Revolt in Education Sparks Cross Currents and Debate
A critical discussion of public schools surfaces as parents criticize watered down learning and voices like Howard Whitman and Dr. Harold W. Dodds challenge the system. The piece cites Brookline printing experiments, unreadable scripts, and failed literacy in Washington and New England. It notes home influence on prejudice and questions school discipline and civic schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Magazine
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Whitman
Brookline
Mass
Washington, D.C
Muriel Alexander
Harold A. Anderson
Minnesota
Teachers College of
Columbia University
That and This Note Readers Skip Some Old Stars
Four readers complained their favorite stars were left out William S Hart Theda Bara and Jack Gilbert. A Fort Worth soldier writes from New Mexico about Carlsbad Caverns and TV criticism by Hal Boyle notes TV can curb idle chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Hart
Theda Bara
Jack Gilbert
Grand Jury Urges Citizens to Fight Gambling and DWI
The Potter County grand jury issued a report urging citizens to aid in detecting and prosecuting organized gambling and tightening enforcement of health rules. It cites 35 indictments against 39 people, notes 13 sessions and 138 witnesses, and reports no organized gambling in Amarillo despite police concerns.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
47Th Judicial District Court
47Th District Court
Amarillo
Sid Harper
John Allen
Vice Squad
Allen
Dan Carter
Amarillo Senior Chosen for Atlantic City Citizenship Trip
Amarillo High School senior Carol Schultz was named to receive the good citizenship award by the Daughters of the American Revolution and selected as one of six students nationwide to visit Atlantic City for a convention of the American Association of School Administrators. The honor places her on a panel with five others to discuss citizenship experiences and what they mean, reflecting her active role in the Citizenship Education Project and various civic activities.
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Carol Schultz
Amarillo
Daughters of the American Revolution
Atlantic City
American Association of School Administrators
Carol
AHS
National Committee
R. B. Norman
Amarillo High School
Weather Bulletin Summary for Amarillo Area 1954
Weather notes report activity over Amarillo with two sunny days in a 22 day span. Comparative readings at 3 PM show Houston 13 MPH and 3s visibility, Dallas 12 miles far, partly cloudy, Oklahoma City 5 MPH, 15 miles visibility, Amarillo 20 MPH and 15 miles visibility with partly cloudy skies.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Big 3 Outline Strategy for Molotov Talks
In Berlin the Big Three Western foreign ministers meet to align aims for talks with Russia’s V M Molotov. Dulles urges rights for Germans through free elections while Bidault warns against repeating past tragedies and emphasizes lessons from World War II.
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Berlin
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Dulles
Columbine
Tempelhof
Dales
Georges Bidault
Paris
Delay Hearing For Mitich
Deportation hearing for Zivoni Mitich, former Yugoslav airman who refused to return, has not been set. A letter from the Immigration Service in El Paso said they didn’t know when the hearing would be held. Mitich was released on a $500 bond and returned to work at the Amarillo Iron Works. He and his wife Patsy Dick live at 1403 North Seminole with his mother-in-law Sylvia Dick.
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Zivoni Mitich
US Immigration Service
el Paso
Mitich
Amarillo Iron Works
North Seminole
Patsy Dick
Sylvia Ick
Winter Storm Skirts Texas Panhandle and East Coast
Amarillo saw a 46 degree spread with a 9 to 55 reading as sun melted much snow. Forecasts predict warmer days with highs near 57 and lows around 21. An east coast storm dropped heavy snow while the midwest thawed, and frost spared Rio Grande Valley crops as winds kept frost at bay. Reports from counties note scattered ground snow and a few inches in spots, with one request for 12 inches.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Erat
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Edinburgh
Waller
Houston
Texas
Washington
Teacher Pay Special Session Proposed for March
The Texas State Teachers Assn and Gov. Shivers back a $402 teacher pay raise compromise. A 30 day special Legislature could begin in March to debate funding, with the state covering 80 percent and local districts 20 percent of the minimum foundation program. The plan includes a $100 per year credit per teacher unit to help construction costs and relies on potential natural gas tax revenues to fund higher salaries.
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Austin
Texas State Teachers Assn
Shivers
Hiad Waal
TSTA
Henry Stilwell
Texarkana
Kate Bell
Houston
J. B. McNiel
Wichita Falls
Stilwell
NXX
Governo
Supreme Court
Economist denies unions credit for wage increases
Columbia University economist Dr. Leo Wolman testified in 108th District Court that unions did not drive rising real wages over the past two decades, crediting industrial productivity instead. He noted union growth among non operating groups and said wage gains stem from broad economic forces, with 60 percent of production proceeds returning to workers.
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Fred Tripp
Columbia University
Leo Wolmin
Santa Fe Sre
Wolman
National Bureau of Economic Research
J. C. Gibson
Wollman
Gibson
Weiman
Weather forecast for Amarillo area mild with warming weekend
Continued fair weather with rising temperatures for Saturday and Sunday. Low Friday night around 21 and high Saturday near 57. Partly cloudy to cloudy and warmer through the weekend with daily temperature readouts and sunset at 6 06 PM.
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West Tenas
Seccevers
Cannes
Venassecoe
Plead Innocent In Kidnapping Case
Harold Jackson and Joseph Lear pleaded innocent to the $300000 ransom abduction of Leonard Moskoevitz and were held without bail pending grand jury action. They were arraigned before Municipal Judge Lenore Underwood on a Little Lindbergh Law violation. The complaint states Moskoevitz was subjected to bodily harm and the prosecution would seek the death penalty.
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San Francisco
Harold Jackson
Joseph Lear
Leonard Moskoevitz
Lenore Underwood
Moskovitz
Virginia GI Served Papers In Hospital
Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, 23, a prisoner of war from Cracker's Neck Virginia, is arrested on court martial charges for unlawful intercourse with the enemy and seeking favorable treatment from captors. He is held at Walter Reed Hospital. pre trial inquiry will determine if the case proceeds.
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Washington
Edward S. Dickenson
Korea
Cracker’s Neck
Army
Dickenson
Walter Reed Hospital
Col
Norman E. Sproch
Military District of
Col. Sprowl
District of
Indian troops pull out of pro Red camp near neutral zone
The U N Command announced 22 000 Chinese and North Korean soldiers turned away from communism but 347 prisoners remained in a pro Red camp after Indian troops unlocked gates. Lt Gen Thimayya and Maj Gen Thorat appealed to the Red side to take back the 21 Americans and 325 South Koreans and 1 Briton. The Reds refused and Indians withdrew to leave 20 behind as a token force.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
RK. Thimayya
al Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Red Side
Thimayya
Richard G. Corden
East Providence
R. I
Goodby
Pfc
Clarence C. Adams
Memphis
Tenn
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Carlsbad
Hal Boyle
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Perryian
Charles Orr
Higgins
I. A. Harbour
Spearman
Edward L. Fowler
Sweetwater
Okio
J. A. McAnear
Brice
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Silverton
J. A. Johnson
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M. A. Palmateer
Texico
N. A Brown
Hereford
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C. P. Qverton
F. W. Jones
Darrel Watson
Wayside
Dr. Wolman
108Th District Court
Santa Fe Railway
National Mediation Board
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