Walter Reed School Variety Show Delights Standing Room Audience
Walter Reed Elementary School 6740 Stewart presented a highly entertaining charity style show to a standing room only crowd. Students and teachers performed with a chorus, solos, duets, and a finale that received praise from Principal Nathaniel Blackman and organizers Mrs Peggy Newman and Mrs Barbara Williams. Proceeds will fund materials for the educational program.
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Walter Reed Lieentary School
Stewart
Walter Reed
Peggy Newman
Barbara Williams
Reed
Nathaniel Blackman
Walter
Farrell Byrant
Mes Sindra King
Alvin Forbes
Feachers
Joyce Parker
Laurencelia Honwhiny
Miblerion
Jo Peses Newman
Crawnell Gatton
Barbara Milliams
Dorothy Parker
Sandra King
Patricia
Urban League Awarded Ford Foundation Grant
Ford Foundation grants the Urban League over one million dollars to back programs for economic, political, and social advancement of Black communities in urban areas. The grant aims to mobilize ghetto residents to demand a voice in decisions affecting their lives and futures.
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Urban League
Ford Foundation
HE Ford Foundation
Libin Lettes
Lomaiktas Amor
Ation
Told Foundation
Mitchell Svirdeff
Athurs Monidolf
Nations Minetitie
Sviridoff
unclear input text on rights and opportunities policy
fragments describe support for organizations in anal rights and equal opportunities policy but content is garbled and unclear. no coherent event, names, or dates to summarize into a standard newspaper card.
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Eelrolgie
Lisnes
Svirdeff
Tesens Im
Foundations Join Effort to Tackle City Problems
The Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation collaborate to address urban challenges. The Bulletin notes the joint initiative announces a start date of Wednesday December 4, 1968.
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Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Othereim
the Bulletin
Glimpses on By Omer? Memo on Christmas Decorations
A fragment from a memorandum circulated in public schools about decorating for Christmas. It cites guidance from the Office of Health Education and Welfare in Washington DC stating that a White Christmas would violate Title 11 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Detroi
Office of Health Education and Welfare
Washngton DC
Glances faedan tera following steps to comply with the Act in 1968 Christmas
The document outlines steps for school Christmas celebrations including colored bulbs on trees, non back-of-tree placement, colored ribbon on wrapped gifts, minority representation in manger scene angels and Wise Men, equal time for We Shall Overcome, and careful party planning with specific color and food choices. It warns of trouble if snow falls on Christmas Eve.
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Angels
Lea
Three Kings
Alem
HEW
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Tiwana Brim
Betty Hutchinson
Stanley Jackson
St. Ome
Omer
Miss Leee
Alter
SUN
South Shore Temple
S. Jeffery Ave
Fairfax
Cail James Rushing
Chicago Continental Agency
Chicago
Ill
North Wabash
Englewood
Thurs
Sears
W. 64Th ST
Greater Chicago
Mastro Guitar
Mattel
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