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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1977
Page
6
Public school districts in Cedar Rapids area explore MAPS science and PLEN needs programs with teacher surveys. Results show majority favor modifications or discontinuance, while concerns rise about role scope and final public ownership of education. Officials stress shared governance with teachers and parents.
Linn county senator Bob Rush promotes replacing the old list of exempt property with a flat personal effects limit of 1500 dollars plus 2500 for tools, plus burial plots, one car, health aids and one mobile home. The change would force bankruptcy settlements to decide what is essential today, likely prompting many to keep television sets.
The piece explains stop-out a student who leaves for outside work but plans to return. It cites a Carnegie Commission study from 1973 and Barnhart’s 1963 usage, noting about 20 percent of undergraduates become stop-outs. It also discusses etymology resources and key dictionaries.
Public employe contract talks across states draw attention in Washington as taxpayers demand openness. The piece notes public involvement experiments in San Francisco and other cities, showing transparency can curb secret deals and influence tax rates and services.
The posthumous debate over Orlando Letelier centers on a 1975 Mexico City meeting condemning Chile's junta and its ties to the World Peace Council. Letters show Letelier recruited U.S. congressmen to oppose the Chilean regime, raising questions about the use of human rights rhetoric for ideological aims and Soviet seeps into Western politics.
A columnist laments a memo from the National Office of the Boy Scouts of America proposing “Scouting USA” as a public handle while the legal corporate name remains Boy Scouts of America The piece frets over minority sensitivities and the resulting confusion and humorously recalls past Scout tales.
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