Thoughts for Today’s Quotations
A compact collection presents John 7 24 urging fair judgment and Nicolo Machiavelli noting people often judge by appearances. The items offer a brief meditative contrast between surface perception and deeper discernment.
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John
Nicolo Machiavelli
Wake County cuts teacher supplements in major NC education shift
Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to reduce teacher supplement pay by one fourth this year and again in each of the next three years, eliminating the extra funds altogether. The decision sparks protests from educators across North Carolina and threatens after school programs and athletics funded by supplements.
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Charge
Raleigh
Wake County Board of Commissioners
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
North Carolina
Wake County
Raleigh Times
The
Enterprise
Wake
Vassar P. Shearon
John A. Murphy
Citywide 911 Emergency Dialing Expands in Winston-Salem
The column notes Winston-Salem now offers 911 for immediate police or fire contact, while High Point still uses separate numbers for police 885-5031 fire 885-2171 and ambulance 885-4141. Guilford County sheriff responds at 883-9151 as part of uneven local emergency access.
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Winston-Salem
Twin City
High Point
Guilford County
Future Of The ILO Shapes U S Membership Decision
The ILO annual conference in Geneva June 1 to 22 tests whether the United States will stay in the organization after a 1975 notice to quit. Washington linked withdrawal to depoliticizing activity and funding share, while recent council moves and a compromise employment program bolster stay hopes.
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International Labor Organization
Geneva
ILO
United States
State Department
U.S
ILO Executive Council
Francis Blanchard
Israel
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Strangulation of Rhodesian Information Service Under Carter
A conservative critique argues Jimmy Carter and UN Ambassador Andrew Young shut down the Rhodesian Information Service in Washington. The piece condemns the action as a blow to free press and speech, citing Towsey and staff as quietly operating and facing ostracism.
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Jimmy Carter
Rhodesian Information Service
UN Security Council
Carter
Andrew Young
Mr. Young
Young
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
McGill Terrace
Washington
Kenneth Towsey
John Hooper
Towsey
Virginia
Salisbury
Harvard University
Harvard
Harvard Law School Forum
United States
Jimmy Caesar
Rhodesia
Congress
Nixon pardon tale undercuts Ford signed deal
Washington insiders dispute Nixon Frost interview claims and say the pardon admission was not signed by Nixon. Becker notes contradict Nixon’s dramatic last minute soul searching and show the actual signed document covered papers and tapes rather than a pardon.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
David Frost
Ford
Benton Becker
San Clemente
Becker
California
Herbert J. Miller
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Miller
Supreme Court
New Books For The Fall At American Booksellers Convention
Reporter reports on a San Francisco booksellers convention with bustling booths and a shelf of provocative fall titles. Attendees discussed a heart transplant guide, a risqué real estate self help book, energy releasing fingernail research, oil spill escapades, and satirical works including Etiquette by Idi Amin and dating Jackie Onassis. The Roots boom spawns spoofs like Leaves about an Oil Trust heir, prompting a lawsuit over missing title.
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Washington
San Francisco
Booth
Jackie Onassis
Anita
Florida
Southampton
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
South Orange
Country Club
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