AFT Rivalry Sparks Eye Injuries in California Schools
The piece compares the California Teachers Association CTA with the American Federation of Teachers AFT, noting AFT's rise in Southern Alameda County and Bay Area. It cites a 2001 Richmond strike by AFT affiliates, widespread CTA influence, and calls for less militant tactics as schools face budget fights and teacher resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Teachers
California
Alameda County
California Teachers Association
New American Federation of Teachers
CTA
AFT
American Federation of
Bay Area
Richmond
This Day In Review highlights key historic events
United Press International notes John Adams was appointed to negotiate peace terms in 1779. In 1940 the Tripartite Pact bound Germany Italy and Japan. In 1980 Ezzard Charles defeated Joe Louis in New York. Syria's 1962 split from the United Arab Republic is also featured along with a thought by Alexander Liras on success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Britain
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
New York City
Highways To The Moon Rather Than On Earth
Washington columnist reviews Claiborne Pell’s Megalopolis Unbound, praising his transit boldness. The piece outlines Pell’s plan for multi state transit authorities, mass rail and rapid rollout, plus the need to shift travel off freeways to meet portal to portal demand. It notes $13 million yearly rail research, Boston to New York tests, and the contrast with laboring underfunded mass transit vs. ambitious space-budget cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poll
United Aircraft Co
Boston
New York
Budd Company
Washington
Pell
Waiting for Lefty Kuchel Endorsement Shapes California Race
In Hollywood, Reagan backers hope Sen. Kuchel will endorse the GOP bid against Edmund Brown. Kuchel, famed as the last of the Libs, endured a libel scandal years ago and now weighs his position amid party factions, with unity hinging on his public backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell
Seaboard
Hollywood
California
Washington
Reagan
Sen
Thomas Kuchel
Ronald Reagan
Lefty
Ruchel
U. S
George Murphy
House of Representatives
George Christopher
Kuchel
Kuehel
Dick Nixon
Bill Knowland
Robert Taft
Senate
Earl Warren
Rachel
Edmund G. Brown
Cost Cutting Hampers U S War Readiness
Washington report questions Pentagon cost reduction across 1963 to 1966 citing overruled military judgments, reduced spare parts causing equipment failures in Southeast Asia, and use of older weapons like M-2 guns and Sparrow missiles. Subcommittee warns such savings undermine national defense and fighting effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
House Armed Services Subcommittee For Special Investigations
Subcommittee
OSD
Office
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
McNamara
Navy
United States
Alaska
Viet Nam
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
United
A Prayer For Today
A short devotional prayer pleads for readers to study the Bible as a textbook of life. It asks for enlightenment from the Lamp of truth to avoid sin and for belief to widen in the faithful. The text ends with an amen and a plea for divine guidance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
APT
Fremont Unified
United Press International
Germany
Italy
Japan
Syria
United Arab Republic
Arty
Alexander Lirias
James J. Kilpatrick
Moon
Earth
Claiborne Pell
DNI
Megalopolis
Praeger
Los Angeles
Lyndon Johnson
Lady Bird
Tholmes Alexander
Ruckel
Sen. Murphy
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Lumbermen's Association
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!