Decatur boards approves first state kindergarten pilot program
The Decatur Board of Education approves a four-school kindergarten pilot at Eastwood Woodmeade Walter Jackson and Austinville. At 25 dollars per month per student the program covers equipment and degreed instructor salaries with no state funds. The editor urges statewide adoption and lower future fees, commending Supt. Curtis Sellers.
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Decatur Board of Education
Decatur
Eastwood
Woodmeade
Walter Jackson
Austinville
Curtis Sellers
Board of Education
Loyalties Count With Ambassadors
An article alleges Nixon era ambassadors paid for their posts, with donors receiving postings abroad. It lists figures from $5,000 to $54,875 contributing to the 1968 campaign and securing appointments to France Denmark Jamaica Austria Madagascar Luxembourg Netherlands Iceland Trinidad. The piece questions campaign influence on ambassador selections and calls for alternative criteria.
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Nixon
Arthur K. Watson
IBM
France
Guilford Dudley Jr
Nashville Insurance Company
Denmark
Vincent DeRoulet
New York
Jamaica
John P. Humes
Austria
Anthony D. Marshall
Dole Criticism Sparks GAO Probe of Chicano Leader
Manuel Fierro, a Kansas contractor feeding and filming the poor, faces a GAO investigation spurred by Sen. Dole after Fierro publicly criticized him. Fierro reports harassment from police and officials, while Dole seeks scrutiny of a federal grant to the Kansas Human Needs Corporation.
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Washington
Bob Dole
GOP
Dole
General Accounting Office
Manuel Fierro
Kansas
Fierro
Office of Economic Opportunity
Kansas Human Needs Corporation
Manny D. Fierro
William Kats
Kats
Rebuilding a Longstanding Friendship Through Patience and Prayer
The adviser says reconciliation is possible if both sides truly want it, though deep bonds are hard to mend. Forgive generously, avoid intrusion, and show goodwill quietly while waiting for the other person to respond. Pray for guidance and trust the bond can be restored stronger.
Pentagon Papers debate stirs questions about sources
Viewpoint discusses limited access to White House records for the Pentagon Study and the risks of publishing its contents. It notes lack of interviews with key decision makers, concerns over national security, and calls for public memoranda and testimonies from Johnson, Rusk, McNamara, and Clifford to form an impartial verdict.
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Vietnam
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Robert S. McNamara
Clark Clifford
Moscow
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
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United States
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Oak Park, Ill
Iceland
J. Fife Symington
Trinidad
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HEW
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Elliott Richardson
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
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Atlanta
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Friends of Animals
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Lion Breslin
Billy Graham
Viewpoint
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Decatur Daily
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Alabama
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