Who Controls Schools Since 1966 Office debate on administration
The U S Office of Education has funded about 400 million for teaching and facilities since 1966. States now administer three quarters of programs while Congress considers extending the Elementary and Secondary Act and who should run it. An independent study suggests laymen from business and professions oversee the program, potentially via a public corporation, but critics warn of chaos seen in New York and favor professional educators or highly trained specialists.
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U. S. Office of Education
State Departments of Education
Federal
Congress
U.S. Office of Education
New York
Nixon Visits All Government Departments to Recast Image
President Nixon has visited all 12 government departments to shed the partisan image and present himself as a unifying leader. Bureaucrats largely impressed, though some civil servants remain skeptical. The personal outreach aims to boost productivity and government reform, with potential long term impact on the administration's tone and effectiveness.
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Nixon
Belgian surgeon pioneers cadaver eardrum implants worldwide
A Belgian otolaryngologist performed 283 eardrum transplants last year using cadaver grafts in a near bloodless procedure. The method, adopted in Los Angeles Chicago and Detroit, relies on a freezing stage and later bichloride of mercury sterilant to reduce tissue rejection.
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United States
Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
Francis Loeffler Lederer
University of Illinois
Marquet
Antwerp
Belgium
Lederer
American Otological Society
Ameropeans: Americans Abroad Seek Luxuries in Europe
A 2.5 million Americans live overseas including military personnel and dependents. Author John Bainbridge describes Ameropeans, a class who choose easier European life while keeping American identity, forming a new post abroad.
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Vietnam
John Bainbridge
Europe
America
Joseph Alsop on Paying Blackmail and Welfare Reform
Joseph Alsop argues Nixon avoided abolishing the Office of Economic Opportunity due to fears of urban riots and blackmail payments within Community Action Programs. He cites Brooklyn Militant schemes and defalcations in Pride, Inc, predicting investigations will shred OEO and its programs.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Brooklyn Militant
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Boston
General Accounting Office
Solomon
OFO
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Labor Department
OEO
Are Smokers Nuts
A conservative columnist critiques the certainty that cigarettes cause lung cancer. He cites Surgeon General claims, notes gaps in understanding which specific cigarette components trigger cancer, and suggests smoker traits or psychology may influence risk. He urges reading beyond definitive statements and returning to the literature.
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Federal Communications Commission
William H. Stewart
Congressional Record
Stewart
R. J. C. Harris
G. Negroni
British Medical Journal
Dr. Stewart
Cassius
Appointment and open competition in postal hiring
The letter responds to a Messenger editorial on The Postage Patronage System. It argues rural carrier selections use a three-eligibles list from civil service exams, balancing merit with choice. It asserts top scorer not automatically chosen to avoid reliance on talent alone and defends local advisory input against Washington control.
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the Messenger
Messenger
Washington
Senator Cummings Forecasts Popular Disapproval Of League
The Messenger notes Senator Cummings of Iowa predicted widespread public opposition to the League of Nations in a Senate speech. In Athens Miss Frances Ruggles of Ohio University piano department performed with Miss Helen McKay assisting. Adolph Hitler reportedly hurried to the northern front to study the German defeats as Nazi forces retreated toward Estonia Latvia and Poland. Logan board signs lease for city dump near former CCC camp north of town.
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League of Nations
Cummings
Iowa
Senate
Athens
Frances Ruggles
School of Music
Ohio University
Helen McKay
Adolph Hitler
City Board of Health
CCC
Logan
Dangerous public highways rival war zones on Ft Meade sign
Motorists leaving Ft Meade near Washington observe a large sign warning that public highways are the most dangerous area in the world. It notes over 1000 weekly road fatalities highlighting traffic dangers versus war.
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Ft. Meade
Washington, D. C
Soviet Fleet Violates 12-Mile Limit Near Maryland
A large Soviet fishing fleet violated the 12 mile limit near the Maryland line provoking a Coast Guard warning to the commander for trespassing in U.S. waters. No vessels were captured as North Korea did with the USS Pueblo.
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Coast Guard
Maryland
Letters Prayers and NASA Spaceflight Controversy
A reader argues that a minority led by Madalyn Murray O HAir has pressured Supreme Court decisions against religious freedom and urges letters to NASA to support spacemen who prayed on the mission. The writer condemns campus disruption and calls for public action to affirm religious observance and oppose social pollution.
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the Messenger
Madalyn Murray O’hair
O'Hair
NASA
Spaceman
Borman
Lovell
Anders
O’hair
Supreme Court
SDS
Student Democratic Society
Fee
U.S.A
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Texas
Governor criticizes state education system in Messenger quote
G. C. Sutton of Athens quotes the governor in the Messenger as labeling the Ohio Department of Education as irresponsible and bewildered and claiming the current system fails to train youth for employment. He argues education is unequal and outdated, harming low and middle income families.
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the Messenger
State Department of Education
Ohio
G. C. Sutton
Long Hair EditorBlasts Athens High Hair Policy
The writer argues Paul Sarcher was unfairly punished for long hair and questions why dress code enforcement targets appearance over behavior. The letter urges focus on real school problems and education rather than suspensions for non disruptive grooming.
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the Messenger
Paul Sarcher
Athens High
The Athens Messenger Newspaper Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copy prices and delivery options. Rates include weekly, monthly, and yearly mailings for U.S. regions, with the publication address at 43 West Union Street, Athens Ohio 45701.
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Associated Press
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Mainn
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens Ohio
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