Move toward 12 month school urged by committee head
George Jensen, chairman of the National School Calendar Study Committee, says the nation is moving toward 12 month school operation. He notes 249 schools have gone year round in recent years and only one has returned to a nine month term. Economic advantages include fewer buildings and better use of facilities and buses. Local authorities must decide, affecting parents who could schedule vacations outside summer.
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George Jensen
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Rag man memories and Ford cabinet chatter
Vivid reminiscences recall the rag man with his wagon and raucous call as a weekly rite in youth. The piece contrasts street lore with a slice of 1970s politics, noting Ford’s search for HEW and Defense replacements and potential reshuffles under Quie, Rumsfeld, and others.
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Albert Quie
R-Minn
Don Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ford's Cabinet Debates Stir White House Yielding Saxbe Questioned
White House aides debate Attorney General William Saxbe's staying status as Ford weighs cabinet choices. GAO probes into the Federation of Experienced Americans reveal misused funds and personal expenses by director David W. Brody. Arnett’s OEO funds cut and Ford budget trimming affect bureaucracy, while Arnett’s potential White House advisory role surfaces.
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Mythical Pool Match Ends With Churchill Victory Tale
Paul Harvey recounts a humorous mythical contest among Churchill Hitler and Mussolini set in 1940. A pool fishing duel leads Mussolini to defeat, Hitler to fail, and Churchill to calmly win the war by patient teacup water ladling. The piece blends legend with memory and sportslike exaggeration.
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Consumers as humans challenge inflation thinking
Consumer psychologist George Katona argues inflation behavior is not purely economic. He says fear, trust, and past experiences shape spending and saving, with price controls only successful if both businesses and consumers cooperate. He cautions against assuming people act like automatons and notes distrust in government hinders price overcoming efforts.
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George Katona
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan
Katona
Ple
American Psychological Association
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