New I T A Alphabet Raises First Graders Reading
Bethlehem first graders using Sir James Pitman Initial Teaching Alphabet reduced the share reading below grade level from over 30 percent to a majority reaching third and fourth grade levels within a year. The program aims for a smooth transition to the traditional alphabet and reports improved reading, writing, speech, and attitudes.
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William Schaill
NEW York
NEA
Bethlehem
James Pitman
Ohio
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New
England
James
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U of M Receives NSF Grant as Largest in Upper Midwest
The University of Minnesota wins a $133,788 NSF grant for direct science support, the largest among Midwest college grants. Other Minnesota schools receive smaller amounts, with North Dakota state institutions also shown, while Asbury Place voters approve annexation into Mountain Brook in a two-voter plebiscite.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
National Science Foundation
NSF
Upper Midwest
North Dakota State
Fargo
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
S.D
School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City
S.D. State College
Brookings
The
State University
Vermillion
Birmingham
Ala
Asbury Place
Mountain Brook
Coin Shortages Preserve Firm Silver Prices
The AP reports coin shortages in the United States and a world silver production shortfall keep silver prices firm but inflexible. Treasury reserves and coin demand risk minting limits, while prospects of price moves remain unlikely despite a 40 percent jump in 1961–63.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
United States
U.S. Treasury
U.S
Treasury
Ellsworth Mountains Crown Antarctica as Highest Range
Antarctic Ellsworth Mountains stretch 250 miles long and 90 miles wide with summits reaching up to about 12 000 feet making them the tallest in the continent. In Philadelphia Stephen Girard a financier and merchant endowed a college for orphan boys with several million dollars to establish Girard College.
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Ellsworth Mountains
Antarctica
Stephen Girard
Girard College
Philadelphia
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