Iowa’s University Teaching Load Defies Dean Rankings
The University of Iowa faces criticism after Columbia’s survey of more than 800 deans excludes it from top rankings for professional schools. The author notes Iowa’s high teacher hours per student and questions how the workload aligns with the survey’s conclusions, suggesting PR efforts may influence perceived prestige.
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Riordan Defends Connors Amid Davis Cup Row
The Associated Press reports from Salisbury Maryland that Bill Riordan praises his protegee Jimmy Connors despite the young star’s crude on court outburst in the national indoor tournament. Riordan’s tongue in cheek Abraham Lincoln comparison draws sharp scrutiny over resilience and national duty in Davis Cup context.
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Ford dines with liberal Republicans over oil tax policy
President Ford invited 13 liberal Republican senators from the Wednesday Group to dinner at the White House in a bid to broaden support for the oil import tax. The move, a shift from Nixon era strategy, drew praise from participants for openness to differing views. Despite concerns about heating oil impact, Ford signaled a tilt toward gasoline, hoping to win more votes.
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Ford's tariff veto struggle splits Southern, liberals
At a White House breakfast Southern senators opposed to a tariff suspension faced skepticism as Sen. Russell Long stood nearly alone against. Ford aides expected McClellan to sway Dixiecrats, but conservatives labeled the move a folly. Kissinger planned private lunch with Wednesday Groups to shore up votes. Nixon, amid lingering influence, praised Jarman's Republican switch, prompting discomfort among fellow GOP members. Field Newspaper Syndicate
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Why George Washington Was a Great Man in Satire
A sequence of vignettes humorously questions George Washington’s greatness by poking fun at early U.S. figures and incidents. It features J Edgar Hoover pressuring Washington, Hamilton’s banishment, a ghostly spelling error joke, Madison’s golf idea, Colson’s threat to Washington’s mother, Paine’s broad schemes, and Martha’s quips about leaks and a feared federal police force.
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Selfless youth aid restoration at Oak Hill store opening
In a Folk Forum letter, Churches United reports renovation of 1001 Ninth Street SE for the Oak Hill Neighborhood Enterprise store, a nonprofit offering low cost goods. Metro School students cleaned debris, painted, and repaired the building under supervision, with open house planned for March 2. The writer thanks the volunteers and praises youth involvement.
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Fall Churches United
Ninth Street
Oakhill
Unionism bill spur to letter writing urge
A call urges readers to contact Congress to vote against a compulsory unionism bill. It claims the measure would destroy the civil service, risk government bankruptcy, politicize education, and shift power to union leaders. It cites George Meany’s $5 million lobbying effort and notes labor lobbyists’ quiet push.
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Not Paying Cars Off Streets Solves Traffic
In a future city, traffic may halt completely if a driver abandons a car. The author Carl Riblet proposes keeping cars not paid for off the streets as a solution to gridlock, a provocative idea from interOcean Press Syndicate.
Government bill passes with hush on publicity
A government measure clears the legislature with a pledge of limited public notice. The message raises questions about leadership, mentioning George Meany and Jerry Wurf as possible figures to run the country. Citizens are urged to voice views without delay.
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George Meany
Jerry Wurf
Society's Victims In Court Memo Sparks Debate
Columnist exposes a district court memo that portrays a young criminal as a victim of circumstance and society. The piece questions the fairness of lenient sentences influenced by social-worker analysis and forecasts possible judicial bias.
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