From:The Chicago Jewish Forum Vol. 14,No. 1,Fall,1955. June 8,1954,the date of California’s Primaries,marked the beginning of a new chapter in the state’s political life. For the first time a representative of California’s largest minority,the Mexican-Americans,ran for a state-wide office on the ticket of one of the two major parties. Edward R. Roybal,Los Angeles’first Mexican-American Councilman,was the only …MORE
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 HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT,RIVERS FLOWING INTO IT,AND BAYS AND ESTUARIES EDGING IT HAVE DIRECT IMPACT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COASTAL WATERS. THE NEW YORK,NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE WORLD,06/1974. Tweet…MORE  New York Central Railroad New Jet Locomotive. Photo is dated Jul 23,1966 showing New York Central Railroads new jet locomotive first run in Bryan Ohio. …MORE  …political and cultural power. In Warhol’s hands,this image could be considered ominously and universally threatening,or a parody or both.’(K. McShine,Andy Warhol Retrospective,exh. cat.,Museum of Modern Art,New York,1989,p. 19). ‘Oh,That’s a good idea. But I was just reading in Life magazine that the most famous person in the world today is Chairman Mao. Shouldn’t it be the most famous person,Bruno?’…MORE  JERSEY CITY,NEW JERSEY. THE NEW YORK,NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF THE WORLD. THE STRESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIGHT INCLUDE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION,DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT AND OCEAN DUMPING OF WASTES. THEIR FULL AND COMBINED IMPACT UPON ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS,HOWEVER,05/1974. …MORE  UPPER NEW YORK BAY WITH THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND JERSEY CITY,NEW JERSEY,IN THE BACKGROUND. NEW YORK BAY AND THE HUDSON RIVER ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE BIGHT BECAUSE OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE WATERS. THE BIGHT INCLUDES 15,000 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN WATERS AND THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COASTS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. THE NEW YORK,NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED IN THE WORLD. NEAR NEW YORK CITY,06/1974…MORE  BAYONNE,NEW JERSEY. THE NEW YORK,NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE WORLD. THE STRESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIGHT INCLUDE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION,DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS WHICH ARE NURSERIES FOR MARINE LIFE,COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT,AND OCEAN DUMPING OF MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES,05/1974. …MORE | ||||
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