Observances set to honor Dr. King Jr.
Atlanta ceremony marks commissioning of King holiday observance with 300 attendees including Stevie Wonder and Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The act designates the third Monday in January as a federal holiday beginning January 20, 1986, with King born in 1929 in Atlanta.
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Conservatism rises among black students at SIUC says psychologist
A psychologist and a researcher observe black students on the SIUC campus growing more conservative amid hard economic times. She notes a shift from collective action to individual focus, attributing it to reactions against parental radicalism and increased inward coping through education and even drug use. The Reagan budget cuts are harming livelihoods for both black and white communities.
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Superintendent Urges School Discipline and Integration Support
King reports Superintendent Thomas urges educators and community to back classroom integration and take charge of student discipline. He warns against a roving finger mentality, saying parents, teachers, boards must do their jobs and keep politics out of administration. The crowd applauds.
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Revolutionary farm plan OK'd
President Reagan approves a plan that would end much of the federal role in farm support and relief. Proposals aim to cut federal farm program costs from 12 billion to about 5 billion and align price supports with world prices. Changes include lowering price supports to 70-75 percent, removing idle land rules, eliminating large reserve crop stocks, and shifting farm credit to private banks.
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