Education standards diverge in US and USSR in post Sputnik era
The period reflects a push in American schools toward higher standards and tougher assessments, with examples from Miami and Georgia districts showing longer English and math requirements, stricter exams, and reduced frills. In contrast, the Soviet system shifts to shorter formal schooling, early work, and limited access to higher education, emphasizing labor over intellectual training.
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Soviet Union
U.S. News & World Report
Miami
Georgia
Texas
Houston Superintendent of Schools
Russia
Doctor Crane Reflects On Thanksgiving And Gratitude
Dr Crane urges daily thanks for blessings and criticizes complaint among American youth. He contrasts pampered American life with starving conditions in Korea and India, recalling pioneer hardships and urging family grace before meals. He notes veterans at Hines Hospital lacking limbs or sight and invites readers to request his booklets.
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Clint T
Japan
Korea
Dr. Crane
India
Africa
Moses
New England
Cities Face Return Of Millions Of Suburbanites
Opinion piece warns of a suburban exodus back to cities and urges urban dwellers to aid returning residents. It profiles Ronald Halfacre and critiques suburban life, urging action to keep cities vibrant and teeming with activity.
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America
Ronald Halfacre
Ronald
Tomorrow's Victim Debate Sparks Press Association Critique
The Montana State Press Association denounces IRS rulings denying tax deductions for institutional ads by electric utilities opposing socialization. A Great Falls Tribune quote warns that tax penalties curb freedom of information and threaten democracy by silencing dissenting opinions.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Montana State Press Association
The
Great Falls Tribune
The Old Lion of Hackensack and the Writer
Jim Bishop recounts a late night ride with Patrick Henry Maley a famed lawyer in Oradell. Maley warns the writer drinking harms talent while delivering sharp legal cautions on libel and press risk as they reach Bergen Pines Hospital.
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Hackensack Elks Club
Patrick Henry Maley
Oradell
Elinor
Pat Maley
Bergen Pines Hospital
Try and Stop Me: Last Words of Famous Figures
A collage of final sayings from notable individuals compiled by Jerome Beatty Jr. Notable lines include Ethan Allen’s doctorly warning, Jefferson asking about the Fourth, Adams noting Jefferson survives, Rothstein’s defiance to police, Jolson declaring departure, Lord Houghton’s entrees, and a tiny poem by Bill Becet.
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Jerome Beatty
Ethan Allen
Allen
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Jefferson
Arnold Rothstein
al Jolson
Lord Houghton
Star influenced forecast for tomorrow and birthday year
The reading predicts a stimulating day with smooth business and personal affairs. For birth dates, a new year brings happy personal life and strong judgment for eight months aiding job goals. monetary payoff starts mid 1959 with steady domestic relations aside from brief February–March tensions. Romance and travel look bright late May to late August.
Brain Game Answer Key Quiz From Old Newspaper
A reader puzzle asks about chinchilla origins copper reserves alpaca wool Alaska products Staffordshire and Sheffield fame silk center France and Dutch cattle breed. The provided answers appear garbled and unreadable.
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Alaska
Staffordshire
England
Sheffield
France
Holland
Diabetes and weight control in health week
The article urges diabetes detection and weight management during Diabetes Detection Week. It explains that overweight raises diabetes risk, outlines five caloric factors—age body size sex activity and food—and compares calories in common foods to daily energy use. It stresses activity and diet as dual tools, and notes vanadium exports from Callao Peru.
Are You Afraid to Laugh In This Era
Corey Ford argues in The Saturday Evening Post that modern society has suppressed genuine laughter. He laments pompous speakers and sterile humor while noting a decline in vaudeville, humor magazines, and satirists. He contrasts past wit with today’s sanitized, sponsor driven comedy.
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Corey Ford
Saturday Evening Post
Harry Hershfield
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
Dunits
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Bennett Cerf
Mollie Goldberg
Barnum
The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Advertising Rates
The notice lists subscription and delivery rates for The Athens Messenger and The Sunday Messenger. Details include daily and Sunday delivery, mail rates for Ohio and West Virginia, six months and yearly prices, and a special Ohio and West Virginia mail rate. It also states postal information and office address.
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Ohio & W.va
Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Ohio
Associated Press
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
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George W. Crane
Chicago
Hines Veterans Hospital
Jim Bishop
Pat
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Bill Becet
King Features Syndicate
W. W. Bauer, M.D
American Medical Association
Callao
Peru
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Athens Messenger
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