Alison Palmer Rebel at the State Department
Alison Palmer, director of the State Department Office of International Labor Affairs, is cited as a pioneer in advancing women’s rights within the department. She has faced career risk, filed a class action suit for discrimination, and remains a controversial figure amid reforms and the Women’s Action Organization.
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Alison Palmer
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Miss Plamer
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Foreign Service
Women’s Action Organization
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Marguerite Cooper King
Libya
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Barbara Good
United States National Commission For Unesco
Mustang
FSO
Punishing abusive parents not an answer new book says
Washington reports say punishing parents who abuse children risks worsening family problems. A National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect volume urges offering help and understanding, noting many children return to treated parents. The study highlights lack of parent-focused treatment in communities.
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UPI
National Center On
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HEW
Amtrak trip to New York costs and comforts
A UPI travel column details a Winter Park to New York Amtrak run on the Champion. It costs 61 dollars for a coach ticket with 9-car slumber options, dining cars slow but affordable, and private rooms at higher prices. The trip's 12:20 p.m. departure reaches Manhattan next morning 9:50 a.m. The piece notes water shortages, a lengthy car walk, and mixed service quality.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Hearst Bank Robbery Trial Costs Reported
Partial costs for overtime witnesses and jurors in the Patricia Hearst trial totaled 219226 dollars, not including regular salaries. The breakdown includes 35565 for overtime, 4790 for witnesses, 42940 for experts, 3100 for consultants, 1236 for transportation, 67535 for lodging Hearst through March 20, 1976, and 11286 to 18395 plus meals and other charges for jurors and alternates.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
U.S
Washington
Hearst
Lehigh poll finds 47 percent admit exam cheating
Lehigh University student newspaper Brown and White reports 356 students surveyed with 47 percent admitting cheating on exams. Among cheaters 67 percent looked at another paper, 26 percent talked during tests, 20 percent used notes, and 10 percent used other methods. The survey also shows 31 percent regular marijuana users and 19 percent regular alcohol drinkers, with 74 percent having used marijuana in some form.
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UPI
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