West Point adopts drastic curricular overhaul
After four years of study and surveys including alumni such as President Eisenhower, West Point introduces a liberalized curriculum starting July 5. The change shifts humanities to parity with sciences, allows credit for civilian college work, enables acceleration, and lets first years choose focused tracks in social science humanities or math engineering.
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United States
West Point
Garrison HJ. Davidson
Eisenhower
Frank H. Bowles
College Entrance Examination Board
Gen. Davidson
Lune
Us.m.a. Board of Visitors
Air
Naval
Davidson
Charles H. Fenton
Yale
Fenton
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Maj. J. L. Jackson
Air Academy
Ghana Declares Republic as Nkrumah Wins Referendum
Ghana becomes a republic effective July 1 after 104 constituencies back a new constitution. Kwame Nkrumah secures 89.1 percent of the vote and assumes near total executive power while Queen Elizabeth II ceases as head of state though Ghana stays in the Commonwealth.
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Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Dr. Nkrumah
Moses
Man
Mkramah
Convention People’s Party
Ghanaa
Mkrumah
Queen Elizabeth II
Great Britain
Nkrumah
United States of Africa
Thumb Sucking Battles and Labor Notes
A feature on Timmy T s thumb sucking leads to pediatric methods for habit interruption and caregiver guidance. The article shifts to U S labor affairs noting James P Mitchell and labor leaders debating the administration and national interest amid the steel dispute and Nixon vice presidency prospects.
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Washington
Rotary Mitchell
Mitchell
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Labor Movement
Labor
Monial Dinnual
Jine
Cioafli
United Mine Workers
Jin Mr. Mitchell
Esuns
U.S
Viets
Terest
Civil defense surveys warned. residents urged caution
Local civil defense officials and authorities warn residents against giving out information for home surveys or consulting outsiders. They stress authorized personnel with IDs will conduct any surveys, door to door, and deny any 25 a day spending cap or hotel bar data as part of a broader funds search.
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Washington
Eisen
Robert Shoemaker Jr
Anderson
United Press International
William Rogers
Moss Island Road
Mishawaka
House
New York
Thal Railroad
Hendricks St
12Th
14Th St
Shoemaker
How To Break Habits When They Are Deeply Set
Practical advice on addressing entrenched habits by exploring multiple pleasures to reach a desired outcome. Applies to Timmy and similar cases, suggesting varied approaches to replace routine behaviors and achieve self control.
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Timmy
Western nations face deadlock on disarmament talks
Analysis notes that Western powers have resisted Soviet charges while negotiations stall. U2 spy incident prompts U N reconnaissance talk as both sides probe for a path to renewed talks. The piece highlights the fragile status of East West tensions and the search for a viable peace plan.
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J. M. Roberts
Associated Press
France
Soviet Union
Harold Macmil
Jan
United
Moscow
United States
Berlin
Ile Sly
Formosa
NATO
Reds
Eisenhower
U. N
RCA
Indianapolis
Iliam J. Schmell
Radio Corp. of America
Canada
Accra
Ghana
Jobless Claims Steady in Indiana Week
INDIANAPOLIS UPI Indiana unemployment insurance claims held steady from the prior week with 3,481 new filings versus 3,7946 the week before. Division director Richard A. Phillips cited fewer steel-industry layoffs and recalls in construction as workers return to work.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Indiana Employment Security Division
Chee
Wack
Richard A. Phillips
Phillips
Indiana Supreme Court upholds burglary conviction in tavern talk claim
The Indiana Supreme Court denied Ernest Paul Myers appeal from a Ripley Circuit Court conviction for breaking into a fuel station. The court found his tavern talk allegations based on hearsay and noted jurors were not identified and Myers did not object at trial.
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Indianapolis
UPL
Indiana Supreme Court
Ernest Paul Myers
Myers
Ripley
Sfilan
Versailles
Nesses
High Court
Democracy Endangered in Asia Says Crowell
Publisher Robert Crowell warned Asia faces grave danger from Communism if non military needs are ignored. Speaking to World Education he said a war of ideas will hurt nations that fail to fund basic education for over 300 million illiterate people.
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NEW Ork
Asia
Robert Crowell
World Education, Inc
Crowell
Thomas Y. Crowell Co
Husband Faces First Degree Murder Count In Indianapolis
Indianapolis widow Thelma Skinner's husband Robert Skinner is indicted for first degree murder by a Marion County grand jury after two prior probes. Earlier juries had considered manslaughter and accidental death theories regarding Thelma Skinner's 1957 death at their suburban home.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Marion County Grand Jury
Thelma Skinner
Robert
9Th Street
White River
Tonsillectomy Debate Sparks Reader Letters to Dr Brady
Reader B E RN A argues tonsil removal harmed thousands with little benefit and questions the medical urge for deep neck dissection. She cites a single death in twenty years among 7 000 procedures and urges milder tonsillotomy when obstruction relief is needed.
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B.E
Brady
Folklore Verses and sayings from William Wade and others
A collage of rhymes about daily life and humor. Includes quatrains on solitude mowing yards, spats and hats, sun in the east versus west, light verse about wine marriage cars and hunting, fishing, swimming. Likely notes on folk verse and familiar maxims.
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East
McLandburgh Wilson
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