Declining High School Test Scores Prompt Broad Debate
A news excerpt notes that June graduates show lower average scores than last year and a decade of decline continues. It links parent attitudes, education quality, busing, discipline, and testing program validity with calls for method and attitude reexamination, citing SAT trends and NEA critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
National Board
National Education Association
Bernard McKenna
State
NEA
Ford and Gunmen Highlight Mutual Need for Risk in Public Life
The article argues that a free society and strong protection for a president clash, noting Ford’s calm acceptance after an assassination attempt. It contrasts public values with security measures, cites Kennedy’s era, and questions pre planning against unpredictable threats from radical individuals like Bremmer, Mansons, and Weathermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Betty Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Plan of Union rejection echoes long church split
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada rejects another plan to unite with the United Church of Canada and the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, a merger idea pursued for decades amid ongoing Presbyterian separation in Canada. The piece also answers questions on simony, Waldensian Church, and the North American Academy of Ecumenism with concise historical notes.
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United Church of Canada
General Synod
Anglican Church of Canada
Episcopal
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Methodist
Presbyterian
Congregational
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Simon
Simon Magus
Peter
Philip
Academy of Ecumenism
N Vatican Council
Richmond
Morticians Push FTC Rules to Protect Consumers
High Point funeral directors defend FTC regulations aimed at consumer protection. The rules cover embalming with family consent, no mandatory embalming before cremation, display of affordable coffins, and detailed lists of funeral goods. Local directors report no area firms affected, but note industry consolidation elsewhere and public information gaps about funeral costs and procedures. A national effort by the National Selected Morticians and Sechrest Funeral Home seeks to educate the public with a free policy statement on costs and services to ease future planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Edgar Johnson
Sechrest Funeral Home
National Selected Morticians Group
NSM
Central Street
Evanston
Bayh targets oil giants with all four industry zones
Sen. Birch Bayh plans to force oil majors to abandon three of four production steps by divesting from production, transportation, refining, or marketing. A confidential memo warns of fierce opposition as big firms hold 75 percent plus of output and over 90 percent of pipelines, shaping prices and limiting competition. A separate Bolivia crackdown aims to curb narcotics with multinational police training and alternative crops, risking American citizens’ imprisonment as enforcement expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
David
Goliath
Bayh
Exxon
Shell
Texaco
Amoco
Socal
Mobil
Gulf
ARCO
Paster
Senate
Federal Energy Administration
Paign
Banzer
Santa Cruz
Drug Enforcement Administration
la Paz
Multinationals and the Global Power Shift
A Washington byline argues the multinational corporation has become a dominant global force, often ruling through capital, management, and technology while national governments struggle to assert control. The piece compares modern multinationals to post Civil War robber barons, noting tensions with unions and concerns over wage suppression and national sovereignty.
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Washington
Free
United States
Morgan
Harriman
Gould
Sage
Fiske
Schiff
Hill
Vanderbilt
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Mansons
Weatherman
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Arthur Bremmers
Gerald Ford
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White House
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Louis Haizlip
David E. Maas
Public Safety Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
John Brockman
Charlotte
Durham
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Maas
FBI
Virgin Islands
Point
Wesleyan Arms
Samet Construction Co
N. Centennial
James L. Denny
Bolivia
Hugo Banzer
Cochabamba
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil
U.S
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Nicholas Biddle
Bank of the United States
Leland Stanford
Southern Pacific
United States Senate
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