Public Responsibility In Strikes Across Jobs
The piece argues public servants like teachers nurses and doctors must show responsibility amid two major strikes. It cites Pittsburgh teachers refusing to return despite court orders Kansas City nurses overtime dispute and California hospital workers losing work due to doctor walkouts. It asks whether public service workers owe higher accountability and denounces job defiance.
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Pittsburgh
Kansas University Hospital
Kansas City
California
Journal-World
Military pension furor reshapes retirement in U S Army
Army downsizing from 1.4 million to 772,000 in Vietnam era triggers protests by about 2,500 officers who missed promotion. A 700-member group seeks to preserve pension guarantees believed earned through merit and service.
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U.S
Vietnam
Army
Pentagon
On This Date In History Highlights
A compact review notes key anniversaries from 1922 to 198? including the Irish Free State formation in 1922, Henry VIII declaring Supreme Head in 1535, Paderewski as Poland’s first premier in 1919, Kellogg Briand Pact ratified in 1929, MLK Jr born in 1929, France pacifying Morocco in 1932, and the Aswan High Dam dedication in 1971. It also recalls Rio de Janeiro flood refugees returning after deaths surpassed 400, a 1970s NYC police pay dispute, and President Ford urging tax cuts and energy measures last year. Birthdays: pianist Malcolm Frager 41, former child star Margaret O'Brien 39.
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France
French
Morocco
Aswan
Egypt
Nile River
Rio de Janeiro
New York City
Ford
Congress
Malcolm Frager
Margaret O'Brien
Wallace leaves Boston at peace in a shifting 1976 drama
The Wallace visit to Boston shows a softer tone as he backs a federalism stance and a “freedom of choice” school amendment while acknowledging past demagoguery. His aides debate a third party run, with some seeking inclusion in the Democratic platform and others wary of vote splits.
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Boston
George Wallace
Alabama
Massachusetts
Wallace
Boston Globe
New York Times
Washington Post
Globe
Hammond
Ind
Flint
Mich
Gung-Ho
Washington
Senate
John Sparkman
Capital spending optimism vs. real plans in 1976
The Commerce Department survey shows capital outlays for new machinery and plants remain pessimistic, with little or no increase despite brighter signals late in 1975. Analysts note possible later gains if consumer demand strengthens, warning the economy remains fragile without joint action by buyers and producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commerce Department
Anti CIA oversight trend prompts looming Senate push
The piece reports on a proposed Senate National Intelligence and Surveillance Committee with nine members to oversee CIA NSA DIA and related federal agencies. It warns the draft would grant broad access to covert and routine intelligence information and could sideline executive prerogatives while Congress seeks political gain through leaks.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Government Operations Committee
Senate
Select Intelligence Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
National Security Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA
State, Treasury
Justice Departments
Committee On National Intelligence and Surveillance
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Angola
Italy
Select Committee
A Tale of Logos from NBC Funny to a Retro A Logo
A humorous piece follows NBC’s costly new logo choice a red blue N then a Nebraska TETN N red logo. Industrial designers Cratcher Thumb propose an A logo with a longer left leg to suggest speed and attention, costing 635000 dollars, vs NBC’s higher expense.
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NBC
Nebraska
Cratcher & Thumb
Cratcher
Thumb
Russians choke rebel element with efficiency
A critique of Hedrick Smith’s book The Russians notes dissidents Solzhenitsyn Sakharov and Medvedev are marginalized by the Soviet regime. It describes tours of Peter and Paul Fortress in Leningrad, prison lore, and lingering fascination with the czars, contrasting history with current state control.
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Leningrad
Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Soviet Union
Solzhenitsyn
Sakharov
Medvedev
Peter and Paul
Peter the Great
Russia
Lenin
Maxim Gorky
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Nicholas
Alexandra
Catherine’s
St. Petersburg
New York
Bowery
The World Company Lawrence Staff and History
The World, published daily except Sunday, dates back to 1854 with key figures Dolph Simons Jr and Sr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller serving as president and editors. Established in Lawrence Kansas, the paper lists editors and contact details plus subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
KU to Add 23000-Square-Foot Wing at Experimental Biology Building
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded KU 250000 for a two story 23000 square foot wing east of Summerfield Hall. The report notes a 348 million nuclear reactor project may not materialize after Washington reevaluation and Hesper near Eudora is a possible site.
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Kansas University
Summerfield Hall
Washington
Hesper
Eudora
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Boston At Peace
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CBS
Face the Nation
John Cunniff
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Neestives
Logo
Art Buchwald
William F. Buckley JR
Journal- World
Ray Ogden
Douglas County
Elmer Ousdahl
Charles Banning
Kansas House of Representatives
Lawrence Gibson
Future Farmers of America
William Essick
America
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