Supreme Court Orders $500 Damages For Frivolous Appeal
The Supreme Court, in a rare move, ordered Elmo Tatum of Lincoln Nebraska to pay $500 in legal expenses to the University of Nebraska regents after ruling his appeal frivolous. The high court, by a 5 to 3 vote, invoked a long standing rule on damages, with dissents from Brennan Marshall and Stevens and Blackmun not participating.
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Tennessee governor pushes master teacher plan amid union opposition
President Reagan backs incentive pay for top teachers, but Tennessee lawmakers delay debate as Gov. Lamar Alexander promotes a master teacher scheme with merit bonuses up to 7000 dollars and external evaluations. TEA opposes tying pay to performance, while NEA mobilizes to defeat the proposal.
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Reagan to push merit pay for teachers in Tennessee
President Reagan travels to Tennessee to back a master teacher plan offering bonuses up to 7000 dollars. He meets with Governor Alexander and educators, attends a Farragut High lunch, discusses the plan with teachers, visits a senior English class, and meets state Republican leaders.
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Meteor lights up sky over three states in daylight glare
Witnesses from Indiana Illinois and Kentucky reported a bright meteor flashing across the region early today. In Carmi Illinois radio man Landon noted a mild tremor in southeastern Illinois. Edwards County deputy Herschel Smith discounted aircraft theories citing the absence of noise and described a lingering trail after the main burst.
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