High Point considers how to choose school board members
Voters may decide on selecting the school board, while local leaders push a bill in Raleigh in 1973. The editorial urges cooperation, warns against hastily drawn measures, and notes debate over elected versus appointed boards, urging a workable compromise for High Point schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Bill Bencini
Tom Roy Culler
Lynwood Smith
Coolidge Murrow
Dot Kearns
Fred Swartzberg
Paul Clapp
Detroit's bid to meet 1975 car emission standards faces doubt
The piece notes Detroit's claim of lacking technological capacity to meet Clean Air Act limits for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by 1975 and nitrogen oxide by 1976, prompting a one year extension from EPA head William Ruckelshaus. It highlights California's catalytic converter mandate and contrasts foreign makers ability to comply without such devices, questioning Detroit's motives and urging evaluation of consumer and environmental impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protective Agency
California
Ruckelshaus
Honda
Mazda
Mercedes- Benz
House Reform Shifts Power Toward Committee Leaders
The House introduces reforms limiting chairmen’s control and opening committee meetings. Democratic leaders back vote of confidence for chairmen, public access to meetings, and two year confirmations. Albert and ONeill lead a reform coalition with the Democratic Study Group and Common Cause backing change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
House
O’neill
Albert
Democratic Study Group
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby Group
Ways and Means
House Rules Committee
New Democratic
First Freedom: News Shield Law Debate and Conflicts
John Gardner of Common Cause argues for stronger reporter confidentiality rights as crucial to informed citizenry. He notes congressional and state actions, calls existing safeguards inadequate, cites frequent subpoenas and jail for refusals, and highlights loopholes in Attorney General guidelines.
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Congress
John Gardner
Common Cause
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson
Haldeman tied to secret cash stash in 1972 campaign
Grand jury testimony details H R Haldeman ordering $350000 in cash for polling use, stashed in the White House during the 1972 campaign and later returned via Hugh Sloan and Fred LaRue. Strachan recounts counting time, lack of receipts, and the political risks of disclosure as investigations probe campaign finance practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. R. Haldeman
White House
Haldeman
Gordon Strachan
Hugh Sloan
Fred LaRue
Watergate
Strachan
LaRue
Glanzer
Sloan
Gut Courses in Colleges Spark Debate on Education
King Features Syndicate columnist John P. Roche argues that phony courses exist in many schools and that public attention to odd offerings like witchcraft and wine tasting reflects broader issues. He recalls campus anecdotes at Columbia and Cornell, noting two wine tasting tracks for hotel managers and general credit, urging reexamination of liberal arts priorities.
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John P. Roche
King Features Syndicate
Olam
Newsweek
New York Times
Cornell
California State University
San Francisco
Columbia
Fayerweather Hall
My University
Ithaca
College of Liberal Arts
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Thant
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General Motors
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
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McCormack
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
O'Neill
Massachusetts House
Law
Senate
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