Busing and Education in American Public Schools
The piece surveys the busing controversy and its impact on integration and education. It cites Harvard's Armor and Edith Green, noting limited evidence that busing improves minority outcomes and discusses cost, environment, and teaching methods as alternatives. It argues for open classrooms and stronger teacher quality over reliance on busing and federal subsidies.
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Wnd
Harvard
David J. Armor
Time Magazine
Armor'a
Edith Green
House Ofrepresentatives
U.S. News and World Report
Green
District of Columbia
To destroy is easier A Rarate club house demolition tale
Bradford Fogland reports a Rarate club demolishing a house with bare hands while builders used tools. The piece argues that destruction is easier than building and equates it to social disruption, praising constructive progress and critiquing revolutionaries who achieve quick fame through tearing down.
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Rarate
Bradford
Fogland
Tulsa junior high election mimics national campaign
Tulsa World reports that a Tulsa junior high held an officer election with campaigns rallies and a voting machine. In a misguided moment during a rally, students staged a mock assassination attempt on a candidate, reflecting a troubling imitation of real politics.
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Tulsa
Okla
World
Freedom Newspaper declares independent to readers
The feature discusses self-reliance and freedom from government control. It proclaims the paper’s mission to provide information and encourage readers to govern themselves, aligning with moral guides and foundational principles.
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Golton
Operation for hernia in a reader question column
Dear Dr Lamb confirms hernia repair as best treatment and discusses anesthesia options and risks. The note also mentions injections as unsafe, and cites a Los Angeles surgeon allowing walking out post op. A tangential blip reports a 1970 Black Death outbreak near Albuquerque with 13 cases.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Los Angeles
Darwin J. Palmer
Albuquerque
N.M
Missing Answers From A Cryptic List Of Clues
A scattered set of cryptic style clues and partial phrases appears to form a puzzle or word game. The readable items include references to numbers, colors, places, and common words, suggesting a crossword or codeword grid with several incomplete entries and fragmentary hints.
Local cafe faces clean ups as watchdog reports wear
A persistent local beanery with a full menu struggles with cleanliness after a watchdog reveals repeated issues. The owner expresses pride in long service but hopes to improve and move on to other tasks.
Fire sale of political surplus items in Washington area
A Washington catalogue details a Democratic Party surplus sale of memorabilia and materials from various campaigns. Items include hundreds of Muskie books, 10,000 Lindsay hats, 400,000 bumper stickers, 250,000 campaign buttons, 9.67 million feet of film, 2,510 Hartke stickers, Dita Beard letters, and assorted posters, pamphlets, photos, and oddities tied to judges and leaders.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Pennsylvania Avenue
President Muskie
New England
Muskie
Lincoln
Lindsay
Henry Jackson
Joseph Alsop
UPI
Jackson
Florida
Golda Meir
Vance Hartke
Hartke
Hartkelas
Dita Beard
Fred Harris
Airlines
Democratic Party Sale Of Campaign Memorabilia Catalog
Los Angeles Times reports a large sale of campaign items from both parties. The DNC offers songs and poems by Gene McCarthy, banners for Sam Yorty, Yorty wall signs, and novelty items. McGovern and Humphrey camps donate congressional records and polls. prices and future value are highlighted. Lawrence OBrien calls it the greatest primary material sale in party history.
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Democratic National Committee
Gene McCarthy
Dump Johnson
Fran. McCarthy
Gene
Sam Yorty
America
Vietnam
Terry Sanford
Chisholm
George McGovern
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
California
Chairrman
Lawrence O'Brien
Democratic Party
Wilbur Mills
McGovern costs revisited in tax debate
The piece analyzes the controversy over McGovern's redistribution plan with figures from $27 billion to $51 billion in additional revenue. It notes estimates differ, cites Wicker and National Review, and questions feasibility, arguing drastic tax increases across the middle class would be required.
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Sen. McGovern
California
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Tom Wicker
New York ‘Times
National Review
Wicker
People Speak to The Editors on Tax Reform Proposal
A reader argues property taxes are inequitable and proposes a constitutional amendment taxing gross income at 10 percent with a $750 deduction. It would fund education and local governments, eliminate many tax offices, and simplify state finance while keeping social security and certain out of state corporate incomes tax exempt.
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Aol
Nebraska
First Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
The first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross was Charles A. Lindbergh for heroism in flight. Lyndon B. Johnson was the only U.S. president to take the oath aboard an airplane, in 1963 after JFK's assassination.
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Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lyndon 2. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
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