District PTA notes and local school concerns spark reader letters
Readers discuss fall festival fundraisers and signed notes for pie sales. A letter questions charity bake sale practices while another asks about Archdale elementary school rain wait times and early gym doors. Officials cite Archdale principal stating doors open at 7 a.m. for bad weather.
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Archdale Elementary School
A. Archdale
George Tate
Senate rejects Nixon job safety substitute in lame-duck session
In Washington the Senate votes 41 to 39 to table Nixon administration's substitute to a broad job safety bill with AFL-CIO backing. Seven Republicans join 34 Democrats against tabling, while 27 Republicans and 12 Democrats oppose the administration. The bill would empower the labor secretary to set and enforce standards across industries, replacing a dual-board approach. George Meany of AFL-CIO opposes the proposal.
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R-N.y
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Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
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New Jersey
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Oregon
Jacob Javits
New York
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Hugh Scott
Charles Percy
Illinois
Labor Committee
Afl-Cio
Democrats
Secretary of Labor
George Meany
Congress
Senate subcommittee opens GI drug abuse probe on alcohol
Sen. Harold Hughes and a special Senate subcommittee launch a new inquiry into GI drug abuse with emphasis on alcohol. They say the problem may threaten national security and seek to determine the scope and nature of abuse in the armed services.
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Washington
Senate
Harold Hughes
D-Iown
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Pentagon
Hughes
U.S
Vietnam
Armed Services
Luna 17 Lands and Deploys Lunar Rover Lunokhod 1
Luna 17 landed on the moon and discharged Lunokhod 1, an eight wheel rover that moved about 60 feet from the mothership. Soviet TV later showed the rover exploring and transmitting clear pictures as Bochum Observatory noted its improved design over Luna 16.
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Moscow
Moon
Tass
Earth
Lunokhod
Heinz Kaminski
Bochum Observatory
West Germany
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Credit Move Made Easier
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee signals gradual easing in credit conditions and higher money growth in coming months. Debate centers on expanding credit to aid housing while three members warn of risking renewed inflationary expectations.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Open Market Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
U.S. Treasury
Andrew F. Brimmer
Alfred Hayes
New York Bank
Darryl F. Francis
St. Louis Bank
Nixon Republicans Present Rock Bottom Wish List To Congress
President Nixon and Senate and House GOP leaders unveiled a rock bottom wish list of bills for the 1970 Congress to act on before adjournment. Leadership said the list includes six appropriations bills, welfare reform, emergency school aid, manpower training, Social Security increases, highway and housing measures, and occupational safety. Senate leader Mansfield called Scott’s list reasonable though long, with more than 30 measures offered for action before Christmas.
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Nixon
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Congressional
Ford
Congress
Scott
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Muskie and McGovern Compete for Foreign Relations Seat
Democratic freshmen Muskie and McGovern vie for a Foreign Relations Committee seat as Humphrey eyes a Senate return. Muskie leads with seniority and possible overseas trips while McGovern pushes a Vietnam-war restraint record. Kennedy confirms he will not seek the 1972 nomination.
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Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
Foreign Relations Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Muskie
Maine
Middle East
Europe
McGovern
South Dakota
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