Reading Deficiencies Highlighted By NEA Report At Convention
A national NEA report prepared for the 108th convention warns one in four students cannot read well, with over three million adults illiterate and half of 16 to 21 year olds unemployed also functionally illiterate. It calls for individualized instruction and remedial home tutoring as teachers lack training in reading. The convention runs with 900,000 teachers and 7,000 delegates, amid a racial integration debate between white and black state NEA affiliates.
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National Education Association
National School Public Relations Association
NEA
North Carolina Education Association
North Carolina Teachers Association
Louisiana
Mississippi
Central Transportation defies PUC order over train halt
AP reports Central Transportation Co. says it will not obey a Public Utility Commission ruling requiring service halt at 12:01 a.m. The carrier cites ICC authority and notes possible contest. trains involved include the Penn Texas westbound and Spirit of St. Louis eastbound amid ongoing regulatory action in Pennsylvania.
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PUC
General Alarm Fire Kills One Fireman
A general alarm fire in Burgh results in the death of one fireman and injuries to another as responders battle the blaze. The incident drew city and fire department attention with investigations ongoing into the cause and response actions.
Court Upholds 'Baker' Conviction
Washington AP reports Bobby Baker's conviction on larceny income tax evasion and conspiracy is upheld by appellate court. Ruling confirms jury verdict and sentences, with Baker continuing to pursue post trial appeals.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Wa Hari Rhea Omelet
Those Born July 9 1951 Get First Call For 1971 Draft
Men born on July 9 1951 will be the first called for the 1971 draft under a national lottery. Numbers assigned to birth dates determined the order, with No 139 linked to Sept 16 and other dates following in scrambled sequence. The process uses two plexiglass drums and affects the initial pool of 18 year olds projected for military service.
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Pentagon
U.S
Southeast Asia
Melvin Laird
Cambodia
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