Study backs skepticism on rural school consolidation
A National Institute of Education study finds consolidating rural one room schools into larger facilities did not improve educational quality or achieve anticipated savings. While personnel costs fell, construction and maintenance rose, yielding no net gain. The report stresses that child outcomes depend more on parents, community, and time than school size, urging a return to smaller, private-like schooling traditions.
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National Institute of Education
Rickover Reassessed
Adm. Hyman Rickover is praised by Congress for four star rank and long service beyond retirement. At 77, he frequently bypasses Navy channels to appeal directly to lawmakers, pushing nuclear propulsion and carriers while drawing concern from leaders about naval balance and fiscal restraint.
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Hyman Rickover
U.S. Navy
Congress
Rickover
Navy
Rowans critique of Nixon era Supreme Court ruling on school punishment
Carl T. Rowan argues the Supreme Court under Nixon appointees promotes cruel and unusual punishment by allowing school officials to beat students without Eighth Amendment protection. He denounces the decision as misreading the Constitution and warns it will increase violence and erode student rights. He laments the lasting impact of Nixon’s judicial legacy.
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Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis Powell
Potter Stewart
Justice Powell
Bryan R. White
Burger Group
Supreme Court
Carter 100 Days Struggles Shape Early Presidency
President Carter enters his fourth month with high public approval but fraught relations with Congress and labor. He faces internal debate over his economic program, disarmament diplomacy, and office power. Mondale pressuring action clashes with Meany backed labor perspectives and a widening White House Capitol Hill rift.
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Carter
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Gerald Ford
Ford
Jimmy Garter
Walter Mondale
Mr. Carter
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United States
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Soviet Union
Meany
White House
Capitol Hill
Oval
Letters to the editor policy at The Danville Register
The Danville Register invites signed letters with full addresses and telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or shortened to fit space constraints while preserving the author’s intent and signatures.
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A Weakened Israel editorial review and quotes
The editorial discusses Israel's fragile security amid global power shifts with reflections on Athens and Jerusalem. It cites Churchill, Zionist goals, and a Carter perception, quoting Shimon Peres on a future six million Jewish state and a strong economy under ongoing Soviet and Middle East pressures. Samuel Newman, M.D. 770 Main St.
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Register
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Providence
England
Athens
Jerusalem
United States
Russia
Africa
Cuba
cCar
Indian Ocean
Zerubbabel
Shimon Peres
Yitzhak Rabin
United Jewish Appeal
Carter
Soviet Union courting Turkey amid NATO tension and aid shifts
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Moscow quietly presses Turkey to sign a precommitment document for political consultation, testing NATO obligations as Turkey leans on Soviet loans totaling 1.2 billion over ten years. Turkey faces Cyprus embargo fallout, high unemployment, and a steep balance of payments deficit while Moscow expands influence through diplomacy and leftist student support amid a pivotal June 5 election.
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Kremlin
Turkey
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
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U.S
Cyprus
Soviet Union
Washington
Black Sea
Anatolia
NATO
Dardanelles
Europe
Rand Corporation
Mediterranean
West Scramble for Africa Reaches New Depths in 1980s
Analyzed column argues a renewed scramble for Africa driven by Soviet Cuban influence and Western powers. It highlights France under Giscard d Estaing backing moves in Shaba Province of Zaire with Moroccan troops, and notes Belgian, Egyptian, Chinese, and West German support, while US restraint is urged.
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Germany
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Washington
Shaba
Angola
Zaire
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