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U.S. Senator
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Sam Nunn
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION BILL
If there is one point on
which most Americans will
agree, it is that the U.S.
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare is too
large and too bureaucratic to
effectively or efficiently
manage the numerous
programs under its jurisdic
tion. This Department is
currently charged with the
task of administering vast
programs designed to provide
for the health needs of our
citizens, to provide assistance
to the elderly, the han
dicapped and the under
privileged, and to help the
states provide quality educa
tion for every American. One
of the biggest tasks facing the
next President and the
Congress will be to restruc
ture and reform this massive
and cumbersome depart
ment.
One of the first steps that
should be taken is to establish
a Cabinet level Department
of Education that would be
responsible for the
educational programs and
policies of the federal govern
ment. I recently joined
Senators Abraham Ribicoff
and Warren Magnuson in in
troducing legislation to ac
complish this goal.
The creation of a separate
Department of Education
would not only enhance our
educational policies, but
would also give new
prominence to our health and
welfare programs. The
Secretary of Health and
Welfare could devote his full
time and efforts to meeting
the pressing health needs of
our citizens and to cleaning
up the management of our
welfare programs.
Investment in education is
investment in the future
productivity of our country
through the advancement of
skills of the workers of
tomorrow. The cost of not do
ing so is high. It has been es
timated that the loss of a high
school education for a person
between the ages of 25 and 34
leads to a loss in taxes on
lifetime earnings of s7l
billion. It is also estimated
that annual expenditures for
welfare and crime at
tributable to inadequate
education of the same group
is $6 billion.
Our educational goals are
important ones and we can
not gamble with their
success. A single department
administered by a single
Secretary is the best way of
reaching these goals and of
guaranteeing that our
educational dollars are ef
ficiently and economically
spent in this process. The es
tablishment of a Department
of Education would represent
a giant step toward the
genuine reform needed In our
educational programs.
At the present time, most
of the federal educational
programs are administered
by the U.S. Office of Educa
tion which is a relatively
small subdivision of HEW.
Yet, this Office of Education
is alone responsible for ap
proximately 120 programs.
Its fiscal year 1976 budget
was $7.4 billion which is
larger than the combined
budgets of the Departments
of Commerce, Interior,
Justice and State.
For too long, our
educational programs have
failed to receive the attention
and status that their impor
tance demands. The lack of
singular leadership in the
educational field has also con-
nearestagent
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Retirement Bound?
The man who succeeds in
business believes in plan
ning. preparation and effort.
For the man or woman hop
ing for a successful retire
ment, there is no better for
mula.
One has to plan ahead, so
that when the day of re
tirement arrives, the ground
work has been laid, all
preparations properly con
cluded. If the retirement
date is fixed well ahead of
time, planning is easier. You
can prepare a schedule and
work in that direction.
Effort is an essential
element. It takes work,
manhours applied to the
task of deciding what re
sources will be available
on the date of retirement; if
the choice of a retirement
home is within the income.
Effort means research.
Don’t take anyone’s word for
the cost of housing, the cost
of food and other essentials.
If you are moving to another
area after retirement, spend
some time there before you
retire. You may not only
find living expenses higher
than you have been led to
believe; you might not like
the surroundings as much as
you expected.
Attitude is one of the most
important aspects of forging
a successful retirement
plan. One must realize that
income will be reduced and
therefore certain adjust
ments must be made in
the way one lives, eats, en
tertains, etc.
With preparation, plan
ning, effort and attitude,
retirement can be the very
best years of all.
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Shyster Lawyer
The witness was being in
terrogated rudely by the at
torney for the plaintiff.
“What did you say your
business was?” the lawyer
asked. “I’m a day laborer,”
was the reply. “A day
laborer, eh?” snarled the
lawyer. “What would you
consider your social status is
in this world as a day
laborer?” “I don’t think it’s
very high,” the witness
shrugged, but I feel I’m
doing better than my father
before me.” “What was
your father?” “He was a
shyster lawyer,” grinned
the witness.
tributed to the lack of a
coherent and effective federal
educational policy. Education
needs and deserves a single
spokesman who can ar
ticulate educational
priorities, plans and
programs at the highest
levels of government.
The bill I sponsored will
provide a more efficient and
administratively manageable
structure for education by
removing the Office of
Education from the existing
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare.
It would also create an in
dependent Office of Inspector
General in the new Depart
ment to prevent fraud and
abuse in education programs.
Earlier this fall, the Congress
approved legislation which I
sponsored to establish an Of
fice of Inspector General in
HEW to combat fraud and
abuse in that department. It
is certainly important that a
single person in the new
Department of Education be
responsible for fraud detec
tion and for ensuring that the
taxpayers’ funds ap
propriated for educational
programs are not wasted
because of inefficiency and
abuse.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
On Tuesday, November
12, 1776, in reply to com
plaints of mistreatment
of prisoners the British
replied, “they are served
with the sjime kind of
provisions issued to the
King's troops, at two third
allowance when on board
transports. They certainly
are very sickly, owing to
their want of clothing, and
necessaries, salt provisions,
confinement, foul air and lit
tle exercise.”
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GUIDELINES
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CALLING COLLEEN:
Is Shower Proper
For Unwed Mother?
