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...example, was 36; Hamilton was 32. There were no women, of course, not to mention blacks or Indians. The new Republic that these men were to create was a republic in which slavery was still widely accepted and in which only about 10% of the inhabitants -- generally white male heads of households -- could vote...
...which the ERA might not apply. Women have been particularly heartened by a new flurry of Supreme Court decisions, most of them dealing with the workplace. Last March the court gave affirmative action a significant boost when it upheld the promotion of a woman over a marginally more qualified male employee in California. Two months earlier the court ruled that a state may require employers to guarantee job reinstatement to women returning from maternity leaves. In June 1986 the Justices ruled that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. Last May the court held that states may compel some private...
...birds made their home in a ten-mile coastal stretch of marsh near Titusville, Fla. When development from nearby Cape Canaveral began to encroach, they stubbornly refused to move, and their numbers declined relentlessly. Last week the last known Dusky Seaside Sparrow expired: Orange Band, a twelve-year-old male, was found dead in its + cage...
...already sold more than half that). It has corralled him four awards from the Academy of Country Music, including best single and best album, and four more from last week's Music City News Awards. "Boy," he recalls, still wondering a little at the memory, "when the Academy announced | male vocalist of the year, you're talking about a shock. Winning in the same category with George Jones and George Strait!" Along with his armful of trophies, Randy got himself invited to join the Grand Ole Opry -- at 28 he is the youngest member ever -- and is currently burning...
...azidothymidine, or AZT. An experimental drug, ribavirin, made by ICN Pharmaceuticals of Costa Mesa, Calif., seems to be less effective than had been claimed. Dr. Andrew , Vernon, a member of a study group at Johns Hopkins University, reported that in a 28-week experiment, 217 male pre-AIDS patients who took ribavirin showed no significant benefits...