Chicago Faces Surge in Racial Violence Says Newsletter
The Chicago Reporter reports a 300 percent rise in white on black attacks and a 23 percent jump in racial incidents in 1984. Firebombings and a two night siege marked the violence, with police noting 127 incidents and whites as 70 percent of cases.
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Chicago
John McDermott
McDermott
Harold Washington
Leadership Council For Metropolitan Open Communities
Fair Housing Group
Medicare Freeze Proposal Faces Health Care Backlash
President Reagan hints at a broader Medicare payment freeze for physicians and hospitals amid deficit goals. AMA and hospital groups warn it could reduce elder care quality, while premiums for Part B would rise over four years to fund physician costs.
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Washington
Reagan
California
John J. Coury Jr
American Medical Association
Board of Trustees
Jack Owen
American Hospital Association
Owen
Coury
Shredded cash found in sewer pipe in Ridley Township
Plum per Denis Coren of ABC Sewer Cleaning Co says workers found shredded money in a Ridley Township sewer line outside a house. They retrieved nearly all of it and kept it before reporting to authorities, with the Secret Service noting possession of shredded currency is not a crime.
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Folsom
Denis Coren Tuuugalne
Coren
ABC Sewer Cleaning Co
Philadelphia
Ridley Township
Secret Service
U.S
Voice of America
BBC World Service
Deutschewelle
Ethiopia faces famine crisis as Mengistu cements grip
In 1984 Ethiopia suffers a severe drought threatening 900,000 more deaths amid ongoing famine. observers attribute regime stability to Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam who tightens control while courting Western relief aid and managing influence from Soviet allies. The government promotes resettlement schemes as famine worsens.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Horn of Africa
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengistu
Economic indicators signal end of slump, November leap
The Commerce Department said the Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 1.4 percent in November, the largest gain in nine months, with broad support from building permits, money supply, and orders. Despite the uptick, trade deficits widened as imports jumped and exports barely fell, totaling a year-to-date deficit near 115.4 billion dollars. Analysts urged caution, noting inventories were not available and the upturn may not signal a full recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Frozen ex hero buried near White House in Arlington ceremony
Jesse Carpenter a 61 year old decorated World War II veteran who froze to death in Lafayette Square was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The homeless veteran had wandered the streets since 1962 and received a brief service with CCNV planning to bring fellow homeless to the ceremony.
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White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Jesse Carpenter
Lafayette Square
Carpenter
U.S. Park
John Lam
Community For Creative Non-Violence
Sam
Indiana
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