Dear Teacher A Little Realism in Salary Demands
In Our Opinion the annual campaign for higher salaries shows teachers asking for rises as high as 900 to 1200 dollars a year in various districts. The piece argues taxpayers will hit a breaking point and opposes blanket raises without merit. it favors merit-based pay and criticizes ineffective teaching.
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Erie
Yesterday's Memories of Corry 20 Years Ago February 24 1947
In 1947 Corry memories, Nazis in Allied custody after a swift roundup of a German underground movement claiming a secret bacteriological weapon. Corry Vets pro cagers beat Canton Cushires 57 to 45 before 400 at the State Armory, ninth win in 11 games. First gas curtailment layoff warned, may not furlough workers if order rescinds.
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Pet care insurance spoof from a dog’s tale
Jim Bishop recounts reading a Peticare Insurance letter to his dog Rocky, spoofing pet insurance ads. The piece parodies coverage details like hospitalization, surgery, X rays and death benefits while recalling a humorous exchange about aging and loyalty.
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CIA funded labor unions reshape US foreign policy
Revelations that the CIA has paid roughly a million dollars to the Newspaper Guild over six years exposed a vast CIA subsidy to organized labor. The funding flows through Lovestone and through unions and affiliates including the International Oil Workers Union and the AIFLD. The payments, shielded from congressional oversight, aim to influence labor abroad and support Latin American projects, raising questions about governance and democratic accountability.
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Today In History Snapshot for February 24
Today marks February 24 with notes from 1967 the year 1993 saw the League of Nations condemn Japan over Manchuria tensions a Cuban crackdown in 1963 and China flagging U S actions in South Vietnam indicating a volatile mid-century cold war context notables include Batista era upheaval and ongoing regional strife.
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Legislative Undersight and Open Conventions Debate
Harrisburg notebook notes Senate Bill No 1 limits a constitutional convention to be open or closed by default. It cites bureaucrats favoring secrecy and recalls past press access concerns. Other items cover Korean Veterans' Bonus claims data and a Pennsylvnia community colleges status folder with six steps to establish a college and seven existing colleges.
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Speak Your Health and Smoking Among College Freshmen
A reader asks if her son’s smoking relates to poor grades. Dr Dorothy Dunn’s study of 3,000 Illinois freshmen shows 16.7 percent of A average students smoke versus 59% of lowest grades. financial aid also correlates with smoking. She urges colleges to curb social pressure to smoke.
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Dorothy ©. Dunn
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