New federal jobs law could hit Hoosick Falls schools hard
Hoosick Falls Central School District faces a potential $25,000 yearly cost from a new 1978 federal unemployment law. Non professional school staff may qualify for benefits during summer vacation, shifting costs to districts. Leonard warned the board that New York districts face either payroll taxes or reimbursing unemployment payments.
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Philip Leonard
Board of Education
New York State
Vermont
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
George Sleeman
Sleeman
Congress
New York
Leonard
Spain Faces Referendum Clashes Amid Broad Strike Wave
In Pamplona police clashed with about 300 striking construction workers who blocked a site as part of a five day strike involving 7,500 of 12,000 workers. The unrest accompanies nationwide actions by teachers and security staff as Spain heads toward a December 15 referendum on democratic reform and the return to multiparty elections in 1977.
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Spain
UPI
Pamplona
Vizcaya
Albacete
Jativa
Seville
Zaragoza
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Franco
Turkish quake toll tops 3000 amid snow and relief delays
UPI reports a massive 7.6 quake north of Lake Van devastates Muradiye Caldiran and Ercis killing more than 3,300 as relief planes deliver tents blankets and pots. Snow and blocked roads slow aid while survivors recount scenes of collapse and loss in a border region near Iran and the Soviet Union.
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Turkey
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Iran
Burhan Yavuz Yilmaz
US Air Force
Incirlik
U.S
Celikezer
Ankara
Lake van
Armenia
Iraq
Syria and PLO near cut in Lebanon guerrilla activity
Syria and the Palestinian leadership edge toward a reduction in guerrilla operations in south Lebanon near the Israeli border as tensions rise. An Nahar says a freeze on commando actions is being sought with U.S. mediation and Arab League talks. Saudi, Lebanese, and U.S. efforts aim to prevent a broader crisis amid troop movements near Tyre and Nabatieh.
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PLO
Lebanon
Beirut
UPI
An Nahar
Israel
Tyre
Elias Sarkis
United States
Sarkis
al Ba’ath
Ba’ath
National Council
Cairo
Geneva
Arab League
U.S
George Lane
Middle East
Ahmed al Hajj
Nabatiyeh
Marjayoun
Old evidence clears Reilly in death case
Inside the nation reports that new or older evidence clears Reilly of charges tied to a mother's death. The Massachusetts scene features a proposed ban on prison furloughs for murderers. Local notes cover the Wadsworths discussing turkey weekend and Equal Time contest concerns in Vocation Training.
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Massachusetts
The
Wadsworths
Anthony
Pete Horton
Trudeau hints at national referendum on Quebec split
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau floated a possible national referendum to measure Canadian views on Quebec potentially leaving Confederation. Quebec's Rene Levesque, sworn in as premier, pledged a provincial referendum within three years on independence. Trudeau warned against force to keep Quebec, saying a strong majority would be needed and the rest of Canada must feel committed to Quebec.
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UPI
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Quebec
Canada
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Rene Levesque
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