Chavez at 50 faces test between messiah and demagogue
The profile traces Cesar Chavez's 12 year quest in California fields with the United Farm Workers as Teamsters exit and he seeks to regain contracts via state elections. It notes wage gains from 85 cents to 3.54 dollars, benefits added, ongoing boycotts, and the impact of Coachella and drought on strategy.
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Robert McEwen
Coachella
Calif
Cesar Chavez
California
Teamsters
United Farm Workers
Chavez
Ramiro Gastelum
UFW
Delano
Delano Area
Jerry Brown
West
Gene splicing debate pits universities against city controls
In Ann Arbor and Cambridge, residents and officials clash over DNA research. Michigan and Harvard scientists face local oversight as a Cambridge ban prompts a five member Biohazards Committee to monitor all DNA work, signaling unprecedented public accountability for genetic experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Eisendrath
Ann Arbor
Mich
Cambridge
Mass
University of Michigan
Harvard
City Hall
Harvard Yard
David Jackson
Robert Helling
Vellucci
Science
Cambridge Biohazards Committee
Jonathan Beckwith
Harvard Molecular Genetics
Redefining poverty reshapes view of Great Society gains
A new administration reviews the war on poverty, finding 26 million poor by standard income counts, but in-kind benefits like food stamps and housing subsidies dramatically reduce poverty when counted. Experts note that shifting definitions could cut or raise poverty numbers, with Congress slow to act and Orshansky's thresholds under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Kirkpatrick Washington
Johnson
John Korbel
Congressional Budget Office
Walter Mondale
Congress
Korbel
Census Bureau
iKorbel
Mollie Orshansky
Social Security Administration
Orshansky
Top Nader Raiders Take Roles in Carter Administration
Former Nader workers led by Harrison Wellford Theodore Jacobs Lowell Dodge and Joan Claybrook have moved into key posts across the Carter administration and Congress. They oversee federal reorganization efforts while defending consumerist ideals amid concerns of anti business bias and lobbying influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nader
Carter
Lee Mitgang
Washington
Ralph Nader
Harrison Wellford
Theodore Jacobs
Lowell Dodge
Capitol Hill
Raiders
Wellford
Office of Management and Budget
Nader Folk
Joan Claybrook
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
James Fallows
Peter Perkis
Jacobs
Senate
Dodge
House
House Investigations Committee
New York
Bella Abzug
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Helling
Michigan
George Wald
Wald
Nbc-Tv
Philadelphia
Ward
Alfred Vallucci
Mark Ptashne
Council
Fallows
South
Insiders
Consumer Battle
Center For Auto Safety
Subcommittee
Ralph
Claybrook
Transportation Department
Congress Watch Group
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