Computer age for GOP convention uses terminals in 1984
Washington The GOP plans to bring computer terminals to the 1984 Dallas convention to manage tickets transportation and vote tallies. Frank Fahrenkopf Jr says the goal is computer technology applied to the political process and Lance Rentzel notes Compucorp is donating terminals to aid logistics and potentially monitor platform votes.
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Black mayors back electable black presidential candidate
Five of the nation’s Black mayors urged unity for a viable Black presidential bid in 1984, stressing the need for a candidate who represents minority concerns and can win. Andrew Young led the call, joined by Coleman Young, Richard Hatcher, Johnny Ford, and Harold Washington at a Delta Sigma Theta convention.
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Americans take five illness days per person study
A government report shows working Americans and students miss about five days annually due to illness and injury. It notes 4.2 billion days of restricted activity in 1980, averaging 19.1 days per person, up from 1975 and 1971. The study Disability Days: United States, 1980 is based on 39,000 households totaling 103,000 people.
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