Council Defies Retirement Credit Expansion Over Public Cost
High Point council rejects a 1973 act expanding retire ment credits for city workers and those with prior or outside government service. Supporters call it pork barrel while critics warn of rising fixed costs and subsidizing others work. The editorial backs the council, noting projected next-year costs and arguing against subsidizing external service retirement benefits.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
High Point Council
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Nonresident violator pacts expand across states
The Lexington Dispatch notes North Carolina has signed nonresident violator compacts with Virginia Maryland New Jersey and Delaware enabling enforcement of minor offenses across borders. Violators may appear in their home state court or meet terms without cash bonds or jail time. Some North Carolinians desire pacts with South Carolina Georgia and Florida.
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U.S
Davidson County
Lexington
The
Lexington Dispatch
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Tar Heels
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Florida
Financing Public Education Faces Funding Shifts And Losses
Rising costs and falling enrollments strain public schools and publicly supported colleges. Court rulings reshape funding, shifting dependence from wealth-based local taxes to state aid and new revenue strategies. Institutions seek nontraditional income like campus arcades and vacation packages to offset deficits while balancing town-gown relations.
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United States
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Texas
University of Maryland
Global village reshapes religious life says USC historian
Dr. Robert S. Ellwood Jr of the University of Southern California notes that a century ago most people knew only their village while today the world is a global village. He warns that this shift is linked to the rise of religious cults in America.
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Robert S. Ellwood Jr
University of Southern California
America
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
National Institute On Alcohol
NIAAA
Ken Eaton
Eaton
Morris Chafetz
CIA May Wind Up with a New Name in June Report
A blue ribbon commission may recommend on June 30 that the CIA keep undercover operations but under a new label Foreign Intelligence Agency. The report urges firmer oversight, limits on covert action, and removal of the President’s personal certification requirement, while noting covert actions should not be abolished.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Senate
Mike Mansfield
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U.S
Henry Kissinger
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NIAAA
Booz-Allen
What You Want To Be When You Grow Up
A humorous letter to a university alumni journal contrasts student career guidance with wartime drafts. The author argues universities should nurture intellectual growth over rapid credentialing, urging grads to consider employment services or even the Armed Forces for direction and practical training.
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United States
Armed Forces
Outsmarted By Russians At Every Turn
Letter argues US security compromised by peace talks with Russia. It accuses Moscow of gaining concessions while sharing nothing, warns of loss of atomic control, and cites Soviet moves in Indochina and the Middle East. It laments Western leadership and NATO weakness amid staged Soviet military displays.
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Randolph County School Board Approves Controversial Calendar
A meeting on June 2 reveals the Randolph County school board voted a new calendar for the coming year. Parents and teachers denounce the plan as favoring farmers and local businesses, not students or families, cutting three days from Christmas break and ignoring bus riders cold exposure. The exchange includes a board member's remark questioning a child's understanding of the calendar.
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