BY COLLEEN DUDGEON
I want to have a baby
shower for a friend of mine
who is still single. She knows
who the baby’s father is,
but she was
n’t ready for
marriage. jf Jj&fc
My mother
says it’s in L
poor taste to IMvyi
have a show- fir"
er for an ille
gitimate baby she also
says that by giving the
shower, I’m embarrassing
the mother. I want to have it
because I think this girl
needs some encouragement
for the brave thing she is
doing by having the baby
and sticking to her belief
that marriage is not the only
answer. But I don’t want to
cause her further hurt. Is
my mother right?
DOESN’T KNOW
Dear DOESN’T: Talk to
your friend and find out how
she feels about your idea.
Maybe she would rather skip
the shower and go out for
lunch with a few close
friends instead. But if she
would like to have a baby
shower then I see nothing
wrong with it. You’re right
the woman needs en
couragement and not dis
dain for her decision to
have the baby without being
married. If you do decide to
give a shower, invite only
those who can accept her
decision without expressing
displeasure at her situation.
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BAD SITUATION: I just
graduated from college and
moved to anew city to look
for work. I’m living with
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Kenneth Hobbs
Ends Basic
Marine Course
October 26-Marine Private
Kenneth R. Hobbs, 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage L.
Hobbs of Jackson, Ga., has
completed the infantry com
bat training course at the
Marine Corps Base, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
During the six-week
course, Hobbs received
classroom instruction and
participated in field exer
cises involving infantry
tactics; the construction and
camouflage of fighting posi
tions; and the use of mines,
demolitions, and intra
company communications
equipment. His specialized
training centered on duties of
some friends of my parents
until I can earn money for a
place of my own. The people
I am living with have two
darling children they treat
in a horrible manner. They
ignore their children’s need
for love and attention and let
the kids have the run of the
house. There is absolutely no
such thing as discipline and I
was told by the mother that I
would not be allowed to in
struct the children in any
way. The kids are 5 and 8
years old. The parents are
doing nothing but spoiling
them rotten. I hate to see
this sort of thing going on,
but I’m helpless because the
people were nice enough to
offer me a place to stay tem
porarily. What should I tell
the mother? I’m in a bind
because it goes against
everything my mother ever
taught me about raising
children.
NEEDS TO STAY
BUT WANTS TO LEAVE
DEAR NEEDS: Find a
cheap boarding house or call
the local woman’s club to
see if somebody else can of
fer you a home until you find
work. I think you’re right
about the unsuitability of
these parents, but then
again, maybe they are doing
their best. Don’t interfere
move out immediately
to avoid any conflict. If
you’re that concerned about
the children, offer to take
them out to the zoo or a park
for a few hours away from
the folks.
(If you would like Colleen's comments
on your particular situation or problem,
write COLLEEN, Box 639, Frankfort, Ky.
40601.)
a rifleman, with emphasis on
squad tactics and the
techniques of fire of the
squad’s weapons.
A former student of
Jackson High School, he
joined the Marine Corps in
March 1976.
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Provided as a service to growers and gardeners in this area by
this newspaper, the Georgia Extension Service and the
National Weather Service
Georgia farms experienced
wet, cold weather during
most of October which
slowed the planting of small
grains and winter cover crops
but did not affect the fall
harvest.
With forecast for more rain
and below normal temper
atures in November, addi
tional plantings and land
preparations will continue to
be slowed.
Poultry operations will
have increased heating de
mands as the result of the
expected below normal tem
peratures. Chill factors
brought about by seasonal
winds will also increase. Pro
ducers should consult daily
weather advisors for times of
rapid changes in temperature
following cold fronts.
Frost has been reported in
all but the southern quarter
of Georgia. Colder than
normal temperatures in No
vember should result in a
frost in all southern counties
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1976
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before mid-November.
Rainfall for the next thirty
days is expected to exceed
the normal three to four
inches in North Georgia and
two to two and one-half
inches elsewhere.
Also, afternoon temper
atures will fall below the
usual end of November high
of the upper 50’s in North
Georgia, low 60’s in Central
Georgia and the mid-60’s in
the southern counties.
November’s low temper
atures normally range from
the low to mid-30’s in the
northern half of the state to
the upper 30’s to low 40’s in
the southern half, but are also
expected to dip lower this
year.
Farmers will have favorable
soil temperatures for soil
fumigation only until the end
of November. Then, four inch
soil temperatures normally
range between the 40’s in the
northern half of the state and
the 50’s in the southern half.
from HISTORY’S SCRAPBOOK
OATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS
November 12, 1927-Joseph Stalin becomes undisputed
dictator of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
November 13, 1956-The Supreme Court rules that
segregation of the races on public buses is unconstitutional.
November 14, 1832-The first streetcar in the world
makes its appearance on the streets of New York.
November 15, 1777-The Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union, uniting the states under a common gov
ernment, are adopted by the Continental Congress and
submitted to the states for ratification.
November 16, 1933-The United States and the Soviet
Union establish formal diplomatic relations.
November 17, 1881-Samuel Gompers organizes the
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the
United States and Canada.
November 18, 1964-J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, characterizes civil right
leader Martin Luther King, Jr. as “the most notorious liar
in the country.”
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