Gilmer declines federal funds over minority hiring plan
Gilmer School Board voted 3 to 2 not to pursue $99,610 in Emergency School Aid Act funds after citing erosion in black faculty share from 33 percent in 1964-65 to 20.9 percent this year. Administrators met with a HEW official in Washington and must submit an affirmative action plan to avoid ineligibility. Nine teacher aides face layoffs as funding ends.
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Consumer Help for Mail Order Merchandise Rules
The Federal Trade Commission issued trade regulation rules for mail order sellers effective Feb 2. If a shipment cannot be made within the stated time or 30 days after order receipt, buyers must be notified and given a cost free method to cancel. failure to respond implies consent to a 30 day delay.
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Pioneer in U S aeronautics praised for funding and failed launches
A U S pioneer received 50 000 dollars from the government to build a man carrying aerodrome. He twice attempted to launch a full scale model from a Potomac River houseboat, both failures. He succeeded with a small model, later improved and flown by Glenn Curtiss at Hammondport New York.
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Nighttime electricity rates prompt changed household routines
A survey of over 60,000 GPA customers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania finds 78 percent would shift chores to late evening to save on costs. GPA urges moving energy use after 8 p.m. to reduce need for new power plants.
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General Public Utilities Corp
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