Virginia higher education faces tight budgets on new construction
Virginia's tax supported colleges seek 570 million dollars for new buildings over seven years as enrollment rises 23 percent. Officials warn funds are limited with 1982 enrollment expected to decline. Lane urges cost cutting measures like evening classes and stricter admissions to avoid surplus facilities.
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General Assembly
Godwin
Daniel FE. Marvin, Jr
Council On Higher Education
Edward E. Lane
House of Delegates
Marvin
Lane
House Appropriations Committee
Danville
Calvin W. Fowler
Empty Shell On The East River Beirut Conference Demands Expulsion Of Israel
The Beirut gathering of 40 Arab states and UN members calls for Israel’s expulsion and severing ties, while urging a Palestinian state. It asserts self determination for Palestinians and warns the UN could become an empty shell, as Afro-Asian majority seeks to push their agenda.
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Beirut
Israel
Middle East
Palestine
Dunlop Boycotts Cafeteria Over Union Affiliation
Washington labor secretary John Dunlop opposes a cafeteria policy within his department due to employees not belonging to AFL CIO government unions. He challenges JFK era rules allowing federal workers to join or not join unions, while William Usery Jr. advocates compulsory unionism and a payroll tax, prompting debate over neutrality and policy.
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Washington
John Dunlop
Afl-Cio
George Meany
John F. Kennedy
Ford
William J. Usery Jr
Dunlop
Meany
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Usery
United States
Harrington’s open clash with CIA, secrecy and democracy
Rep Michael Harrington accuses the CIA and government leaders of over secrecy and undermining openness. He rails against classifying material, calling for accountability while attacking Ford and Rocky. The piece also critiques NLRA’s impact on merit and union power, contrasting Solzhenitsyn’s visit with AFL-CIO ties.
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Washington, D.C
Michael Harrington
Dmass
America
Harrington
CIA
Beverly
China
Carl Albert
Phil Burton
Armed Services Committee
Melvin Price
John Flynt
House
Lucien Nedzi
Rocky
Federal funding fuels odd projects and holy subsidies
A columnist rails at federal grant misuse pointing to Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying funded by NEA and a National Institute on Drug Abuse program indoctrinating teachers in the Science of Creative Intelligence. He urges impartial institute leadership and warns of continued subsidies unless Congress clamps spending.
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Erica Jong
National Endowment For the Arts
Miss Jong
The
National Institute
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
NIDA
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
General Accounting Office
Federal Treasury
White House
Sherman
Hell
Texas
Watergate
Congress
Jeffrey Hart on Theory and Practice in Policy
The essay argues that academic theory in education and war often fails when translated into policy. It traces Dr. James Coleman’s integration findings and later caveats on busing, white flight, and classroom dynamics, then contrasts with Vietnam theory criticized by military leaders. The piece warns that theory is prone to narrow focus and must be tempered by experience and common sense to avoid disaster.
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Vietnam
James Coleman
University of Chicago
Coleman
Grant
Clausewitz
Eisenhower
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