Scattered teacher strikes close schools nationwide
Teachers across Michigan Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and Rhode Island shut or threaten to close schools as pay and contract disputes rise. In Levittown New York about 600 teachers defied a court order and stayed home for a second day while Decatur Illinois faced mass closures and potential firings for first year staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Levittown
N.Y
Levittown Teachers Association
Bargin
Decatur
Ill
Circuit Court
Decatur Education Association
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lansing
Wsyeey Pepe
Warren
Dearborn Heights
Findlay
North Providence
North Smithfield
Allentown
Bristol Township
Oakland University
Rochester
Chicago
Glenrook
Logan
San Francisco
Daly City
Amputee Rider Wins Trophies At Morgan Horse Show
Vietnam veteran Jim Brunette, 24, who lost both legs and part of an arm in 1968, wins trophies at the National Morgan Horse Show in Springfield Illinois. He bills riding as a life challenge and a way to inspire other handicapped people, riding with customized gear and without artificial limbs. He has become a regular exhibitor in Colorado and Illinois horse shows and mentors others, including his brother in law Gary Bartlett who also lost legs in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ill
Jim Brunette
Brunette
Vietnam
Springfield
Chicago
Aurora
Colo
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Colorado Mountain
Mary Wooldenton
Gary Bartlett
Bartlett
Coupon Collectors Launch Campaign For Kidney Van
GREENFIELD Ind AP The ABC Club of Hancock Countys Brandywine Township will launch another campaign Sept 15 to gather cake mix coupons to buy a van for transporting kidneys for transplants The eight women started out hoping to collect coupons to buy an artificial kidney machine They accumulated nearly 2 million coupons and bought 5 machines The van will aid IU medical school and Indianapolis VA hospital kidney transplant program The vehicle will rush donated kidneys to Indianapolis from across the state Dr John P Donahue IU urology chair will explain the ad at aSeptember 15 Mt Lebanon Church meeting near Greenfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Ind
ABC Club
Hancock County
Brandywine Township
Indiana University Medical School
Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital
Indianapolis
John P. Donahue
IU Medical School
Mt. Lebanon, Methodist Church
Indiana 9
IU Names Three Journalists to Riley Chair in Journalism
Professional journalists Samuel Black, Richard W. Hainey, and Robert Thompson will hold Indiana University's J. Stewart Riley Chair in Journalism. Each will serve one month starting this month with Hainey. The chair honors J. Stewart Riley, former Bedford Times-Mail public figure and IU board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
J. Stewart Riley
Indiana University
Journalism School
Samuel Blackman
Associated Press
Richard W. Hainey
Chicago Today
Robert Thompson
Hearst Newspapers
Hainey
Odington Hellephone
Bedford Times-Mail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earleen Fisher
Waterford
Board of Education
Salawant
Jefferson Classroom Teachers Association
Dieguito Union High
San Diego County
Calif
San Dieguito Faculty Association
Clarks
E. 13Th ST
Legion
Jcpenney
Sale
DuPont
D ° Bra Rma. Co
Cheese County Line
Roman
Catalina
Norfolk
Misses Sportswear
Meridian Street
Andersen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!