Court Upholds Dismissal of Teacher in Missouri Case
Missouri Supreme Court upheld Mt. Vernon Board of Education’s dismissal of Marybelle Shank for alleged violations of corporal punishment rules. The ruling sent the case back to Lawrence County Circuit Court with a judgment in favor of the school board. The board found no adult witness or designated authority for the punishments in 1972 and 1978.
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FPC bars charging customers for construction costs before use
Washington AP The Federal Power Commission ruled construction costs of new electric plants and pipelines cannot be charged to customers until operation begins. The move blocks a rate increase and is seen as saving the typical family about 424 a year through the 1970s, though some costs for pollution and fuel-conversion projects may still be allowed under certain conditions.
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Federal Power Commission
Missouri
FPC
Environmental Action Foundation
Edison Electric Institute
Don Crawford
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Duke egg drop shows modern design outshines gravity
Duke University students built an egg drop container that survived 10 of 45 drops costing the champion. The contest tested packaging against a concrete slab with peanut butter, popcorn, gelatin and foam. A humorous note contrasts Humpty Dumpty’s fall with the win for technical ingenuity.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Duke
Buchwald Says Ford Lost Carter Vote Pardoned Nixon
Humor columnist Art Buchwald at the New Jersey Education Association convention in Atlantic City argues President Ford lost to Carter because of Nixon's pardon. He likens Ford to Evel Knievel for the justice system, yet admires his risks. He notes a new Washington bumper sticker about Carter and his wife.
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Evel Knievel
Buchwald
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Mick Jagger seeks ban on letters from Shrimp ton
London AP reports rock icon Mick Jagger 33 seeks a permanent court injunction to stop Christine Shrimpton from publishing details of love letters he wrote. A temporary injunction already barred Shrimpton, sister of model Jean Shrimpton, from making the letters public.
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Mick Jagger
Christine Shrimpton
Jagger
Miss Shrimpton
Jean Shrimpton
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