Relevance Of Historical Data In Classrooms
A manuscript essay argues many Americans memorize dates and names yet forget them. It contrasts standard history with film and fiction shaping memory, noting Gone With the Wind distortions, the impact of movies on perception, and the value of historiography that centers people and human nature over rote fact listing.
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Hay
Pauncefote
David Herbert Donald
Charles Warren
Harvard University
Tcam
State budget anchors on growth with $700 million in new investments
The budget presentation touts a booming economy and notes nearly $700 million in new outside investments last year, predicting about 10 000 additional jobs. The claim positions the state as benefiting from growth and investor confidence amid continued fiscal expansion.
PATH plan struggles to gain public response
Mary L. Hannah, PATH leader, says the transit and handicapped transportation initiative has dwindled to nothing. She cites no public response and notes both handicapped people and officials hinder progress with paperwork and unresponsive attitudes.
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PATH
Mary L. Hannah
Hannah
Child Abduction and Divorce Court Conflicts
A former neighbor and private detective visit seeking the ex husband and their daughter amid child abduction cases tied to custody battles. The piece examines motives, legal loopholes, and the toll on mothers, fathers, and children in custody warfare.
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Arly
Arnold Miller
Children's Rights, Inc
Anther
Ethel J
Colorado
Seabed Mining Treaty Push Faces U N Deadline
Washington outlines a last chance for a law of the sea treaty on deep seabed mining as the Geneva talks open. The Carter administration urges quick congressional action to allow U S firms to mine the ocean floor, amid major international and private sector investments and fears of future loss without protections. West Germany Britain France and Japan move to enable their nationals to mine offshore.
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U.N. Law
Senate Energy Committee
Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees
U.S
Merchant Marine Committee
Senate
Energy Committee
Kennecott Copper
International Nickel
Lockheed
United States
Group of
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Carter
Senate Committee
Overseas Private Investment Corp
OPIC
Capitol Hill
House
Geneva
West Germany
Britain
France
Japan
Carter in Riyadh Seeks Oil Pact as Talks Begin
President Carter visits Riyadh for talks with King Fahd focusing on a potential oil pact, Middle East peace prospects, and U.S. currency concerns. Saudi leaders, wary of Iran’s rising power, anticipate no major public announcements while discussions on arms, energy, and regional stability unfold.
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Israel
Carter
Riyahd
Mideast
U.S
Horn of Africa
Anwar Sadat
Nassiriyah
Riyadh
United States
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Iran
Persian Gulf
Delhi
India
Arguments End In Indian Suit In Mashpee Case
Mashpee's lawyer argued in federal court that local Indians lack tribal status and thus any claim to about 13 000 acres valued at near 30 million dollars. The Indians counter that they are descendants of praying Indians maintaining tribal rights. A 12 member jury will decide if the group qualifies as a tribe and may determine the land claim.
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Boston
Mashpee
James D. St. Clair
Richard M. Nixon
St. Clair
Lawrence Shubow
Marijuana Seized in City Raid Narrows to Three Arrests
About a pound and a half of what is believed to be marijuana was seized during a Monday night raid at a B Avenue residence. Three suspects, a 28 year old man and a 20 year old man and a 20 year old woman, were arrested and held in the city jail pending possible felony charges of possession with intent to distribute. Police had obtained a search warrant prior to the raid.
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B Avenue
Three Men Held After Alleged Early Morning Rape
Police investigate an alleged rape from early Monday involving three men arrested after a car was spotted near Larrance and Dearborn. A female passenger said two occupants raped her, while a third man present acted as a witness. The two suspects remain under investigation and one is held as a material witness.
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Larrance
Dearborn
Youth Loses Legs After Saving Dog on Tampa Trestle
In Tampa Florida 10 year old James Harper saved his dog by tossing it into the Hillsborough River as an Amtrak train approached. He slipped under the third car losing both legs. He remained in serious but stable condition.
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Tampa
Fla
James Harper
James
David Tanzer
Hillsborough River
Walter Pask
Young Harper
Amtrak
Murray Thomas
Thomas
Tanner
Pask
James Clark
Panamanian treaty aid visit prompts Senate hopes
Panama hesitates to court large Senate delegations as Baker agrees to visit after Torrijos invitation. Torrijos offered a role in securing regional peace by backing the treaty. Last month he announced human rights reforms aimed at satisfying Byrd and six other senators, who said the changes could boost treaty prospects.
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Baker
Panama
Torrijos
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
FBI Convicts 17,544 in 1976 Cases Nationwide
FBI data show 17,544 convictions in 1976 with 94 for kidnapping and 2,866 for bank robbery. More than $3 million was recovered in the bank robbery prosecutions, reflecting large-scale crime suppression.
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FBI
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