Editorial on liability for campus rioting and lawsuits
In our opinion, college administrations must show backbone and may face funding for defense. Fred E Inbau warns a wave of lawsuits by nondissenting students, parents, taxpayers and donors could target administrators, boards, faculty, and law enforcement for failure to prevent or respond to campus violence. Columbia University is already sued by students claiming studies were disrupted.
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Fred E. Inbau
Americans For Effective Law Enforcement
Inbau
Northwestern University
Columbia
Textbook reform urged to spark student interest
Virginia Payette argues textbooks dull students and teachers but notes signs of change. Historians and business leaders urge better content, updated examples, and engaging writing. In New York City classrooms new readers feature Jose and Carmen, while colleges push retraining for teachers as six in ten teachers quit within five years.
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Robert W. Sarnoff
RCA
New York City
Jane
Jose
Carmen
Oes
American Association of University Professors
Biddeford-Seco Journal Publication Details
Biddeford Maine daily newspaper entry lists Adams Street address, publisher Paul Casavant, editor Paul Ingalls, and phones. Subscription rates shown include one month 2.60, six months 15.50, year 31. Associated Press rights noted for local news. Entry indicates second class postage.
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P Ingalls
Telephone Business Depts
Ember
Associated Pi
Associated Press
Posiddeford
Nixon Upholds Oil Depletion Tax Fight Stance
Washington notes Nixon keeps the 27 percent oil depletion allowance in place while pledges for broader tax reform shift. Oil executives lobby Congress via Mills and key Democrats to shield the provision, with the Petroleum Institute and lobbyist Frank Ikard pressing Capitol Hill. Indiana Rep Madden cites potential $15 billion annual gains from cutting other exemptions. Senate panel for Robb confirmation conducts limited cross examination.
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Frank Ikard
Capitol Hill
Mills
Ikard
Texas
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Friends of Oil
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
John Watts
Kentucky
Phil Landrum
Georgia
Richard Fulton
Tennessee
Omar Burleson
John Byrnes
Wisconsin
James Ott
Califor
Nia
Jackson Betts
Ohio
Herman Schneebels
Pennsylvania
Harold Collier
Illinois
Joel Broyhill
Virginia
George ‘Bush
Rogers Morton
Maryland
Sean Jones
Sndent Petroleum Association
Ilard
Indiana
Ray Madden
Mac's World Possibilities Are Endless
Washington columnist Don Maclean notes a lighthearted talk about new ice cream flavors named after public figures and institutions. He riffs on Good Humor branding with proposals like Ev Dirksen ice cream sandwich and Melvin Laird Missile Cone, then veers to a chaotic day with an earthquake in Las Vegas and odd classroom scenes, ending with Japan’s postwar questions about Okinawa.
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Alaska
Burney
Ashingtonians
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Ev Dirksen
Dirksen
Esca
Problem child locks board in principal's office
The Needle notes a satirical take on school governance with a jab at students influencing administrators. It humorously suggests a troublesome student has effectively locked the school board inside the principal's office, reflecting local politics with a wink.
Tenants lobby for protections against unsafe housing in Saco
A letter to the Journal urges state and local action over landlord neglect in Saco Maine. It cites faulty wiring rats and cockroaches and ongoing water shutoffs. The writer calls for a health department sanitation officials and stronger tenant rights along Beach Street Green Street and Pearl Street with inspections and enforcement. The piece also includes an editorial on Cold War politics and a classroom anecdote about changing school culture.
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Saco
Ross
Beach Street
Green Street
Pearl Street
State of
Maine
Police Department
Welfare Department
Department of Health and Welfare
Underground Life and City Fabric in a World Below
A compact look at New York’s vast underground network showing miles of cables pipes and tracks. It links urban life to a broader society, stressing personal responsibility and the interconnected fabric of civilization. The piece blends science observations with a moral reflection and stray quotes about modern life and transit.
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New York
Earth
Venus
Chrysler
Sirach
SDS Moves Into High Schools Aims Disruptive Tactics
Washington report outlines Students for a Democratic Society efforts to recruit high schoolers through college chapters and advisement. pamphlets advocate disruptive acts like fires and false alarms as protests tied to anti authority sentiments. The piece cites historical examples from Asia Cuba and Vietnam to suggest youth violence patterns and questions SDS impact on teens.
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Washington
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Hart family diet critique stirs debate on welfare meals
In a pointed column, Russell Kirk notes Sen. Philip Hart and his wife fed their children oatmeal without cream for a week as a welfare-recipients style test. He argues such privation highlights broader issues of American eating habits, economic policy, and the risk of excess humanitarian zeal.
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