Hispanics underrepresented in defense jobs despite gains by Marines and Navy
A Department of Defense study for La Raza shows Hispanics are underrepresented in civilian and active military roles, with 1996 figures revealing low pay grades and few top leadership positions. The Marine Corps and Navy lead in representation, while the Army and Air Force trail. projections warn continued lag as Hispanics grow to be the nation's largest minority by 2050.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Navy
Army
Air Force
National Council of la Raza
Department of Defense
Norman Heitzman, Jr
U.S
la Raza
Raul Yzaguirre
America
Defense Department
France honors Thai WWI veteran with Legion of Honor
99 year old Thai veteran Yod Sangrungruang received France’s Legion of Honor from ambassador Gerard Coste in Phitsanulok. He is the sole surviving member of 1,284 Thai soldiers in Europe with the Royal Thai Expeditionary Force. France marks 80th anniversary of WWI end by honoring all surviving Allied veterans.
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Bangkok
Thailand
France
Gerard Coste
Yod Sangrungruang
Phitsanulok
Yod
Europe
Royal Thai Expeditionary Force
BMW case exposes India's class resentments and tragedy
In New Delhi a luxury car killed six people including three police officers. The BMW case targets three 21 year old elite sons Sanjeev Nanda Siddharta Gupta and Manik Kapoor and highlights wealth immunity. Prosecutors accuse them of manslaughter while investigations reveal lavish lifestyles and coverup attempts.
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New Delhi
India
Jeetendra Nagpal
Gulab Hasan
Nasir
Mehdi Hasan
Nagpal
Sanjeev Nanda
Siddharta Gupta
Manik Kapoor
Nanda
Wharton Business School
Philadelphia
Gupta
Business
New Dehli
Tourist robberies in Miami raise fears of return of early 1990s attacks
Two robberies left a Canadian man dead and a Latin American businesswoman critically injured, rekindling memories of the tourism panics of 1992 and 1993. Officials caution against assuming motives, while noting a fragile sense of safety during peak season and the upcoming Super Bowl.
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Miami
Miami-Dade
Merrett Stierheim
Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
Miami-Dade County
Florida
Menchu defends life story amid claims of composites
In Mexico City Rigoberta Menchu rejects accusations of fabrication but allows her book may be a collective memory rather than a strict autobiography. She contends the work accurately portrays wartime Guatemala while acknowledging possible blending of individual lives in civil conflict. She cites memory as essential to her truth.
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Mexico City
Rigoberta Mencha
Menchu
Rigoberta Menchu
U.S
David Stoll
Stoll
Guatemala
Middlebury College
Vermont
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Benoit Lessard
Quebec
Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood
Lessard
Lynn Motta
Kathleen Mendes
Miami International Airport
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