Rickover Critiques U S Education Standards At Minneapolis Address
Admiral Hyman G Rickover head of the Navy nuclear program urges citizens to defend education quality He cites interviews with 12 000 graduates and warns many lack basic reading and problem solving skills He recounts a sailor causing 250000 damage from misreading diesel engine instructions highlighting pervasive skill gaps across fields.
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Hyman G. Rickover
American Association of School Administrators
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Navy
Journal staff roles at The Journal newspaper
The Journal lists leadership including W. A. Siebenthaler Sr. as President Elwood Richardson as Business Manager Publi Paul J. Day as Executive Editor and Jim Mills as Managing Editor, detailing the editor roster and key management positions.
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Elwood Richardson
Senate backs plan to ease snail darter limits on TVA dam
Senate approves a measure to balance Endangered Species Act protections with public works. A seven member commission could grant exemptions, aiming to avert costly delays from the snail darter case tied to Tellico Dam. The House may join as the Act nears renewal amid taxpayer concerns.
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Supreme Court
Tellico Dam
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Tax Cut Juggernaut Rolls On In Washington
Reagan era debate on capital gains tax cuts and overall tax reductions heats up as Republicans push toward Steiger style relief while Democrats back Roth Kemp advances. Polls show public mixed on inflation and tax benefits, with Carter’s plan facing both support and skepticism.
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Senate
Steiger
Carter
Roth-Kemp
House Ways and Means
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Roper
Gallup
Congress
Treasury
Blumenthal
White House
Conflict of interest in Washington and the revolving door
In Washington the phrase conflict of interest is debated as lawmakers and lawyers move between public service and private firms. The piece discusses senators with cattle interests, lawyers shaping policy, and the revolving door between government and industry, noting ethical tensions and the impact on public service.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Public Service
Department of Energy
Buffa
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Bar Association
Test Tube Limit and the Future of Human Evolution
In six billion years rekindling the sun may be possible but for now genetic engineering prompts caution about redefining humanity. Britain’s first lab conceived child sparks debate on designing babies and the ethical frontier beyond scientific prowess.
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Washington
Britain
Leon Kass
University of Chicago
Kass
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal publishes daily in Middletown Ohio with various subscription options. Rates include 20 and 35 for weekday and Sunday copies at newsstands, home delivery 90 weekdays and 25 Sundays, motor route 15 daily and 30 Sundays, and mail options 38 per year, 4 per month, 46 outside USA.
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News Journal, Inc
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USA
Congress Exempts Itself From Key Laws, Reader Letter Says
A letter asserts Congress avoids public financing for elections and exemptions from anti discrimination and pay acts. It alleges self provided pensions and secrecy, lack of enforcement, no outside audits, and unequal pay between genders. The writer, Winnie Thielking Otterbein Home Lebanon, also addresses a stolen red 10 speed bike, expressing hurt and forgiveness.
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