Editorial on NOW led bid to purge sexism in industry
Wilma Scott Heide of NOW urges industry to discard gendered work roles and shareholder proxies to influence corporate behavior. She questions profits as motive, proposing a shift to values over profits, while critics warn this risks the corporation’s viability and question feasibility of proxy manipulation.
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National Organization For Women
Ms. Heide
Industry Week
Red Cross to Hold Save-a-Life Sunday Blood Drive
In Long Beach the Red Cross plans a Save-a-Life Sunday to boost blood donations during the holiday season. Volunteers with a bloodmobile will be at Pacific Hospital from 9 am to 8 pm, aiming for at least 150 donors. Call 437-2921 to make an appointment.
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Long Beach MG Car Club
Plan to halt juvenile crime prompts community action
Compton officers Capt. Manuel Correa and Capt. J. W. Start urge immediate, wide engagement from families and neighbors to curb youth violence. They emphasize parental responsibility, church support, and education while calling for social agencies, police, and schools to work together to redirect troubled youths toward safer paths.
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Start
Starr
Controversy Over Carols in Washington Area Schools
A dispute in Prince George's County Maryland over public school Christmas carols sparks debate on church and state. Critics cite religious content while defenders view carols as cultural heritage. a broader call for inclusive participation is suggested. The piece condemns limiting carols and urges Jewish students to join in, highlighting historical context from the 1962 prayer ruling and art as shared heritage.
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Isaac Franck
Jewish Community Council of
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New York
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Engel Y. Vitale
Maryland
el Greco
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Austria
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Bethlehem
America
Handel
Luther
Emmanuel
Hindus Embrace Buddhism Amid Harijan Mass Conversion
Dina Nath, a 30-year-old untouchable, joins a Buddhist mass conversion near Sarnath with 1,000 others amid caste oppression. Officials cite fear of upper-caste reprisal. Gandhi and government vows fail to end untouchability. educated Harijans push for reform, some turning to communism.
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Liter Pradesh
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Nagpur
Aligarth
B.R. Ambedkar
Airmail push faces tough ground under Nixon drive
A U S Postal Service campaign uses bold sales rhetoric to promote airmail as the preferred service while delaying first class letters. It admits airlift of regular mail beyond 600 miles but argues airmail gets priority at processing, sorting, and on planes, claiming faster service despite occasional delays.
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