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...influx of Cubans, augmented by the recent flood of new refugees, is a serious source of black frustration or just a handy current issue. There is no doubt, though, that blacks, who now comprise only 15% of Dade County's 1.5 million residents, feel they are treated as "third-class citizens" behind the still dominant non-Latin whites, at 48%, and the Hispanics, at about 37%. The Cubans have taken some jobs that blacks always sought, particularly as employees in Miami Beach's tourist hotels...
Under Bolger's new rate schedule, second-class postage for nationally circulated magazines and newspapers, which has rocketed more than 400% since 1970, would rise by an additional 1.9%. Third-class postage for catalogues and some bulk mail would increase by 17.7%. Bolger acknowledges that the increases may cause Americans to make less use of the mails. Said he: "To the extent that higher rates discourage people and businesses from using the mails, they invite inroads from our growing and increasingly aggressive competitors...
...Third-Class Travelers...
First the airlines use all kinds of cut-rate fares [Oct. 16] to encourage us to travel with them. Then they turn around and tell us that we are third-class travelers and don't deserve all the good treatment we have been getting. The source of the complaints, we are told, is the "crowd-weary, briefcase-toting business man or woman." How many of these business men or women paid for their own tickets? And how many of them are on expense accounts...
...sequel to the story is not quite as enchanting. The hero left for Paris late that evening for his Rome debut sitting up in a third-class coach, recalling the audience's exuberance--while nibbling on a dry cheese sandwich that had taken his last cent...