Tenure on the line as critics urge reform
A debate over the California tenure system highlights protections for teachers against arbitrary dismissal and the risk of enabling underqualified staff. The Reagan commission studies tenure amid concerns about campus alignment, with calls to weigh losses in educational quality against removing a few bad apples.
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California
Gov. Reagan
Commission On Educational Reform
Boards of Education
Camoyles
Tereley
Letters to Editor on Teenagers and Sex Education Debate
The letter discusses sex education in schools, arguing for parental guidance and realistic instruction. It critiques delays and calls for clear information, touching on teenage work and societal roles. A critical voice mocks wage concerns and suggests teenagers should not be forced into useful work, urging thoughtful community responses.
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Ll. A. Collins
Mgr
Gledhill
Follnston
Buck Rogers comeback podcast era described in book
Buck Rogers, once retired by the space age, is framed for a modern comeback. A chronicle of his adventures is presented in The Collected Works of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, highlighting how science spurred renewed interest in his story.
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New York
Tuck Rogers
Wanderers
Rogers
Tits Adversares
Soke
Guck Royers
Buck Rogers Buck Rogers Book From Chelsea House
James Reston notes Chelsea House and Random House publish a 37 page Buck Rogers volume priced at 12.50 featuring reruns from 1929 to 1949. It includes The Mongols Martians Invade Jupiter and two Sunday color episodes with reflections on spaceflight and early aero inventions. The preface credits Bradbury and Steinberg for reviving the classic strip’s modern relevance.
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Chelsea House
Random House
Jupiter
Moon
Doctor Huer
Earth Laboratory
Rogers
Hav Bradbury
Hadin
Phil Nowlin
Dick Calkins
Marold Steinberg
Chelsea Mouse
Dumian
Steinberg
Sears
United States
Rick Yager
Buck Ra
Fred Isruel
City College
Sears, Roebuck
Robert C. Ditle
National Newspaper Syndicate
John Flint Dil
Thoughts on duty and wealth in a cryptic note
A fragmented text blends religious admonitions about minding one's affairs with snippets about wealth and work. References to Thessalonians, John D Rockefeller, and unnamed phrases hint at a set of moral and financial opinions, though much is garbled and unclear.
Nixon aides weigh year in review before vacation
Washington reports indicate officials in the Nixon administration assess their first year in office as restoring credibility after a tumultuous 1980. They summarize perceived accomplishments and face questions about the overall impact as the president plans a San Clemente retreat for reflection.
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Washington
Nixon
San Clemente
Nixon’s environmental push amid dissident opposition
An analysis notes Nixon has calmed the country after Johnson and Kennedy years yet faces growing dissent over Vietnam, economic cooling, welfare reforms, and race issues. It predicts the environmental focus as a late but potentially pivotal release valve, with Nixon seeking a hopeful 70s narrative amid persistent opposition.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Books on Mary Queen of Scots and China Revolution
Reviews celebrate Antonia Fraser’s Mary Queen of Scots biography and Yio-Ling Hsiao’s The Land Revolution in China 1990 1994. Also comments on political analysis by J William Mulbright and critiques of Nixon era policies and public reaction to inflation and war efforts.
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Mary Queen OF
Atelon Kruger
Delacorte
Mary
Antonia Fraser
China
Yio-Ligng Hsiao
Universal Washington Press
Crox
Red China
Peking
Mao
Comintern
Sidewalk Senate Frank ChiCarella and holiday cheer
In a collection of brief statements neighborhood residents from Los Angeles and Long Beach share warm Christmas sentiments. Frank ChiCarello and Mrs Lurline Bradley express homesick longing for soldiers, while Lawrence Calhoun recalls a church bulletin and reflects on faith during the season.
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Lurline Bradley
Los Angeles
What do you like about Christmas downtown Long Beach
Don Birkland, Greg Lego, Kathy Erwin, Mike Marceal share views on Christmas. People greeting each other, decorations, gift-giving, and the festive atmosphere are valued. Some feel the season has become commercial and lose the old spiritual spirit.
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Greg Lego
Maghinixt
Santi Barbara
Mike Marceal
Andaheim
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