New England life on wheels reshapes dream homes
In New Gloucester Maine manufactured housing offers affordable alternatives to traditional homes. A Maine couple bought a mobile home in 1971 for 7400 dollars and upgraded with solar panels, pine paneling, a large TV and an elaborate stereo. Nationwide, 10 million people lived in mobile homes in 1980, with 80 percent owner occupied. Maine and nearby states pass laws requiring zones for manufactured homes to curb exclusionary zoning. Burlington Homes of New England in Oxford can deliver a top tier model in a week for about 32000 dollars, far cheaper than conventional homes. The system uses factory assembly to cut costs and time.
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Manufactured Housing Institute
Washington
United States
Butterfield
Ed Keiser
Keiser
Burlington Homes
Oxford
Burlington
From trailer to home a West Bath couple builds a house
A Census Bureau snapshot notes the shift from trailers to manufactured housing with permanent structures in many cases. In West Bath, Kathy Belanger, 24, and her husband left a trailer park last year to build a house, hoping for a quieter life without the clink of acorns on a metal trailer roof.
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West Florida launches Rayburn-Dirksen Institute of Applied Politics
The University of West Florida creates the Rayburn-Dirksen Institute of Applied Politics and a master’s program in applied politics to train students for campaign work. Bipartisan names honor Sam Rayburn and Everett Dirksen, with plans for workshops, conferences, and real campaign experience. The program aims to improve candidate quality, fund-raising, and public understanding of political organizations.
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James Witt
Kent State University
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University of Southern California
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Texas
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Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Dirksen
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Paula Hawkins
R-Fla
Patrick Swindall
Rep
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Georgia
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Swindall
Illinois population up 0.3 percent to 11.51 million in 1984
Illinois population rose 0.3 percent in the year ended July 1984, gaining about 37,000 to roughly 11,511,000. Demographers note two straight years of growth despite high unemployment and sparse new jobs, with optimism tied to baby boom generation births and less outmigration.
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Employers overemphasize grades in hiring says Northwestern official
CHICAGO AP A Northwestern University official urges employers to look beyond grades for entry level jobs. Victor R. Lindquist cites a survey of 200 executives showing 48 percent view grades as a predictor while 52 percent disagree. He warns grades miss motivation discipline and social skills.
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