Students endure simulated dictatorship at North Ogden junior high
North Ogden Utah part of a classroom drill by Principal Carl DeYoung with real reserve forces occupying the school to teach about freedom and respect for the flag. The exercise involved automatic armed guards and strict rules with guilty verdicts and cleanup punishments as students faced a staged invasion designed to provoke reflection on values and patriotism.
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North Ogden, Utah
North Ogden Junior High School
Carl C. DeYoung
U.S. Army
DeYoung
Patriotic Assembly
Brush
Saturday make up days added for Jefferson City schools
Jefferson City schools face three make up days after weather closures. Superintendent Joe Nichols Jr says Saturday sessions will likely finish the 174 day year, with two days near Easter possibly added during spring break. The plan aims to minimize disruption for 6500 bus riders and parents while officials note rare prior Saturday classes.
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Jefferson City
Joe Nichols Jr
Nichols
Body recovered in Clinton gas explosion ruin
Eugene Burns, 50, last of eight people killed, was recovered from charred rubble at Clinton square after an explosion and fire demolished four businesses Saturday night. Seven others were injured. five victims were crushed during a building collapse as rescuers tried to reach another person. Burns was the landlord’s son in law and was assisting in locating a natural gas leak when the blast occurred.
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Clinton, Mo
Eugene Burns
Clinton's Square
Burns
Haysler Poague
Pageant entrants sought for Mid-Missouri Junior Miss
Entries are still open for the Mid-Missouri Junior Miss Pageant to be held Sunday at Freshman High School. Co chairwoman Mrs Steve Howard lists contact details and notes expansion to surround counties. Christine Carey 17 is current entrant and JCCHS honor student involved in Jayettes band majorette club First Christian Church and various hobbies. Ticket info: Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio 1.50 adults under 12 free.
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Steve Howard
Starling Dr
Christine Carey
Jerome B. Carey
South Country Club Drive
Jefferson City Senior High School
Christine
Jayettes
First Christian Church
Ice storm caused by warm air cripples central Missouri
An ice storm driven by a warm air layer overwhelmed central Missouri, causing widespread power outages for Missouri Power and Light and Three Rivers Electric Cooperative. Jefferson City and other towns report downed lines, with crews mobilized. schools and events canceled as utilities warn against touching downed lines. Temperatures plunge to the teens tonight with highs in the 20s tomorrow.
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David Horner
Columbia Weather Bureau
Missouri Power and Light Co
Three Rivers Electric Cooperative
Linn
Callaway Electric Cooperative
Jefferson City
MPL
Perry Hawes
Renn
Vista Place
Industrial Drive
Boonville Road
Missouri
Ralph Edward Temmen
Missouri State Highway Patrol
U.S. 54
Route D
Cole County
Scientists demand only evolution be taught
Stanford AP report notes 19 Nobel laureates urged California Board of Education to keep creation out of science textbooks. They say Darwin's theory is the sole scientific explanation of life's origin, opposing Bible Genesis inclusion. The board weighs revisions as a compromise proposal stirs debate.
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Stanford
Calif
California Board of Education
California
Charles Darwin
National Academy of Science
Darwin
State Curriculum Commission
God
Genesis
Arthur Kornberg
Stanford University
Biochemistry
Guard rescues Meals on Wheels in Jefferson City
Missouri National Guard members stepped in as eight volunteers shifted to driving Guard trucks for door to door meals delivery. Capt. Vincent LaTona said without guard help many elderly would have gone hungry. Two guardsmen served on each of four routes. Red Cross coordinates the program. Recipients must pay or be sponsored.
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Jefferson City
Missouri National Guard
Vincent LaTona
National Guard
Jefferson
National Guardsmen
The
Red Cross
Jefferson City schools post record growth amid low tax rate
Jefferson City public schools report their largest annual increase in assessed evaluation from 89.5 million to 98.8 million for 1972-73 while maintaining a low 3.24 dollar per 100 assessment tax rate, second lowest in Missouri. District enrollment stands at 6,565 with 281 teachers and transportation costs about 222 thousand.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Joe Nichols Jr
Nichols
St. Louis
Westinghouse
Missouri River
Robert Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer
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Schoo
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Missouri School Boards Association
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