Netcong School Plans Non Bible Prayer Test Faces ACLU Challenge
Netcong New Jersey plans a daily morning prayer drawn from the Congressional Record not the Bible with five minutes early attendance and voluntary participation. The New Jersey ACLU vows to sue if courts find the plan unconstitutional. The dispute highlights clashes over prayer in public schools and religious roots in American life.
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Will private business enter public education in the U S
The Walden New York Citizens Herald reports the U S Office of Education funds an experiment in remedial education with private firms to supply teaching techniques. The aim is to raise verbal skills and guarantee performance to deter dropouts, inviting educators and taxpayers to watch if it improves today’s educational process and explains remedial needs.
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Public figures and fans react to law and art in scattered notes
A jumble of remarks touches on court delays and welfare audits in Espanola New Mexico and Blue Mountain Eagle takes a diverging look at a city welfare fund. Lee Marvin discusses Paint Your Wagon singing style and frontier persona. political representatives from Pennsylvania and Erie outline contact sites.
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Powell On Pan Again by Jack Anderson
Washington column portrays Adam Clayton Powell as irascible and influential, back in Congress amid another grand jury probe. It details calls with the Labor Department, lavish spending, Puerto Rico and Europe travels, and a controversial 1960s power arc ending with a grand jury dismissal.
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Foreign aid drains U.S. funds amid budget strains
The speaker warns that foreign aid costs loom large as the Nixon administration seeks restraint. He cites 1969–70 spending, 99 nations and 4 territories, 4 408 projects, and Thailand’s loan to the U.S. while Bangkok runs a surplus. He warns the United States faces debt if loans must be paid.
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SEC Lets Funds Value Letter Stock With Limited Holdings
The SEC affirmed funds may price letter stock though not registered and often illiquid, requiring clear policy disclosure. The agency cut permissible letter stock to 10 percent of a fund's portfolio, with ongoing industry splits over its use and liquidity risk for redemptions.
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Today in History snapshot from Corry Journal
Historical recaps dated Thursday October 23 1969 highlight events from 1776 Washingtons troops retreating from Manhattan to 1904 a Russian fleet clash with a British fishing fleet near the North Sea. Also notes 1915 NYC women rally for suffrage and various past events in 1684 1883 1942 1947 199? with brief publication notes for Corry Journal.
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