Millett on campus plan for Ohio higher ed reform
The Ohio Board of Regents unveils a 122 page master plan for a statewide system of community and technical colleges. Middletown's Miami University branch would be part of a 43 campus network aiming for 25 college sites. Millett invites public input before the plan goes to the legislature and a new governor in January.
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Phillip R. Shriver
Butler County
State Community and Technical College System
Welfare waste 4300 Ohicans get undeserved funds
GAO report cites Ohio paid about 7.7 million in welfare grants and Medicaid to ineligible recipients for year ending March 31, 1969. About 4,300 people averaged 1,200 in aid and 600 in Medicaid. backlogs in redeterminations noted. Drug采购 and nursing home controls flagged as wasteful and inadequate.
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GAO
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Robert B. Canary
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Firing threat over malnutrition survey findings
Senator Hollings charged the administration tried to muzzle top hunger expert Dr. Arnold Schaefer, director of a 10 state malnutrition survey ordered by Congress in 1967. Schaefer confirmed some parts while denying others, as the administration moved to transfer his office to Atlanta.
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Washington
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Senate
Arnold Schaefer
Public Health Service
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Fighting Erupts In Jordan Amid Civil War Turmoil
Heavy fighting broke out between King Hussein's army and Palestinian guerrillas in Jordan, with clashes at 7:30 a.m. and ongoing by noon. The Jordanian commander said troops opened fire on guerrilla positions near Thahrat Asfour with mortars and machine guns as Amman lines failed. The report frames efforts to control northern roads to curb guerrilla influx from Syria amid the broader civil conflict.
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Jordan
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Thahrat Asfour
Syria
November Snow Over IF Statistics Hold Up
Snow reports from Midletown note the first snow of the month last year was 4 inches on Nov 14 with 0.5 more on Nov 20, totaling 4 inches. This winter’s first snow was 2 inches of mixed precipitation on Nov 15, with flurries last Monday and last night bringing November’s snow to parity with last year. Temperatures cooled from 12 to 16 degrees, with yesterday’s high at 27 and forecast highs near 50s for Thanksgiving.
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Miami
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Why ignorance seems blissful yet happiness scarce
The saying questions if not knowing troubles equals happiness. Psychology notes that blissful ignorance can reduce stress but limits growth and information for informed choices. Social factors, expectations, and mental health influence happiness beyond mere awareness.
Peddler's Only Worry Was Dog and Funeral Funds
Detroit AP recounts Robert Schaefer, a loner peddler with a fondness for his dog Rags, dying November 17 and left unclaimed in the county morgue for a week. Community fundraisers collected to cover his funeral. Henrietta Celusniak recalls Schaefer’s care for the dog and his joy over a photographer’s award won by a picture of him.
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Henrietta Celusniak
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Terry Yank
Michigan Professional Photographers Association
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