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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1976
Page
11
Bexar County Rep Gonzalez champions H R 12864 to fund arts and education via tax-deductible donations through NEA and NEH. The plan expects $1.4 billion yearly, with funds limited to program support and not admin. He cites a Harris poll showing broad support and urges nationwide action to prevent cuts to colleges and cultural groups.
The San Antonio Museum Association welcomes about 100 members of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art and their staff to a luncheon in the gardens of Witte Memorial Museum. The visit aims to strengthen cultural ties between San Antonio and sister art cities.
The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce reports February barometer values up sharply versus 1975 across building permits 97.9 percent higher at 11.55 million, airport boardings 14 percent higher at 77 901, and new vehicle sales up 42.1 percent to 3898. Main telephone demand rose seven months in a row, gas meters up 8 percent and electric meters up 9 percent, while natural gas and electricity consumption lagged year over year. Bank clearings up 5.4 percent with debits up 17.7 percent, and January employment up 1.1 percent to 45 400. The trend suggests continued recovery, albeit grueling, as the economy strengthens.
A commentator argues for reforming tenure to curb faculty stagnation as funding shrinks. He advocates replacing the seven year up or out rule with a seven plus five renewal, decoupling tenure from salary, plus incentives for early retirement around age 60 or after 30 years. He warns current practice risks mass retirements and stag nation through the next decade.
The text argues that a seven year hire period implied tenure rights, notes chatter of publish or perish, and claims many tenured faculty published little. The speaker recalls opposing tenure committees, urging promotion only for those with substantial publication records, and reflects on department openings and staffing over time.
IME Magazine and U S leadership face critique over Solzhenitsyn. A BBC TV broadcast on Firing Line sparks debate in America, praised by the Wall Street Journal as spellbinding and important. The piece argues misreadings reflect broader cultural decay and bias toward sensational judgments.
A reader argues Time Magazine misreads Solzhenitsyn, who denies advocating nuclear war and seeks Western resilience. The piece criticizes reliance on authorities, cites Soviet and Western defeats as examples, and warns that press framing tempers public resistance to nuclear policy. The author emphasizes Western weakness and cautions against appeasement in the face of Soviet power.
The essay argues against refusing to communicate with the Soviet Union. such talks should avoid bolstering Moscow’s drive to dominate and silence dissent. It contrasts Solzhenitsyn’s stark vision with those of editors who fail to cope with a complex world, noting the USSR’s expansion from a threat to global influence.
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