Foreign language methods eyed for teaching English nationwide
Dr. Harry Levy of the City University of New York urged National Seminars on Innovation in Education in Hawaii to teach English as a foreign language. He said translating literary English to colloquial speech could lessen resistance to formal patterns and spark a renaissance of humanistic studies by linking linguistic and literary interests for a nationwide understood language.
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Hawaii
Harry Levy
The
City University of New York
Dr. Levy
Bounties on Downed Fliers Aimed to Cut Losses in Vietnam
Report discusses offering 50 taels of gold to locals for aiding American fliers downed or stranded in North Vietnam. It notes 603 American planes lost in North Vietnam and 192 in the South, with 169 fliers believed imprisoned. The note highlights limited prisoner exchanges and the role bounty seekers might play in escape efforts.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
International Red Cross
Sonic Pollution Sparks Debate Over Supersonic Plane
Harvard physicist Dr William A Shurcliff warns Johnson plan to fund 1800 mph 350 passenger SSTs may spark a 50 mile wide sonic boom affecting millions. He leads a peace group urging Congress to cut rest of funding while noting USSR France Britain also pursue SSTs to compete globally.
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William A. Shurcliff
Harvard University
Johnson
Shurcliff
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Do-Gooder Decisions Sparked Tough Providence Police Byte
Col Walter E Stone Rhode Island state police chief denounces Supreme Court rulings on confessions and warrants. He orders troopers to frisk suspects on sight, saying criminals threaten Providence and state streets, while Attorney General DeSimone pledges maximum protection and public support for a strong approach.
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Federal Hill
Providence
Walter E. Stone
Rhode Island
Miranda and
Escobedo
Stone
U.S. Supreme Court
Col. Stone
Herbert F. DeSimone
Hales
Maoist Crisis Deepens Across China Amid Civil Upheaval
Joseph Alsop reviews rising civil strife in China with Wuhan as a flashpoint. Maoist factions confront antigovernment groups as central control weakens across eight Yangtze provinces. Rail disruptions spread, harvest pressures rise, and a potential Christmas eruption looms.
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Wuhan
People’s Liberation Army
Chen Tsai-tao
Peking
Yangtze
Yangtze River
China
Szechuan
Sian
Yellow River
Chiang Ching
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Rhodesia Talks
Parliament plans summer recess July 28 with resumed sessions October 23. Renewed talks between Wilson's government and Rhodesia's rebel regime appear likely during the 12 week interim. Lord Alport's diplomacy signals growing sentiment for settlement, despite attacks by Brigadier Dunlop and some hardline elements. Change abroad and sanctions strain British patience as UN pressure faces Western critique.
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Wilson
Rhodesia
London
Salisbury
Lord Alpert
Lord Alport
Federation
Averell Harriman
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
Andrew Dunlop
Dunlop
Rhodesian Constitutional Association
England
United Nations
Manchester Guardian
Dean Acheson
Peaceful Ending for Rhodesia Boycott Seen Possible
The piece argues that a settlement could lift the boycott and reintegrate Rhodesia with dominion status in the Commonwealth. It notes the UN's waning influence and Britain and Rhodesia would need concessions during an interim period before majority rule, with reconciliation seen as difficult but not impossible.
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Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Family of Nations
Britain
Dunlop
Smith
Wilson
The
England
Javits Seeks Ike to Lead Vietnam Election Watch
Senator Jacob Javits urges former President Eisenhower to head a commission observing South Vietnamese elections from Sept. 3 to pave the way for a gradual U. S. military disengagement. He notes Ike used force in Korea, while President Johnson alone can authorize similar steps.
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Jacob K. Javits
New York
War births surge eyed as 2.5 million to be born in 1942
The Messenger reports maternity wards nationwide run full amid wartime baby boom. Predictions place 1942 births at 2.5 million, reflecting a surge in population during the war period. Joe Carnahan, 16, is noted as the second drowning victim in the Ohio River at Pome roy. Texas Governor Ferguson and three officials face misappropriation and embezzlement charges. Middleport's Company under Captain Tom Jones ordered to report to training camp in Montgomery, Alabama. Representative Emanuel Celler warns Congress that merger mania could place hundreds of corporations owning the GNP, while newspapers lament increasing consolidation.
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Joe Carnahan
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Middleport’s
Tom Jones
Montgomery
Ala
Office staff conferences doomed by ritual chaos
HAL BOYLE lampoons the staff conference as a ritual of the modern office. Drama at the table, a hero of excuses, a treasurer who costs too much, doodlers, fugitives, and a boss who forecasts no progress. A satire on the endless cycle of meetings.
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Detroit
Mr. Big
Federal school aid plan prompts tax debate
The NEA legislative commission urges allocating a portion of the federal income tax to fund education beyond existing aid. Projections show $50 per child this year rising to $100 by 1969 70, totaling billions to raise salaries cut class sizes and add staff. Critics say the federal government should not fund schooling beyond its core purposes.
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National Education Association
Legislative Commission
William H. Herbert
The
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
NEA Legislative Commission
Herbert
Farm Aid bill dwarfs broader government spending
The Senate passed an appropriations bill totaling 6.78 billion dollars to fund federal farm programs in fiscal 1968, a sum described as more than enough to run the entire federal government just 34 years earlier, illustrating the sharp rise in federal expenditures over four decades.
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Senate
Athens Messenger pricing and delivery information
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copies values and mail rates. It notes delivery by carrier in Ohio and West Virginia with weekly and yearly subscription prices, and states second class mailing at Athens Post Office under the 1918 act.
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The
Assocated Press
U.S . Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
Ohio
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