Dropout Problem Nationwide Spurs Alabama Focus
Nationally the Neighborhood Youth Corps enrolled 1 795 000 youths up to 14 and over since its start in 1964 68. In Alabama the corps enrolled 34 800 youths from poor families with $12 017 000 in federal funds. The program, overseen by the U S Labor Department, aims to provide training and jobs to thousands on welfare.
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Alabama
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Neighborhood Hour Corps
U. S
Atlanta
William Norwood
U.S. Department of Here
Wertz
Public must support education changes in Alabama
Alabama must fund education reforms across all levels as the Alabama Education Study Commission nears completion. The legislature will hear recommendations for millions in new funding and tax changes, but only if citizens back the effort. Comparisons show Alabama trails neighboring states in higher education funding despite eight-year gains.
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Alabama
Alabama Education Study Commission
Study Commission
Auburn Bulletin
Washington ,D.C
Louisiana
College and University Bulletin
The
American Association of Higher Education
National Education Association
East
Middle West
West
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Issippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Montana
Maine
Dakotas
Idaho
Crime and race on Nixon's early agenda in 1969
Washington column notes crime in the streets and race relations as key early challenges for President-elect Nixon. It cites Sen Edward Brooke declining a Cabinet post, and cites Nixon's North Carolina speech on desegregation enforcement, highlighting tensions over federal funds and local control.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Senate
Sen
Edward Brooke
Rmass
Brooke
U. S. Senate
North Carolina
Supreme Court
South
Boston
Whitney Young
Urban League
Humphrey
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Sen. Thurmond
Harry Dent
White House
Miami Beach
Miami Herald
Why Laird For Secretary Of Defense
The piece argues that Melvin R. Laird, Wisconsin Republican leader, is chosen as secretary of defense by President elect Nixon. It contrasts Laird's defense stance with McNamara and Clark Clifford, notes his congressional background and focus on weapons research. It discusses defense leadership, civil-military relations, and past secretaries, framing Laird as a practical choice aligned with deterrence and reform.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
Defense
Nixon
Defense Department
Robert McNamara
Johnson
McNamara
Clark Clifford
Congress
Clifford
Melvin Laird
Aser
House Appropriations Committee
House of A
House
Laird
Pentagon
Cyrus Vance
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Representative Laird
Senate
Department of Defense
George Marshall
Publishers Hall Syndicate
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World Book Encyclopedia
Science Service
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
Drew Pearson
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National Security Council
Jerry Ford
House Rules Committee
William Colmer
U.S. Senate
John Daly
Debonair
U.S. Information Agency
GOP
New York
Daly
Voice of America
USIA
Leonard Marks
CBS
Karl Mundt
Mundt
Marks
Decatur Daily
Ianny
Alabama Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Decatur
Ala
York
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