New Alphabet or Old Better In Evens Up
A three year study of children taught with the initial teaching alphabet ITA 44 letters shows faster early reading but long term gains fading. Researchers Warburton and Vera Southgate note early fluency boosts, easy switching between alphabets, and broad approval from teachers parents and educators.
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London
ITA
Britain
Manchester University
F. W. Warburton
Vera Southgale
Warburton
Wow Mean Longer Yardstick Sparks Council Controversy
In Baltimore the Boy Scouts Area Council faced a dress code dispute after an employee committee ruled skirts on 25 female staffers must fall no more than two inches above the knee. Men countered with a yardstick marked by mock labels from Grandmother to Caution, highlighting tensions over workplace standards.
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Baltimore
Boy Scout
Baltimore Area
William Tuckan
Council
Prude
Two Cars Three Thefts Too Much For Florida Man
Fort Lauderdale resident Donald Alameida faced a string of thefts starting with his car being backed into, then a second car stolen after repair. After a wrecked recovery in Massachusetts, a storage bill and a third theft followed, with police notifying him of the latest loss as he considered insurance.
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Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Donald Alameida
Alameida
Massachusetts
House Unit Votes To Double Soviet Caution Hints at Birth Control
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a plan to boost U S foreign aid for birth control to 100 million dollars in fiscal 1970, doubling 1969. The move, urged by Population Crisis Committee head William Draper Jr., aims to curb the world population explosion with loans or grants for demographic studies and medical supplies. The panel rejected tying the funds to matching requirements or a lower figure.
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Chiae
China
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Draper
U.S
Robert Taft
Ohio
Nixon
Congress
William Draper, Jr
Delays Fund Cutoff To Southern Schools Indefinitely
Atlanta AP reports שהת thirty nine school districts across nine southern states obtained an indefinite delay in federal fund cutoffs. The delay follows a mandamus order issued by HEW Secretary Robert Finch last week and kept undisclosed until Monday, effectively clearing the secretary's desk and signaling no imminent reductions in funding.
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Atlanta
Sponsoring Study for Garbage Men in Britain and U.S.
The Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Trust said it will grant five garbage collectors 3600 dollars each to study refuse collection work in the United States and other countries for three months as part of its effort to improve life in Britain.
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London
UPI
Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
Britain
U.S
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