Time for common sense on county school needs
Mercer County Board of Education faces a tight choice as $8 million in state funds lose value with rising construction costs. Fire at Princeton Junior High and fire-risk at Bluefield Fairview force urgent action. The piece urges using the $8 million now to build two safe, adequate junior high schools in Princeton and Bluefield, then pursue a bond for remaining needs. It also critiques California tax cuts and federal budgeting debates, noting inflation and shifting policy ideas while lamenting reliance on uncertain solar energy. It closes with a generic note on inflation and basketball staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton Junior High School
PJHS
Princeton High School
Fairview Junior High School
Bluefield
Princeton
Fairview
West Coast
California
Jimmy Carter
Give Peace a Chance Ends in a Genocide Warning
William L. Rusher argues that the peace movement failed to stop Vietnam era conflict and warns that Cambodia Laos and Vietnam face brutal outcomes under Communist rule. The piece accuses peaceniks of naivety and underscores genocide in Cambodia and Communist advances in Southeast Asia.
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Cambodia
Laos
Averell
Harriman
Debate on Peace, Vietnam War, and Terrorism Echoes
The piece argues against peacenik positions from 1973 74 criticizing cutoffs of military aid to South Vietnam and recounts alleged bloodshed in Cambodia. It cites military figures and James Burnham on terrorism targeting the United States, warning of escalating threats and eroding American defenses.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Congress
Gene la Roque
James Burnham
U.S
United States
Burnham
CIA
FBI
Republic
Joints Chiefs
Moro
Aldo Moro
Atlantic City
American Do Then’ Mr. Burnham
America
Italy
Supreme Court
District Court
Socialist Workers’ Party
Andrew Marvel
Faith and contentment amid worldly gain and loss
A reflection contrasts religious teaching with philosophical view on life. It notes that true gain lies in godliness with contentment, for nothing enters or leaves the world, while basic needs suffice for contentment. It also cites Schopenhauer contrasting perspectives on the world.
How President Carter Uses Perks to Power Travel
Vermont Royster argues that President Carter relies on perks like Air Force One to manage grueling overseas trips across ten time zones. He compares corporate executives’ costs to taxpayers and urges Congress to limit perks while defending their necessity for efficient leadership.
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Vermont
Royster
Washington
Poland
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
India
France
Belgium
Brazil
Venezuela
Nigeria
Liberia
Carter
Air Force One
Tito
Congress
Alaska Teamsters and Oil Pipeline Ramp Up Wealth
Washington reports allege Alaska’s oil pipeline swells the Teamsters Local 959 pension fund to over 100 million dollars driven by 15,060 contributors by 1975 from 2,891 in 1973. Memo warns most workers gain no vested benefits, with 20,000 pipeline workers affected and limited ties to lower 48 plans.
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Washington
Alaska
Jesse Carr
Carr
Teamsters Local 959
Teamsters
Union Pension Fund
Pension Fund
Texas
Local 959
Boss Carr
Four Freedoms Empire
Four Freedoms
Miami
Medicare
Congress
Warren Magnuson
D.wash
Philadelphia
Department of Housing and Urban Development
David Kestenbaum
Harry Sotne
William Steinberg
Bernard Smith
Four Freedoms Management Corp
Kestenbaum
Howie Kurtz
Stone
Senator Soaper Criticizes Neighbor Over Self Centered Clone
Senator Soaper accuses a neighbor of being self centered and notes the person has undergone two cloning procedures to mirror himself. The remark frames a political dig tied to personal vanity and genetic ethics.
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Hugh Short
Richard Wesley
William L. Rusher
New York
Southeast Asia
North
Indochina
Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Washington Post
Red China
Weitnam
Hanoi
William F. Buckley
Arthur Schopenhauer
Paul Harvey
Mister President
Jack Anderson
the Teamsters
Soaper
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