New York avoids debt default by pension fund move
The American Federation of Teachers invests 150 million of its pension funds in municipal notes to stave off near-term debt payments. A second 150 million is needed within a month to cover obligations due, as Governor Carey presses for budget cuts and fiscal reform to close the gap between spending and income.
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American Federation of Teachers
Hugh Carey
Ford
New York City
Carey
Ding
Albert Shanker
UFT
Shanker
Washington
Berkeley
SLA
IRS
Gerald Ford
London
Oxford
Demos Seek Calm Convention Amidst Internal Strife
Democratic leaders push tighter rules to minimize credential challenges at the upcoming convention. Chairman Robert Strauss aims to resolve disputes early, but radicals pledge disruption. Critics warn that factional tensions and past smoke-filled deal dynamics persist and threaten orderly proceedings. A separate note questions whether a neighbor’s overwatering of an aspidistra implies malpractice.
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Democratic Party
Donnybrooks
Robert 8S. Strauss
Papa Strauss
Strauss
Buckley Dilemmas Over Washington Post Labor Sabotage
William F Buckley Jr contends a local Washington crisis centers on defining Newspaper A duties to Newspaper B after Post pressmen sabotaged the plant citing labor extremism. He discusses Post ties to Democrats, Star finances, Allbritton testing Post use of his plant and Graham vowing to rid Washington of Allbritton, and questions why papers fail to unite against concentrated power.
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Washington
Washington Post
John Wayne
Green Berets
Post
The
Hieronymus Bosch
Republicas
Democratic Party
Lyndon Johnson
the Post
Nww
Washington Star
Joe Allbritton
Texas
Allbritton
Graham
Alibritton
James Keston
Preacher Whisner Case Tests Free Religion in Ohio
In Bradford Ohio the Tabernacle School run by Rev Levi Whisner faces a clash with Ohio standards. The State seeks 500 minimum standards while parents insist on religious education guided by Bible values. The case State of Ohio v Whisner et al reaches the Supreme Court of Ohio.
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Bradford
Omio
Levi Whisner
Wiliam Ball
Harrisburg
Ball
Supreme Court of Ohio
Whisper
Ghia
Piqua
Greenville
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Preacher Whisner
Pierce Vy. Society of Sisters
Wisconsin
Yoder
Ohio
Whisner
Tabernacle Church
Tabernacle School
Board of Education
Turn On Religion Or Tuning In On Campus
A campus article notes a rise in openly religious sentiment at Furman University over recent years contrasting with sixties protests. It warns against religion as self delight without action, urging students to tune in to real needs and engage in charitable deeds rather than mere mood or intellectual hobby.
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Paul
Athens
Greece
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Jesus
God
Amos
Christ
Joseph
Albert Schweitzer
Liberals Alarmed by Their Own Frankenstein Funneled Toward Reform
Senator Barry Goldwater notes liberals fear the bloated federal bureaucracy and hints the 1976 Democratic platform may push a government reorganization agenda. Ted Van Dyk promotes a program to scrutinize agencies and cut waste, while doctoring the welfare state faces resistance from unions and party factions.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Jeffrey Hart Sees NEH as a Bright Spot in Federal City
The author extols the National Endowment for the Humanities as a rare federal success, led by Dr. Ronald Berman. NEH’s $100 million yearly support backs research exhibitions and public programs, raises standards, and improves staff morals while facing criticism over a controversial reading list project.
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National Endowment For the Humanities
NEH
Ronald Berman
Berman
Yale
Washington
Ford
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Republic
American Library Association
Ernest Hemingway
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Barry Goldwater
Mobert Humphrey
George McGovern
Ted van Dyk
van Dyk
Louisville
Jeffrey Hart
Federalia
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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