Metropolitan Alternative High School beats the odds in Dallas
Principal Sam Pugh runs an inner city program across four campuses for teens and young adults rejected by regular neighborhood schools. The five year old effort began in an abandoned lumber yard with eight students and one teacher. The program removes competition and extracurricular pressure to focus on safety and a last chance for students who have clashed with principals.
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Dallas
UPI
Sam Pugh
Pugh
Metropolitan
Opened in Dallas Metro alternative school values freedom and individual study
The Metro program in Dallas operates with open schedules, no bells, and individualized instruction for dropouts, pregnant girls, and students with disciplinary issues. It emphasizes academic challenge, self-paced learning, and a library-like atmosphere while tracking progress and outcomes across multiple campuses since 1970.
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Metro
Pugh
Metro School
Dallas
Metro East
Metro West
Crozier
Metro South
Bicentennial decorating fever tutored by designer Carl Taylor
Interior designer Carl Taylor notes a mild bicentennial influence on home decor as Americans seek period touches with reproductions and authentic pieces. He cautions against overdoing trends, urges balanced traditional and contemporary styles, and highlights space use, plants, and personal collections as keys to a functional yet stylish home.
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New York
UPI
Carl Taylor
Colonial Williamsburg
Taylor
Appomattox
Drexel Heritage Furnishings
Morgantown
N.C
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Parsons School of Design
N.Y
Europe
W & J Sloane
Union Leader suits N H official over union mill dispute
Edward J. Bennett New Hampshire economic development director sues the Manchester Union Leader publisher William Loeb and reporter Arthur C. Egan Jr for 450000. He seeks 150000 from each defendant over a July headline and a June 20 editorial alleging links to wealthy Walpole residents and potential Communist influence tied to a proposed 200 million pulp mill. Bennett clashed with Gov. Meldrim Thomson over the pulp mill and Mt Sunapee snowmaking plans. The executive council began proceedings to remove him July 21.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Edward J. Bennett
New Hampshire
Manchester Union Leader
William Loeb
Arthur C. Egan Jr
Bennett
Claremont Eagle
Loeb
Egan
Union Leader
Executive Council
Walpole
New Hampshire Executive Council
Meldrim Thomson
Mt. Sunapee
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Vermont
Kok
Coat and Outer Wear Sale
Berkshire Plaza
Coats
Boys' Department
BankAmericard—Roberts
Ridevli Co
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