National Educational Assessment debate in schools
Editorials discuss a proposed national assessment to gauge elementary and secondary education. Opinions split on federal standards and local control, with proponents and critics weighing testing methods, sampling accuracy, and possible coercion. The NEA booklet and Carnegie plan are cited as paths to broader education insight.
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National Education Association
Francis Keppel
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Keppel
Banesh Hoffmann
Queens College
City University of New York
Hoffman
Carnegie Corp
Carnegie
Ralph W. Tyler
Center For Advanced Study In the Behavioral Sciences
Stamford
Calif
Tyler
Harold C. Hand
University of Illinois
American Association of School Administrators
Organization Relations Division
The
NEA
Fulton Lewis Speaks- Dem Chairman Attacks Reform Element
Washington coverage outlines intra party strife as Bronx County Chair Charles Buckley denounces reform Democrats James Scheuer and Jonathan Bingham. He advocates unity but condemns reformers as traitors and calls for their extermination, highlighting cross country party splits that threaten fall elections.
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New York
Buckley
Abe Beame
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Organization
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Shapp
California
Pat Brown
Carlton Goodlett
Viet Nam
Los
Angeles
Doctors and the mystique of their profession
Henry McLemore vents at physicians for claiming sacred status while acknowledging the busy, profitable, demanding realities of medical work. He mocks the idealized image, notes long training and fees, and argues doctors should candidly admit they enjoy the career and its rewards.
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Henry McLemore
Verse Bible Quote Hebrews Four Twelve
The passage from Hebrews states that the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two edged sword. It pierces to the division of soul and spirit and joints and marrow and reveals the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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God
Dodd Dinners Spotlight Unruh Fundraising Controversy
Washington column reports Sen. Dodd and California Speaker Jesse Unruh held large testimonial dinners raising hundreds of thousands. Unruh deflects questions on spending, while critics note limited campaign transparency and strong backers, including horse racing groups.
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Drew Pearson
Los Angeles
Sen. Dodd
Jesse _ Unruh
California Assembly
Connecticut
California
Unruh
Dodd
Senate
Nakes
Inglewood
International Hotel
Hollywood Palladium
Sen. Doedid
California Press
Martin Salditch
Riverside Press
Unuh
Ninth Avenue
Byrd Ave
Assembly
Sam Yorty
San Fernando Valley
Blairwood Drive
Studio City
Jesse Unruh
Western Harness Racing Association
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Baytown Sun Staff and publication details
Baytown Sun masthead lists staff members including editors publishers and department heads along with address 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas and mailing P O Box 308 Baytown 77520 The paper notes second class matter status under March 3 1873 act and Associated Press rights and reproduction restrictions.
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Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O
Quiz Style Historical QandA From a 1941 Paper
A compact trivia item asks about the literal meaning of beau geste and embonpoint, notes Constantine’s capital status for the Roman Empire, defines ellipse terms, traces cocaine’s origin, and marks a 1941 reference to HMA Hood. It also records Victoria born in 1819 and legends about her early royal command for a bedroom.
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Associated
Associated Press
Alexandrina
Victoria
Chilad
Edward
Duke of Kent
Britain
William IV
Kensington Palace
Britain’s longest serving monarch Ruth Ramsey era ruler
Ruth Ramsey recalls a constitutional reign marked by ten prime ministers and a fondness for Disraeli. She notes her role as empress via imperial Britain amid foreign policy influence and attendant wars. Other births listed include Elsa Maxwell Mikhail Sholokov Siobhan McKenna Samuel Newhouse Bob Dylan.
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Disraeli
India
Falmerston
Britain
Elsa” Maxwell
Mikhail Sholokov
Siobhan McKenna
Samuel
Newhouse
Bob Dylan
Fort Knox Named for Revolutionary War General Knox
Fort Knox in Kentucky is named in honor of Henry Knox, the Revolutionary War general and first U S secretary of war. The source also poses trivia questions about Earth's orbital speed, Amazon short tailed monkeys, and the meaning of the name Abel.
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Fort Knox, Ky
Henry T. Knox
Abel
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Small Business Week Observance Slated In County
America’s 4.7 million small businesses receive recognition during the third annual Small Business Week May 22 to 28. SBA Regional Director Donald D. Grose announces a National Small Businessman of the Year in Washington and a Texas Small Businessman of the Year. Coordinated by Gov. John Connally and Houston leaders, the events include a national advisory conference in Washington with nearly a hundred small business leaders and Texas advisors aiding planning. Grose stresses small business as 95 percent of U S business and a key source of employment, the seed bed of the American economy.
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America
Donald D. Grose
Small Business Administration
Houston
Washington
Texas
Grose
Johnson
SBA
Bernard L. Boutin
John Connally
Louie Welch
National Small Business Advisory Council
Small Business Advisory Council
Johnson Home Eligible For Historic Marker
Washington AP Johnsons boyhood home in Johnson City Texas is among 15 sites declared eligible for National Historic Landmark designation by the Interior Department. The one story 1885 farmhouse was bought by Samuel and Rebekah Johnson, where the future president lived until finishing his schooling.
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Washington
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Department of Interior
Samuel
Rebekah Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson Boyhood Home Foundation
National Park Service
Harkness Carillon to Ring 54 Bells at Yale
In New Haven Yale University plans to complete a carillon project with 54 bells ranging from 15 to 9 300 pounds. The bells will ring in the fall semester marking a major upgrade to the Harkness Tower carillon.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Slam by South hinges on West defense and heart singletons
In a bridge analysis, South secures a slam after dummy cashes A K of spades and Q-7 of spades, discards 10-9 clubs, and takes remaining diamonds and ace of clubs. West, knowing South’s singleton heart from the bidding, should adopt a trump switch at trick two to defeat the contract, rather than ruffing.
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South
West
Declarer
Ee Ae
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