Oklahoma opens bargaining doors for boards and students
Gov. David Boren vetoed a bill allowing closed sessions for school boards to plan labor talks and student disciplinary hearings. The legislature overrode, arguing a balance between strategy and openness. The measure lets boards discuss expulsions or suspensions in private if requested by the student or guardian, aimed at protecting youths from publicity while maintaining orderly school operations.
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David Boren
James Howell
Midwest City
Oklahoma
United Nations Sea Law Conference Faces Critical May Session
In New York City from May 23 to July 7 the sixth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea seeks agreement on a world ocean treaty. Observers warn that failure could break the conference, undermine world order, and prompt unilateral actions in the 200 mile zone. Elliott Richardson leads the U S delegation urging compromise on deep sea mining landlocked rights and military transit amid tense deadlocks.
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New York City
United States
Elliott Richardson
Carter
Supreme Court narrows state power over obscene mailings
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that states cannot force federal authorities to permit mailing obscene materials. The decision upheld a Des Moines conviction of Jerry Lee Smith for mailing adult magazines and films to postal inspectors, rejecting Iowa’s 1974 decriminalization of such material for adults. Justice Blackmun wrote for the majority, saying federal law governs the mails and juries must apply federal standards.
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Playboy
Playgirl
Viva
U.S
Des Moines
Iowa
Jerry Lee Smith
Smith
Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court
Supreme Court obscenity ruling prompts publisher concern
Andrew Tully argues the Smith decision allows federal mail prosecutions for sexual material but permits state juries to weigh obscenity guidelines. The piece questions how many publishers will face mail-use charges and predicts federal crusades beyond Iowa. It notes varying state attitudes and urges clearer rulings.
New Day Needed In Public Education
Jesse L. Jackson argues that guaranteed employment and benefits have weakened public education turning it into an employment agency. He cites Chicago with a $1.05 billion budget and 40 000 employees where 80 percent of funds go to salaries, and contends union power protects mediocrity, demanding education focus and educator accountability to rebuild cities.
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Chicago
Education reform speech urges parental power and industry change
Jesse L. Jackson argues functionally illiterate graduates undermine urban education. He cites Chicago tests showing students reading below grade level and calls for parental organization and media involvement to seize control of the education system and pursue a new day in American education.
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Chicago
Operation Push
George Washington
America
Five Bright Bits From a Day of Bad News
Dr. Max Rafferty shares unexpected good news from a CBS broadcast. A Michigan survey finds married people are happier than singles, women report happiness on par with men, and Americans feel content. A North Carolina campus experiment dresses up for Dress Up Day inspired by a 1975 moment. A national survey notes high teenage virginity and preference for traditional marriage. Chicago principal Alice Blair transforms a failing school into a model with strict policies and Excellence Plus program.
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Chicago
America
University of Illinois
Los Angeles Times
Max Rafferty
CBS News
Don Quixote
CBS
United States
University OF Michigan
Angus Campbell
Philip Converse
William Rogers
P.S
Gloria Steinem
Jack Benny
Montreal-Anderson Junior
North Carolina
Wire Service
Ray Sokohl
Hugh Hefner
Alice Blair
Casey Banas
Windy City
Oklahoma Politics and Culture Snippets Flash Across State
A collection notes lawmakers resist pay raises to avoid voter backlash while praising progress in Tulsa governance adding a city star insignia to police cars. Billy Brooks calls college football recruiting pervasive cheating, and discussions on girls sports equality follow. A five-year auto tag proposal eyed for 1980 sparks debate over one-year tags.
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Tulsa
Billy Brooks
Oklahoma
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