Nursery school enrollment soars in 1965 to 1970 growth
Census Bureau figures show preschool enrollment rose from 1 in 10 of 3 and 4 year olds in 1965 to 1.5 million in 1970, amid program drives like Head Start. Private nursery schools propelled most of the rise as family costs vary from under 500 to over 2000 dollars a year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sam J. Granato
Federal Office of Child Development
Barbara Jeanne Seabury
National Child Research Center
Granato
Office of Child Development
Rainmaker Homer Berry vows to press on in drought
ASPERMONT Texas UPI Homer Berry says he will continue attempting to bring rain for 30 ranchers who paid ten thousand dollars for five inches in 30 days. With only .65 inches in Stonewall County, Berry admits funds and time have run out but refuses to quit, promising to persevere despite skeptics.
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Aspermont
Tex
UPI
Homer Berry
Berry
West Texas
Stonewall
Weather Control Authority
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