Writing skills of American teens shown to decline
Denver AP reports a NAEP study finds teens aged 13 and 17 wrote more incoherent paragraphs and in a primer-like style compared with 1970. Nine year olds improved since 1970, and females outperformed males at all ages according to the NAEP project.
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Denver
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP
Education Commission of the States
National Center For Education Statistics
Christmas Bazaar And Community Notices In North Augusta
North Augusta Jaycees plan a Christmas bazaar while the Sr. Citizens Club meets at the clubhouse on Crosland Drive. DAR and 4-H events are announced alongside a DAV Chapter 44 meeting and a 4-H Motorbike Club trail ride. The Education Commission of the States report on NAEP writing tests is summarized.
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Crosland Drive
William A. Robison Jr
Lecom Inc
Leesville
Harris Electronics Corporation
Free World
Sharyn Franklin
Martintown Rd
DAR
Miss Franklin
North Augusta High School
Soviet Union
John Daly
John Douglas
Wade Jackson
Tamassee
CSRA
North Augusta Plaza
Miss Anderson College contestant from Salley noted
Glenda Rose Young of Salley competed among 20 for Miss Anderson College. Young, daughter of Mr and Mrs G E Young, Wagener Salley High School graduate, was Miss Freshman, attended the pageant, and serves on the Women’s Council as a sophomore. Charleston area students join Baptist College as Decennial observances planned. In addition Everette W Rabon Jr and Caroline Scott from the Aiken area are enrolled this term.
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Glenda Rose Young
Salley
Miss Anderson College
Miss Young
G.E. Young
Wagener - Salley High School
Charleston
North Augusta
Baptist College
Carolyn D. Johnson
Cynthia Anne Lyons
Aiken Area
Everette W. Rabon, Jr
Caroline Scott
Birth of Daughter Haly Elaine for Mr and Mrs Thomas
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Wilson Thomas of Ridge Spring announce the birth of a daughter named Haly Elaine born November 11 at University Hospital Augusta. Her mother is the former Jean Quattlebaum, daughter of Mr and Mrs HL Quattlebaum of Saluda. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs H W Thomas of Ridge Spring.
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Benjamin Wilson Thomas
Ridge Spring
Haly Elaine
University Hospital, Augusta
Thomas
Jean Quattlebaum
HL. Quattlebaum
Saluda
H. W. Thomas
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Addressing Widowed Couples
Florida retirees seek proper titles for widowed friends living together without triggering Social Security penalties. Abby advises using legal names and not worrying about outsiders. A reader asks how to encourage a widow to move on after living with relatives and Abby suggests tactful apartment search, emphasizing self-view over others. For a personal reply, send to Abby Box 69700.
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Abby
Florida
John Smith
Robert Jones
Bob
Mary Jones
Oldest Officers Chapter Formed in South Carolina
The Aiken Chapter of the Retired Officers Association is the state’s oldest, at 12 years. New president Robert Laird Jr. plans a Christmas Party for officers on Wednesday December 3.
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Aiken
The
Retired Officers Association
South Carolina
Robert Laird Jr
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Leningrad
Club News
Jaycee-ettes
Sr. Citizens Club
Dar, Martintown
4-H Horse Club
Aiken County
Sylvia Pursley
Ers
Thomas Earl
Chapter 44 of
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Cndr
Emmett Gore
Motorbike Club
Gary Hunter
Honda
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Touchy
L.A
Calif
Officers Chapter
TEC
Knight Way
Park Ave
Econ
Desitin Skin Care
Hedy
Kodak Film
al Ve Eta
Rich Plaza
Whiskey Road
Pine Log
Braddy JaScOpy
Pendleton ST
Ony
Founders
Sale
Augusta
Mitchell Shopping
Eddy Taylor Photographer
Augusta Hwy
Kmart
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