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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among the legal considerations: Are lawyer-brokered independent adoptions allowed in the state where the couple resides? (Six states prohibit private adoption.) Which of the birth mother's expenses can be paid by the adoptive parents? Hospitalization? Maternity clothes? How long does she have to change her mind about giving up her child? Does the birth father, who in most cases is out of the picture, have to give his consent? Because of their laws, California and Texas have become magnets for couples seeking independent adoptions, while Minnesota and Michigan have none. "There are probably more infants from Minnesota placed...
Seven buses brought Black people from townships 10 miles north of Port Elizabeth. Many Black youths chanted and danced around the beach, some carried banners and placards. Whites paid them little attention and mixed freely on the sand and in the water...
Choy and I are speaking on the ferry from Hong Kong to the mainland, where he hopes finally to convince his Chinese partners that the incentive system should be introduced at their business. "Everyone is paid the same at our place, even though many are willing to work harder for more money," says Choy. "But my Chinese government partners don't want to upset those who are lazy by allocating bonuses according to merit. They have their own version of the iron rice bowl, and they don't care if incentives will result in greater productivity and more profit...
...Kremlin-corridor variety that ousted Nikita Khrushchev in 1964 -- appeared misplaced. But at the same time his virtuoso display of political control highlighted a central question: If he can hire and fire the country's most powerful men, why hasn't perestroika -- his plan to restructure the economy -- paid off in the currency the country demands, a better standard of living for Soviet citizens...
...school administration paid for all the bins and for staff to administer the program, the director said. Some money has been retrieved, however, through lower garbage collection costs, she added...