New NEA President Urges Political Power
The National Education Association names Catharine Barrett of Syracuse as president and outlines plans to push for federal funding to cover a third of education costs by 1976. Barrett argues teachers must mobilize politically to influence elections and policy, citing organized action across 42 states and potential endorsements of presidential candidates.
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Atlantic City
N.J
National Education Association
Catharine Barrett
Syracuse
N.Y
NEA
Barrett
United States
Spe
New York State
Governors Confront Midwest Policy At Conference
The Midwest Governors Conference opened in Bismarck with talks focused on state governance and energy policy rather than presidential politics. Governor Milliken urged states to lead national energy planning to prevent shortages and higher costs while Governor Docking and North Dakota host Governor Guy noted limited federal disaster aid and emphasized regional resilience amid occasional harsh weather.
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Peru
Ind
FBI
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
American Airlines
St. Louis
Tulsa
Oklo
James Martin
Martin
Bismarck
N.D
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Milliken
Robert Docking
Kansas
William Guy
North Dakota
Docking
Guy
Midwest
Rapid City
S.C
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Dream Research Notes From Sleep and Dreams Booklet
AP reports Health Education and Welfare issued a booklet on sleep and dreams describing techniques like skull electrodes to monitor dreaming in humans. Researchers note eye movements during sleep reveal dreams, that most people dream 20 to 25 percent of sleep, and that depriving cats of dreams by instant awakenings shows the role of dreaming in nocturnal activity.
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Dallas
the Health, Education and Welfare Department
Democrats Seek Indochina Withdrawal and School Busing Stances
First draft planks for the 1972 Democratic platform call for an immediate and complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces in Indochina and take a middle ground on school busing. The platform also debates defense spending and domestic reform including guaranteed jobs and replacing welfare with an income-security program.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Alabama
Pierre Pelham
Wallace
Pentagon
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
McGovern
Miami Beach
Nixon Foes Propose Arms Cut in House Debate
President Nixon faces a House vote on a $21.3 billion weapons bill as opponents push a $1.6 billion reduction. Amendments target the Trident submarine, B1 bomber, and Safeguard antimissile program, reshaping funding and delaying development to stay within Moscow accord limits.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Congress
U.S
Robert L. Leggett
D-Calif
Leonid Brezhnev
Melvin R. Laird
Moscow
Laird
Leggett
Price Commission silent on food price issue after White House clash
The Price Commission met in secret for over four hours amid tensions with the White House over food prices. Chairman C Jackson Grayson declined to comment, saying the panel reached a consensus to say nothing. The panel urged quick action, while the White House and Cost of Living Council delayed decisions and considered meat price controls and import quotas.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
White House
C. Jackson Grayson
Grayson
Nixon
Commission
Cost of Living Council
Council
Common Market Ministers Meet in Luxembourg on Currency Crisis
Finance and foreign ministers of the six Common Market nations convene in Luxembourg to address the currency crisis sparked by Britain’s pound float. British Chancellor Anthony Barber joins discussions as they weigh keeping 2% fluctuation limits, potential devaluations, or capital controls amid Britain's exit from the 2% band agreement.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Luxembourg
Britain
Anthony Barber
Barber
Belgium
The
Netherlands
France
Karl Schiller
Italy
Ireland
Norway
Denmark
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Beltone Hearing Service
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