First Peace Corps Vets To Graduate Soon
Dennis Neel reports on the first Peace Corps volunteers to Ghana, 51 teachers sent Aug 26, 1961, two years of service ending as the corps’ initial honored discharged veterans. They faced challenges, rumors of spying, and cultural exchange, with Ghana benefiting from graduates who taught across secondary schools and shared West African life, while some faced race tensions and limited Ghanaian gratitude.
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Dennis Neel Ccra
Glawe
Ghana
United States
Peace Corps
Robert Klein
West Hempstead
N.Y
Tillike
Klein
George Coyne
Plainfield
N.J
Sunyani
Coyne
Winncha Secondary School
Accra
Newell Flather
Lowell
Mass
Margot Schmidt
Houghton
Michal
Margot
Anna
King
Kwame Nkrumeh
Rainbows Through Time From Myth To Science
Rainbows inspire fear delight and wonder across cultures from ancient Native tribes and Zulus to Greeks and Newton. The article traces beliefs of snakes pots of gold and divine myths, then explains how sunlight and water droplets create the spectrum. It cites Carl Boyer on the link between rainbows and advanced physics, noting modern science clarifies the arc while acknowledging lingering mysteries.
Proposed Tax Cut Shrinks Under Current Trends
Washington AP Kennedy’s proposed federal tax cut appears to be shrinking as social security tax hikes and automatic increases loom. Congress ponders a new tax-raising bill while payroll taxes expand and benefits costs rise, potentially offsetting any net tax relief for taxpayers.
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Edmond Lebreton
Health, Education and Welfare Department
John Citizensn
Kennedy
JFK Skips Wilson as College Professor in Princeton
In Princeton a White House dinner gaffe by President Kennedy sparked mock remarks about Woodrow Wilson, a former Princeton professor and president. Princeton officials, including history chair Jerome Blum, note Kennedy briefly attended before illness sent him to Harvard. Gardner Patterson of the Woodrow Wilson School defends the lapse as a presidential right.
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JFK
Wilson
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Kennedy
White House
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Harvard
India
U.S
Princeton University
Wprof
Jerome Blum
Blum
Inter
Woodrow Wilson School of Public Ty and International Affairs
iJhece
Gardner Patterson
Mr. Kennedy
St Tropez Nudity Law Spurs Beach Fashion Craze
St Tropez on the French Riviera hosts a beach fashion fad as a nude and bikini culture grows. The city permits a no-clothes stretch to attract sun worshippers while keeping other beaches clothed, drawing multi millionaires, celebrities, and tourists who flock for late season sun. The town’s policy aims to balance spectacle with policing and costs.
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T, Tropez
France
St. Tropes
French Riviera
St. Trop
Paris
SRS
St. Tropics
Riviera
Brigitte Batlan
Thelsoon
St. Tropez
Iran and Soviet Union plan cross border power link
The Associated Press reports that Iran and the Soviet Union will launch a joint project next fall to harness the Aras and Attak rivers along their border and deliver electricity to northern Iran and Soviet Turkmen via cross border lines. The plan follows a Soviet embassy release.
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Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Aras
Attak
Want Ads Dominate Advertising Space Says Survey
A recent survey shows want ads remain the most utilized advertising form across industries. Businesses large and small report widespread reliance on classified sections to reach local buyers and sellers.
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