Direction Sports uses math and reading drills with youth football
In Los Angeles Kathleen Neumeyer profiles Tulley Brown who runs Direction Sports a Little League style program for 300 minority children aged 10 to 12. Before practice chalk talks task players with math problems linked to sports and spelling while coaches from college backgrounds mentor them. The aim is to raise self esteem provide role models and blend academics with athletics.
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Kathleen Neumeyer
Los Angeles
UPI
O.J
Maury Wills
Tulley Brown
Direction Sports
Direction
Rams
49Ers
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Little League
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TV in Review Highlights Politicians Favor Nonpolitical Shows
New York dispatch notes politicians seek exposure on nonpolitical talk shows to avoid hard questions. NBC News president Reuben Frank says decision makers prefer comfy quips with Johnny, Merv, Dick, or David, while avoiding political interviews. He warns staff to preserve end product over technique. He doubts Americans will accept Britain’s attacking interview style.
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New York
UPI
Reuben Frank
NBC News
Frank
John Chancellor
Edwin Newman
Johnny
Merv
David
Jack
Bobby Kennedy
Jack Paar
Britain
BBC
Edward Heath
Noise as Health Hazard Sparks Calls for Quiet
San Francisco scientists warn noise harms more than ears. Dr Chauncey Leake of UC Medical Center notes noise disrupts endocrine balance, elevates blood pressure, and disturbs reproductive and fetal development. He urges quieter machinery design and public awareness.
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San Francisco
UPI
Chauncey Leake
Leake
University of California Medical Center
Lester Sontag
Fells Research Institute
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