Equal cheering mandate spurs HEW school directive
HEW officials compel Oak Ridge Tennessee schools to have varsity cheerleaders cheer equally for both boys and girls teams. The directive raises questions whether equality means equal loudness or equal spirit, and labels the issue a cheerleader problem beyond mere measurement.
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Cheerleaders and Title IX in Oak Ridge Debate
A Longview column rails at HEW over Title IX enforcement in education. It notes a bias in college and school programs, cites inadequate publicity for women's athletics, and mocks bureaucratic zeal in treating cheerleaders as a social issue rather than sports support.
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Lawmakers clash with Carter on tax simplification plan
Rep. Barber Conable Jr. and Rep. Joseph L. Fisher sponsor a bill to let taxpayers using the standard deduction claim a separate charitable donation deduction. They argue standard deduction reduces incentives to donate, threatening fundraising. Carter seeks broader simplification, citing 77 percent of returns already use the standard deduction. Congress weighs fairness versus simplicity in tax reform.
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Labor Dept suit targets Fitzsimmons over Teamsters pension fund
The Labor Department seeks to recover roughly half a billion dollars lost through mismanagement by Teamsters President Frank E. Fitzsimmons and several former trustees of the Central States Pension Fund. The action presses for accountability while noting potential criminal charges remain separate.
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Galbraith calls Carter economists’ failure and delay
Washington columnist argues that President Carter’s team Blumenthal and Schultze have not curbed inflation and unemployment. He contends inflation’s rise stems from fuel and food costs, not money supply, and predicts further jolts from energy policy and world shortages.
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This is hypocrisy epitomized letters to the editor
A reader laments partisan inaction over the coal strike, accusing leaders of ignoring public safety. The letter recalls Harris Bear of Germantown and quotes Lincoln on government of the people. It decries taxes, energy shortages, and alleged mine violence while urging action.
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Nature's Weapon of Destruction in a World of Warning
A meditation on nature's deadly power as predicted by weather researchers. The piece links storms, snow, drought, and disasters to biblical plagues and societal ills, urging national reform, honest leadership, and reverence for the day of rest amid looming judgment. It asks whether a coming crash, war, or atomic disaster is a warning we should heed.
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