Better Chance Students Find Path From Poverty to College
AP Education Writer reports on the Better Chance ABC program. It shows five of six participants graduate and 97 percent reach college, with many entering top institutions like Yale, Harvard, and Penn. The nonprofit, funded by private schools, targets ninth and tenth graders from challenging backgrounds and rural as well as urban areas.
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William J. Waugh
Washington
ABC
Leges
Yale
Harvard
Dartmouth
Columbia
Cornell
Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Phillips Exeter Academy
Miss Hall’s School
Deerfield Academy
The
Choate School
Brooks School
St. Paul’s School
Fami
State Senate Gets Drug Reform Bills Informational Meeting
Sterling High School hosts a Wednesday 7:30 p.m. informational meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room about drug reform bills. Dr. Ben Hubbard of the Illinois School Problems Commission speaks briefly on education outlook. audience questions follow. Moderated by H. A. Challand, the event is sponsored by Sterling, Rock Falls and Morrison chambers of commerce with local radio coverage by WSDR and WJVM.
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Sterling High School
William Hampson
Sterling Chamber of Commerce and Industry
WSDR
WJVM
Ben Hubbard
Illinois School Problems Commission
Hubbard
Dr. Hubbard
Sterling, Rock Falls and Morrison Chambers of Commerce
Allied Forces Battle North Viets Near DMZ
U.S. and South Vietnamese troops clash with North Vietnamese along the DMZ for the third day as bases near the zone come under rocket and small arms fire. Two Americans killed, four wounded. another clash yields 22 North Vietnamese killed with four weapons captured. Charlie 2 base shelled with no Vietnamese casualties. 29 Americans killed and 33 wounded on May 21 at Charlie 2. B52 strikes support ground troops. an OH-6 helicopter is shot down off Phu Quoc island with one crewman wounded. Eastern Cambodia drive by nearly 2,000 South Vietnamese rangers continues west of Saigon with scattered contact.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
CMA
Phu Quoc
Cambodia
Senate dispute grows over U S military role in Laos
Senator Symington seeks a 200 million dollar ceiling on American spending in Laos amid secret Senate sessions. State Dept confirms U S support to local forces described as volunteers, while Symington calls them mercenaries. Fulbright argues law may be violated by ongoing aid, even as negotiations continue and details remain guarded.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Laos
Stuart Symington
Symington
D-Mo
State Department
United States
Charles Bray
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sen
Illinois House Passes Drug Bills Amid Indecisiveness
In Springfield the House sent one major and two minor drug reform packages to the Senate despite hesitancy about digesting the bills. The Senate could resist House rivals, while Gov. Ogilvie weighs which package to sign. The Senate also approved a landlord interest provision on security deposits.
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House
Larry Kramp
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Illinois House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Richard B. Ogilvie
William Hanley
Ogilvie
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
Hanley
Terrell Clarke
R-Western
Springs
Clarke
Illinois Crime Commission
Henry Hyde
Chicago
Gerald Shea
D-Riverside
Illini Day Tickets Still Available for June 10
Tickets remain for the Illini Day festivities on Thursday June 10. Ducats cover golf outing and afternoon activities plus the evening banquet. In Sterling contact Ron Schafer Arlo Mullican Jim Swanson Bob Schuneman Dr LeRoy Danreiler Frank Duis or visit the Sterling Chamber of Commerce or The Daily Gazette Sports Desk. Prophetstown tickets via Dean Frary and Morrison sales by Ray French.
Court ruling changes rail dispute game
Washington AP reports a Supreme Court decision sparks debate over selective strikes in railroad bargaining. Union and rail industry lawyers clash over power shifts, with potential for nationwide impact and calls for Taft-Hartley revisions to extend cooling off periods.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Transportation Union
Court of Appeals
Sterling Area Weather Forecast at 11 30 A M
The forecast calls for a partly sunny and cooler afternoon with highs in the mid 70s. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler with lows around 50 to 57. Wednesday sees more sun with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is about 10 percent this afternoon and tonight, rising to 20 percent on Wednesday.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
Sterling
Vicinity
Suppress Strikes Close Bridges Amid City Traffic Jam
New York authorities labored through night to close draw bridges jammed open by striking municipal workers. The action disrupted daily commutes for over a million residents and travelers in the city. The Moscow space effort described Salute and a proposed Moon treaty in a time of space race diplomacy. The Senate debates rail strike policy as three nationwide walkouts loom. Tennessee’s eight black state legislators assemble a historic bloc in the South.
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New York
Moscow
West Bengal police stretched guarding rivers amid cholera deaths
In Krishnagar India authorities say vital police strength is reduced as officers are assigned to patrol rivers to prevent bodies of epidemic cholera victims from being discarded there. The move reflects strained resources amid health crisis concerns.
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Krishnagar
India
West Bengal
Supreme Court broadens press protection in defamation ruling
The 5-3 decision expands libel safeguards to private individuals by requiring proof of actual malice, aligning private plaintiffs with public figures and officials. The ruling, influenced by a Pennsylvania case, could boost reporting by smaller outlets and relax self-censorship, letting more health, business, and court-related stories reach audiences.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
William J. Brennan Jr
Brennan
Rosenbloom
New York Times
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Williarme
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Conn
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Walter R. Mears
Illini
High Court
Congress
Nixon
Appeals
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South
Byron R. White
Philadelphia
WIP
George A. Rosenbloom
Federal District Court
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Hugo L. Black
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