Kindergarten In Schools Suggested
A pilot pay kindergarten program for four city schools was to be recommended to the City Board of Education by Dr. Curtis Sellers. He proposes classes at Eastwood Woodmeade Walter Jackson and Austinville elementary schools starting 1971 72 with 25 per student monthly 20 to 25 pupils five days a week 8 to 11 am. Afternoon slots possible if demand grows. Classes would be taught by certified teachers as per a task force study.
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City Board of Education
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Eastwood
Woodmeade
Walter
Jackson
Austinville
Task Force
Cullman Struck by Severe Thunderstorm Damage
Severe storms swept Cullman and Morgan counties causing extensive property damage. Cullman Police estimated damages over 200000 with 45000 at Cullman High School gym. Power outages affected numerous homes as crews worked overnight to restore service. Minor damage reported near Hartselle including fires sparked by lightning.
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Cullman
Morgan Counties
Cullman High School
Bob’ Windsor
Cullman Power Co
Windsor
Hartselle
Boy Sailor Rescued After Three-Week Ocean Ordeal
Jamaican boy Jason White, 13, survived a 21 day voyage after his father William White died at sea. The pair left Jamaica May 27 in a rowing boat with a faulty motor. A German freighter later found Jason adrift near the Caribbean and brought him to Cristobal Panama.
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Panama
Jason White
Jason
Caribbean
Cristobal
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Oscar Savage
William White
Rock
Jamaica
On This Date Fireworks of 1775 Bunker Hill Battle
The page notes that in 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill occurred during the Revolutionary War. Weather outlook lists a 40 percent chance of rain today with a high near 92 and tonight's low around 64, extending similar highs for Friday. Local lines provide contact numbers for want ads in Athens and weather details on map and river page B7.
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Bunker Hill
House Subcommittee to Probe Government Information Practices
A House subcommittee plans hearings on executive privilege in response to Nixon moves to block publication of a Pentagon Vietnam War history. Rep. says such actions censor news at the source and violate First Amendment rights of free press.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
New York Times
House Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee
Alabama study flags weakness in future teachers
The Alabama Education Study Commission reports that graduates from Alabama's teacher colleges are alarmingly deficient for a profession requiring high proficiency. The finding was released as part of a statewide education survey.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Education Study Commission
Alabama
House to Vote on War Bill
The House faces a vote on an amendment to cut off funding for the Vietnam war with 150 to 170 members expected to support the Nedzi Whalen proposal to bar war weapon spending after December 31, 1971. Senate rebukes to similar cuts mark a Nixon admin victory despite the weaker House effort.
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House
Washington
Senate
Kennedy Demands Full Disclosure on Secret Vietnam Study
Sen Edward M Kennedy urged release of a Pentagon history of Vietnam from World War II to 1968, saying the American people were misled and deserve complete details. He said he had no prior knowledge of New York Times disclosures tied to preplanning of escalation and troop deployments during the Kennedy and Johnson years.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Pentagon
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New York Times
Congress
Justice Department
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mrs Hoff Bequeaths 250000 To University Of The South
Decatur churchwoman Mrs Atlee Heber Hoff leaves 250000 to the University of the South for memorial scholarships at Sewanee. Her two sons died before her and her heir is a granddaughter in Florida. Hoff born January 10 1885 in Nokomis Illinois was longtime St Johns Episcopal Decatur associate.
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Sewanee
University of the South
Atlee Heber Hoff
Decatur
Hoff
Florida
Maud Belle Henkel
Atlee) Hoff
Nokomis
Ill
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Point Mallard Park
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Gary Wilhite
Ralph
Bobby Herbert
John Hardin
Hartsele
Kyle
Fedar Cole
Slight Dam
Athens
Tennessee Valley
NEW York
U.S. District Court
Murray I. Gurfein
U.S
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Indochina
Ted
Washington Star
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