Clergy Face High Stress Levels Across Denominations
A Notre Dame sociologist reports 25 percent of Catholic priests consider quitting due to emotional stress, versus 12 percent of Protestant ministers. The study of 1,500 Catholic priests and 5,000 Protestant ministers notes personal conflicts and loneliness as top Catholic stressors while Protestants cite pay and futility in church work. Younger clergy show more dissatisfaction. researchers include Rev. Richard Bell and Rev. Edgar Mills.
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University of Notre Dame
John P. Koval
Koval
Richard Bell
Loyola University
Chicago
Edgar W. Mills
National Council of Churches
National Federation of Priests’ Councils
Episcopal Church Foundation
GOP Picks First District Primary Date
Republicans set February 20 as the First District primary a date aimed at college students home for the weekend and working people Democrats followed with February 23 for a memorial Rivers seat primary The April 27 special election will decide the replacement for L Mendel Rivers Democrats charge higher filing fees to cover costs while Republicans keep fees lower Filing closes January 18 for Democrats and January 20 for Republicans
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Columbia
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
GOP
Bearded Tutor Cited in South Carolina School Censure
The Brookland Cayce High School in South Carolina was censured by the South Carolina Education Association after high school teacher Robert E. Fletcher Jr. was not rehired amid a years long personality clash with principal W. S. Parrish. Fletcher, teaching at Whitten Village now, claimed beard policy influenced the decision, a claim dismissed as unfounded by Superintendent Herbert A. Wood.
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Columbia
Robert E. Fletcher Jr
Brookland-Cayce High School
Fletcher
Whitten Village
Herbert A. Wood
W. S. Parrish
Parrish
South Carolina Education Association
Wood
Owens Cobb
SCEA
Conservationists Win Fight To Block BASF Construction
South Carolina officials announced BASF will not build a 100 to 400 million petrochemical complex at Port Victoria near Hilton Head Island. The 1800 acre site will be returned to the state as the battle over Beaufort County’s industrialization ends for now. Local developers black fishermen and conservationists supported the decision while planning to pursue further legal action if needed.
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Columbia
Hilton Head Island
Beaufort County
Robert McNair
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Badische Anlin and Soda Fabrik
BASF
West Germany
South Carolina
Atlantic
AF Basf
Port Victoria
J. Bonner Manly
State Development Board
Fred C. Hack
Hilton Head
Citizens Committee
Negro
School District Adopts Policy On Free Lunches
The Consolidated School District of Aiken County adopts a policy to provide free or reduced priced lunches to students unable to pay. Affected families receive an application form detailing income and family size to determine eligibility. Applications remain confidential and hearings are available if a parent disputes a ruling.
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Consolidated
Aiken County
G. T. Myers
Brassy Boston Youth Pioneered Industrial Motion Study
New York AP reports 17 year old Frank B Dilbreth of Boston reshaped industry by cutting extraneous motion to boost productivity. His wife Lillie and son Frank B Gilbreth Jr. detail the Dilbreth System and moving picture analysis in Time Out for Happiness.
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New York
Boston
Frank B. Dilbreth
Lillie
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr
Cgilbreth Jr
The
News and Courier
Evening Post
Charleston
S.C
Ernest Gilbreth Carey
Gilbreth
Sci
Entific Management
Frank
Adult Education Program Growing in South Carolina
The South Carolina Education Department reports 45,496 people enrolled in adult education as of Dec 1 1970 with 34 of 46 counties posting higher numbers. East notes several counties more than doubled 1969 enrollments and over 6,800 adults receive individualized instruction via 58 learning labs across schools industries centers and institutions.
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Columbia
South Carolina
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