Clare area drug problem persists despite counseling efforts
Officials report a decline in illegal youth drug use in Clare after a publicized problem but stress that abuse remains. A county plan includes counseling for youths and parents, school assemblies shifted to small groups, and a health education class. Police warn traffic could rebound with summer resort youth influx.
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Clare
Clare Board of Education
Clare County
Jay Trucks
Trucks
the Sentinel
Clare High School
Clare Area
Coleman School Faces Split Schedule Amid Overcrowding
Coleman School Superintendent Norval S. Bovee reports a petition signed by 28 North Bradley residents opposing a split shift. Board members plan a Lansing meeting January 27 to assess classroom needs and bonds without voter approval, with a February 1 decision likely. Federal tax withholding also declines in 1971 as the standard deduction rises from 10 to 13 percent and a 20 percent cap aligns single filers with couples.
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Coleman
Norval S. Bovee
North Bradley
Bovee
Board of Education
School Board
Lansing
Weekend horse theft near Clare County leads to arrest
Dan Burdo and his son spotted two girls loading their horse into a covered van on S Clare Avenue around 9 p.m. Saturday. Deputies arrested 20 year old Jennifer Ellen Davis of Lansing who was arraigned and released on a $1000 bond. The other girl was returned to her parents and the Appaloosa is safe at home.
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Clare County
Dan Burdo
Burdo
Steve
Jim Green
S. Clare Avenue
Jennifer Ellen Davis
Lansing
Clare
United States Supreme Court
Carl D. Winger
Donald Winger
East 7Th
Madge Ruark
Sentinel
Public funds form sizable part of Clare County income
A 1969 study shows 17.2 cents of every dollar in Clare County comes from public sources. Washington contributes 7.9 cents and state and local funds 9.3 cents, with totals reflecting civil wages, pensions, Social Security, unemployment benefits, and public assistance. Nationally 21.7 percent, Great Lakes 16.9 percent. over $161 billion nationwide from government sources.
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Clare County
Washington
U.S. Office of Business Economics
The
Tax Foundation
Michigan
District of Columbia
Great Lakes
Harrison district seeks 5 mill tax hike for new high school
Harrison Citizens Committee for Better Schools pledges to campaign door to door to win voter approval for a 5 mill school tax increase to fund a new high school and facilities. The group cites rising population and enrollment, notes past bond defeats, and plans an open concept design with consultants from Central Michigan University.
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Harrison
Citizen’s Committee For Better Schools
Harrison High School
Harrison Community
David Morton
Murton
Harrison Board of Education
Citizens Committee
Donald Q. Bush
Central Michigan University
Bush
Hayes Township
Robert Larson
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Neil Stirling
Clare County Humane Society
John F. Toepp
State Supreme Court
Thomas E. Brennan
State Senate
Toepp
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Harrison School
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