternative to deep underground burial. He notes cost is a factor but argues the radioactivity could power rockets under proper conditions, turning danger into energy.
Flanagan Junior High Presents Christmas Operetta
Flanagan Junior High will stage the eighth grade operetta Once Upon a Christmas on Monday night at Flanagan High School Gym. Cast includes Mark Harms Karen Rocke Mike Forney Jill Goodin Carol Brandt Scott Knight Andy Zehr and Roger Smith. The program ends with a midnight church service as all classes join in a chorus.
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Flanagan
Flanagan High School
Leo Tolstoy
Cobler
Martin
Christ
Mark Harms
Karen Rocke
Mike Forney
Jill Goodin
Carol Brandt
Scott Knight
Andy Zehr
Roger Smith
Community Notes From McDowell Area Gatherings
Supper guests included Olga George of Chenoa and Art George of Thayer. The Methodist Men planned a pancake and sausage day for Jan. 18 with a bake sale. The M Y F held a Christmas party with games and gifts. Evelyne Bursha celebrated a birthday dinner with the Ruff family. Mrs. Percy Smith broke her hip and is hospitalized at St. James. The Children's Christmas program is set for Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. Marilyn Sue Hoback’s fifth birthday was celebrated with Clinton visitors. Kathy Cahernour to enter St. Francis Hospital Dec. 18 for heart tests.
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McCdowell
Richard Ruff
Olga George
Chenoa
Art George
Thayer, Mo
Peter Schaffer
George Shultz
Lewis Ruff
Chicago
Miami
Bahamas
Methodist Men’s Club
McDowell
M.Y.F
Evelyne Bursha
Percy Smith
St. James Hospital
Leo Hoback
Clinton
Marilyn Sue Hoback
Kathy Linn Cahernour
St. Francis Hospital
Blacks lose most of 15 million acres in the South
The 1861 to present loss of black land ownership is examined through Evelina Jenkins and a broader pattern. The piece notes that blacks now own about five million of over one billion agricultural acres, with four million still in the South, and highlights Penn Community Services and the Black Economic Research Center efforts to restore black land ownership in the region.
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U.S
Mrs. Jenkins
South
Jenkins
Southern Sea Islands
United States
South Carolina
Old Confederacy
Mississippi
Florida
Penn Community Services
St. Helena Island
Penn
Port Royal
St. Helena
Black Economic Research Center
Jackson
Miss
Eutaw
Ala
Thank You Message for ALICE M. KOERNER
We express sincere appreciation to friends relatives and neighbors for kindness shown during illness and after the death of our mother ALICE M KOERNER.
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Alice M. Koerner
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