Editorials on undecided students and college dropout risk
The piece notes undecided freshmen, immaturity, and lack of guidance as causes of dropout. HEW and major universities test courses and counseling to help students choose majors. Ohio State runs a special dorm for undecided residents and discussion sessions aim to clarify career aims. About 20 percent of entering freshmen are undecided.
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U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wall Street Journal
HEW
Ohio State University
Union College
Kentucky
East Tennessee State University
Ohio State’s
Washington Aide Joins Political Law Firm After White House Service
De Jongh Franklin, Carter liaison to business sector in 1977 78, left the White House and joined O'Conno & Hannan, a Washington firm known for its political activity. Former Atlanta partner plans to spend more time in Washington than Georgia.
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Carter
White House
Washington
O’conno & Hannan
de Jongh Franklin
Atlanta
Georgia
Palace Revolt Grows as Top Executives Are Ousted
AP analysis notes increasing palace revolts against chief executives since 1975 with over half of ousters led by disgruntled subordinates. Expert Eugene Jennings cites board diversification, more frequent meetings, and a shift in management style as factors. Weaknesses include patronizing dissenters, reluctance to fire, and feeling invincible.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Eugene Jennings
Board of
Jennings
Michigan State University
Today in History October 31 1978 highlights
On this date 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses in Wittenberg. Other events include 1674 Dutch evacuated New York City area, 1864 Nevada statehood, 1955 Princess Margaret declines marriage, 1956 Suez War bombings, 1959 Oswald in Moscow, 1963 Thieu sworn in as South Vietnam president, 1968 Johnson halts North Vietnam bombardment, 1973 Dublin prison escape by IRA, 198? Helms no contest plea before Senate committee.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther
Castle Church
Wittenberg
Germany
New York City
Nevada
Britain
Princess Margaret
Peter Townsend
France
Egypt
Suez
Israel
U.S
Lee Harvey Oswald
Moscow
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Colonialism in high seas heading for a clash over seabed rights
A column outlines how deep sea nodules rich in manganese iron copper and nickel could be mined, sparking a North South struggle over international seabed ownership. It traces UN Law of the Sea debates and US moves toward licensing firms to claim rights, prompting criticism as neo colonial.
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Washington
NEA
Pacific Ocean
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Geneva
Caracas
United States
Elliot L. Richardson
Carter
White House
Richardson
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
David F. Emery
Maine
Secret FBI file stains Roy Innis in CORE corruption, violence charges
The Washington roundup reports a confidential FBI file linking Roy Innis to violent actions against former CORE workers, with signed confessions from alleged participants and an informant noting inflammatory remarks. It also details an active NY attorney general probe into CORE finances, possible dummy programs, offshore accounts, and lavish expenditures. Innis denies involvement and says no law enforcement has contacted him.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
FBI
Roy Innis
Congress of Racial Equality
Innis
Gary Cohn
Tony Capaccio
Workers Action Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
D.C
West Coast
New York State
Bronx
CORE
Bank of London and South America Ltd
Bahamas
Lloyds of London
Africa
Europe
Uganda
Idi Amin
CIA
Alaska
New Jersey
New York
James Farmer
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