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In 1975, a federal court ruled that affirmative action hiring for police forces be extended to women. For every while male fired or promoted, a female would have to be hired or promoted. From 1975 on, Detroit actively recruited women into law enforcement. By the spring of 1980, 12 percent of the Detroit police force was female.

Back trouble is one of the most common causes of doctor visits in the United States and the leading cause of long-term disability and absenteeism from work. In fact, 80 percent of the populace will have a severe backache sometime during their lives. Yet almost all of this discomfort and inconvenience is avoidable.

If you have a blowout, keep both hands on the wheel and steer straight ahead. If it is a front tire, the car will veer in the direction of the blowout. A rear tire may cause swerving from side to side. Ease off the accelerator, then touch the brakes lightly. As you pull off the road, look for a level paved surface. On soft ground a jack will wink without raising the vehicle.

M.F.K. Fisher, author of 14 books, states that she does not usually like to read what she has written but that she does like her own A Cordial Water. This book about folk medicine is a collection of odd, old recipes for medicines for people as well as animals. It has been out of print, but a paperback edition is being considered.

Perhaps the biggest difference between today’s young adults and those of the 70s is their attitude toward parents and grandparents. According to surveys of high school seniors by a federal agency, the proportion of seniors who consider living close to parents and relatives very important has nearly doubled, rising from 8 percent in 1972 to 14 percent in 1990. Similarly, increases are displayed in another survey in which 71 percent of high school students said they agreed with their parents about what they should do with their lives, and 75 percent agreed with their parents’ values.

In 1980, Canada announced strict additional limits on ownership of energy companies by foreign institutions and individuals. Since these may no longer own more than 50 percent of such companies, they have had to face new problems related to restricted sources of capital.

Young children in certain societies call their mother and their aunts by the same name, properly ignoring the differences and noticing the similarities. In all societies, when there is trouble in the family, an aunt may temporarily take the mother’s role, for which children thus rescued extend lifetime thanks.

There are presently six operators running only oar-powered trips, 12 offering both oar and mother, and four only motor trips on the Colorado River run. Motor trips range from three to 11 days and oar trips from three to 22. Some of these longer trips include one or more side-canyon hikes and overnights away from the river.

From the perspective of the high school generation that followed them, the baby boomers clouded the future. Never has the United States had to absorb so many births as in the baby-boom years, 1946 through 1964. Some 76 million Americans born in those 19 years have dominated the consumer market, imprinting their tastes and values on the culture, swamping the labor force, and generally overwhelming the economy.

When the cold, fastidious Mississippian rose to speak, a hush fell over the Senate Chamber. It was January 21, 1861, and Jefferson Davis and four other senators from the Deep South were there that day to announce their resignations, contending that Abraham Lincoln’s election as president doomed their way of life.