Campaign to curb school dropouts grows into national effort
A nationwide drive to persuade teens to return to school gains momentum from summer actions led by President Kennedy. Officials from 25 cities and the National Education Association promote the slogan Each one reach one while highlighting high unemployment and the bleak outlook for teens without schooling.
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Kennedy
National Campaign To
Washington
National Education Association
Plan to withhold taxes to mold political views
A Parkersburg employer proposes monthly tax withholding to show workers their government spending. He gives full weekly wages for the first three paydays and withholds most of the last, hoping conservatives emerge from liberals. The author doubts the gimmick will work.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
School Board Leases Space From Church and School
The attorney general's opinion bars public schools from paying rent to churches or church schools for classroom space. Carroll county offers rent-free space from a Protestant church and a Catholic school for mentally retarded children, with possible reimbursements for custodial and utility costs. Meanwhile news notes Casey Stengel will not discuss returning to manage the 1964 Mets.
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Ol’ Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Peace Corps Librarian Pleads for Books in Liberia
David Krotz a Peace Corps teacher in Sinoe high school Greenville Liberia appeals for books and teaching materials. He notes no government texts exist at Sinoe high and asks donors to send usable volumes with grade level details to boost the local libraries and classrooms.
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Peace Corps
Sinoe High School
Greenville
Liberia
West Africa
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The
State University
Lincoln University
Monrovia
Since High
Faye Nelson
Ames
Sinoe
Thoreau
Africa Land
Huck Finn
It' s a Long Weekend Now New Dads for Labor Day
Opinion piece traces Labor Day’s shift from a workers holiday to a middle class, seasonal long weekend. It contrasts Gompers era dignity with modern emphasis on leisure, cites Khrushchev’s woes amid old versus new social currents, and notes Radio Liberty and Soviet dissent via unconventional outlets.
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Yankees
Sam Gompers
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Romanian co op farm shows strong production gains
Jon Girceag runs Harman cooperative farm near Brasov where 760 families work on 5000 acres. Members receive cash and food, join by written application, and must work or risk expulsion. Wheat yields rose from 1400 to 3000 kg per acre and milk per cow from 800–1000 to 3000 liters.
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Romania
Jon Girceag
Harman
Brazov
Girceag
Co-Op
Girceng
Harman Co-Op
Chore Bay
United States
Air Conditioned Schools Debate in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids taxpayer argues against air conditioning in two new junior high schools. He urges funds be redirected to overcrowded classrooms teacher salaries and expanded grade school facilities. He calls for a public vote on any purchase and stresses prioritizing essential educational needs.
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Cedar Rapids
Old People's Picnic Highlights 1953 LIttle Events in Bever Park
About 300 attended Bever park for the forty fifth annual Old People's picnic. E Ran som Ristine age 99 was the oldest man present while Anna Tomash and Mary Schulze both age 92 were the oldest women present. A heat wave moved through its tenth day with near 100 degree heat Cedar Rapids noon 93. Linn county war price and rationing board sought volunteers to process renewals of B and C gasoline books. Sub office of the Iowa district internal security division would move from Davenport to Cedar Rapids within a week with offices in the Federal building or at Coe college. Doris Newhard age 1933 and Alice Post of the Whittier Gleaners demonstration team won first at the state fair with portfolios and book covers. Gus Schrader of Cedar Rapids repeated his prior week win in the auto race program as the state fair closed in Des Moines. Two guest theater tickets were offered every ten ant who rented a house or business place advertised in The Gazette.
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E. Ransom Ristine
Anna Tomash
Mary Schulze
Lawa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County War Price and Rationing Board
Iowa District
Internal Security Division
Davenport
Federal
Coe College
Gus Schrader
Des Moines
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