Missing The Point Over probe of Mercer County BOE purchasing
The uproar over the Mercer County Board of Education probe centers on investigator Dr. Daniel Rubenstein rather than irregularities in central office purchasing. Protests by board staff against his methods contrast with his claim to seek authorized facts. Findings due at a Princeton meeting tomorrow and potentially Monday. The central issue remains whether county taxes were properly spent.
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Daniel Rubenstein
Athens
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
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Cleve Benedict
Robert C. Byrd
Benedict
Byrd
Vietnam
Carter
Senate
Rep. Benedict
Sen
Wooldridge
Big Shot Bragg
Ray Bragg
Mercer County Court
Clarence Six
R. Shrewsbury
W.va
Mercer County
Moscow
Eugene J. Carroll
U.S.N
Naval Operations
Hodding Carter
William Fairbourn
U.S.M.C
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul Newman
National Council of Churches
Prolifers For Survival
Ymca of the USA
West Virginia
Wva
Bill Griffith
Cheesy Creek
Two Minutes Of Prayer Won't Hurt School Prayer
Readers defend classroom prayer arguing it respects faith and won t erode education while questioning anti prayer actions and urging government restraint. The letter set praises for prayers at home churches and schools and urged prayers for all in the nation.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Billy
America
World
Joe Davidson
Bluefield
W.va
Nicaraguan editor Chamorro slain sparks press liberty debate
The piece recalls Pedro Joaquin Chamorro and his La Prensa as symbols of free press under Somoza, noting his murder by a death squad and the Sandinista crackdown. It describes censorship, arrests, and intimidation of editors, with Chamorro's son continuing the publication under state control and scrutiny.
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Chamorro
United States
South
Somoza
la Prensa
Jon Lee Anderson
Oslo
Norway
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