Editorial: European Schools Expose Gaps in U S Curriculum
The piece argues U S schooling trails Europe in rigor and foreign language exposure and praises the AFS exchange. It cites Rickover and Kennedy era observations, warns of bland curricula, and calls for organized youth activities like the Chester fishing rodeo to curb delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Field Service
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
Europe
Rickover
John L. Lewis
AFS
Kennedy
West Germany
Hyman Rickover
Michaelangelo
Thomas Payne
Tor
Yugoslavia’s Neutralism Draws Kremlin Attention
The article notes Yugoslavia’s “positive neutralism” handling with Moscow and Belgrade but critics view it as Moscow-influenced. Khrushchev’s holiday in Belgrade reinforces perceived alignment on Berlin Cuba COCOM and Sino Russian tensions. In Washington, the Kennedy administration seeks repeal of last year’s MFN cancellation for Yugoslav exports, with Senate committee favoring the move while House opposition looms.
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Yugoslavia
Moscow
Nikita Khurushchev
Belgrade
Berlin
Cuba
States
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Long Campaigns Produce Fanatics in School Desegregation
Robert M. Hutchins argues that long campaigns for social justice foster fanaticism and that desegregation should focus on education quality. He criticizes the 50 percent racial balance test and stresses that no child should be excluded from a school due to color, highlighting Gary Indiana and Washington DC as examples and calling for lawful, color blind policies.
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Commissioner of Education
New York
Portland
Ore
New York City
Gary
Ind
Washington, D.C
Environment or inheritance blamed for school gaps
A commentary argues that racial disparities in Savannah test results raise questions about whether gaps stem from innate ability or environment. It cites tests showing lower reading and math performance and IQ among Negro students, debates the impact of integration on race relations, and calls for rigorous, economically controlled studies to determine if differences vanish or persist.
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America
Frank M. Scarlett
Savannah
R. T. Osborne
University of Georgia
California
Doctor Osborne
Vannah Case
Henry E. Garrett
Columbia University
North
Doctor van den Haag
Does the Soviet Union keep its word in treaties
Senator Barry Goldwater highlights Senate Document No. 125 noting the Soviet treaty record from 1917 to 1955. The study claims the USSR violated nearly every signed promise and questions if treaty breaking is a national policy, urging attention to the nuclear test ban moratorium ahead of ratification.
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United States
Russia
United Kingdom
Senate
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Subcommittee On Internal Security
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
George Jones Bears 1865 Firemen Badges in Chester
A Chester item notes George G. Jones, clerk of Select Council, owns 1 865 firemen badges from many conventions. He is a renowned delegate with stories ready on each badge. The column also mentions local roller skating, a Lenni carp of 74½ pounds, and a monument for Mrs. Oliver C. Washburn in Chester Rural Cemetery.
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Tom Higgins
Select Council
George G. Jones
George
Chester
Lenni
Oliver C. Washburn
Chester Rural
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Center For the Study of Democratic
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Weer
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Ernest van den Haag
New York University
Judge Scarlett
Jenkin
Lloyd
Sen, Barry Goldwater
Litvinov
Tehran
Yalta
Stalin
United Nations
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
George Jones
Chester Hospital
Upper Darby
Albert J. Williams
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