Avon residents oppose development and eminent domain plans
Readers report concerns about Avon zoning changes and developer practices. They criticize postage stamp lots, overcrowded schools, crime, and drainage projects, arguing against rezonings and multiple family dwellings. They accuse officials and the French Creek Council of Governments of unpaid work and potential hidden compensation while urging preservation of the 1969 zoning plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Noll
Avon
Planning Commission
French Creek
Mr. Noll
Ohio
FCQG
FCOG
French Creek Council of Governments
Charlie Brown’s Fall Folly and Totalitarian Truths
An analysis likens Lucy’s football gag to broken peace pacts and Cold War drills, warning that totalitarian regimes treat treaties as tactics. The piece argues Americans misread pacts, fearing detente while totalitarians seek crisis, and warns the public not to ignore repeated betrayals as Charlie Brown keeps trusting.
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Charles Schulz
Lucy
Charlie Brown
Charlie
Charlie Browns
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Endangered Spirit of a School Board Chair
In a Floridian spotlight, Duval County School Board Chairman William E Carter proposes radical education reforms. He urges a reading hour in every grade and mandatory repetition until reading level is achieved, plus proficiency tests to determine course advancement. The piece praises his candor while noting the heated controversy surrounding his ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duval County School Board
William E Carter
Florida
Carter
Dora
Tragedy and hope in inner city schooling
A columnist argues that mediocrity has become a badge of honor for many ghetto youths and calls for a counter strategy. He cites Robeson and other Black leaders who excelled academically and athletically, urges renewed emphasis on scholastic achievement, and notes efforts by Siama Pi Fi and Chicago teachers to honor student excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Walter Camp
Beurine
John Hope Franklin
Fisk Unversity
Ralph Bunche
University of California
Charles Drew
Chicago
Siama Pi Fi
Working women and auto industry wages debate
A reader replies to an April 13 letter against working women, arguing wives’ employment supports the economy and Ford jobs. The writer cites high auto industry pay, union contracts, and the impact on car prices, urging wage reforms and fewer layoffs while noting poorer families forced to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antiwomen
Ford
UAW
Outcry Over U.S. Inaction Amid Vietnam and Cambodia Conflicts
In a somber Easter reflection a reader laments U S indifference as Vietnam suffers heavy losses and Cambodia faces aggression. The letter pleads for American aid to defend small nations, fearing refugee crises and the spread of oppression while expressing personal horror at war yet urging action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambodia
Vietnam
United States
United States of America
Not all women can stay home
The letter argues against forcing all women to quit work during a recession. It says some must work for food, emotional, or professional reasons and questions employers returning women's jobs. It supports personal choice while noting not everyone can stay home and warns against pressuring others.
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Avon Group Against Development
North Vietnam
Red China
Russia
Dmz
New
American Congress
U.S
South Korea
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Yalu
Panmunjom
38Th Parallel
Europe
Berlin
Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
West
Thoreau
Max Rafferty
By Vernon Jarrett
the Chronicle-Telegram
Ford Motor Co
Acker Journal
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