QuEST program pushes teachers to shape policy
In Minneapolis at the AFT convention, Dr. Robert D. Bhaerman outlined QuEST Quality Education Standards in Teaching, urging grassroots input to counter top-down policy making. The plan targets school boards and superintendents, critiques OEO and USOE, and promotes testing reform, smaller class sizes, and shared curriculum responsibility through a national education board proposal.
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American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Quest
Robert D. Bhaerman
Minneapolis
Bhaerman
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
U.S. Office of Education
USOE
Washington, D.C
USEO
David Selden
Board of Education
U.S
GOP Convention Rules Split Over Delegate Plans
The Republican Convention Files Committee in Miami Beach approved a conservative plan to boost big state delegates, risking a floor fight as moderates decry cuts to party participation. A negotiated compromise backed by Dole failed 61 to 27, while Haerle offered a tokenism alternative. The panel kept some broad participation language but rejected wider guarantees for women youths and minorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckler
Ssmami Beach
Fla
Republican Convention Files Committee
Massachusetts
Francis Sarie
Dole
Paul R. Haerle
California
Haerle
Republican National Committee
U.S. jets strike North Viet Nam coast
U S Navy jets ranged along the coast from Vinh to Hai Phong destroying bridges depots and army barracks. In one raid 10 bridges and 100 stacks of war material were hit eight miles northeast of Vinh. Jets from Kitty Hawk struck Son Duong depot and Tha Vae army barracks, leaving explosions and flames. In South Vietnam North Vietnamese artillery bombarded Quang Tri and Hai Phong area. a downed F4 Phantom and a Phan t om dropped 500-pound bombs near Quang Tri. One marine died and 13 wounded in the incident under investigation. South Vietnamese forces reported gains near Que Son and Quan Loi with several enemy losses and captured weapons. civilian and military casualties listed.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Vinh
Haiphong
U.S. Command
U.S
Navy
Kitty Hawk
Son Duong
Tha Vae
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
U.S. Air Force
da Nang
Que Son
Highway 1
Coal ranks among West Virginia’s top mining regions
West Virginia remains a leading coal producer in America with vast deposits beneath two thirds of its terrain. The state’s coal fields sustain a major industry, shaping regional economy and energy supply despite market shifts.
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West Virginia
America
McGovern seeks unity meeting with Johnson
Senator George McGovern traveled to Texas to press a private unity meeting with Lyndon B. Johnson, while Johnson arranged a no media event at the LBJ Ranch. McGovern praised Johnson at an airport rally and urged diversity despite policy differences on the war, aiming to bolster party unity and McGovern's Texas prospects amid defections to Nixon.
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H. L. Schwartz
Austin
Tex
George McGovern
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Lbj Ranch
Here
Pete
Shriver
South Dakota
John B. Connally
Nixon
Treasury
Waste from garbage incinerators tested for road building
In Cologne Germany the West German Road Research Institute is testing incinerator waste for road construction. The report notes extreme tornado winds reaching 300 miles per hour at the tornado center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
TV MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS AND CONVENTION EVENTS
TV highlights show Snoopy at the Ice Follies and classic songs. Republican Convention coverage includes nominations, balloting, and acceptance speeches for presidential and vice presidential candidates across channels. Sesame Street and CBS News Local News air in the early schedule.
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Snoopy
Sesame Six
Sesame Street
CBS News
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John Lundquist
Selden
Commissioner of Education
Nang Air Terminal
U. S
North Viet Coast
Quan Loi
An Loc
Inco
N. Main
Shaver Clinic
Norelco
Gillette
Remington
Norb
10Th Ave. E
Alexandria
Minn
Schick
City OF
City Recorder
Darrell Stacy City Recorder
Austin Area TV
Huffman
2Nd Ave
KGLO
KAUS
KROC
Mod Squad
TBA
Mod
Marcus Welby
Repub
Rep. Nat'l. Conv
Dick Cavett
Ryan Report
Avon
Avon Call
Sonya King
Rochester
Hwy
Bauer 417
Kaus Channel 10
Kroc Mouse Factory
Adam
Channel 3
Channel
Kroc Today Show
Today
Dinah
Hollywood
Virginia 3
Days of Lives
Doctors
Another World
Peyton Place
Somerset
Jeff
Collie
the Munsters
Mayberry
News Ryan
Austin Herald
Marty Feldman
Rep
Nat'l. Convention News
Mary
Guiding Light
ABC News
ABC News TV 6 News
Chaparral & Alouette Snowmobiles
Benelli Mini Cycles
Glass Shop, Inc
Roger’s
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