Public Concern Over Teacher Certification And Public Trust
The NC debate over certifying teachers hinges on public accountability. Parents and taxpayers demand safeguards ensuring qualified personnel. If the NTE falls short, fix it with a robust testing program while ensuring teachers truly know their subject before teaching.
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North Carolina
PTA
State Board of Education
NTE
Nixon Returns to Voluntary Wage and Price Guidelines
The piece argues Nixon may pursue voluntary guidelines after Phase 2, pleasing AFL-CIO leader Meany who opposed mandatory controls. It notes Phase 2 slowed inflation yet favored wages over profits and prices and questions the wisdom of a return to prior fiscal and monetary strategies amid high deficits and inflationary pressures.
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Nixon
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George L. Meany
Wage Control Board
Russia
Congress
The Economic Bogeyman: Will There Be Another Low Mood
A 1973 boom year context questions if another economic low mood will return. Economists cite past depressions, postwar policy, and fear of contractions, with figures from Goldman Sachs and Samuelson weighing the likelihood.
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Fortune
Wall Street
Studs Terkel
Tom Sutton
Chicago
Sidney J. Weinberg
Goldman-Sachs Co
Paul Samuelson
Gilt Edged Crime Report Targets Stock Manipulators
The House Crime Committee accuses stock manipulators and Mafiosi financiers of bilking millions with help from firms like Dun and Bradstreet and Peat Marwick Mitchell. The Pepper committee warns the racket is wide, tied to bogus balance sheets and fake financial statements, with The Baptist Foundation of America cited as a case study.
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Washington
House Crime Committee
Dun & Bradstreet
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Riviera
New York
Los Angeles
Miami
Chicago
San Francisco
Baptist Foundation of America, Inc
T. Sherron Jackson
Sherron
Jackson
BFA
Pepper report highlights frauds in Dun & Bradstreet critique
The Pepper committee accuses Dun & Bradstreet of republishing a false asset list for the Baptist Foundation and exposing inflated values such as a $1.3 million hotel and a $7.5 million mining claim. The Global Baseball League collapse reveals $26 million in liabilities vs $15,000 in assets, while Dumont Datacomp ties to Mafia money and fake audits.
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Dun & Bradstreet
BFA
Pepper
Tennessee
Jackson
Global Baseball League
United States
Japan
Latin America
Shell
Europe
Dumont Datacomp Corp
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Baptist Foundation
D&b
Peat, Marwick
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Public TV funding debate rages over government news role
Liberal commentator argues against government run public affairs TV and CPB funding. He questions objectivity claims at PBS linked to figures like Sander Vanocur and Bill Moyers while warning against government news services and calls for non interference in programming.
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John
King
Syndica
Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
Henry W. Loomis
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CPA
Sander Vanocur
Walter Cronkite
Bill Moyers
Washington Week
William F. Buckley Jr
Buckley
Loomis
Vanocur and Co
Vanocur
Moyers
Bill Buckley
United States
CPB
France
Charles de Gaulle
Sandy Vanocur
Congress
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bureau of Ships
Police deliver meals to 50 elderly in snow emergency
In a January snow event volunteers relied on the Police Department to deliver noon meals to 50 elderly and disabled residents. Miss Jean Wright arranged school meals, and Captain Leak coordinated urgent aid, earning praise from community groups for responsive service.
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Jean Wright
Tomlinson School
Police Department
Captain Leak
Sanders Dallas Jr
United Church Women
James E. Morris
Council of Jewish Women
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