Fairfield budget cuts trim school programs and staff
Fairfield school board endorses a budget that cuts about 793 000 from original proposals, encumbers 974 683 for proposed increases, and omits new teachers portable classrooms and several program improvements while restoring a dust collector and detailing specific cut items and encumbered costs across salaries, fringe benefits, and facility needs. The superintendent notes the need to improve the budget to restore planned programs and hires.
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FEA
Dwight School
Roper Ludlowe High School
Fairfield Woods School
McKinley School
McKinley Field
Andrew Warde High School
Zapytowski
Envoy warns of Viet Cong plan to strike Saigon tonight
Washington AP reports South Vietnam Ambassador Bui Diem says Viet Cong and North Vietnam forces may launch a second wave attack on Saigon tonight focusing on port facilities and supply centers. He notes divisions 5th 9th and 7th plus additional Viet Cong battalions are within striking range as the winter spring offensive began January 30 during Tet.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Bui Diem
North Vietnam
Saigon
Cong Forces Strike Bases and Airfields in Vietnam
In Vietnam, U S forces target seven bases and airfields including Khe Sanh and Dong Hoi. Haiphong Hanoi areas bombed. Hai phong rail bridge and Yong Bi power plant attacked. Quang Tri airfield hit. Dong Ha and Cua Viet bases shelled. My Tho and Pleiku areas also affected. Total American deaths near 20,000 after seven years. weekly fatalities around 509. Fiesta Island rides at Hemis Fair offered to all ages.
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South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Haiphong
Hanoi
Enterprise
Yong Bi
Air
Thai Nguyen
U.S
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S. Marine Combat
Dong Ha
South
Vietnam
Hemis
Reading Dynamics Shows Student Improvement, Center Director Says
The Reading Study Center director at a major Delaware university reports high school students using the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Method achieve significantly better results than average readers. The study highlights gains in words per minute and comprehension across graduates, suggesting notable improvement trends.
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Evelyn Wood
Steven Alter
H.S
John F. Kennedy
Wood
White House
Kennedy
William Proxmire
Yale
Harvard
Delaware
Harmonious meeting clashes with band practice
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports the city commission met to discuss a tune but not all hotel occupants were in tune. Commissioner Blanche Openshaw Spenly complained if the band should practice during commission meetings while nearby, dozens of young musicians rehearsed for a music festival next door.
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Hutchinson
Kan
The
City Commission
Blanche Openshaw
Commission Chambers
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