Ketchikan Voices Tangle Jobs and Wilderness Debate
In Ketchikan Alaska the Tongass forest and local industry clash over wilderness goals. Forest Service manager Charlie Gass warns of gloom if House Bill 39 passes, threatening timber and the mill’s future. Pulp mill VP Don Finney stresses the area’s dependence on logging and forecasts job loss if protections rise. An Alaskan firm reports a molybdenum find near Quartz Hill while observers note environmental scars from clear cutting and rapid forest regeneration after heavy rainfall.
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Alaska Lands Debate Pits Jobs Against Wilderness Grants
Publisher Frank R. Myers surveys a split view on Alaska land use as House Bill 39 moves to curb timber and mining. He notes major employers like Louisiana-Pacific and a molybdenum find near Ketchikan seek government-backed logging access while conservationists push for extensive protections. Local figures warn that instant wilderness legislation could end contracts and threaten 20 million pounds annual molybdenum potential, urging a compromise that preserves jobs and resource development.
Innuendo over Colby CIA boss era sparks debate
The piece questions claims that William Colby was a Soviet mole, arguing his CIA leadership relied on administration and problem solving. It recounts Angleton, Epstein, and Angleton’s influence, raises doubts about Colby’s alleged betrayal of Jewish dissidents, and ends noting Colby’s honorable career.
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Colby
Vietnam
CIA
Japan
Poland
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Epstein
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Lipovsky
Shcharansky
Moscow
John LeCarre
Testing the teachers too in New York reforms
The New York Board of Regents weighs minimum competency standards for teachers alongside high school exam reforms. Aimed at literacy and field knowledge, the plan notes many teachers may be ill prepared despite varied college quality. Some fear a test cannot measure teaching virtues, yet it could reveal program weaknesses and guide improvements. Psalm 8:6-8 NEB is cited.
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Board of Regents
Dallas
Letter to the Editor applauds Army Jam free concert in Middletown
A reader praises the City of Middletown Park Department and the Army for the free Army Jam 78 concert at Smith Park on July 22. The letter urges more park concerts, notes past city reluctance, apologizes for sound and power failures, and credits undiscovered local talent. Signed by Randy Smith and members of the Sleeper group.
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Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists pricing for home delivery by carrier or motor route and mail subscriptions. Rates include 90 cents per weekday and 25 cents per Sunday via home delivery, 38 dollars per year by mail, and 4.80 for four weeks by motor route, all payable in advance.
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Idaho businessman’s bid against OSHA stirs warrant push
John Birch Society member Bill Barlow of Pocatello refused entry to an OSHA inspector in 1975 claiming unwarranted search and seizure. The Supreme Court later ruled warrants are required for inspections, but nationally the impact appears limited as inspections and refusals continue with mixed outcomes and new campaigns like stop OSHA aim to curb agency powers.
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