Study on why more kids run away from home than ever
Harvard expert Dr William Schmidt of the Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth cautions that about 200000 runaways were apprehended in 1971. He cites crises of family discord, abuse and alcohol as key drivers with girls outnumbering boys two to one. Runaways risk disease due to street life and lack of services, though some shelters offer help via the National Runaway Switchboard at 800-621-4000.
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William M. Schmidt
Harvard School of Public Health
Massachusetts Committee On Children and Youth
Schmidt
Chicago
New Miss U S A Sets Sight On Universe Pageant
Bartholomew will represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant later this year in El Salvador. The new Miss U S A was announced by UPI and will travel to the event as the national titleholder.
Senate panel eyes repeal of Ferguson Act with bargaining plan
The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee plans to vote the bill repealing the Ferguson Act tomorrow. It would create collective bargaining for public employees with limited strikes and a State Employment Relations Board to oversee elections and mediate disputes. The measure, chosen by Democratic leaders, also allows injunctions if a clear danger to health and safety exists.
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Columbus
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Donald L. Woodland
Woodland
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
Senate
James A. Rhodes
House
Ohio
Sailor Resets Course as Navy Reaches Leningrad Port
U S navy Leahy crew member exploited Cinderella liberty in Leningrad. He returned aboard at the last moment after police detainment in a hotel. Sailor was fined reduced in rank and barred from leaving ship for 30 days. Leahy and Tattnall mark first postwar American combat port visit to Soviet shores.
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Helsinki
Finland
UPI
U.S
Leahy
Leningrad
Liberty
Navy
Justin Langille III
Rallies Split in Boston Over Busing Controversy
Thousands rallied for and against court ordered desegregation of Boston schools. NAACP commemorated the 21 year Supreme Court ruling while ROAR held its first national convention. Police estimated 4,000 to 6,000 at the antibusing rally as activists urged constitutional amendments and parents rights.
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Boston
UPI
NAACP
Supreme Court
ROAR
W. Arthur Garrity
Bright Sun
Naacp Boston
Thomas Atkins
South
Weather forecasters reject mostly cloudy term
National Weather Service officials in Cleveland criticized the phrase mostly cloudy as not a valid descriptor. They note forecasts use probability of precipitation only for measurable amounts, yet residents report light sprinkles despite zero chances.
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National Weather Service Office
Cleveland
Ohio
Columbus
Mollusks Form Second-Largest Zoological Division
Mollusks comprise the second largest group in the animal kingdom surpassed only by insects. The mollusk class includes snails slugs clams oysters mussels abalone and many other shelled forms.
Lindbergh planned simple Maui funeral in last days
Charles Lindbergh spent his final days in a Hana cottage Maui preparing a simple burial. In the Journal of the American Medical Association Dr Milton Howell notes he rejected life-prolonging treatments and turned death into a constructive act. Lindbergh learned of lymphoma during a 1972 preop exam at age 70 and traveled widely before returning to Maui to die with family and nurses.
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UPI
Charles Lindbergh
Hana
Maui
Hawai
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Milton Howell
Lone Eagle
Lindbergh
Philippines
Mindanao
New York
Howell
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