Pass-fail system opens questions at Roosevelt High
Des Moines Roosevelt High School tested a pass-fail option to reduce grade pressure. The passing or failing result does not count toward grade averages, but Principal Bruce Gardner notes the clause led many students to avoid the experiment.
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Randy Minkoff
DES Moines
UPI
Vale
Roosevelt High School
Bruce Gardner
Gardner
John Barrett
Back to School Fashions Highlight Jeans and Plaids
A UPI report surveys fall trends in youth wear led by jeans across genders, with denim jackets and plaid dominance in coats and shirts. Colors range from bright primaries to deep burgundy, while knits and sweaters guide layered looks for boys and girls amid department store rounds.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Glens
Miss van Olinda
Wes
Seventeen Magazine
Boys’ and
Youn Men's Apparel Manufacturers Association
BAMA
Travel shorts and heritage spots across the states and world
Travel briefs cover Philippine tourism growth to 160000 visitors in 1972 and 1971 gains of 14 percent for the January to June period. Other items note the Savannah steamship voyage of 1819, Green River as a Colorado tributary source, Alta Utah mining to ski resort evolution, Jefferson Davis monument in Kentucky, a Kentucky campsite leasing pause, and Rose Hall Great House restoration in Jamaica.
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Manila
UPI
Board of Travel and Tourist Industry
Philippines
Gregorio Araneta II
Crowbars
Alta, Utah
Alta
Texas constitutional amendment to set 6 percent bond rate
Public notice outlines Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number 13 HJR 62. It would add Section 65 to Article III allowing bonds issued by state agencies to bear a weighted average annual interest rate not exceeding six percent. The amendment would repeal conflicting provisions and be put to voters at the November 1972 general election with ballot wording for or against a six percent rate.
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State OF
Texas
Constitutional Amendment 3 on Ballot Texas 1972
Public notice details a Texas constitutional amendment to adjust officer compensation. The proposal authorizes Commissioners Courts to set salaries or fees for district county and precinct officers in counties by population, mandating salary for certain officers, with funds payable to county treasuries. It includes language about notaries, surveyors, and weighers, and directs submission to voters on the first Tuesday after the first Monday.
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State OF
Texas
Commissioners Courts
Cooners Court
Commissioners Court
Texas amendment seeks abolition of Lamar County Hospital District
Voters at the November 7 1972 general election are asked to amend Article 1X Section 6 to abolish the Lamar County Hospital District on the amendment’s effective date and authorize the Lamar County Commissioners Court to transfer or dispose of its assets.
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State OF Texas
Lamar County Hospital
Commissioners Court of
Lamar County
Texas State Constitution Amendment Notice Text
The document outlines proposed changes to Article XVII Section 1 of the Texas Constitution. It details legislative calling of sessions, voter approval thresholds, and publication requirements for amendments. It also specifies how the explanatory statement and ballot wording must be published and distributed to county clerks.
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State OF
Texas
State of Texas
Eral
Secretary of State
Publication Procedures for Proposed Amendments
The text outlines how election procedures and publication dates relate to proposed amendments. It notes that if returns show a majority in favor, the Governor must cause a related action to be taken as part of the constitution, and details the method of publishing notices of proposed amendments.
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Wales
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Patricia van Olinda
Earnshaw's
Karlsruhe
Germany
Association of Industrial Beauty
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Atlantic Ocean
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England
Green River
Utah
Colorado River
Wyoming
Colorado
Jeff Davis
Fairview
United States
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Davis
Frankfort
Kentucky Parks Department
Ewart Johnson
Johnson
Kentucky
Ose Hall
Montego Bay
Jamaica
Rose Hall
Mon Bay
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