Public hearings urged to expose biased school books
U S Education Commissioner Harold Howe II told a House subcommittee that the best remedy for racially distorted school texts is public exposure. He warned the education agency cannot force states or districts to adopt balanced books due to policy limits. Howe cited neglect of African and Asian history and praise of slavery in a Virginia high school text. The day also covered Peace Corps funding and opposition to labeling and packaging rules.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Harold Howe II
House
Howe
Tee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Virginia
America
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
New England Weather Outlook Cool Start to Week
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts five days from Thursday to Monday with average temperatures up to 8 degrees below normal in New England. Cool conditions expected, trend to warmer by Monday. Normal highs and lows listed for major cities. light rain possible late Saturday or early Sunday. Cardinal Cushing marks 71st birthday with party for 100 children at Joseph P Kennedy Jr Memorial Hospital in Brighton, following recent hospitalizations.
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Boston
UPI
New New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Worcester
Nantucket
Providence
R.I
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Caribou
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Hospital
Brighton
Cardinal Cushing
GOP Lunch Plans Progress at Mt Anthony Country Club
Mrs N Y DuHamel chair of the Bennington Republican Women's Club says tickets remain for a Friday 1 p.m. luncheon at Mt Anthony Country Club where major Republican candidates will speak after lunch. Speakers include governors contenders Hayes Snelling Merrill Hathorn Smith Bedford Perry, and others with local candidates to attend. Tickets cost 2.25 dollars with tax and tip. remaining from committee members and a few at the door.
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David Amerson
James Oakes
Gerard Trudeau
Joe Caracciola
Alan Evens
Helen Thomas
Friay
Eagle Ridge Ski Area Drawn on Vermont Ridge
Allan W. Read of Eagle Ridge Inc. reports a proposed ski area in Searsburg remains on the drawing board after a past publicity surge. Read and Leon Hatton have bought about 500 acres along a ridge near Vermont routes 9 and 8, plan to sell New York holdings, and intend to move to Vermont to push the project forward with greater vigor.
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Searsburg
Allan W. Read
Troy
N.Y
Eagle Ridge Inc
Read
Leonard F. Hatton
Waterford
Vt. 9
Vt. 8
Eagle Ridge
New York State
Vermont
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House Rules Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Max Banzha
Chamber
House Commerce Committee
Yan
Main ST
North Adams
Volkswagen
Monument Motors, Inc
Bennington
Volkswagen OF America, Inc
Welchade
Swifts
Chuck Roast
Solta
Purina
Parkay
Pillsbury
THE
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
North Adams, Mass
London
Roland Leferve
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