New Reading Method Aimed at Urban Ghetto Students
Education writer outlines a programmed linguistic approach to reading developed by Dr M William Sullivan. BRL argues that children with low IQ can learn to read with self paced fill in the blank texts and reinforced success boosting confidence. Project Read plans a large fall trial in New York City involving 40600 disadvantaged children in the Bronx and Bedford Stuyvesant.
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America
M. William Sullivan
Behavioral Research Laboratories
BRL
New York
Bronx
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Allen D. Calvin
Small Change Adds Up at Post Office Budget
The General Accounting Office says the Post Office could save 4.2 million dollars annually by allowing rural mail carriers to use government vehicles instead of their own cars. The savings, while small against a 1.2 billion dollar deficit, reflect taxes paid by about 4,416 Americans and echo Plymouth Mass historical ties.
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General Accounting Office
Post Office Department
Department
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Plymouth
Mass
Wallace frames law and order stance grows appeal
Former Alabama governor George Wallace gains support from both parties with a hard line promise to chastise dissidents and restore order in America. He recalls his schoolhouse door protest and signals potential defiance of court orders if elected, highlighting the volatile debate over integration and federal authority.
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Alabama
George Wallace
America
Wallace
House
Law and Order
Inflation fears outlined by The National Observer in Cambridge
The Cambridge Banner summarizes an National Observer piece warning that current inflation trends will push prices higher in coming years. It highlights planned consumer costs and notes Americans’ apparent indifference while stressing the need to curb government spending.
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THE
National Observer
Observer
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Industrial News Review
America
Robert L. Heilbroner
Cambridge
Unclear Ad Page Harbors Missed Subscriptions and Rates
A fragment from Thomson Newspapers shows a cluttered masthead listing A. Richard Gross as Publisher. It includes subscription rate details for Austin Minnesota with postal zones and delivery options, though several lines are garbled. The text references rural delivery, military addresses, and annual pricing.
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Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
U.S
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Austin News
A 30 year past Austin air show featured Donnie Fowlie performing stunts including a take off and landing on a moving car at Albert Lea. City Council funded new resuscitator equipment for Austin firefighters and halator purchases.
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Donnie Fowlie
Austin
Albert Lea
Photography Society of America
Austin Camera Club
Gerald A. Anderson
Tolz, King and Day Inc
Austin Market Day and Local Notes from 1917
Farmers markets around Austin will host farm to market stands with rural neighbors selling wares. The item touches on weather effects on motorcyclists, Minnesota bankruptcies easing via a wage earner plan, political campaign decor at a Midway Rides trailer, a youth returning from California, safety driving tips, wildlife rabies warnings, and connections among clergy in the Austin area.
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Austin
William T. Collins
Mower County Fair
Humphrey
Daniel Foley
Diluting the dollar tough: construction wages surge
Victor Riesel reports on rising union pay in 1968 with bricklayers earning 9.75 hourly and overtime at 19.50. Iron workers gain 2.10 per hour over two years, sheet metal seeks 5.14 more per hour, and carpenters plus 8 day area strikes push costs and home prices higher.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Bricklayers Union
Carpenters
Sheet Metal International
Johnson
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
Dayton
Ohio
Harvard
Toledo
Michigan
Lyndon Johnson
Arthur Okun
Yale
Comrade Candidate Zagarell Sparks Tuned-Up Comedy
Brooklyn youth Mike Zagarell, 23, is the Communist Party USA vice presidential nominee in a year of sharp politics. His age disqualifies him in many states, and his support is tiny, but the piece portrays him as a symbol of American youth while detailing his radical platform and outdated rhetoric.
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Tom Tiede
New York
NEA
Communist Party USA
Mike Zagarell
Brooklyn
CPUSA
Zagarell
Communist Party
Michael Zagaret
Karl Marx
U.S
Zagarel
Vietnam
Rap Brown
Eldridge Cleaver
Pentagon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mike Zagarel
Yesteryear
Task for New President: Pentagon reform urged
The article argues the next U.S. president must overhaul the Pentagon and defense plans. It warns McNamara era revisions have slowed research and risk obsolescence, with U.S. lagging Soviet progress in military tech. A sustained research cut could weaken national defense a decade hence.
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Soviet Union
United States
McNamara
Defense Department
What to See in Austin and Its Quiet Hope
A column reflecting on Austin’s history and reputation, noting estimable locals and church charity. The writer recalls a listener praising unseen contributors and ponders the city’s character amid modern urban issues. A tangential line cites a Time Capsule fact about a Bible reading milestone.
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Austin
North American Lily Society
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Confucius
Horace Austin State Park
Hotel-Mote
Richard Graves
Oakland
Graves
Pontiac
Mich
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United Commercial Travelers Magazine
Samuel F. Scheidy
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
England
Australia
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
P. J. Holand
Clifford Holand
Jesse F. Perrin
Austin Congregational Church
Perrin
Congregational Church
1St St
3Rd Ave
St. Paul
Mill Streets
P. D. Beaulieu
Holand
By Victor Riesel
Okun
Rank and File
Publishers - Hall Syndicate
Lower Midtown Manhattan
Michael Zagarell
Charlene Mitchell
American Communist Party
Ray Cromley
Rich
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Department of Defense
Duor
the Herald
St. Olaf Church
William James
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