Public School Finance Crisis Deepens Across States
A federal court ruling against reliance on local property taxes signals a nationwide shift as budgets tighten. Cities like Chicago, Portland, Philadelphia, and New York City face drastic cuts, early school term ends, and job losses while NEA surveys show widespread crisis amid mounting inflation and calls for federal funding to cover a larger share of costs.
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Texas
North Carolina
National Education Association
California
Origins of the Universe Spark a New Astronomical Era
The piece surveys kepler era milestones and modern astronomy noting satellites, probes, and detectors expanding observation beyond the solar system. It highlights Mars life searches, organic molecules in interstellar space, and debates over cosmic origins and galaxy scales within the Local Group.
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London
Johannes Kepler
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
United States
Russia
Earth
Mars
Norman H. Horowitz
California Institute of Technology
Solar System
Bernard Lovell
Jodrell Bank
Lovell
Milky Way
Disarmament Talks Drift Amid Christmas Breaks in Vienna
In Vienna, Soviet negotiator P S Pleshakov presses for a quick ABM and ICBM freeze before January, aiming to finish in time for President Nixon's May Moscow visit while U S negotiators push for a December recess. The two sides differ over submarine missiles and ICBM silos as Raymond Garthoff between Kishilov and U S experts frames the numbers.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
Vienna
P. S. Pleshakov
U.S
Russia
N.S. Kishilov
America
Raymond Garthoff
Kishilov
Garthoff
ABM Talks and Hirshhorn Museum Controversy
The article covers Soviet rhetoric on ICBMs and ABM treaty timing with a July 1 1972 target, noting approximate parity in missile counts. It shifts to a Smithsonian Hirshhorn museum dispute, detailing past money smuggling allegations and new verified records of Hirshhorn’s World War II draft registration.
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Hirshhorn
Smithsonian
Dillon Ripley
Canada
Washington
Phillips Property Firm Expands, Behrends Harwelloccupies Office
Phillips Property Company buys the Professional Building at S Main and West Green and leases the second floor to Behrends Harwell and Henderson. Remodeling to 10 000 square feet begins for occupancy April 1 with plans for exterior improvements. Nearby law offices relocate to first floor and Redevelopment Commission moves to East Green Drive.
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Phil
Dave Phillips
North Carolina National Bank
Phillips Property
S. Main Street
West Green Drive
Behrends, Harwell and Henderson
Schoch, Schoch
Allen Welborn
Redevelopment Commission
Smart Sox
East Green Drive
Green Street Baptist Church
Bennett
N. Main
Harold Bennett
South
William R. Henderson
Tribute to Judge Edwin M. Stanley Honored Jurist Dies
A fitting obituary honors Judge Edwin M. Stanley of the U S Middle District, praised for neutrality and fairness. He shaped desegregation cases with peacemaking, contemplated busing reforms, and valued courtesy and impartiality while serving until his death.
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Edwin M. Stanley
Federal Court
U. S. Middle District Court
Greensboro
Bacon
Stanley
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