Gov Duff vows strict enforcement of anti discrimination laws
In Harrisburg on April 5 Governor Duff said laws will be enforced regardless of local sentiment after a report by 70 Lincoln University student leaders alleging civil rights denial to Black students in Oxford Chester County. A Chester County grand jury did not indict hotel coffee shop and theater owners over discrimination charges initiated by the Lincoln NAACP chapter.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James H. Dui
Lincoln University
Oxford
Chester County
Lincoln
National Association For the Advancement , of Colored People
Teachers to Attend Northwestern Pennsylvania Conference
Miss Nellie Titus and Miss Antoinette Baressi will join two discussion groups at the Conference of the Council for the Social Studies in Edinboro on April 18. Corry Public Schools educators and hundreds of teachers from area districts participate in the annual Edinboro College event. The afternoon program includes two speakers, Thelma Waddle of Pittsburgh and Julian Aldrich of York University, with a dinner speaker to follow.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania
Council For the Social Studies
Edinboro State ‘Teachers College
Nellie Titus
Antoinette Baressi
Corry
Social Studies
Edinboro College
Thelma Waddle
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Julian Aldrich
School of Education
New
Permafrost challenges U S Army Alaska base building
US Army engineers face permafrost as a major factor in central Alaska near Ladd and Bilson Fields. They describe deep, patchy frozen ground that melts to treacherous soil, forcing deep excavations and gravel back fills for houses and roads, with high costs and experimental pilings methods underway.
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Washington
United States
Alaska
Ladd and Bilson Fields
Army Corps of Engineers
Anchorage
Fiveas
Corps of Engineers
Ladd
Bilson
Permafrost Tunnels and Gravel Foundations for Cold Climate Homes
The article describes building techniques to cope with permafrost. It notes laying gravel 18 to 96 inches deep beneath concrete slabs for basementless homes, using gravel as insulation to prevent thaw. It mentions underground concrete tunnels called ubilidors for pipes and utilities, heated to keep water from freezing.
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U. S
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