Runaways Turn To Prostitution Tragedy in New York
Karen Baxter a 15 year old runaway from Cambridge Massachusetts was killed in a Lexington Avenue hotel room after turning to prostitution in New York City. Police say she joined other youths lured by poverty and lack of support, with her mother seeking justice as officials note limited options to remove troubled youths from risk.
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New York
Third Avenue
John Cregan
Karen Baxter
Karen
Lexington Avenue
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Square
Phyllis Baxter
Baxter
Newton Court
Arnold Dobson
Pamela
Dobson
State Welfare Department
Dau
New York City
Cregan
Carol Blake
Collect
Lexington
25Th Street
Belmore Hotel
John Smith
Bridgit
Madison Square Garden
Virginia
Public Schools Enter New Era
The article outlines a shift in American education back toward basic skills and traditional methods after a decade of experimentation. It notes reduced emphasis on open classrooms and new math, reinvestment in reading, and growing interest in mastery of core subjects with regular testing and report cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Robert Wheeler
Bureau of School Systems
Federal Office of Education
Forest Edge
Reston
New Ipswich
N.H
Denver
Jefferson County Public Schools System
California
Maryland
North Carolina
Johnson
Lee Wickline
Office of Education
Wickline
Ford
Jobs Program Interviews Set in Portland
John G. Shelley III announces an emergency CETA work experience program for PROP Youth Program. The sponsor is People's Regional Opportunity Program Inc. The program targets 80 workers, preferably over 30, for 17 weeks at 2.50 dollars an hour. Participants will work in public or private settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Shelley, III
PROP
Portland
Ceta Toeople
Regional Opportunity Program Inc
Prop Youth Program
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Cumberland County
S.A.C.O. Group Sets Bus Trip To Flower Show And Jobs Plan
Saco group meets at Trinity Church in Cleveland Street with 65 members. A bus to Boston flower show is fully booked for March 18. The group schedules YCCA and senior volunteer meeting for March 4 at Alfred Learning Center. High bowling scores cited. Hospitality team named for next meeting. Senior citizens invited to participate in S.A.C.C. job sites with 80 slots funded by $146,400 from the Office of Manpower Planning and Coordination. Cumberland and York counties split slots. four trainees to assist in administration. PROP Youth Program staff volunteer for emergency employment. Interviews set at Sweetser School March 3 and 4. PRORP Portland sponsors work experience program located at 140 Park St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A.C.O
Saco Adult Citizens Organization
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cleveland Street
Saco
Walter Peterson
Hester Hooper
Boston
Shaw
YCCA
York County Council On Aging
Office of Manpower Planning and Coordination
Shelly
Cumberland County
York County
Prop Youth Program
Sweetser School
Spring Street
People’s Regional Opportunity Program Inc
Park St
Portland
Webhannet Group Enjoys Verdi Aida At Private Hearing
On Monday February 23 the Webhannet Music Appreciation Group met at High Seas the home of Miss Dorothy Garrigue and Miss Mary Arnold Hood to hear Verdi's Aida. Leontyne Price starred as Aida with Placido Domingo as Radames and Renée Fleming as Amneris in a concert staging conducted by Erich Leinsdorf with the London Symphony Orchestra. Next month the group will program Puccini’s Tosca. A town meeting warrant explained at an informational session will be held March 8 at Town Hall with board of selectmen present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webhannet Music Appreciation Group
High Seas
Dorothy Garrigue
Mary Arnold Hood
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Leontyne Price
Grace Bumbry
Amneris
Placido Domingo
Radames
Ericn Leinsdorf
London Symphony Orchestra
Philip Bache
Clarence Lombard
Giacomo Puccini
Lyman
Board of Selectmen
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Bill McNally
Norman
Lincoln-Mercury
Forest Ave
Maine
Sampsons
Biddeford
Scarborough
Pine Tree and Gorham
Usda Choice
Sampson’s
Call Taylor
Robert E. Bedard
Arundel
Pierre
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Dexter
Shoe Factory
Bangor
Brunswick
Main St
Old Bath Road
Ellsworth Rve
Bar Harbor Rd
Houlton
Houlton Plaza
Calais
Windham
Windham, Shopping Center
Sanford Midtown Mall
Skowhegan
Skowhegan Plaza
Aniden Mar
Lincoln Lee St
Presque Isle
Wells Rte
Wells Corner
Madawaska Valley Shopping Center
Saco Rte
Portland Road
Westbrook
Rocky
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
UPI
United States
the Dancing Doll
Main Street
Wayne Stewart
Saddleback Mountain
Maine Savings Bank
Saddleback
Maine Savings Plaza
Mill Creek
North Gate
Pine Tree
Falmouth
Mall Plaza
North Windham
Wells Plaza
Wells
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