Special education in Arizona faces possible budget cuts
The article notes learning disabilities are real and solvable with proper help. It cites 29,000 students in special education in Arizona and warns that proposed budget cuts threaten these children’s opportunity to reach their educational potential.
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Government Employment Service expansion sparks private sector fears
The U S Department of Labor seeks 450 million to build 2400 offices and nearly 29 000 staff, testing in 15 states. Critics warn heavy government competition could drive private employment agencies out of business and force job seekers to rely on bureaucrats, despite calls for limited government role.
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Labor
Lighter Side recalls odd CIA radio phone caper and failed salvage
A humorous column recalls a rumored covert effort to salvage a sunken East Coast yacht basin pay phone. The plan aimed to steal the coin box to crack long distance rates, using non peak hours as a code. The lift failed. only the Yellow Pages holder rose, costing $12 and drawing comparison to Bay of Pigs.
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CIA
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Portugal in pattern of communist take over, cabinet formed
Reds classic pattern seen in Portugal as communists or allies occupy key ministries in economy finance industry and transportation with two ministers without portfolio. history notes similar moves in Eastern Europe after World War I and the rise of popular front coalitions followed by suppression of opposition.
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Western
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Popular Front
Portugal Cabinet Shift Ties to Leftist Military Leaders
Maj Antonio Metelo and Maj Ernesto Melo Antunes, linked to Portugal's leftist Armed Forces Movement, join a cabinet under Premier Vaso dos Santos Concalves. The High Council of the Revolution aims to nationalize banking and steer toward socialism while NATO allies fear a democratic delay.
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Scottsdale 04 Progression Editor W B Doc Wright
Scottsdale news brief notes W B Doc Wright serves as editor with assistant publisher Jerry McElfrash and managing editor time and roles clarified.
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Civilian cost overruns dwarf military stories in press double standard
The GAO reports 269 civilian projects overspent by 57 billion dollars, with 59 exceeding 100 percent. Agencies include Appalachian Regional Commission and Atomic Energy Commission. The author argues media and Congress treat civilian overruns less seriously than military ones, noting examples from flood control and infrastructure projects.
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William Proxmire
Ike
Woodward
Bernstein
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Texas
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Hoover Dam road needs safer rerouting near the dam
A reader argues the U S Highway 93 stretch by Hoover Dam is narrow and winding with sharp grades and bottlenecks on busy weekends. He cites former Senator Alan Bible’s plan for an arch bridge at Black Canyon downstream, funded at about 25 million dollars, to create a safer two mile route for visitors and truckers and spur local job growth.
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