Hunt tightens state staffing control amid criticism
Governor Jim Hunt pushed a five year career status rule and reclassified 868 positions as policy posts while cutting about 900 state jobs. Critics, including Herbert Moore, say morale suffers and the move appears politically motivated as Hunt seeks hiring and firing power. Moore was fired after criticizing the administration and has filed suit challenging the law.
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Jim Hunt
Hunt
General Assembly
Western Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center
Herbert Moore
Moore
Sarah Morrow
State Dept. of Human Resources
Raleigh News and Observer
A Legend In Her Time Loren E. Lawrence to head Passport Office
The State Department will appoint Loren E. Lawrence to replace Frances G. Knight as director of the U.S. Passport Office on Aug. 1. Knight, who led the office for 22 years, faced criticism for security measures and support of a national identity card system while earning a Hoover-like following in Congress.
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State Department
Loren E. Lawrence
Frances G. Knight
U.S
Congress
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
John Foster Dulles
Passport Office
Knight
FBI
Paris
Moscow
Harvard
U.S. News & World Report
Texas Inspectors Find Squalor at Sherwood Nursing Home
In Bryan, the Sherwood Nursing Home run byBill Moore, known as the Bull of Brazos County, faced 1975 state inspections revealing dirty enema cans and bedpans, urine odor, unattended care, no licensed nurse signatures on medications, and neglected treatments. Welfare payments were suspended then restored amid Moore’s denials and pressure.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Moore
Brazos County
Senate
Moore
Sherwood
Bryan
Raymond Vowell
Welfare Dept
Vowell
Raymond
Bull of Brazos
Howie Kurtz
Counter revolution within the women's movement fuels Houston clash
The piece frames a heated struggle at the International Women's Convention in Houston as a clash between Gloria Steinem led liberals and Phyllis Schlafly conservatives. It notes decades of activism shaping delegates, tensions over ERA and abortion, and conservative resistance at state conferences including Mississippi and Florida, highlighting both groups' aims and potential gains.
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Houston
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Phillis Schaflys
Steinems
ERA
Schaflys
Women's Liberation
Oklahoma
Norris Moore
Pelahatchie
Salesmanship In Europe Affects Foreign Customers
A vivid contrast of European sales attitudes follows a study of eight years of handling foreign shoppers. In Italy the welcome is warm and personal, in London they guide with quiet formality, and in Paris service turns tedious and overbearing. The piece contrasts friendly gestures with stiff tone and ends by noting differing cultural expectations and reactions to a simple shirt purchase.
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Italy
Signor
America
Chicago
Rosita
Antonio
Carlotta
Afredo
Guiseppe
Charles
Thomaso
St. Peter’s
Rome
Florence
London
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Schafly
Gloria Steinem
Phillis Schafly
James J. Kilpatrick
Leon
Europe
England
Duke of Norfolk
France
Buchwald
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