Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...harsh fact is that as a group, at the present time," America's Negroes "are not equal to most of those groups with which they will be competing." Eventually, the Irish closed that gap, and Moynihan has no doubt that the Negroes will too. But they need help...
...political realist, Moynihan realizes that genuine integration in many Northern schools is a long way off. That realization is reflected in the U.S. Office of Education's Coleman Report. "The report shows that in educational achievement, mixing helps the lower class, but does not help the middle class," notes Moynihan. "If we are going to persuade these [white, middleclass] parents to act differently, we will have to give them a powerful incentive." Like most sociologists, Moynihan feels that young Negro boys suffer from overexposure to women-in schools as well as fatherless homes. A firm be liever in military...
...Dear Sir we are writing you all for help and justice here in New Jersey. We are asking you all to go forwarded and help us. When this riot here in Newark started they have arrested several inocent people who had nothing to do with this riot...
...have caused consternation in the Bolivian government and army. At first, Bolivia's army promised a speedy campaign and victory over the guerrillas. But it has found them so tough and elusive that President Barrientos three weeks ago even asked neighboring Argentina to send in some troops to help out. The Argentines, feeling that Bolivia's 8,000-man army ought to be able to handle the guerrillas for now, refused...
...successor, Costa e Silva is taking a new approach to Brazil's economic problems. Where Castello blamed excess demand for the country's inflationary troubles and tried to limit the amount of money in circulation, Costa's government is putting emphasis on industrial development to help meet the demand. Thus, in a recent three-year plan setting down guidelines for his administration, Costa called for an "acceleration of development" first and "containment of inflation" second. All that Costa seeks is "relative stability of prices" and "inflation inferior to the year before." Such a policy is part...