Nelson County ends CETA program amid concerns of waste
Nelson County supervisors voted November 13 to end the federal CETA program effective February 1, citing waste and make work. They contrasted with Clarke County's earlier rejection of a CETAfunded position, arguing the program fails to provide marketable skills and could leave local services at risk if funding is cut by Congress.
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Virginia
Nelson
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke
Nelson County
Ron Roberts
Roberts
CETA
Congress
Washington
Violet Smith Defies Federal Inspectors With 2 by 4 Resolve
Aged 73 and six feet tall Violet Smith of Hay Gulch Colorado resists federal probes at King Coal Mine and a Durango grocery. She says she never draws a gun but once chased inspectors with a pick handle a 2 by 4 and a butcher knife. Authorities left her alone after these incidents. Her stance suggests you can get far with a blunt approach alongside civility.
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Violet Smith
Hay Gulch
Colo
Associated Press
King Coal Mine
S.o.b
Durango
Internal Revenue
Never Satisfied Desegregation Critique In Virginia HEW Editorial
The Lynchburg Daily Advance critiques HEW for pressuring Virginia over desegregation. It cites Norfolk State College and Old Dominion University facing duplication and possible merger under federal guidelines. The editorial accuses HEW of dictating state education and wasting funds while claiming to respect local autonomy.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Norfolk State College
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
HEW
Virginia
Old Dominion University
Norfolk State
Thanksgiving Peace Hopes Highlight 1970s NATION Outlook
The piece notes no major wars currently, hopes for a Mount Sinai peace treaty with Egypt and Israel, possible attendance by Sadat Begin and Carter, a possible papal presence, and expectations of a second Brezhnev arms agreement before year end. It reflects U S Soviet tensions and optimism after Vietnam.
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Times News Service
Washington
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Mount Sinai
Sadat
Begin
Carter
Pope John Paul II
United States
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Vietnam
America
Pacific
Global shifts shape a hopeful Thanksgiving outlook in 1970s politics
The piece surveys Sino Soviet tensions, China’s opening toward free nations, and a world turning toward shared concerns. It notes Brezhnev’s frailty, Carter’s arms talks, and rising U S employment while praising women in the workforce. It also observes Western Europe’s uneasy balance of power.
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Peking
Brezhnev
U.S
Carter
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
America
Japan
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Africa
United States
Guyana
Henry Wallace
Washington
Atlantic
Western
France
West Germany
Portugal
Spain
Britain
The Good Life the Apartment Life
A 22 year old narrator recalls moving into and leaving an old apartment with double living rooms and a large kitchen. She fights plumbing issues cockroaches and rising bills while chasing a hopeful view of apartment living and independence. The piece blends humor with frustration and ends on hopeful note about future improvements.
Bureaucratic Busybody Pertschuk Targets FTC Criticism
Wisconsin senator William Proxmire vows to abolish the SBA while blasting the FTC as arrogant and autocratic. He cites Pertschuk led campaigns against food ads to children, cereal makers, funeral directors, and a Chicago speech by Tracy Westen.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Gadfly
Small Business Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Proxmire
Tom Brokaw
NBC
SBA
FTC
Michael Pertschuk
Pertschuk
Funeral Directors of America
Tracy Westen
Chicago
Westen
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Belair
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Richard Nixon
Snow’s Herald
Scott Mason
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