Ferguson Page 8 Reflects on School Bargaining Need
The Messenger recalls the 1970s crisis in Ohio public education, noting a continued struggle over collective bargaining between local boards and teachers. It calls for repealing the Ferguson Act, establishing formal bargaining procedures, and creating a mediation agency to ease stalled negotiations.
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Ohio Associated Press
Boards of Education
Justifica
Ohio
Ohio Labor Relations Board
Columbus City
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
General Assembly
Athens City Council to Decide on AORTA Bus Contract
Athens council may sign a one month extension with the Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association after the previous contract expired. The group has requested current ridership, route, expense, and efficiency data, which AORTA Director Vaughan says are unavailable or outdated, prompting calls to postpone renewal.
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Athens
Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association
AORTA
Council
Phyllis Katz
Katz
David Vaughan
Vaughan
Shortcomings of Socialism Strangling Great Britain
Opinion piece by Anthony Harrigan arguing that socialism cripples Britain under Labour governance. It cites declines in steel and coal, planned rail subsidies, and a heavy import reliance, warning of rising living costs and a fragile economy unless private enterprise is rebuilt.
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Great Britain
Anthony Harrigan
London
Island
Britain
National Coal Board
North Sea
Harold Wilson
Capstone Teacher Training Aimed to Raise Education Subsi
Ohio plans to phase in new educational standards next year for colleges that train teachers. The state would boost subsidies by 600 per student to align with other degrees, with eligibility tied to adopting the standards by January 1. The rules demand in school experiences and a 14 to 1 student teacher ratio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Education
111Th General Assembly
Education
Robert Bowers
Bowers
State Board of Education
Secretary of State
Martin Essex
Right Commission Fails to Rally Public Trust in CIA Probe
The editorial criticizes President Ford's eight member CIA inquiry panel as slow to form, lacking relevant expertise, and biased, noting there is no press figure or Vietnam opponent and that the choice may deepen public distrust rather than restore confidence in government.
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Ford
CIA
Vietnam
Press Should Keep Cool on CIA Study
A national campaign seeks to destroy the CIA under the banner of the people's right to know. The author, with 34 years in news, argues a newspaper's duty is to print news, not suppress it. He contrasts the Pentagon Papers with Hersh's CIA revelations, noting the former had many specifics while the CIA piece was more guesswork.
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Lane Kirkland
Afl-Cio
CIA
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Commission
Ford
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
New York Times
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Times
Pentagon Papers
Seymour Hersh
Hersh
Five years ago Paris agreed to sell Mirage jets to Libya
The piece notes Paris officials said France would sell Mirage jets to the Libyan regime during the Nixon era. It cites scarcely any details beyond the claim and references Lyndon Johnson, Eartha Kitt, and Air Force politics. The column argues for caution, criticizing broad investigations into CIA activities and praising President Ford for creating a blue ribbon panel.
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France
Libya
Hersh
CIA
Lyndon Johns
Earth
Jack Anderson
Times
Washington Post
Congress
Ford
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