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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1978
Page
4
President Carter calls for a comprehensive civil service reform to reward performance, allow easier removal of incompetent workers, and transfer hiring and firing powers to departments. The plan faces opposition from veterans groups and some unions, with AFL-CIO backing the bill. Congress approval is uncertain.
The Clear Fork district tests a power to the people plan with elected school building committees of parents teachers and students led by principals. Supt. Robert Spence says the aim is to broaden rather than dilute power and implement within three years.
The Gazette invites letters to the editor on timely general-interest topics. Letters must be original, under 300 words, and signed with the writer’s name address and phone number. Names may be withheld only for good reasons. the paper may edit or delete lengthy or repetitive material and may refuse libelous or tasteless submissions.
A decade ago the AEC picked an abandoned Lyons salt mine in Kansas for nuclear waste storage but geologists warned it would flood with nearby water and oil fields. Hanford pools leaked for years, nearly contaminating the Columbia River. The DOE inherited radical disposal ideas and now seeks a federal program to handle 100,000 to 300,000 year safety.
The Energy Department notes 5,000 tons of spent fuel stored at 68 plants and projects 138 more plants under construction with 350 total by 2000, leading to over 100,000 tons of waste. While on site pools store waste temporarily, experts acknowledge long term disposal requires geologic formations and licensed processes amid political hurdles.
Dick West envisions a CIA based adventure series with cooperation from the agency. Possible plots include the Bay of Pigs, U2 flights, and the Ellsberg break in. The piece combines speculative TV fantasy with a tour through Cold War espionage lore.
Letters from Medina Two residents praise Richard Shurell and demand action on Lake Medina annexation and fire protection contracts. They urge political pressure and boycott Medina businesses. A second writer from Fenn-Pearl Road calls for double yellow lines or slower speeds on Fenn Road east after a recent wreck.
A reader argues the Sharon girls softball team is barred from practicing at Sharon Elementary pesce campus and questions potential sex discrimination. The note urges fair access to facilities for the team.
The Medina County Chorus and Orchestra credit publicity in The Gazette as a key factor for attracting audiences. They requested articles for the weeks of April 10 and April 17, but only an April 12 item appeared. Their April 22 concert drew a poor crowd, blamed on insufficient coverage.
Parents claim TV violence harms children and push for stricter limits while noting that simply changing channels can avoid problematic scenes. Critics argue viewers can opt out without policy changes.
Roxanne Mitchel Wadsworth argues that not all parents should be penalized for viewing choices and distinguishes between televised and real life violence. She defends viewers who refuse to cede control over programming to others.
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