South Africa crosses Rubicon toward reform says Battersby
The Christian Science Monitor reports signals that apartheid is crumbling as black and white activists move toward civil rights. Key figures like Frederik de Klerk are credited with reforms, while mass protests and integrated life in cities hint at a slow, protracted change.
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Lynne Khuvullu
Solvay City Bid Faces Albany Hurdle
Solvay seeks city status to gain state revenue sharing and services, but local leaders must secure support from Sen. Tark Lombardi Jr. and Assemblyman Melvin Zimmer. Lombardi requires Geddes backing, Zimmer awaits state aid figures before action. The village, split from Geddes, would lose funds if it becomes a city. local officials push talks on combined services while awaiting Albany action.
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Gasson
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Thomas Lynch
Albany
Donald Larson
Autline
Larson
Lombard
Are you better off in the 80s as walls shift on work and family
The piece notes changing American values in the 1980s as traditional family roles waver. It cites rising single mothers from 38 to 30 percent, more working fathers, and a generation of Baby Boomers aging into potential population shortfalls. It quotes Harvard assistant dean Christine Flag and Melinda Walsh on divorce, careers, and marriage choices shaping personal lives amid economic trends.
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Britain Endures Record Warm Year Says Met Office
Britain logged its warmest year on record since 1659 with central England averaging about 10.1 degrees Celsius in 1989, the sunniest since 1909 and driest since 1976. Meteorological Office spokesman Barry Parker noted the year had broadly consistent warmth across seasons, with winter 1989 the century’s warmest and most months above normal.
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