Radical Change Debates in North Carolina Schools Report
A 77 page task force study on public schools stirs controversy as supporters and critics spar over proposed drastic changes. Key issue is lowering the mandatory school age from 16 to 14 and whether the plan reflects broad input from educators, the State Board, and community colleges. The piece questions the process, rationale, and potential effects on teachers, students, and society.
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North Carolina
Iongheld
Craig Phillips
Phillips
State Board of Education
Constitution and citizens keep the U S system working
Gerald Ford praised the constitution as the system that upheld the transfer of power after a resignation, stressing that the people from citizens to leaders must breathe life into the rule of law. The piece compares systems in the Soviet Union and Britain, notes amendments and the 1967 25th Amendment, and asserts changes come only with public wisdom.
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Gerald R. Ford
Wendell Phillips
Great Britain
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be horizon series
A historical overview traces changing beliefs about the future from ancient cycles to modern forecasts. It notes a rise in futurology as a business, with astrologers, think tanks, corporations, and governments shaping expectations. The piece highlights a shift from prophetic divination to data driven models and world systems analysis.
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Horizon
American Federation of Astrologers
Doris Thompson
Nixon
Rand Corporation
Hudson Institute
Commission On
American Association of Arts and Sciences
Institute For the Future
Monsanto, du Pont
Chase Manhattan
Club of
Rome
Futuribles
France
England
St. Augustine
Walter Karp
Louis-Sebastien Mercier
Arms Loss at Miseau Depot Reveals Lax Security
Washington series exposes U S munitions losses at Miseau West Germany and nearby Weilerbach storage. Polish, Syrian, Yugoslavian, and Hungarian linked personnel, armed gaps, and open storage face security gaps. Thousands of Red Eye missiles unaccounted, hundreds of guards with infractions. Pentagon sources confirm ongoing concern.
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America
Miseau
Uncle Sam
U.S
Federal Criminal Bureau
Germany
Kaiserslautern
Weilerbach
Miseaw
Guard Force
Pentagon
A Sad Story About The Writing Game
A veteran critic notes a grim year for publishers with multiple Nixon and impeachment books. He highlights Raoul Berger and Charles Black works, recalls Safire legal battles, and jokes about H Nixon biography trends while arguing luck and context shaped the saga more than raw intellect.
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Spiro
Sam
Saturday Review World
Sam Ervin
Ervin
New Haven
Raoul Berger
Yale Law
Charles Black
Luce
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Willy Loman
Machiavelli
Capital Viewpoint Rocky Moves In On Teddy Turf
Ford has stolen ground from Ted Kennedy for 1976 with Nixon era Republican Nelson Rockefeller rising as a strong vice presidential candidate. White notes Kennedy supporters shifted to Rockefeller after the assassination, and analysts wonder if Rockefeller could have defeated Kennedy in 1960. Rockefeller’s long record includes urban renewal, transportation, pollution control, medical aid and education, appealing to unions and big-city voters while aligning with labor groups and civil rights donors.
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Washington
Ford
Ted Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
Theodore White
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy California
Rockefeller
Kennedy
White
Rocky
Bobby
John Kennedy
Ohio
Canada
Rockefellers
Martin Luther King
Southern Leadership Christian Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Clyvil
Ford-Rockefeller
Afl-Cio
George Meany
New York
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Air Force
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Tle
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Victor Lasky
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Patsy
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Alexander Butterfield
C.I.A
Teddy
Ray Cromley
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