Ragnar Schools Challenged On Right To Know
The Marion Chronicle-Tribune sues the Marion School Board over authority to hire a $30,000 superintendent in a closed executive meeting. The case tests Indiana Hughes Act open meeting provisions and the public right to know how tax dollars are spent, urging transparency in government decisions.
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Washington
Indiana
Marion Chronicle Tribune
Marion School Board
Woghes Avi
Chronicle-Tribune
Ind 109 Bypass financing questioned by motorists
State Highway Commission press release notes 70 percent federal and 30 percent state funding for the Ind 109 Bypass. Local motorists contend the project is funded by highway taxes paid by Anderson area drivers, arguing the money comes from the public rather than outside hands. They warn that Washington and Indianapolis are not funding with their own funds but with taxpayer dollars.
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Anderson
Federal Highway Administration
Wrea
Washington
Indianapolis
Where Are We Going by KRMaA Bombeck in 1976 field enterprises
A humorous Pascale excerpt follows a mother and child in a car ride as they joke about where they are going. The child questions the trips to school practice and shops while the mother humorously critiques excess driving and urges walking more. The passage ends with a constitutional preamble parody.
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Ohio
Tampa
Glen Campbell
Tate Movies
Field Enterprises, Inc
The Lessons From South African Riots
William F Buckley Jr argues that South Africa’s rioting harms blacks most while UN critics condemn force, not apartheid, and compares U.S. failures in Watts to South Africa’s policing. He cites Chicago violence and urges wiser diplomacy and humane leadership.
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William F. Buckley, JR
South Africa
United Nations
Security Council
Sowetho
Open Hours Studied IRE CAUSEY WASHINGTON
Federal agencies seek pilots for flexible hours and a four day week with 10 hour days. House cleared a bill authorizing experiments and overtime waivers but AFL CIO opposition and Senate busyness likely stall action this year. Some agencies already test flex time boosting morale and productivity, with others awaiting Congress approval for full trials.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
Afl-Cio
House
Nelson
Moal
Unti
Curbing D.C.'s Crime by Harold Greene Plan
Washington crime debate centers on a plan by Superior Court Chief Judge Harold H. Greene to crack down on career criminals. Proposals include 120 day speedy trial timelines, revoking probation on serious reoffense, and expanded use of preventive detention, with guards and housing costs noted as barriers.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
Republic
Detroit
San Francisco
Pauw Paw
West Va
D.C
Harold H. Greene
House
Greene
Juges
District of Columbia
Corrections
Delbert Jackson
Will Rogers Says About Conventions and Vice Presidents
Will Rogers muses on political conventions and the shift toward nominating a Vice President. He jokes about delegates, watches, and harmony at the Democratic gathering in New York, noting the contrast with past conventions and his wish for value on the show. April 20, 1928 WL L ROGERS.
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New York
Clem Shaver
Democrats
WL L Rogers
Sex scandals swirl around Congress and Hays exposed
Ralph de Toledano argues the Washington press corps is probing sex lives of lawmakers including Wayne Hays while Democrats protect power. He details pay raises, staff boosts, and trips used to benefit Hays and allies, criticizing the Ethics Committee for leniency and calling the issue public interest.
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Copley
Washington
Washington Yess
Iself
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Howe
Press
Congress
Wayne Hays
House of Representatives
Hays
Houake
Tos
Hass
London
EMP Publications
McLean
House
John 2. Rhodes
Arizona
Millicent Fenwick
R-Nwj
Ethics Committee
Thany
Readers Comment Believers Call for Freedom Ring to Celebrate Independence
A letter from Indiana Elks Association urging nationwide Fourth of July unity and bell ringing at noon to honor Independence Day. They call on churches schools firehouses and communities to join the effort with bells from Alaska to Hawaii. Ben M Nelson Jr and Anderson Ladge led the appeal as Americanism chairmen.
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Indiana Elks Association
Alaska
Mawaii
America
Ben M. Nelso, Jr
Anderson Ladge No
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