Editorial on gains for Black Americans through crisis and court rulings
A survey by Prof. Reynolds Farley argues that racial gains from the 1960s persist into the 1970s despite recession and policy stagnation. It notes narrowing racial attainment gaps, faster earnings growth for Black men, and closer wages for Black women, while warning Supreme Court seniority rulings could curb progress and affect affirmative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Farley
University of Michigan
Vietnam
Farley
U.S. Supreme Court
Steel and Communications
Don Oakley
Watergate plaque marks five years since break-in at DNC
Washington AP notes a plaque on the Watergate sixth floor marks the June 17 1972 DNC office break-in that toppled Nixon. The Institute of Medicine now occupies the site as visitors tour the famous spot amid reflections on trials, convictions and pardons.
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Washington
Watergate
Pipsqueak
Richard Nixon
Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences
Institute
Thompson censure over anti crime bill bungling blamed on Thompson staff
GOP leaders allege missteps by Gov. James R. Thompson's administration disrupted a major anti crime bill. House Republican leader George Ryan cited poor communication and a skipped floor vote as signs of administration error amid ongoing push for an X rated crime provision.
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GOP
Thompson
T. Lee Hughes
Associated Press
Springfield
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
House
George Ryan
Kankakee
Ryan
Gary L. Statlowan
House Judiciary Committee
Starkman
Allen F. Bennett
Decatur
Bil
Urbana
Senate
Human rights squabble won’t stall Russian pact
The Soviet Union protests James Carter as a mentor to socialist countries over human rights. The Carter administration keeps its Helsinki accord stance, stressing higher priority for human rights than trade, while Mondale says democratic ideals stay on the table. Domestic hypocrisy is noted as a threat to policy.
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Tom Wicker
Times News Service
New York
Soviet Union
James Carter
Tass
Ussr
Notre Dame
Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Brazil
Ernesto Geisel
Cyril Vance
United States
Robert Strauss
Naval Academy
Mondale
Angela Davis
Georgia
Kremlin
Detente
Carer
Illinois FOI bill blocked in Senate committee
A proposed Freedom of Information Act to open state agencies and legislative units to public scrutiny stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Supporters noted consumer access while opponents warned about costs and disclosure limits. The measure passed the House but stalled in the Senate, with optimism for future consideration.
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Ehrlichman
G. Gordon Liddy
Watergate
Liddy
White House
Miami
Democratic National Committee
Bernard Barker
Bill Densmore
Associated Press
Wii
Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Samuel C. Maragos
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Dchicago
Dawn Clark Netsch
Cchicago
Netsch
Daley
Richard J. Guidice
Judiciary Committee
Senate Insurance and Licensed Activities Committee
Assembly Highlights in Springfield General Assembly Actions
Summary of Thursday activity in the General Assembly including a child pornography bill sending to the governor, a 1.834 billion DOT fiscal 1978 appropriation, a 40 million plus mental health allocation, a court power to remove perpetuating marital violence, redlining bill stalled, newspaper rate boosts, school bus safety and licensing changes, civil court cost reimbursement bill stalled, auto insurance registration impact failed, mine subsidence insurance stalled, solar energy plan for public schools, and 36 new Cook County judges over eight years approved.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Transportation
Department of Transportation
House
Senate
James R. Thompson
Department of Mental Health
Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
State Board of Education
State Board of Higher Education
Cook County
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H.R. Haldeman
Nixon
Alty
John Mitchell
Special Prosecutor
Haldeman
Mitchell
John Ehrlichman
Harrisburg
McKeesport
Emil Mrkonic
Milton Shapp
Pontiac Leader Publishing CO
N. Main St
Pontiac
Ilinois
Livingston County
Jerome Pearce
John Plesko
Elizabeth Harris
Kim Caviezel
Weldon Greenehberg
Ken Bond
William Alvey
Mary Copeland
Merlyn Shanebrook
Chatsworth
Chenoa
Cornell
Cullom
Fairbury
Flanagan
Forrest
Cael Saunemin
Dwight
Gridley
Funois
Fairdury
Wicker
Locust Grove
Okla
Camp Scott
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow
Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise Milner
Tulsa
Don Laken
Philadelphia
Mayes County
Dist
Sid Wise
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma City
Rep
Susan Catania
Northern Illinois Water Corporation
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