Federal aid hike for schools falls short of inflation
The federal government adds 560 million to education this year amid falling enrollment, but costs rise faster. HEW projects total education spending at 7.9 billion for 1975 76 with per pupil funding rising to 126 dollars. Educational aid to postsecondary students increases, while grants target the needy despite overall inflation.
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Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Ford
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Hillman
Education Office
Office of Education
Wood heating hazards warned as bills rise in Bemidji
The Pioneer notes a 400 percent rise in fires from wood heating in four years. Residents switch to wood as fuel costs soar, buying heaters from 50 to 1500 dollars. Three November fires left families homeless. safety hinges on proper installation and post installation inspection by an expert. Bemidji Fire Department offers guidance at 751-8001.
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Jerry Moen
Bemidji
Why Johnny Can't
Art Buchwald mocks the obsession with parental homework help as a commentary on modern students. A mother argues Gerald needs to do his own First Amendment paper while Buchwald defends student independence and genuine learning.
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Washington
Yesteryear
Gerald
Ford seen as lame duck amid foreign policy debate
A political portrait questions Gerald Ford's stance as president amid post Nixon era woes. The piece cites advisers criticizing his approach to China and New York policy, contrasts acting presidential with being presidential, and notes the erosion of public confidence since 1974. United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Congress
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Carey
Beame
Ford
Press Club
Yahoo
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Lyndon Johnson
Jerry TerHorst
Peking Duck
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Past economic solutions won't work today says Lilienthal
David Lilienthal, ex head of the Tennessee Valley Authority, argues models from the past fail to revive America after a period of recession and indecision. He notes TVA's origins in the 1930s New Deal era and calls for new approaches to public and private recovery.
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New York
David Lilienthal
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lilienthal
Washington
Wildlife group sues EPA and Army Corps over ocean dumping
The National Wildlife Federation files in U S District Court to force the EPA and Army Corps to curb dredged material dumped at sea. It argues current rules fail to protect health and the marine environment, citing the Marine Protection Act and a 1972 treaty.
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The
National Wildlife Federation
U. S. District Court
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court For
District of Columbia
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
NWF
Corps
Federation
U. S
Kenneth S. Kamler
Kamlet
Militia and Gun Rights Debate Across the Nation
Readers debate the right to keep and bear arms and who infringes it, arguing that only the guilty should lose gun rights while government laws curb personal freedoms. They warn against federal gun bills and call for political action to defend the Second Amendment.
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