Changing mores and sex education in youth
The piece argues that teens face high rates of out of wedlock births and abortions, notes low contraceptive use, and contends parents and schools must acknowledge sexual reality. It asserts better sex education is needed to curb rising illegitimate births, disease, abortions, and divorce, despite mixed opinions.
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Maricopa County
United States
Planned Parenthood
India votes against Mrs Gandhi in landmark general election
The Indian public rejected Indira Gandhi's 11 year rule, ending emergency rule and jailing opponents. The Congress party lost control for the first time since independence as a rival government prepares to form. The U S sees a chance to reset relations with a nation facing major reforms and stability challenges.
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Congress Party
Gandhi
India
United States
Hayakawa Urges Lower Teen Minimum Wage to Boost Jobs
Sen. S. I. Hayakawa proposes cutting the federal minimum wage for teens from 2.30 to a lower rate to improve youth employment. Other studies from Urban Institute and CBO question wage effects, arguing lower or differential wages could expand teen labor demand while opponents warn of higher unemployment.
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S. I. Hayakawa
California
Hayakawa
Sen. Hayakawa
Organized Labor
Congress
Afl-Cio
John Seater
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
The
Urban Institute
Terence Kelly
Kelly
Charles Schultze
Carter
Joe Califano
HEW
Vernon Jordan
Urban League
Katherine
Graham
Washington Post
Nonpartisan
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
United States
West Germany
Great Britain
Japan
Mailbag: U.S. should not back dictators in Zaire
The reader questions U.S. support for Mobutu in Zaire, arguing foreign policy favors economics over freedom. They urge a hands-off stance and democratic self-determination for Katanga, condemning dictatorship as incompatible with American democratic heritage.
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Mobutu
Zaire
Kinshasa
Europe
Africa
Katanga
Shaba
How NYC cut water waste and saved a drought
The writer recalls old fashioned water-saving measures in New York City during a drought. He cites Croton Dam low water, no restaurant drinking water, Saturday baths, limited air conditioning, evening sprinkling rules, and turning off city fountains as examples of thrift and discipline.
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Ohio
Nyc
Croton Dam
Norman Vincent Peale
New York St Patrick day crowd reflects growing pluralism
Harriet Van Horne notes 1.5 million people on Fifth Avenue amid revelry and litter on St Patrick’s Day. She argues the city is moving toward ethnic openness, with WASP roots fading and a diverse polyglot culture shaping American identity.
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New York City
New York
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Day
Sons of Erin
St. Patrick
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