Stafford: Lack of Education Causes Poverty
U.S. Rep. Robert T. Stafford argues poverty stems from inadequate education and warns against unrestrained federal spending. He endorses Head Start as a major vehicle for early intervention while cautioning against shifting programs between agencies. He notes progress against poverty but presses for targeted education and employment solutions over guaranteed income.
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Stafford
Middlebury
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Congress
America
United States
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Educational Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Davis Opposes Student Role In Campus Decision Making
Gov Deane C Davis opposes student control of college curricula and faculty hiring arguing faculties and administration should set curricula. He supports nonviolent demonstrations but condemns violence or property trespass as illegal, linking SDS to a national disruption effort.
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Davis
U.S. Atty
John Mitchell
National
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Mitchell
House
Pilot Survives Plane Crash Near Cherry Plain New York
Frank Icaza 48 of Hartford Connecticut survived a Saturday crash on Log Pile Hill near Cherry Plain Berlin town in Rensselaer County. He crawled from the wreckage of a Cessna 50 and wandered for hours before rescue near Misery Mountain. He said fog set his altitude for 2200 feet though the peak is about 2600 feet. the plane rolled and a gas-tank hole forced him to evacuate. He was taken to Pittsfield General Hospital in Massachusetts with a throat gash, fractured nose, and multiple lacerations. Miscommunication briefly misdirected Berlin Fire Department responders about lost rescuers on the mountain.
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Cherry Plain
N.Y
George Alien Hollow
Rensselaer County
Berlin
Frank Icaza
Hartford
Schenectady County
Bradley Field
Massachusetts
Icaza
Andrew
Perkins
Misery Mountain
Patricia
Ernest Smith
Henrpten
Icara
Pittsfield General Hospital
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Mass
Literature in politics explored by Qn the Inside columnist
Columnist Gerald Raftery analyzes how literature shapes political life and public discourse. It argues literature can illuminate civic values while influencing policy debates and voter attitudes across communities.
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Gerald Raftery
Lands Safely in Pacific Apollo 10 Completes Mission
Apollo 10 crews Stafford Cernan and Young returned from eight day mission in space after orbiting the moon 31 times and mapping a landing site for Apollo 11. They reported 110 percent success and began reentry over the Pacific with a 12:37 p.m. touchdown near Australia.
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Earth
Cape Kennedy
Moon
Stafford
Cernan
Neila. Armstrong
Edwin E
Buzz’’ Aldrin
John F. Kennedy
Congress
United States
Faye Stafford
Barbara Cernan
Barbara Young
Pacific
Glynn Lunney
Armstrong
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Young
Sudan Junta appoints anti Western premier Abubakr Awadallah
Abubakr Awadallah, 54, is named premier by the leftist military junta in Sudan. He pledges a policy closer to the Soviet bloc, state control of key industries, and opposition to colonialism and Zionist influence. The coup ousts Ismail al Azhari as Sudan becomes Africa’s largest nation with a diverse, divided population.
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Cairo
UPIC
Sudan
Abubakr Awadallah
Odurman Radio
Awadallah
Gaafar Mohamed el- Numeir
Africa
Ismail al-Azhari
al-Azhari
Mohamed Mahjoub
United States
Mississippi River
Papyrus Vessel Sets Sail On Trans Atlantic Voyage
SAFI Morocco reports Thor Heyerdahl's reed boat Ra faced a broken rudder and seasick crew on departure for a 4000 mile trip to the Americas. Two long oars snapped, a makeshift rudder and stabilizing sail were used, with hopeful winds expected as the hurricane season nears. The mission aims to show ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians could have crossed the Atlantic before Columbus.
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Safi
Morocco
UPS
Thor Heyerdahl
Americas
Jacques Artaug
North Africa
Artaug
Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Caribbean
Pacific
Peru
Polynesia
Columbus
Swedish Pilots Form Biafran Air Force
Stockholm reports Swedish pilots have created a Biafra air force using five MF19P trainers converted to rockets. Led by Capt. Carl Gustaf von Rosen, they established 10 jungle airstrips and conducted raids on Nigerian bases, though damage reports remain unclear.
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Biafran Air Force
Stockholm
UPS
Expressen
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
Biafra
von Rosen
Libreville
Gabon
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Stephanie Mahler
Vermont
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