Skirt Rules Spark School Dress Debate in Houston
Debbie Helfer, 16, sent home from Milby High for a skirt deemed too short. she plans to wear ankle-length dress next day. Debbies’ guardian Mrs. Lawson vows support and protests, while Corpus Christi juniors faced the same issue with high hemlines. Houston principals judge pupil attire.
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Milby High School
Henry Lawson
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McNamara Faces Fresh Bomb Shortage Questions
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, under fire for bomb stock levels and readiness policy, disputed charges of mismanagement. House Republican leader Gerald Ford charged a national scandal in Saigon harbor and questioned U.S. preparedness while Cyrus Vance and McNamara defended stocks and planned bombing.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
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$2.1 Million Loan for Sarasota Elderly Housing
The Community Facilities Administration approved a 2.1 million loan to Jefferson Center Inc. to build a 10 story apartment building for elderly residents in Sarasota Florida.
Pentagon pursues ambush detector research for Vietnam
The Pentagon prioritizes secret work at Aberdeen to develop a device that alerts U S troops to Viet Cong hidden in foliage or behind cover. Army scientists explore methods to identify enemy from distance, including acoustical sensors and chemical markers, while rejecting impractical ideas like tattooing or color dumping.
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Bay child saved by emergency surgery on street
In Cincinnati an injured five year old boy, Jack Baker, was saved after three doctors and a nurse performing bystander aid used a pocket knife and improvised tube to perform a tracheotomy and restart his breathing. The boy remained in critical condition as hospital staff treated him. The driver of the hit vehicle was not charged.
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