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Last week in the world of-news

by Katina Corrao staff writer

:lTuesday, Sept.28-Mioorities arePredicted.

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The Census Bureau announcedtoday their predictions of the nation's racial and ethnic balance.

The Nation's StatisticAgency feels that in 2010, Hispanics will replace blacks as·the largest minority group, with 14 percent rather than the 9 percent of today. In the year 2050, Hispanics will rise to 23 percent.

Asian Americans will triple in births, from whattheyaretoday, intheyear2050. They are considered the fastest growing racial group. Blacksare 12percenttoday. By theyear 2010, they will be 13 percent and, in the year 2050, blackswill reach 16 percent.

!:JWednesday,Sept. 29- EarthDay creator chargedwith murder.

CounterculturefigureIra Einhornwas convicted Wednesday for fatally beating his then 31-year-oldgirlfriend,Helen"Holly"Maddux, ;n 1977.

She was found in March 1979 in a locked steamer trunk in a closet in Einhorn' s apartment.

Witnesses say that Maddux had been trying to breakoffheraffairwithEinhom and had begunher missionby renting a separateapartmentfro • in order to get away from him.

Einhorn, now 53, is found first Earth Day.

Einhorn, who is pr where in Europe wi tenced to life in p •

0 ThursdayJM. Qua ill India.

At least 30,@wete found dead C)I'missing from theshatteringeaithquak:ethatoccumdearfy Wednesdaymoming.

The U.S. Geological Smvey in Washington said the quake meastited6.4 on the RichterScale.

The quake ripped through Southwest India at 3:56 am., devastating a1luge area. Telephone, electricity and water lines were cut. Umarga was one of the wor& towns hit. Sixty percent of the town's buildingswere destroyed.

0 Friday, Oct. 1- Visit from Cardinal Bevilaqua

The Waldron Student Center at Gwynedd

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