Governor Hunt presses for school accountability in North Carolina
The governor campaigns for better public schools and measurable progress. A revised bill removes fixed grade testing levels and limits public disclosure, prompting concern that educators avoid accountability while parents receive limited results. The Senate faces further changes as education groups push to curb public comparison.
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James B. Hunt Jr
North Carolina
House of Representatives
State Board of Education
Battle Begins Over North Carolina Senate Seat
As the 18 month race starts, Democrats prepare to oppose Jesse Helms who rose to power with Nixon in 1972. Possible contenders include Rep. Richardson Preyer State Sen. McNeill Smith Sen. Lawrence Davis and Luther Hodges Jr. Helms faces GOP friction but gains Reagan era conservative support. The contest promises a bitter, extended campaign shaping voter choice and party strategy in North Carolina.
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Helms
Richard Nixon
Richardson Preyer
Washington
Sen
McNeill Smith
Guilford
Lawrence Davis
Forsyth
North Carolina National Bank
Luther Hodges Jr
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Nixon
Italy's Fragmented Left Faces Italy's Civil Unrest and Debate
In Rome amid student riots the Communist Party confronts a split stance supporting the government while attracting youth anger. Professorial concerns rise over university funding, enrollment jumps, and deteriorating academic standards. Critics warn ongoing street chaos threatens democracy.
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Rome
Communist Party
Enrico Berlinguer
Giuseppe Armani
University of Rome
Christian Democratic
Giulio Andreotti
Berlinguer
Luciano Lama
CIGL
Italy
Armani
Rome University
Francesco Cossiga
Interior
Provocateurs
Corriere Della Sera
A Civil Tongue and the Words We War Upon
A columnist praises Edwin Newman’s book A Civil Tongue core idea that fights language abuses across bureaucracy education and media. He also samples a new Ford Granada car full of noisy reminders and imagines a master newspaper office console with warning devices.
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Edwin Newman
Woodville
Mr. Newman
CIA's shadowy covert wars hurt distant hill tribes and Kurds
A critical view of CIA operations alleges decades of manipulation and violence against Tibetan Khamba and Montagnard tribes, Meo fighters, and Kurdish groups. It claims supplies and backing were used to pursue strategic gains, leaving refugees and shattered communities across Asia and the Middle East.
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CIA
Nepal
Lust in the Park A Springtime Exchange
A dialogue in Lafayette Park between two men Bradley and the narrator explores springtime lust and how outfits influence desire. They discuss whether others provoke lust, gender behavior, and perceptions of being judged as pigs, concluding that men should act like gentlemen even amid attraction.
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Washington
Lafayette Park
Bradley
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The
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Postal Service
Alabama
James J. Kilpatrick
Central Intelligence Agency
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Himalayas
Mideast
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U.S
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Pathet Lao
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Tehran
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Buchwald
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