Food good news in global growth debate at Cairo talks
Delegates at the Cairo conference on population and development debated slowing population growth while food production trends show global increases. The U N FAO notes world population has more than doubled since 1950, but food production has almost tripled, with per capita calories rising from 2250 in 1961 to about 2700 in 1990.
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U.S. News and World Report
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
U.S. Agriculture Department
World Bank
International Food Policy Research Institute
Ing
China
India
Asia
Latin America
Developed World
sub-Saharan
Africa
Thomas Malthus
Malthus
USAir tragedy renews scrutiny on airline safety
The USAir crash near Pittsburgh killed 126 passengers and six crew aboard a Boeing 737 en route from Chicago to West Palm Beach. Authorities face a baffling loss with no cockpit distress signals as USAir works to reassure the public about its safety record amid investigations and ongoing inquiries.
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Usair
Chicago
Pittsburgh International Airport
West Palm Beach
U.S
Andrea Butler
Arlington
Flying Fear and USAir Safety in Public Perception
Claude Lewis weighs aviation risks after USAir Flight 427, noting industry crash rates, hub operations, and high daily departures. He argues that despite fear sparked by disasters, flying remains the fastest, safest transport, with most travelers resuming flights quickly. He cites Air Transportation Association data and personal experience to contextualize risk.
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Air Transportation Association
Usair
Delta
American
United
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
Claude Lewis
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Packing the Car: A Calvacade of Greats and Echoes
In a playful reflective piece Calvin Trillin muses on the art of packing a car at summer’s end. He imagines legendary figures Wayne Hendricks and No Air Powell joining him as muses while he stows a suitcase and a croquet barbecue grill, blending sport, travel, and memory with trademark wit.
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Labor Day
Kevin Costner
Iowa
Wayne
Hendricks
Golf Club
Desmond
Air Powell
Lincoln's wife abuse theory of Civil War resolve
A new book argues Mary Todd Lincoln assaulted Abraham Lincoln, including slaps with a leg and other incidents, shaping his decision to enter politics and endure the Civil War. The theory remains disputed, yet the idea links personal hardship to public leadership.
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America
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln
Michael Burlingame
Connecticut College
Burlingame
Prison Labor and Public Attitudes in North Carolina
Paul O Connor argues about prison labor in North Carolina, noting broad use of inmates for state work and limited private competition. He contrasts work as a social value with the view that prison serves as a constraint, while detailing 8,183 of 22,791 inmates in state enterprises and 1,202 on work release, with female inmates handling tourist phone calls and work-release programs triggering debate. The piece reflects on labor, punishment, and public perception.
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Raleigh
Department of Correction
Paul O 'Connor
Capitol Press Association
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IMEI
Siui
Journal
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
Vermont
Royster
Freedom Newspaper
Cairo
BY Dan Piraro
Paul O'Connor
North Carolina
Calvin Trillin
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