Salaries and teacher shortages spark education debate
An analysis notes teachers earn about 1900 yearly in elementary and high schools while bricklayers reach 4500, outlining the pay gap and wartime birth bump. It cites 60000 unfilled teacher jobs, 350000 switching to other work since 1939, and strikes in Norwalk, St Paul, and Georgia as part of a larger push for funding and reform. It warns of a looming education funding crisis as enrollments rise and qualified teachers fall. It also critiques Russia's diplomacy and the upcoming Big Four Moscow meeting.
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Upcle Joe
Moscow
Long Fight for Freedom in Korea Remains a Dividing Issue
Dr. Syngman Rhee prepares to return to Korea as Koreans and Americans push for elections and a recognized government in the American zone. He faults the State Department for obstructing a national Korean government and calls for U S aid to recreate a free Korea.
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Ukase
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Pearl Harbor
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Yalta
Roosevelt
Manchuria
Lincoln Birthday Rule Sparks Senate Verbal Duel
In a lively exchange on the senate floor the Republican proposal to limit sessions to Monday Wednesday and Friday prompts partisan jests about Lincoln Washington Jefferson and Jackson day events. Leaders White and Barkley trade playful barbs over birthday speeches and holiday observances.
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Maine
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Washington
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Barkley
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Jackson
New Orleans
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Kentucky
Tobey
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Congress Plans 20 Percent Tax Cut Amid Budget Talks
Budget battles unfold as GOP leaders push 20 percent income tax cut while trimming nonessential items. Ford slashes prices on nine models to spur demand, aiming to avert a recession through mass production. Britain and France renew alliance to curb Soviet influence and harmonize western economies. In Georgia, Young Talmadge asserts political leadership challenging Governor Arnall with a bold, court-fought rise to power.
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Belgium
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Hope for Homes Million Houses to Start in 1947
The Commerce Department estimates 1 million new permanent dwellings to begin and about 900 thousand completed by private builders in 1947, versus 675k started and 450k finished in 1946. Total construction spending should reach 15 billion, with private residential outlay at 6 billion and overall private spending near 11.7 billion.
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Department of Commerce
John L. Haynes
Commerce Department
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