Gary Ind private company runs Gary public school on performance contract
In Gary Indiana the public school system hires a private firm to operate a problem elementary school under a performance contract. The firm refunds fees if students do not reach national grade norms, a potential sign of a future trend but its outcomes remain to be seen. The piece questions fiscal motives and public trust while noting possible tax savings and end results for children.
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Gary, Ind
Gary
Sparta
Corfu
US Training Brazil Police Tied to Torture Claims
Grassroots account alleges US aid totaling 7.6 million dollars helped Brazil’s police, with sworn statements and documents credible to U.S. officials describing torture practices. A translator and mother, Lina Penna Stramini, recounted her son’s injuries and electric shocks, while other reports detail dogs, nails, and eye injuries used as coercion.
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U.S
Brazil
State Department
Lina Penna Stramini
Agency For Internation Development
Hirshhorn ties to stock manipulation and debt to the public
The piece links a stock promoter Hirshhorn to market manipulation in Canada in the 1930s, notes New York officials warning against his offerings, and recounts losses by Margaret Mears and others. It also mentions U S hearings on alleged funding of torture in Brazil and a contrast with a Florida resident unable to visit the Hirshhorn Museum.
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Margaret Mears
Bonita Springs
Fla
New Art Museum
Joseph Hirshholm
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Nathaniel Goldstein
Hirshhorn
Canada
Ontario Securitie Commission
California
Connecticut
Florida
London
Paris
Lyndon Johnsons
Abe Fortas
Smithsonian
Dillon Ripley
Alex Low
The Amish and the Freedom to Choose Their Education
The author praises court rulings that permit Amish communities to avoid compulsory public schooling. Noting Supreme Court precedents, the piece cites cases like Conneaut Lake and highlights Spartansburg families who attend Sparta merged schools by choice and Amish youths who finish eighth grade before joining family farms.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Conneaut Lake
Spartansburg
Sparta
Sama
Titusville
Mateppistricti
Fifteen Years After Rosa Parks Start of Bus Boycott
A reflective column recalls Ed Nixon forming the MIA in Montgomery after Rosa Parks sparked protests, MLK Jr. as president, and the long arc of civil rights. It contrasts early Klan resistance with later gains, critiques King and other leaders, and reflects on race relations, economics, and culture across the era.
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Ed Nixon
Montgomery Improvement Association
MIA
Montgomery
Ala
Rosa Parks
Nixon
Martin Luther King Jr
Corry Bowlers Lead 200 Club With Three Members
In Corry, 17 keglers joined the 200 Club last evening. Lord cracked 227, Chase topped 215 and 205 as two members posted double centuries. WSCS of First Methodist Church held a routine session led by Mrs CA Mountain. The Pennsylvania Gas Co lifted its voluntary reduction appeal after curtailment to local plants.
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Clark
Lord
Lynford Chase
Keglers
Chase
WSCS
First Methodist Church
CA. Mountain
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Understanding Irretrievable Breakdown in Divorce Law
The piece explains Pennsylvania does not recognize irretrievable breakdown as a divorce ground. It notes a draft NCCUSL statute proposing breakdown as sole basis, removing fault and defenses like collusion and insanity. It also covers changing a will to exclude an attorney for the estate via a codicil, not a new will.
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Pennsylvania
National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform State Laws
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