Children Poverty Rate Soars Amid Rising Family Hardship
Washington AP A congressional study by the Budget Office and CRS finds eight added poor children per hundred from 1973 to 1983 raising child poverty to 22.2 per 100, the highest since the mid-1960s. Unmarried mothers report the worst poverty, with three of four children of such mothers poor.
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Two Vietnamese natives among West Point graduates
The article notes West Point commissioned its first two native Vietnamese graduates Hung Wu and Jean Nguyen amid a 1,010-strong lieutenant corps. It also highlights a historic surge of diversity with 80 Black graduates, 21 Asian-Americans, 54 Hispanics, two American Indians, and 115 women, the highest female total since coeducation began in 1976. Reagan urged readiness and warned against cutting defenses while receiving a gift bathrobe from the Naval Academy.
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Reagan mistaken over 22 gun salute at Naval Academy
President Reagan said he received a 22 gun salute at the Annapolis commencement, but a tape showed only 21 shots with a pause that created the impression of an extra shot. Midshipman Mark Gibson confirmed the error, noting the maximum is 21.
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Cohabiting couple keep school board posts
Sheridan Oregon voters upheld two school board members amid a recall over living together unwed. Clinton Ogle won 343 to 293 to keep his seat and Sandra Kay Lambert won 328 to 312 to remain on the Sheridan School Board. Both will continue living together.
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Proliferation watchdog agency needs clout
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warns that the worlds chief watchdog against secret nuclear weapons development must be strengthened to deter more nations from building atomic bombs and to push the United States and the Soviet Union toward real progress in limiting nuclear arms.
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