Ballot Box Literacy Controversy Splits Congress
A United Press International analysis argues a six grade literacy presumption for voting is flawed and dangerous. It highlights concerns about education gaps and calls for better safeguards beyond a phony literacy standard.
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AWOL Sailor Kin Maine Says He Slew 2 of Kin
An AWOL sailor, Stanley N. Garfield, 18, confessed to strangling his mother Ruth T. Garfield and brother John, 9, and shooting his father Robert T. Garfield in Framingham Massachusetts. He was captured at a Maine roadblock in South Portland and to be arraigned as a fugitive. The motive cited a family dispute tied to his marriage to a teenage girl. Garfield described the violence as boiling over after returning from California where stationed at Port Hueneme Naval Base.
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PGH Lab student earns scholarship for new book study
Bento DaFonté Jr a Pittsfield General Hospital lab trainee studies advanced college work at Flint College University of Michigan under a 350 dollar scholarship majoring in clinical chemistry He previously finished two years at Berkshire Community College while helping in the hospital lab He is among three PGH students in the program DaFonte is the son of Curtis Street residents Manchester NH Authoress Grace Metalious says her husband forced publication of Peyton Place to raise money and that No Adam in Eden will be her last book she may write more stories but the fame and notoriety were too painful the film rights for No Adam in Eden sold for 500000 to 20th Century Fox
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Pilgrim Memorial Plans Two Morning Worship Services
Pilgrim Memorial Church resumes a two service format with 9:30 and 11 a.m. worship on Sundays. The Rev. J. Alan McLean will preach on "The Church Must Be More Worldly Than the World Itself." Sunday school resumes October first at 9:30 a.m. for children aged four through ninth grade.
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Youth Turns Himself In After Theft and Escape Toward Maine
A youth stole $100 from his father and fled in a car. He later told Maine authorities that he stopped to call an ambulance for his father before heading toward Maine and surrendering to police.
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Friendly Americans Win Friends Abroad at Home
A traveler recalls entertaining troops worldwide and urges friendly Americans to greet foreign visitors in their towns. Simple acts like giving directions or guiding guests to sites can make guests feel welcome and help win America friends.
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