Incentives for Summer School Push in Districts and Cities
The Amarillo Opinion notes 1123 local students face a summer school push while highlighting two other incentives. Washington DC plans to pay low achieving youths about 1,000 students aged 14 and up to attend summer school at 1.60 per hour for eight weeks. Roosevelt Greer Jr explains this is a test of a slightly different approach. In Oakland California a high school rewards daily attendance with 45 stamps per day, offering up to 7275 stamps per semester.
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Amarillo
Council For Basic Education
District of Columbia Model Cities Commission
Washington
Roosevelt Greer, Jr
Oakland
Calif
Washington’s
Taking a New Tack on Union Political Spending
The piece argues the Federal Corrupt Practices Act does not stop unions from political activity funded by dues. It cites COPE and AFL-CIO leadership, cites Crane’s HR 1259 as an alternative to bar tax exempt groups from political spending, and notes recent polls show strong support. It ends with a warning about taxing pressure and a light aside on hairstyles.
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House
Senate
Philip Crane
Ilinois
National Federation of Independent Business, Inc
Crane
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
George Meany
Internal Revenue Service
Woman President within our lifetimes say Miss America readers
The piece argues a female president is likely within the next two decades, citing Miss America 1971 Michele McDonald and the trend of women rising to high office. It notes historical precedents in England Victoria and Spain Isabella, and predicts increased female political participation and merit over gender.
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Chicago
Michele McDonald
Butler
United States
England
Elizabeth II
Victoria
Isabella
Spain
Jayne Baker
Litton Industries
Miss Spain
Miss
Burke on Church and Politics in Modern Times
A reflective column argues Burke’s warning that politics and pulpit do not mix applies today. It details Presbyterian actions at Gulf Oil involving Angola and Mozambique propositions and candidates, naming Agostino Neto Cabral Angela Davis, and notes broader church involvement and debate.
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Gulf Oil Corporation
Atlanta
Gulf
Grist
Presbyterian Church
Southern Africa
The
United Presbyterian Church
Commission On Ecumenical Missions and Relations
Church
Angola
Mozambique
Agostino Neto
Amilcar Cabral
Angela Davis
Tacoma
Anchorage
Neto, Cabral
Miss Davis
Presbyterian Group
Mozambique Liberation Front
Frelimo
Miss Day
McNamara Draft Critique On Vietnam Policy Sparks Debate
A columnist notes irony as a 1965 Defense memo by McNamara aide is published the same day as a counter paragraph. The piece argues McNaughton’s 70 20 10 split misreads US aims, while Rostow and others defend treaty fidelity and national interest in Vietnam.
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New York
McNaughton
Robert McNamara
SVN
The Shepherd Poem Reflection on Gratitude and Loss
Short devotional verse urging gratitude for what one has and to offer daily thanks to God. The piece references loss from hurricane or Holocaust and prompts appreciation by prayer and acknowledgment of blessings. The author Julien C Hyer frames everyday items as gifts to value and restore in memory of divine care.
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Julien C. Hyer
Kings and Traitors Fail to Destroy American Security
This editorial accuses The New York Times and The Washington Post of betraying national security by publishing details of the Purloined Letters. It argues such leaks threaten troops and policy, urging court action to reinstate security and warning against antiwar rhetoric from media outlets and politicians.
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California
Pete McCloskey
Richard Nixon
Nixon
The
Times
the Post
Beelzebub
Post
Henry Kissinger
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MPLA
Cabral
Party of Independence For
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Cabinda
William F. Buckley JR
Time Magazine
Department of Defense
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Walt
Pentagon
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Greece
Britain
Rostow
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Eisenhower
Johnson
South Vietnam
Tim
Republic
New York Times
Washington Post
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Hitler
Stalin
Khrushchev
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Hanoi
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