Endorsements Stir North Carolina Teachers in 1970s Race
Teachers and their PACPACE in North Carolina show power to influence elections yet face backlash after endorsing Hunt and Green. Dissident Winston-Salem Forsyth Wake counties push for local endorsements, seeking pay raises and ERAs, while Howard Lee gains support from critics. The row signals deep teacher discontent and militancy affecting governor and lieutenant governor races.
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North Carolina
Political Action Committee For Education
PACE
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Raleigh
Wake County
Hunt and Green
Hunt
Green
General Assembly
Senate
House
Forsyth
Wake Counties
Howard Lee
David Flaherty
Odell Payne
Bowles
Pension funding shortfalls force rethinks in 1970s plans
Editorial notes rising costs and growing unfunded liabilities in both private and public pension schemes. Massachusetts Los Angeles and New York City report large gaps while federal civilian and military pensions face escalating deficits. ERISA limits apply to private plans but not to public ones, prompting proposed federal oversight and ongoing debates on funding methods and possible social security changes.
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Massachusetts
Los Angeles
New York City
Civil Service
Congress
Congressional
New York
Pension Task Force
House Labor Standards Subcommittee
John H Dent
Dpa
John N Erlenborn
Dent-Erlenborn
Barron's Magazine
FTC
NFDA
Thomas H. Clark
Conference of State Regulatory Boards
Chicago
Seattle
Atlanta
Washington
Federal regulators eye funeral industry rules across states
A conservative view argues the FTC seeks sweeping federal control over the funeral trade. It notes 22,000 funeral homes and two million services yearly, with state boards already regulating much and critics calling the proposed rule bureaucratic overreach that would force price itemization and broad disclosure, risking propriety and cost.
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National Funeral Directors Association
NFIDA
FTC
Shah's Bicentennial Tour Masks Iran Torture Regime
Shah of Iran hosted 150 celebrities on a luxury bicentennial tour while SAVAK torture and terror persisted. The study by William Butler and Georges Levasseur details systemic abuse, with poet Reza Baraheni describing beatings, electric shocks, weight cuffs, and other inhuman methods. They warn the regime remains isolated, with police answerable only to the Shah and a global reach alleged through Iranian agents abroad.
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Washington
Iran
Elizabeth Taylor
Garnett Slackelberg
Shah Rutes
SAVAK
William Butler
New York Bar Association
Human Rights Commission
Georges Levasseur
University of Paris
Persepolis
Butler
Reza Baraheni
Barnhem
Barahem
Secret Service
CIA
United States
Butler Savak
Levasseur
Ran
The Father Of Our Country in a modern campaign
A satirical dialogue imagines George Washington facing today’s political tactics. The mock interview covers image, slogans, honesty, and campaign moves from whistle stop to state bargaining, ending with a jab at Ohio and the Adams rivalry in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
United States
George Washington
George
Washington, DC
New York
Philadelphia
John Adams
Adams
Adams, B.c
Potomac
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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