Metric system push remains voluntary in U S education
A survey notes last August Congress funded up to 16 million dollars yearly to promote teaching the metric system in public schools. Despite attempts to mandate a full switch, legislation failed, and momentum favors gradual, voluntary adoption as U S business grows global. The Hindi Board of Education directs metric use in schools by 1976, while public resistance cites loss of familiarity with traditional units.
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Thomas Jefferson
Washington
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Niceville Band Volunteers at Viet Nam Refugee Center
Niceville High School marching band with 99 members visited Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to play a welcoming concert for the first Viet Namese refugees arriving by plane. They then contributed 1,500 hours of volunteer work at a 5,000-bed refugee center and organized six tent city concerts with three more planned. The group helped set up cribs, cleaned tents, and babysat refugee children, showcasing youth as responsible civic contributors.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Niceville
Gandhi in India Cited as Contrast to Free America
A Washington commentary recalls India’s independence under British rule and argues that despite domestic government growth liberties remain strong in the United States. The piece contrasts American institutions with events in India to underline national prosperity.
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India
Life in Scrabble Virginia a quiet week of small events
In Rap pahannock County a quiet Fourth of July week unfolds with swallows, pickles, and a zoning hearing. The courthouse, a red brick relic, stands as the stage for debates on property rights and happiness, while townsfolk observe politics, feminism, and global turmoil in measured, local terms.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
White House
Rappahannock County
Solzhenitzyn
Mrs. Gandhi
Lebanon
Supreme Court
Board of Zoning Appeals
George Washington
Assassination plots and CIA cover up in Kennedy era debate
The column surveys calls to hide CIA involvement in plots against Diem Trujillo and Kennedy era leaders. It warns that suppression risks a larger scandal and notes potential pressure from Democrats Republicans and the Wallace movement. It highlights investigation tensions in Congress and among journalists.
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Sam Giancana
Oak Park
Ilinois
Washington
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
CIA
CLA
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Ford Administration
America
Republic of the United States
Chappaquiddick
Wallace
Henry Cabot Lodge
Diem
Kennedy Brothers
J.F.K
Robert
White House
Congress
Johnson
CTA
Executive Branch
George Wallace
A Simple Solution for Atlanta Office Space
The federal government seeks a nine year plan in Atlanta to build a new office, yet rising costs threaten the project. At a congressional hearing it was noted a buyer's market exists with ample space in privately constructed buildings. The government needs space, but the cost to construct is prohibitive, suggesting private space as the simple answer.
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The
Federal Goverment
Atlanta
Fragmentary 1920s- era opinion snippet on politics and society
A disjointed historical passage critiques political leadership and social trends. It notes experiences shape policy, warns against late starters becoming poor performers, questions presidential fitness, and touches on textile trade, underwear wear, safety, and driver testing with whimsical misspellings and odd phrasing.
Jesuit critic celebrates Mao praise in Holy Cross Quarterly
The Rev. William Van Etten Casey edits a issue praising Chairman Mao in his Holy Cross Quarterly after a China tour. He lauds China as morally superior to the United States and extols Mao as a genius and thaumaturge while noting exodus of people at borders.
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S.J
Holy Cross Quarterly
Berrigan Brothers
Israel
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U.s.-China Peoples Friendship Association
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United States
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Chita
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Lin Piao
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