Fundamentalists push alternate texts in Hawkins County schools
In Greeneville, families sue Hawkins County officials over textbook choices arguing religious freedom and objecting to works by Ray Bradbury, Margaret Mead, Jane Goodall and an Andersen fairy tale. The 1983 suit seeks alternative reading options for grades 1-8, with trial expected to last two weeks and possible damages.
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Greeneville, Teno
Hans Christian Andersen
Anne Frank
Hawkins County
Michael P. Farris
Holt
Robert Cooper
Ronald Woods
Congress travel bill costs $4.7 million in 1985
In 1985 more than half of Congress traveled overseas with lawmakers and aides crisscrossing the globe at a significant cost, highlighting the scale of official travel funded by that year’s bill.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Capitol Hill
Ohio Representatives Who Took Foreign Trips in 1985
A Washington AP list names Ohio members of Congress who traveled abroad on taxpayer funds in 1985. DeWine Feighan Lalla Dakar Regula Seiberling Stokes and Wylie appear with approved countries and dates, noting totals and counts. Across both chambers the travel bill topped four million dollars, with many trips spanning Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
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Washington
Ohio
Congress
Committee
Japan
Ussr
Ireland
Barbados
Stokes
Wylie
Austria
1st Nationwide Bank absorbs State Savings and Citizens Home Savings
1st Nationwide Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, acquires State Savings and Citizens Home Savings. The expanded institution touts assets over 12 billion dollars, offices in five states, and a century of growth. A new brand emphasizes friendly service and personal assistance with a toll free line 1-800-245-0111.
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State Savings and
Citizens Home Savings
1St Nationwide Bank
Federal Savings Bank
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Vicki Frost
Church Hill
Amsterdam
Congressional
Bob Dole
Bkan
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
China
Thomas O'Neill Jr
Mass
West Germany
Soviet Union
Spain
O’neill
Oberlin Rd
Elyria
Ely City
Chet
Roger Johnson
Mayra
Aneo Thes Seal
Little
STATE
Citizens
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