250 000 Marchers Rally for Jobs Peace and Freedom
A crowd of about 250000 gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 95 degree heat to push a liberal platform including jobs peace and freedom. Speakers including Jesse Jackson urged Black voter registration and a vote for progressive reforms while Coretta Scott King invoked Martin Luther King Jr. and critics decried Reagan era policies.
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Reagan Criticizes Israeli Settlements Amid Peace Push
President Reagan reaffirmed U.S. support for its Middle East peace plan and condemned new Israeli settlements on the West Bank as an obstacle to peace. He urged direct negotiations and noted the plan remains alive. Meanwhile McFarlane and Walid Jumblatt held talks to avoid bloodshed as Israeli forces withdrew from Lebanon, with clashes reported in the Bekaa Valley and disputed claims about Syrian military actions.
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Around the World with the Gen Merriam Marauders
A Sunday magazine tour traces the Gen Merri’g Marauders from Krakatau to Poland and Burma showcasing their exploits and travels in a globe spanning feature.
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Burma
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Mercer County Schools announce further $600000 deficit cuts
Mercer County School Superintendent Arthur W. Steller outlined a second round of cutbacks aimed at eliminating a general fund shortfall of slightly under $600,000 for the year ending June 30. The measures include reduced central office supplies, fewer custodial hires, trimmed training, sport and extracurricular spending, and postponed renovations and equipment purchases.
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Mercer County Education Association opposes budget cuts
The MCEA seven member executive committee announced they cannot support budget cuts or capricious personnel actions that harm instruction. They fault the Board of Education for pressuring transfers and oppose lowering per pupil instructional funds from 22 to 15 amid a near six hundred thousand dollar deficit. The group stresses instruction and teacher conditions as priorities and notes a wait and see stance on the new superintendent and reorganization.
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Farmer
Arthur W. Steller
Buchanan Men Accused of Murder in Narrowing Case
Four Buchanan County men Jimmy Justice Danny Chapman James Chapman and Jackie Ray Lester were charged with murder in the death of Larry Blankenship. Police say Blankenship, 31, was beaten and stabbed after a man was injured in the incident near a Pike County Kentucky tavern.
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