Positive stance on Taylor County schools and how to share news
The Mountain Statesman urges cooperation between administration, board, and teachers to highlight youth achievements. It recalls historical pay in the 1840s, notes modern teacher salaries, and promotes reporting high points like special projects, field trips, awards, and plays with at least three days notice while acknowledging that bad news will also be covered.
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Grafton
Taylor County
The
Mountain Statesman
W. D. Bartlett
Realistic goals emerge for clean water effort
Environmental debate over the 1985 pollution deadline centers on practicality and cost. The National Commission on Water Quality urges conservation and reuse while maintaining water integrity, warning that zero pollution is unrealistic and that enforcement needs more funds and staff.
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National Commission On Water Quality
Ed Light
West Virginia Citizens Action Group
Congress
Commission
Citizens Action Group
Individual investors sought by Business Mirror
The New York Stock Exchange says individual investors account for nearly three quarters of public orders, yet the exchange worries about shrinking individual trading. Institutions dominate on some days, risking less price competition and bigger gaps between trades if public participation declines.
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John Cunniff
NEW York (Ap
New York Stock Exchange
Historical background on concentration and interbank trading
The text notes focusing on concentration and consulting among institutions and marks today’s date, highlighting Sept 16 1976 and a historical moment in 1940 when FDR signed the Selective Service Act establishing the first peacetime draft, with a partial 1630 Shawmut village reference.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Shawmt
Chronology of milestones and notable birthdays
The item lists dates from 1638 to recent times covering Louis XIV birth, slave trading ban in DC, Antietam opening, American Legion incorporation, Japan surrender of Hong Kong, the Metropolitan Opera opening at Lincoln Center, Look magazine cessation, NYC teachers strike settlement, and birthdays of Peter Falk and Charlie Byrd, with varied historical and cultural notes.
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Massachusetts
Boston
District of Columbia
Antietam
Maryland
American Legion
Japan
Hong Kong
Metropolitan Opera
Lincoln Center
New York
Look
United Federation of Teachers
New York City
Peter Falk
Charlie Byrd
Subcontinent tensions rise as Bangladesh eyes India clash
NEA reports Bangladesh military ruler General Ziaur Rahman warns of possible conflict with India. Dhaka blames New Delhi for water disputes at Farakka barrage and for training guerrillas in Meghalaya. Anti Indian sentiment grows, while leaders seek national unity ahead of February elections.
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NEA
Lonnon Keane
DACCA
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
India
Ziaur Rahman
Mukti Bahini
Pakistan
Colombo
Sorial
Subcontinent
Farakka
Indian
Ganges
Hooghly
Calcutta
B. M. Abbas
Ziaur
Mymensingh
Meghalaya
Mujibur Rahman
Kader Siddique
M. H. Khan
Sikkim
Nepal
Mrs. Gandhi
A Moment of Prayer for the Day of the Lord
A short devotional note cites Obadiah 1 15 and Frederick W Robertson on deeds that endure for God. The message urges reflection on actions and their lasting impact beyond time.
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Frederick W. Robertson
The Leg Of Stuyvesant And Other Oddities
A surreal collection of notes questions which leg of Peter Stuyvesant was blown off by a Spanish cannonball and recalls a flamboyant funeral for that leg. It also mentions a gannet’s eyes, a Danish union of sandwich makers, a First Ladies trivia answer, and quips on measurements, manners, and old printing tales.
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Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant
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Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Warren Harding
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