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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Ulicks, like so many couples, have had to look elsewhere. Some go to countries where local custom discourages adoption. In the past, South Korea was the prime source; in the '80s alone, more than 40,000 Korean children have been brought to the U.S. But in recent years Koreans have begun to question the propriety of shipping so many infants abroad. The government has stepped up its promotion of birth control and urged Korean families to adopt. Last year the number of children coming to the U.S. fell 18%, and prospective parents must find other channels...
Barnett is one of 51 AIDS patients who, along with six doctors, took part in underground trials of Compound Q this past spring and summer. The clandestine study was organized by Project Inform, a San Francisco-based group of activists who believe the Food and Drug Administration's system for testing potentially life-saving new drugs is unconscionably slow. On Sept. 19, Project Inform director Martin Delaney revealed the preliminary results of the underground trials to an intent crowd of some 500 predominantly gay men in San Francisco. Although many of the trial's volunteers, including Barnett, showed a marked...
...California a statewide television campaign urges blacks and Hispanics to consider adoption. In the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, a nonprofit agency called the Miracle Makers has placed 671 children in 473 black foster homes during the past two years by recruiting prospective parents at churches, civic centers and homes. In January the agency sent them all letters asking if they would be interested in adopting. "We received 125 affirmative answers," boasts agency director Willy Wren...
...most startling symptom of dovishness came from the Pentagon, in the just-released 1989 edition of Soviet Military Power. In the past, the Defense Department has used its annual threat assessment to present the latest scary examples of Soviet high-tech weaponry. This year's version features a cover photo of Soviet soldiers in retreat from Afghanistan under the headline "Prospects for Change." The report concludes, "Today the likelihood of conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is perhaps as low as it has been at any time in the postwar era." Admiral William Crowe, who retired last week...
During the 1988 campaign, Bush endorsed the idea of requiring all students to pass minimum competency tests before they are promoted or permitted to graduate. Only a handful of states have adopted this plan over the past few years, however, and the jury is still out on whether it actually improves performance...