Nantucket School Strife Spurs National Attention
Nantucket's public school battle pits extremist pressure from John Birch Society supporters against the district’s leadership. Superintendent Minnich is fired amid petitions, tape recorders in classrooms and accusations of anti intellectual atmosphere. A court suit and delayed investigations follow as teachers protest and a broader regional pattern emerges.
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Nantucket
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Nantucket Teachers Association
William J. O'Keefe
Boston College Law School
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Gloucester
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Milford
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Supreme Court
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Anti- Defamation League
Brockton
Middleboro
Newton
Lexington
Nevada Senators Split Over Taft-Hartley Right to Work Repeal
Nevada Senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon remained undecided on repealing Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act. Bible noted Nevada voters approved the right to work measure three times in the 1950s and planned to study the issue further, while acknowledging his past stance. Cannon’s position was not stated in the excerpt.
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Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
UPI
Nevada
Bible
Senate
Cannon
Congress
Walter Sharing
Nevada Right to Work Debate Stirring in Senate Talks
Senators weigh the right to work issue as Nevada activists revive a 1949 committee to oppose Section 14B repeal in the Taft Hartley Act. Supporters say the vote will be close, while critics warn labor power could influence government.
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Charles W. Bailey
National
Right To Work Committee
Nevada
Senate
American Fighter Jets Shot Down Over Laos
The report states U S reconnaissance flights had broader aims, with raids likely begun in late November. Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor was in Washington for Vietnam crisis consultations. A White House note cited rising North Vietnamese support for the Viet Cong and Laos Viet Nam infiltration. The Pentagon confirmed F105 Thunderchief involvement, noting its speed and weapon capacity in a limited firmness move.
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Richer Communists Told See Cuba Spend Money
The Communist Daily Worker urged wealthier readers to take Caribbean cruises to Cuba as part of a two page 광고 promoting holiday potential in Soviet bloc nations. Other Iron Curtain states touted vacations with slogans praising Bulgaria Poland East Germany Czechoslovakia Hungary and Romania and Intourist promoted the Soviet Union as the best holiday in 1965 by sea air rail coach and car.
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UPI
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Daily Worker
Cuba
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Poland
Moscow
Intourist
Soviet Union
Stead Air Force Base May House National Air Races
Ted Forsythe, chairman of the 1965 nationals, asked Roy Bankofier to keep Stead’s airdrome facilities intact and in public ownership after the base closes in 1966. He proposed Stead as permanent host for the national championship air races and for civilian general aviation use.
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Ted Forsythe
The
Nationals
Roy Bankofier
Forsythe
Stead
No Water Meters Proposed for Reno Area by Power Co
Sierra Pacific Power Co will not seek 1965 legislature authority to install water meters in Reno and Sparks. President Fred Fletcher says meters could bill fairly by usage but current water abundance and a past rate increase make meters poor public relations.
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Reno
Reno, Nev
UPI
Sierra Pacific Power Co
Reno and
Sparks
Fred Fletcher
Educator in Critical Condition at Sunrise Hospital
Dr. James R. Dickinson of Nevada Southern University remains in critical condition at Sunrise Hospital. Hospital spokesmen dispute a rival report claiming a second massive heart attack and say his condition is essentially unchanged. Dickinson, 47, suffered a heart attack Monday during a routine physical.
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Sunrise Hospital
Dickin
Son
Fine Arts
Nevada Southern
Dickinson
Dr. Dickinson
Cab Strike Threatened By Union Affects Local Drivers
About 125 cab drivers could be affected if Teamsters Local 881 pursues a strike against Whittlesea Blue Cab Co. planned for 5 a.m. today. Dick Thomas says legal difficulties may block action, but if it proceeds other cab firms could fill the gap. The dispute centers on contract terms due to take effect Jan 4 and wage provisions not being observed.
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Teamster Local 881
Whittlesea Blue Cab Co
Dick Thomas
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