Mass Employment Tests on Way Out
AP report discusses a U S Civil Rights Commission finding that mass produced employment tests can exclude capable workers from minorities and the foreign born. It notes reliance on personal examination and cautions against high unneeded standards and using tests as the sole hiring measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
NEW York
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Myron Kandel
New York Law Journal
Commission
Congress
Two-Tier Gold Market Possible
London economists foresee a two tier gold market with an official gold price while moving toward credit money systems. The plan would free currencies from gold by maintaining a fixed rate for exchange while using SDRs to underpin international trade, addressing the gold panic and widening world trade beyond gold reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Nevin
Associated Press
London
West
Stockholm
Britain
Washington
Group of 10
United States
Night Watches and the Quiet Power of Darkness
The piece reflects on night watches in military, domestic, and industrial life, noting night as critical for vigilance and thinking. It cites Edison and Christ as examples, contrasts day letters with night writings, and emphasizes night as memory time for problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison
Odd McIntyre
Christ
Nationalists Reject US Plan to Withdraw Defenses
Chinese Nationalist Ambassador Chow Shu Kai told the United States that removing defenses from Quemoy and Matsu would be rejected. He argued it would be criminal to offer more territory to Mao’s regime as Beijing undergoes turmoil. A Defense Department analysis reportedly considered the islands could be removed without harming Taiwan’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Chow Shu-Kai
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tse-tung
Chow
U.S
Jack Anderson
Defense Department
Taiwan
Episcopal Minister Bridges Two Worlds in Washington
Rev. Jose F. Anderson Jr. serves as a white Episcopal preacher at St. Patrick's while running the Southeast Enrichment Center in a Black neighborhood. He helps 75 youths nightly with jobs, books, study space, and guidance, and leads dialogues across racial lines. He also teaches sociology, heads community programs, and seeks funds, facing skepticism from some whites about the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Jose F. Anderson Jr
Jegsie
Washington
Southeast Enrichment Center
Anderson
St. Patrick’s
Philadelphia
St.Patrick’s
Mr. Anderson
Mr.Anderson
Indians Object To Film Title Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian
Mescalero Apache leader Wendell Chino plans a court injunction to block the film title Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian, arguing the title demeans his people and misrepresents their story. Author Max Evans defends the screenplay as favorable to Indians and about reclaiming agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mescalero
N.M
National Congress of Indians
Wendell Chino
Mescalero Apaches
Albuquerque
Max Evans
Clair Huffaker
First Congressional Medal Awarded To George Washington
March 25, 1968 marks the anniversary of the first Congressional Medal awarded to George Washington for his leadership in the capture of Boston. The history page lists other notable events on this date, including the Greek revolt beginning in 1821 and various 19th and 20th century milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Feaster
Associated Press
Cottoman
Kingdom of Greece
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
George Washington
Boston
Ft. Stedman
Haiti
Socialist Party of the United States
Indianapolis
Centralia
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Undersea Living Proves Harsh for Surfaces and Heat
The text notes extreme conditions below 300 feet under the ocean, where body warmth dissipates rapidly, tobacco struggles to stay lit, and water cannot be boiled for tea or coffee. It highlights how deep-sea environments impede standard comforts and tasks.
Pharmacy Phacts From Ralph McClung
Guard your health with a friendly McClung Pharmacy note urging yearly physicals and careful self care. The ad promotes services at 109 Grant Ave with prompt prescription dispensing and accessibility from Ralph McClung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Ave
McClung Pharmacy
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William Taylor
The
R.S.V.P
Europe
America
Wd. Adv
Garnand
Bob Garnan
Garnand Chapel
Garden City
Telegram
Stanton County
Land
Johnson
Kansas
Stanton County Courthouse
Johnson, Kansas
Harold Kirk
Harlan Kirk
Mills Real Estate Agency
Lewis, Ks
Hatlo
Paro
Two Worlds
M.A. Betti
James Michener
Mirisch Corporation
Julie Andrews
Max von Sydow
Richard Harris
Jerusha Hole
Abner Holes
Hoxworth
State Theatre
Walt Disney
Garden City Telegram Montay
Nixon
Ehresman’s Market
Siu
HAM
Packing Company
Ea Aere
Oom
Ralph McClung
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