Rhodes school financing plan eyed amid debate in Ohio
The Hubbard News reviews Governor Rhodes proposed 1.1 billion dollar boost for Ohio schools over four years with no tax increases. The plan stresses local control, but reactions split among opponents and supporters. The Ohio Education Association and the OFA criticize, while the editorial urges careful study before judgment.
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Rhodes
Ohio
Ohio Education Association
OFA
Ohio Education
OEA
Do Marines have a few bad apples or rotten to the core
The Columbus Citizen Journal reports Sen. Howard Metzenbaum’s inquiry into Marine recruiting fraud in Ohio. Officials reveal recruiters hid felonies forged diplomas and tests, and encouraged illiterates to attempt entrance exams under pressure to meet quotas.
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Columbus Citizen Journal
Ohio
Howard Metzenbaum
Marine Corps
Columbus
Cleveland Area
Metzenbaum
Corps
Size of deficit goes unnoticed
The Caledonian Record notes Congress passed a $119.2 billion defense appropriation the largest money bill in history and a $16.3 billion tax cut the same week. It laments senior House members ignored the growing deficit while backing higher spending and lower taxes amid party battles and fiscal peril.
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United States
House of Representatives
House
Capitol Hill
California
America
On my mind anger laughter and tears
A Cornish town reader reflects on anger at resurfacing roads funded by federal money and misused funds. He notes a state highway project and a mislaid state capital funds, linking frustration to national tax policy. He endorses Prop 13 style spending cuts and urges viewing Washington expenditures as real money for taxpayers.
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Cornwall Bridge
Conn
Washington
California
Probing Ferguson's office stirs Columbus commentary
Columbus columnist notes Lawrence Huffman sworn as non political special prosecutor to scrutinize State Auditor Ferguson and Lukens campaigns. It highlights political crossovers, the role of George C. Smith, and tensions with reporters, while recalling a TV brawl involving Bob Huffman and Billy Joe Brown.
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Keith McKnight
Columbus
Leon Jawoski
Leon Jaworski
Lawrence S. Huffman
Allen County
Lawrence
Tom
Franklin County
George C. Smith
Billy Joe Brown
Donald E. “Buz
Lukens
Ferguson
Leon
Smith
Lawrence Huffman
Robert Huffman
Brother Bob
Common Pleas
Lukens and Smith
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
State Con Board
Doubts of Labor Leaders Over Carter Aid in 1980s
Chicago reports show AFL-CIO leaders doubt George Meany’s conciliatory tilt toward Carter. Meany’s recent meeting created a Marshall led committee on collective bargaining seen as a strategic move, not a real shift. They fault Carter for perceived ineptness and lack of sympathy for union goals, warning against overreliance on administration reforms.
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Chicago
George Meany
Carter
Afl-Cio
Meany
Barry Bosworth
Council On
Douglas Fraser
United Auto Workers
Fraser
White House
Ray Marshall
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Marshall
Bosworth
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Labor-Management Committee
Senate
William Wimpisinger
Machinists Union
Georgia
Language decline and education debate dominates early 20th century column
The piece rails at what it calls retrograde English education and gutter speech, critiquing lax reading standards, dialects, and standards in schools from Chicago to Woonsocket. It cites Amy White House comments, Navy reading tests, university courses on English, and Marjorie Farmer arguing for standard language. It also notes Zara Agha claimed oldest man age 164 died in Istanbul in 1934.
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Washington, D.C
White House
Amy
Chicago
Miami University
University of Connecticut
San Diego
Navy
as_ schools
Woonsocket
R.I
Marjorie Farmer
National Council of Teachers of
Aew
United Press International
Zara Agha
Istanbul
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