Shortage of PhD Teachers Eases in Colleges Faces New Balance
An old warning of teacher shortage gives way to a glut in PhD hiring as MLA data show 27 percent of first year college instructors in 1964 68 held doctorates while 68 no more than a master’s degree. By 1969 new graduates outpace vacancies inflation federal aid cuts and the draft influence career choices in English history economics and math.
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National Education Association
Efingeen Ouster College
Collee
Seator
Metroliner’s First Year Boosts Penn Central Outlook
Penn Central reports strong first year for the New York Washington Metroliner service with nine daily runs planned in each direction. Since January 1969 about 400000 riders used the line, average 305 per train, and the $55 million investment is deemed wise though overall rail passenger service remains unprofitable.
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Penn Central Company
Metroliner
New York-Washington
Pen Cen Wal
New York
Washington
Reaching for the Moon and March of Dimes Progress
The piece reflects on the phrase reaching for the moon and celebrates progress from polio to birth defect prevention. It notes January as March of Dimes month and urges support with fundraising as a path to further medical advances.
Treasury bills investment guide from Spear column
A reader inquiry column explains purchasing Treasury bills with no broker fees and noncompetitive bids. It outlines minimum denominations, required certified checks, submission deadlines, and delivery by the Federal Reserve Bank. It also notes keeping bills in a safe deposit box and how maturity proceeds are credited. The column adds an example of potential income increases from switching holdings and mentions high rated bonds as future consideration.
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Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Franklin National
Sents
Redhuck
Sunle
Ohio Power
Pacific Gas & Electric
Dee
Spear
Gen. Fen. Corp
U.S. L A Library Policy and Diversity of Views Under Fire
A 1970 reflection on the U S Library of America abroad and its governance under Frank Shakespeare. The piece critiques perceived partisan bias, censorship history, and calls for balanced, diverse American voices in libraries overseas. It notes limited presence of conservative writers and questions policy shifts.
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U.S
New York
America
London
Sol
Russell Kirk
Tas.la
U.s.la
Johnson
Shakespeare
Robert Keatley
The
Wall Street Journal
Washington
USLA
Tow
Ruissel Kirk
William Buckley
Galbraith
U.S.A
Paris
Rome
New Delhi
Bamako
R. Kirk
James Burnham
United States
Kennedy
Republic
John Dos Passos
Thomas Mulnay
John Lukacs
Jeffrey Bart
R.A. Nisbet
Francis Graham Wilson
Leo Strauss
Donald Zol
Frederick Wilhelmsen
Mliseo Vivas
Gen
Fea. Corp
Age of Aquarius and the rise of astrology in science and myth
In a 1970 discussion, the piece traces astrology from ancient Chaldeans to modern interest, noting the vernal equinox drift and the claimed scientific links between celestial cycles and life. It cites Jung and others, mentions experiments, and contemplates astrology's cultural pull amid a quest for fixed values.
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Aquarius
Caite
You
Tiod
Carl Jung
Tae Sung Bie
Stanford
Ralph Nelzner
Earth
Long Islan
Maki Kakata
Michel Gauguelin
Mars
Gen
Fea, Corp
Freedom of press risks under Greek junta described
A 1970 dispatch analyzes Greece under a cabinet rule, noting censorship, restricted information, and limited press freedom. It describes the regime’s control of media, the diminished parliamentary role, and the impact on public opinion and foreign investment.
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Papadopoulos
Noth
Athens
Ourist
international Herald Teib+ the
Greece
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Oldest Civil War Volunteer Linked to Madison County
A 92 year old Pendleton man, allegedly the Union’s oldest volunteer from Madison County, was initially rejected for age but joined a company in Camp Morton to prove old men can fight. Said father of seventy two, he hoped descendants might illuminate his life. a parallel is drawn to Gettysburg’s John Burns.
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Madison County
Fearar Kirkland
Bates
Pen- Melton
Indiana
Union
Me. Bates
Pendle-ton
Morton
Sturday
T Ie Company
Teventy
John Burns
Gettysburg
Hangover Cures Through History and Odd Remedies
The article surveys ancient to Civil War era hangover cures and myths. It cites opal soaked in wine, sauerkraut juice, prairie oysters, cold milk, and caribou butter as remedies, noting varied beliefs and humorous anecdotes from prior periods.
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Ransom House
Webster
Think Now International Distinctary
Fie
Bia Lanis
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Vice-Provident
Roberi FE
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Sehemptian
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Cariier
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Europe
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Wade
John Keasler
Encyelopedia
JE. B. Stuart
Robert Ey Tate
Hanover
McNaught Syndicate
Keasler
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