Southern Commission to set goals for regional higher education
A seven member commission in the South will identify major goals for higher education in the next 10 to 20 years and propose ways to gain public support. Named are Boyd Campbell, Oliver Carmichael, LeRoy Collins, Colgate Darden, H H Dewar, Marion Folsom, and Ralph McGill. The group will study instruction quality, regional planning, program diversification, and financing, with a final report due late 1961.
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South
Commission On Goals For
Boyd Campbell
Mississippi
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Oliver C. Carmichael
North Carolina
LeRoy Collins
Florida
National Association of Broadcasters
Colgage W. Darden
Virginia
University of Virginia
H. H. Dewar
San Antonio
Marion B. Folsom
Health, Education and Welfare
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Commission
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Alcohol clinic urges help for alcoholics in Alabama
A public notice from the Alabama Commission on Alcohol urges readers to seek medical understanding and support for alcohol addiction. It emphasizes the disease model and invites individuals to visit the clinic at 1121 Somerville Road in Decatur, phone EL 3-8135, to aid recovery toward a healthier life.
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Alabama Commission ON Alcohol Clinic
Somerville Road
Decetur
Modest Maidens and star magnitudes in ancient to modern astronomy
The article discusses star brightness classes from ancient Greek times to modern photography, noting six magnitudes, Sirius as the brightest at -1.6, and about 1 000 000 stars in the 20th magnitude. It includes a light quiz and a puzzle about placing four pennies in numbered squares with no shared rows.
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North America
Sirius
Venus
Tell Me Why Encyclopedia Winner Sparks Sky Talk
A fragment discusses the Britannica Junior 15 volume prize with Susan Bilby named as the latest winner. It shifts to educational goals for the South, urging planning for higher enrollments and funding for colleges and universities, and notes differences between stars and planets while detailing the vast number of visible stars and the challenges of astronomy education.
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Decatur Daily
Susan Bilby
San Jose
Calif
Planets
Fertilizer Pays but Soil Testing Helps Farmers Save
Hartsel le county agent says fertilizer, though 12 percent of cash costs at 47 million dollars annually, remains the best buy. Auburn University soil testing lab can determine exact fertilizer needs for any crop, encouraging farmers to test within three years and apply lime in early fall or winter to protect winter crops and legumes.
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Morgan County
H. Leon Reeves Paint and Wallpaper Ad
H Leon Reeves promotes Kurfees Paint with delivery service. The ad highlights paint and wallpaper supplies and offers contact by phone EL 3 1837.
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H. Leon Reeves
Riddles Contest Winner Named in Tulsa
Bonita Goen, 14, of Tulsa Oklahoma, is announced as today’s winner of the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events contest. Readers are invited to send riddles, jokes, or tricks to Tell Me Why.
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Bonita Goen
Tulsa
Okla
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