NTE Back On The Track For North Carolina Teaching Tests
The North Carolina Board of Education hears that the Education Testing Service validates the National Teacher Examinations. The tests and scoring are tied to teaching knowledge and can be set higher, potentially reducing racial discrimination suits and weeding out unqualified teachers.
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North Carolina
The
Education Testing Service
North Carolina Board of Education
NTE
Positive signs in Hugh Point United Way drive
As campaign heads into the final third, city employees report strong support with 126 percent of goal reached. The effort highlights added giving, visible pay-scale diversity, and endorsement of United Way services by law enforcement and other agencies, despite economic softer spots and seasonal market pauses. Citizens without affiliations are urged to participate to ensure full coverage.
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Hugh Point United Way
United Way
Police Dept
United
YMCA
YWCA
Scouts
Boys Club
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Murphy Osborne
World YMCA nominee Hector Casellie named for secretary general
Uruguayan Methodist layman Hector Casellie, aged 51, is nominated to become Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs. A summer 1977 vote will occur in Buenos Aires to decide the post, succeeding Frederik Franklin of Sweden who retires after 14 years. Headquarters are in Geneva.
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Hector Casellie
Uruguay
World Alliance of the
Young Men's Christian Associations
Buenos Aires
Frederik Franklin
Sweden
World Alliance of
Y.m.c.a.'s
Geneva
Switzerland
Justice A Stanley Remarks On Legal Services Need
Justice A Stanley, newly elected president of the American Bar Association, says many people live without needing a lawyer and advocates resolving problems through discussion rather than legal action. He questions whether there is a vast unmet demand for legal services among consumers.
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Justice A. Stanley
The
American Bar Association
Furniture stocks under analysis amid market volatility
The Wall Street Journal notes furniture stocks have been volatile amid housing, sentiment, and income shifts. Analysts, led by Paloma Singleton of Merril Lynch, say valuations are high but not supporting long term commitments. several firms like Bassett and Ethan Allen are rated okay to buy near term while others remain neutral. Weather and economy trends also loom as factors for demand and production.
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Gene G. Marcial
Wall Street Journal
Paloma Singleton
al. Merril
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
Miss Singleton
Bassett Furniture
Ethan Allen
Flexsteel Industries
Henredon Furniture
Henredon
Kirsch
Mohasco
Simmons
New York Stock Exchange
Shields
Roland Inc
Salzman
Jerry Epperson
First Securities Inc
Bassett
Lane
Pulaski Furniture
Hickory Furniture
La-Z-Boy Chair
Flexsteel
Berkline
Epperson
IRS Probe Of Ford Amazingly Soft Handling
The IRS has stalled two Ford investigations over four years, with Commissioner Donald Alexander accused of hindering probes into the President’s finances. An audit of 1967-72 tax returns was described as sloppy and not escalated to intelligence staff. Separate NMU cash-payment allegations faced slow action, immunity deals discussed, and questions about grand jury testimony. The article notes internal friction, halted information projects, and a running statute of limitations on certain witnesses, while no guilt is implied for Ford.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Ford
IRS
Donald Alexander
Wall Street Journal
National Maritime Union
William Perry
NMU
House
Perry
Robert Rossi
Alvin Shapiro
Pension Fund
Shapiro
American Merchant Marine Institute
LIS
Jonathan Goldstein
Newark
N.J
Harold Tyler
Goldstein
Justice Dept
Rossi
Alexander
Marc Smolensky
Jack Cloherty
Jay Gourley
Senator Soaper and the economy turnabout warning
The critic notes that politicians claim inflation has improved while facing the same economic direction as before. It argues that any bright child could assemble an atomic bomb with suitable materials, urging scrutiny of a birthday chemical kit’s contents.
What Of Quality Education
A parent complains of large junior high class sizes averaging 33 to 35 with teachers handling five classes plus homeroom, totaling 175 to 200 students daily. The letter argues for reduced teacher loads to enable higher quality instruction amid administrative expansion and higher school taxes. The writer asks to withhold their name due to employment with the city schools.
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High Point
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