Teaching teen-age mothers the art of daily survival
In Brooklyn and the Bronx, a Ford Foundation funded program pairs 15 young teen mothers with 15 older single mothers to share survival skills. The women help with housing, jobs, babysitting, education, and navigating city agencies while organizing outings and talks on birth control and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Restoration Plaza
Bronx
Westchester
Ford Foundation
Congress Au
Yvonne Davion
Keysha McKenzie
Miss Davion
Miss McKenzie
Inflation squeezes American charity drives nationwide
Inflation strains major charities facing lower buying power higher costs and rising help requests. United Way leaders say fundraising growth lags demand while contributions overall rose 9.4 percent from 1977 to 1978. In Tucson charities remain strong as local economy expands and fund-raising goals are met.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Martin K. McAnally
United Way of
McAnally
Tucson
Ariz
Fred Schnaue
American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel Inc
Schnaue
William Schweinler
Kansas
American Cancer Society
Dan Henroid
St. Louis
Henreld
Dick Compton
United Way
Columbus
Ohio
Tucson United Way
Timothy Creedon
The
Valley National Bank
One man's love affair with trains
Ira J. Dreyfuss profiles George A. Pins a New York lawyer enthralled by historic rail cars He owns real private cars with names tied to railroading and even ferries passengers on charters He bought the Pennsylvan ia in 1971 for about 50000 continuing to maintain and repair them largely himself He describes the hobby as a deep personal passion and notes the trains’ costs exceed profits by about 20000 to 30000 annually
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira J. Dreyfuss
New York
George A. Pins
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah
Virginia Beach
Pins
Pius
Charter
Penn Central
Kreps the Commerce Secretary Seeks Privacy Over Prestige
Economic diplomat Kreps balances a high profile role with private life costs. She left Duke University posts and major corporate seats, cut income, and works 12 to 14 hours daily to push Carter era trade policy while missing family moments.
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Ann Blackman Washington
Juanita Kreps
Mrs. Kreps
Duke University
Washington
Durham
N.C
Clifton H. Kreps Jr
University of North Carolina
Change
J.C. Penney
Eastman Kodak
Carter
Kreps
Ray Marshall
Interagency
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Morocco
Romania
China
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Adine Brozan
New York Times
Patricia Polhill
Jacqueline Whitehead
Sharisse
Puerto Rico
Sisterhood of
Bedford Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Thorized
Federal Office of
Lulu Mae Nix
Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office
Manhattan
Jackie Thomas
Rebecca Johnson
Miss Johnson
Busby
Women’s Action Alliance
Carl Smith
Arkansas Heart Association
Smith
Ray F. Carmichael
Jimmy Fund
Sidney Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Carmichael
Miadame
Jack Carlson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Harland County
Berea College
Secretary of Commerce
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