But other companies say that because of the restrictions in child labor laws, they will not hire youths under 18 for company-owned stores.

One of them, Utility Plastics, hires poor youths in East New York to recycle plastic waste into traffic cones.

Over the years, he hired local youths who benefited from his guidance.

During winters, Kolarik would flood the roof of the restaurant and hire local youths to skate on top of it.

Linda Davidoff, the Park Council's executive director, said the program was originally allotted 500 slots to hire youths for various environmental or parks projects this summer.

Competition led some correspondents to hire local youths as sprinters to race their copy to Central Telegraph; it prompted others to engage in pushing matches and brawls.

They hired youths, maybe youths out of skid row day labor, where they didn't keep records.

The idea is to encourage employers to hire youths on a trial or temporary basis.

Mr. Harrell is particularly proud of an internship program at his company, which hires several youths from single-parent homes who want to enter the music business.

It urged businesses to hire youths without college degrees in jobs that offer a chance for advancement.