English Required Language in Cuban Schools Today
In Cuba English is the only required foreign language from grades seven to nine with potential switch to French after passing. Russian instruction is being piloted for later grades at Liberty City, a vast Education Ministry complex near Havana once Camp Columbia. The system remains socialist, teaching allegiance to the Soviet Union as a world leader.
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Havana
Cuba
Education Ministry
Liberty City
Columbia
Fulgencio Batista
Average doctors fear physical exams at AMA convention
At the AMA convention in San Francisco doctors confess fear of physical exams. Dr. Harvey Widroe of Berkeley notes getting a doctor to a physical is harder than breaking a wrestler's arm. A no charge clinic urges extensive checkups during the weeklong meeting, though past clinics have done poor business.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
Harvey Widroe
Berkeley
Calif
Vaudeville Star Hazel Crosby Brown Dies in California
Hazel Crosby Brown 74 a renowned vaudeville star and early member of Gus Edwards Children died Friday in Petaluma California. Her stage career lasted 26 years shaping early 20th century children's entertainment.
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Petaluma, Calif
Hazel Crosby Brown
Gus Edwards
Harris Survey Reveals Americans Feel Self-Reliant Despite Problems
A Harris poll shows most Americans do not feel worse off than others despite many emotional concerns. The article notes rugged individualism and the belief that individuals must make their own breaks, reflecting a mix of anxiety and aspiration among the public.
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Wader
Rev. Barry to Take Over St. John's
Rev. Fr. Colman Barry, 43, a history scholar from Lake City Minnesota, will become the seventh president of St. John's University Collegeville. He succeeds Rev. Arno Gustin and has taught in the history department since 1952. He is author and editor and earned a PhD from the Catholic University of America.
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Collegeville
St. John’s History Department
Aloysius Cardinal Muench
Fargo
N.D
Germany
Father Barry
The
American Benedictine Academy
American Benedictine Review
St. John’s
Catholic University of America
Kennedy Stamp Drives Record First Day Sales
In Kennedy Minnesota post office staff sold JFK memorial stamps on first day issue with 1650 mail pieces canceled and 500 stamps sold to residents. Collectors in Boston to Kennedy flocked to see the Kennedy post mark cancelation. The nationwide first day cancellations hit a high on May 29 in Boston with over 2 million pieces.
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Boston
Kennedy, Minn
Minnesota
Civil rights act nears passage after a century of struggle
The piece recalls the long arc from post Civil War black codes and the 14th and 15th Amendments through the 1875 act, later overturned by segregation, to 1957 and 1960 civil rights laws and the next act aimed at voting protections and desegregation in hotels, restaurants, and interstate venues. It notes the difficulty and time required for fulfillment.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
America
Court
Movie Beauties Split On Topless Bathing Suit
AP writer recounts how Vivien Leigh, Debbie Reynolds, Kim Novak and others react to a topless bathing suit craze. Some say it may catch on or as a novelty. most say they would not wear it or keep it private.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
New York
Vivien Leigh
Japan
California
Debbie Reynolds
Poorly Cast TV Night Fails to Save Rupert and Other Shows
Television critic notes John McGiver could not salvage The Missing Bank of Rupert X Humperdink on NBC Show of the Week. The review also dismisses That Was the Week That Was and NBC Sunday reflecting on Army McCarthy hearings while offering praise for NBC Sunday’s anniversary treatment.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Bank
Rupert X. Humperdink
John McGiver
McGiver
NBC
Marshall Jamison
Leland Hayward
Hayward
TV3
King says rights bill will face court tests in several states
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced that integration leaders will file court tests of the Senate approved civil rights bill as soon as it becomes law. The SCLC will challenge the public accommodations clause in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida cities and towns, with King criticizing Barry Goldwater's constitutional stance. He spoke to 70,000 at Soldier Field, promising the bill will lift millions from despair to hope.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montgomery
Birmingham
Gadsden
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Albany
CAT Planes Held for 3 Day Check
All Civil Air Transport aircraft were grounded in Formosa for a three day safety inspection after a CAT twin engine crash in central Formosa on Saturday killed 57 aboard including 20 Americans. The crash marked CAT’s first passenger loss. One American passenger was Rev Bertis E Downs III of Clifton Forge Virginia a member of the Formosa mission of the Presbyterian Church.
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Formosa
Ministry of Communications
CAT
Claire Chennault
Miying Tigers
Bertis E. Downs III
Clifton Forge
Downs
Ann
The
Presbyterian Church of America
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