Fresh Wave Of Teacher Strikes Across U S Cities
A nationwide wave of teacher strikes nears the new school year with votes and picket lines in New York Los Angeles and Chicago. NEA says 19 strikes are underway with more districts possible as negotiations stall over pay job security and class size.
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Terry Ryan
Associated Press
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
National Education Association
Ralph Vatalaro
Public Employment Relations Board
New York State
San Francisco
New York City
Chicago Teachers Union
Marion
Ind
Tiverton
R.I
Selma
California
San Joaquin Valley
Nampa
Idaho
Great Falls
Mont
Ilinois
Belmidere
Harlem
Mattoon
Spring Valley
Urbana
Tarzan Yells Celebrate Burroughs Centennial
Four former Tarzans gather to mark Edgar Rice Burroughs centennial in Los Angeles at a North American Science Fiction Convention luncheon. Weissmuller, Crabbe, Pierce, and Mahoney recall the yell and discuss Tarzan lore while Burroughs legacy expands into books, toys, and films.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Johnny Weissmuller
Buster Crabbe
James Pierce
Jock Mahoney
Tarzan
Pierce
Weissmuller
Burroughs
Tarzan and
Joan Burroughs Pierce
Robert Towne
Chinatown
Robert M. Hodes
Tarzana
Lord Greystoke
House of Lords
Jane
Detective and Robber Son In High Drama
A bank hold up in Kansas City ends with two toddlers rescued after a siege. Detective Sylvester Young Jr., the suspect in the holdup, is the officer’s son. Police recover $50,000 of the $60,000. tear gas used. one suspect arrested in Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas City
Sylvester Young
Sylvester Young Jr
East Side
Young
Joseph D. McNamara
Michael Young
McNamara
Tamika Figures
Jewel
Nekeidra
Florence
Youngs
Sylvester Jr
FBI
Central Bank of
Kan
Lead Belt Survey Stirs Controversy
A Missouri Health Division survey tests blood urine and hair of children ages 1 to 5 near three lead smelters to assess heavy metal exposure. University of Missouri researcher Fahim questions value, while officials cite future use and possible source tracking. results may take months to process.
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Jefferson City
University of Missouri
State Health Division
Missouri
Mostapa Fahim
Lead Belt
H. Denny Donnell
St. Joseph
Donnell
Fahim
World Health Organization
Fingland
Holland
Australia
Glasgow
England
Center For Disease Control
Atalnta
De Valera Dies at 92 Founding Leader of Eire
Eamon de Valera, Britain’s foe and Ireland’s long serving statesman, died at 92 in a Dublin nursing home. He led the Easter uprising era, served as prime minister thrice and president twice, and planned a state funeral. Burial set for Glasnevin Cemetery after lying in state at Dublin Castle. He died of bronchial pneumonia and cardiac failure with family present.
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Dublin
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Dev
de Valera
Dublin Castle
Glasnevin Cemetery
Ambulance District Vote Signup Deadline Set
Voters must register by Sept 4 to participate in the Sept 29 ambulance district elections in Audrain County and Van-Far. Registered voters need not re register. Districts may levy up to 15 cents per 100 dollars and require voter approval for higher taxes. Audrain would cover all county except Cuivre township. Van-Far includes Curvie Township Vandalia Farber and part of Pike County. If approved, a director election will follow.
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Audrain County
Van-Far
Cuivre Township
Curvie Township
Vandalia
Farber
Pike County
Indian
Spencer
Eight Area Women Back To Woods For 1975 Fall
Eight area women return as upperclass students to William Woods College Fulton for the 1975 fall term. Names include Joan Balser Twila Gardner Mary Livingston Jennifer Oliver Shelley Shopher Carol Tarrants Fran Wilson and Gena Henke, with family ties noted. Louisiana voters schedule a Tuesday night ballot on admitting women to membership despite potential bylaw conflicts.
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William Woods College
Fulton
Joan Balser
Douglas Balser
Twila Gardner
Fern Gardner
Mary Livingston
John Livingston
Jennifer Oliver
Nona Oliver
John Oliver
Shelley Shopher
Dean Shopher
Carol Tarrants
Fran Wilson
Charles Wilson
Mexico
Gena Henke
Donald Sparks
Auxvasse
Roy Clark In Satisfactory Condition After Gall Bladder Surgery
Lanham Maryland Roy Clark country star is in satisfactory condition after removal of his gall bladder.
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Lanham, Md
Roy Clark
Surgery Ends Crutches Adds seven Inches To Height
Viola Rapp a polio survivor from Dubuque Iowa underwent three major spinal operations in 1974 to correct scoliosis leaving her seven inches taller and able to stand erect with only canes She hopes to return to work as a secretary and seek a boyfriend despite ongoing relearning of basic tasks The family has incurred about 21 000 in medical bills with final costs projected near 40 000 Doctors say without surgery she would have faced wheelchair confinement and lung complications
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Viola
Iowa
David Bradford
University of Minnesota Hospitals
Minneapolis
John
DNBP Adds Millions To Corn Yields
AP reports Purdue agronomy professor Dr A J Ohirogge says the 1975 corn crop gains 5 to 10 percent from the chemical stimulant DNBP applied before tasseling. The yield boost could meet the yearly calories for 0.5 to 1 million people, with a potential broader impact if expanded to more land and other crops.
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Chicago
A. J. Ohirogge
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
American Chemical Society
Ohirogge
Indiana
Ed Oplinger
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Ohicogge
Oplinger
California bans pop-top cans in environmental move
Governor Edmund Brown Jr signed a bill prohibiting the sale of cans with a flip-top device in California after January 1, 1979. Supporters say the ban reduces litter and protects the environment, ending the era of pop-top beverages in the state.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Edmund Brown Jr
Golden State
Twenty Selected For October Nurse Class
Twenty applicants have been chosen for the October class at The Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing. The list includes Reva Brubaker, Centralia. Ellen Crutch er, Mexico. Jayne Hartell, Mexico. Debra Heaton, Vandalia. and others from Vandalia, Fulton, Wellsville, Auxvasse, Paris, and Montgomery City. Nursing teachers are Fern Lemasters, Alice Pealer, Mary Anderson, and Mary Lederle. Mexico will run two classes annually. the next starts April 1, 1976. Adults may apply by writing Davis Hart or calling 581-5684.
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Mexico
Carolin McWhorter
Wellsville
Penny Mills
Auxvasse
Candace Monson
Fulton
Frankie Peck
Barbara Peery
Vandalia
Robin Slatten
Montgomery City
Lydia Staton
Curryville
Charlotte Stephens
Lorene Sublette
Suzanne Terrell
Paris
Deborah Winkelman
Martinsburg
Mexico Public
Mexico Area
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Liberty
Albeigr Aib
James Caan
Norman Jewison
John Houseman
John Beck
Moses Gunn
Pamela Hensley
Darbaia Trentham
Ralph Richardson
William Harrison
Muse
Andre Prevn
Patrick Palmer
Technicolor
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High Noon
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Showtime
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