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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1972
Page
5
Memphis AP reports the 1972 cotton harvest slowed by rain, easing farm work backlog while price activity varied. Spot purchases reached 469100 bales last week, buyers advanced forward contracts, and exports lagged but show international demand for mid to high grade cotton.
In Tampa at Carver Elementary School 11 year olds participate in a pretend economy. Students receive $150 weekly paychecks to learn taxes sales graphs and financial record keeping. Charles Kelly earned $1,200 in two months and bought a $900 skateboard in the progressive workshop.
A teacher, Miss Swinney, created an academic year business venture in which a classroom bank, led by Charles as president, pays $50 in a rial slot. Students balance checkbooks, auction discarded toys, bid salaries, and compute taxes. The program aims to engage sixth graders and turn them into diligent learners.
AP reports German author Esther Vilar, famed for The Manipulated Man, defends her theory of male genius and female manipulation. She argues mothers train boys to accept enslaved roles, while men seek security in marriage and success. Vilar promotes the idea of “the pleasure of nonfreedom” and travels the United States.
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