State’s schools face funding crunch and weak curriculum
Sacramento report shows inadequate financial support cited as the top problem by educators and parents, with poor curriculum and lack of parental involvement also high on the list. The survey of 2000 people notes sex education as a favored innovation and students rate disciplinary practices and drug controls poorly.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
State Education Department
Wilson Riles
Riles
Command Ceremony for California National Guard Chief
Maj. Gen. Frank Schober Jr. formally assumes command of the California National Guard in a guard-attended change of command ceremony. A slate of bills moves through committees funding state services and public access, including a $2 million “green belt” acquisition near Suisun marsh and an $11.57 billion budget for 1975-76. The piece notes a high rate of self-punishing deaths among dentists and a push to open more government meetings and records to the public.
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Frank Schober Jr
California National Guard
Suisun
Suisun Marsh
Solano County
Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Senate
Beilenson
Los Angeles
Collier
Dereka
Marin
Marin County
Angela Davis
Ruchell Magee
Behr
R-Tiburon
Tornadoes, heavy rain and hail disrupt Midwest and Midwest race
A Tuesday storm spree from the Rockies to the Midwest battered towns across Indiana and Ohio with tornadoes and high winds. A 71 year old woman died in Indiana when a tree fell on her yard near Stone Lake. Arlington Heights near Chicago saw a twister near the Arlington Race Track while racing continued. Faribault faced 70 mph winds, power outages, and hail four inches deep ruining crops and killing a cow. Local events were disrupted as officials evacuated tents and moved gatherings indoors.
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United Press International
Rockies
Midwest
Elkhart
Ind
Stone Lake
Indiana
Wheatfield
Valparaiso
Arlington Race Track
Chicago
Arlington Heights
Medinah Country Club
Ohio
Grove City
Kingston
Circleville
Faribault
Minn
Rudy Perpich
Glen Benway
Cannon City
Open session law advances in Assembly hearing
Open meetings and open records bills move forward in California. The Assembly Governmental Organization Committee approved SB1 8-0 to require public meetings for city councils boards of supervisors and commissions when considering appointments or filling vacancies. SB2 open records bill won 7-0 with minor changes. The bills carry Sen. George Moscone and head to Ways and Means.
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Moscone
San Francisco
Sacramento
UPI
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
George Moscone
Ways and Means Committee
California Newspaper Publishers Association
City Councils
Boards of Supervisors
Hookers Convene in Bay City for International Convention
The second annual prostitutes convention in San Francisco may draw French strikers to meet American sex workers. Coyote organizers seek a free Paris flight for French participants with Margo St. James leading the group. Jane Fonda touted to attend its advocacy for sex workers rights.
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San Francisco
UPI
Coyote
Paris
Ulla
Lyon
California
Ms. St. James
Jane Fonda
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Las Vegas
Ken Oldson
Abi—Keene
D-Eureka
Bob
Tilley
Robert C.lilley Insurance Realtors
H’ Street
Dan River Chambretta
Fortres
Fortress
Fiber Industries, Inc
Celanese Corporation
House OF
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MasterCharge Bank Americard
Santa Maria
Broadway
Tylenol
East Ocean
Bay City
Reach Oy
Margo St. James
Contemporary
Orion
Lompoc
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