Arms control issue in presidential race stirs Wisconsin fallout
The Wisconsin caucus exposed divisions over MX arms control as Cranston Hart and Hollings pressed the issue while Mondale skipped a rally. House Democrats clashed over party discipline with 103 members backing a closed meeting to pressure votes. Markey accused insiders and Foley urged keeping the issue moral but nonpartisan.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Seea
Walter Mondale
Peace First
Alan Cranston
Tolame
Edward J. Markey
D-Mass
Cranston
Gary Hart
Colorado
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Mondale
Ronald Reagan
Jim Bates
California
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Jim Wright
Texas
Thomas
Tony Coelho
Democratic Campaign Committee
Barney Frank
Aspin
Frank
Markey
White House
Foley
Washington State
Sen
Henry Jackson
Coelho
Charles Ferris
Peter J. Hart
Ferris
Caucus
Hiawatha Primer in Wilson NC 1926 Teaching Reading
An essay recalls Florence Holbrook’s The Hiawatha Primer used in Wilson County schools in 1926. It outlines Holbrook’s classroom approach with drills on the blackboard, successive reading lessons featuring Hiawatha and Nokomis, and early sight words like stars taught and moon rise.
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Gibbon
Florence Holbrook
Forestville School
Chicago
Houghton Mifflin
Wilson County
N.C
Wilson
Misa Holbrook
Miss Holbrook
Iss Holbrook
Longfellow
Nokomis
First grade readers and a critique of 1950s schooling
The piece reflects on James J. Kilpatrick and a critique of early readers, contrasting harsh texts with nostalgic memories. It recalls Wilson County NC in 1926, where schools ran seven and a half months and Black and white students used the same books, then questions how education worsened over time and seeks a return to stronger, discipline-driven literacy.
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Gibbon
Jane
Spot
Civil Liberties Union
Wilson County
N.C
Public anger grows over nuclear power profits and safety
A sweeping critique argues that decades of nuclear investment have driven up rates and damaged regional economies. It cites Three Mile Island, NRC failings, and costly Shoreham plant overruns as proof utilities push new builds while evacuation plans remain weak.
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Clinch River
Tombighee
Tennessee Valley
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Salem
N.J
New York State
Seo
Long Island Lighting Company
LILCQ
Shoreham
Suffolk County
LILCO
Edison Electric Institute
Utilities Group
Reagan seeks minority appeal with White House outreach
The White House pushes to shore up support among blacks women and Hispanics as Reagan weighs a 1984 re election bid. aides cite strides in appointments while critics say progress is slower with civil rights enforcement and female and minority representation. Deputy press secretary Speakes cites 1 000 women and 200 blacks in top policy posts with Justice Department civil rights pace under scrutiny. Chief adviser Rol ling opens dialogue with black Republican leaders amid ongoing uphill efforts.
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Washington
White House
Reagan
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Carter
Larry Speakes
Rea
Gan
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Jeane Kirkpatrick
U.S
United Nations
Heckler
Massachusetts
Edward Rolling
Samuel Pierce
Department ¢ Housing and Urban Development
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Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
Norman D. Dicks
Mary McGrory
James J. Kilpatrick
Senator
John L. Hess
Reagan Administration
Justice Department
Helen Thomas
Dad
Brang
Toro
Ardens
Phos Fee
Wonder
Alvand
Broaetie Hind Venev
Brang Garden
Brang Corners
Maple Drive
Genesee ST
Dewitt
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