Politics Lesson Calls For Public High School Reform
A Lansdale North Penn Reporter column argues for Pennsylvania to require high schools to teach practical politics and U.S. history. It cites widespread political ignorance among college and high school students and supports a Senate bill adding political facts of life and ethnic contributions to curricula.
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U.S
Pennsylvania
State House
Senate Education Committee
Department of Education
Senate
Lansdale North Penn
C-5A transport disaster fuels bipartisan alarm
Washington reports long secret Senate testimony exposes deep flaws in the Lockheed C-5A transport and cites cost overruns and management missteps. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard criticizes ambitious design aims and dirt runway limits while Congress funds a $250 million loan to rescue Lockheed amid a no limit contract renewal likely surpassing $3.7 billion.
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Senate Armed Services
David Packard
Secretary of Defense
Lockheed Aviation
Congress
Lockheed
Law on debt collection and exempt property rules
The Q and A discuss when a finance company can seize debtor assets if only half the monthly payment is made. It notes that proper legal steps allow seizure against nonexempt property, but certain items up to $300 value plus wearables and specific exemptions remain protected. It also mentions renegotiation as possible, and cites the need for brief reader letters with signatures.
Institutions fail to beat the market in investment study
A University of Pennsylvania seminar summarizes a Rodney L White Center report showing institutional investors including pensions mutual funds insurers and foundations do not outperform the market on average. The piece explains market neutrality when 70 percent of NYSE trading is by institutions and urges small investors to scrutinize fund managers.
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New York
University of Pennsylvania
Rodney L. White
New York Stock Exchange
Wives and power: a merciless marriage wrecker
A columnist notes how a governor or actor's success strains family life. Pat Nixon and Nancy Reagan are cited as examples of strategizing wives who cope by focusing on advantages or duties. Ruth Graham similarly adapts to her husband’s vocation.
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California
Nancy Reagan
Ruth Graham
Evangelist Billy Graham
Corry school study session amid districtwide concerns
Survey teams from Jamestown Warren and Corry met in Corry to discuss common school problems in a first of three sessions. Corry leaders Dr Lawrence Douglas Charles Bracken Arnold Seastead and Harold Wolfe will visit Winston Salem North Carolina for several days. The note mentions GE awards, a name-change meeting for Corry Loan and Savings to Community Loan Company of Corry, and a Wall Street Journal critique of success culture linking to family strain and women’s liberation.
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Warren
Corry
Lawrence Douglas
Charles Bracken
Arnold Seastead
Harold Wolfe
Corry Loan and Savings Company
Community Loan Company of Corry
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