Crisis in Education Editorial by Don Graff
Cleveland schools face a 9.3 million reprieve that only delays a deeper crisis as 1978 state aid ends. With June taxes possibly failing, where will funds come from to reopen after summer. The piece argues the wider nationwide flaw is money and property taxes poorly funding education and calls for comprehensive reform at the secondary level.
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Don Graff
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
California
White House
Congress
Illusions of Perception on College Costs and Pollution
John Cunniff analyzes claims from the Congressional Budget Office and Robert Strauss on college costs and pollution rules. He argues perceptions misread data, noting higher education's rising burden, social pressures, and inflation linked to environmental and health protections, with longer-term efficiency gains possible.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Congressional Budget Office
Robert Strauss
Budget Office
Today in History May 10 1871 1941 and 1978 events listed
This May 10 entry recalls the Treaty of Frankfurt ending the Franco Prussian War in 1871, Vespucci’s first voyage in 1479, the 1775 Continental Congress start, Davis capture in 1865, the first transcontinental railroad spike in 1869, invasions in 1940, Hess in Scotland in 1941, and 1970s political indictments and NATO warnings. Notable birthdays include Fred Astaire and Nancy Walker. Thought by Carlyle concludes.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Ogden
Utah
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
U.S
Paris
John Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
New York
Richard Nixon
Carter
America
North Atlantic Alliance
London
Europe
Fred Astaire
Nancy Walker
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
World Almanac Quiz Questions From Historic Almanac Page
A reading shows three quiz items about U.S. transport history: the first electric street railway opening in 1880s with choices San Francisco Baltimore New York. the earliest cross country car trip duration with options 71 27 15 days. and the repeal amendment for Prohibition with options 25th 21st 19th.
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U.S
San Francisco
Baltimore
New York
Dissension in DOT Risks Adams Political Future
Growing friction among top DOT policy-makers threatens Transportation Secretary Brock Adams. The cabinet-level department blends agencies like FAA, FHWA, FRA, and NHTSA, creating autonomy within a unified structure. Critics argue Adams follows congressional style, treating agency heads as staff, as William M. Cox resigns as head of highway.
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Washington
NEA
Department of Transportation
DOT
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
House
William M. Cox
Adams faces DOT dissension and Kentucky lieutenant governorship buzz
Washington insiders report Adams clashes with DOT officials over rail safety and propulsion rules while eyes turn to a Kentucky lieutenant governor bid for Martha Angle and Robert Walters. Critics cite friction with Joan Claybrook and industry leaders over airbags, anti lock brakes, and fuel economy standards. Adams says most decisions are delegated and hints at a Senate bid amid departmental discord.
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Kentucky
DOT
Cox
Adams
John M. Sullivan
Railroad Administration
Joan Claybrook
Ralph Nader
Traffic Safety Administration
Claybrook
Department
Washington
Senate
Cambodian survivor So Chantho recalls Khmer Rouge terror
So Chantho, a Phnom Penh native who escaped to a Thai refugee camp, recounts life under Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. He描 describes forced labor, starvation, executions, and a mass marriage system designed to police loyalty, with escapees hiding among forest patrols before reaching safety.
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Washington
Khmer Rouge
So Chantha
Cambodia
So Chantho
Thailand
Chantho
Hitler
Germany
Pol Pot
Phnom Penh
Post Office
Lon Nol
Chantha
Red Commissar
Doug Southerland
Kennedy III Buys Home in Boston Brighton District
Joseph P. Kennedy III, 25, son of Robert F. Kennedy, purchases a light gray frame house in Boston’s Brighton area near House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. He works in Washington for the U S Community Services Administration and is frequently mentioned as a future Kennedy electoral candidate. Gossip that he will marry soon is unconfirmed.
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Boston
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Robert F. Kennedy
Brighton
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Kennedy
O'Neill
Washington
U.S. Community Services Administration
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