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...that black residents are systematically undercounted in censuses (transiency, intentional avoidance of surveys, discrimination on the part of surveyors, etc.) by about 10 per cent. The notion of merely proportional representation in construction jobs is probably faulty, too, considering the far greater underrepresentation and lower potential for representation in white-collar occupations. And the notion of compensatory atcion is perfectly justifiable on practical and moral grounds. Thus, the University's assertion that 9.3 per cent is a "correct" figure shows not only at best sloppy use of data, but also shows a typical lack of sensitivity to black demands...
...lunch at Pittsburgh's elite Duquesne Club, industrialists grumble about slipping demand and sales. Automakers have scheduled 7.5% fewer car assemblies for the final quarter of this year than during the same period a year ago, and Chrysler is about to lay off some of its 40,000 white-collar workers to reduce costs. A. W. ("Tom") Clausen, vice chairman of the Bank of America, predicted last week that banks will cut their prime rate from the present record 81% early next year, or perhaps even sooner. Walter Heller, the former White House chief economist, maintains that "inflation...
...values of established morality, and many in the poll considered certain acts justified that have been overwhelmingly considered immoral in the past, Of those surveyed, 30% believe that the use of physical violence is justified in certain circumstances; that figure is 38% among those under 30 and 35% among white-collar workers. Overall, 29% also feel that unjust laws may be ignored, a figure that rises to 39% among those under 30 and to 38% among professional people, Divorce is sanctioned by 72% (84% among professionals), telling lies in certain circumstances by 59%, suicide by 12%, and ignoring a victim...
...Westlake, Calif., a new community developed by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. 38 miles northwest of Los Angeles, home prices stretch from $28,000 to $75,000, and fewer than 20% of the people who work in Westlake's industrial park, mostly at skilled or white-collar jobs, live in town. Columbia, Md., a new town developed by the Rouse Co. midway between Bal timore and Washington, has succeeded in attracting blacks, who constitute 15% of the city's current population of 4,000; but its architecture tends to be pedestrian, and most residents still work elsewhere. Reston...
Central Casting would have to type Berlinguer as a white-collar Communist rather than a peasant. His lawyer grandfather was a Sardinian republican in the days of the Italian monarchy; his lawyer father was a socialist anti-Fascist during the Mussolini era. Berlinguer studied law before he decided "to fight for the profound transformation of all social assets" and at 21 joined the Communist Party. Jailed by the Fascists for activities in Sardinia, Berlinguer came to the attention of the party's leader, Palmiro Togliatti...