Davidson County testing program used to shape instruction
The Davidson County Schools use an approved testing program to assess student needs and plan instruction. Data from achievement and aptitude tests guide programs and staffing with special and regular staff to challenge each student. Contact Mr Kenneth Drum for details at Box 1229 Lexington NC phone 249-8182.
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Davidson County
State Department of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Kenneth Drum
Lexington
N. C
Apollo 16 astronauts near splashdown after lunar mission
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly nearing splashdown in the Pacific after 11 days on the moon. They hope to return with volcanic rocks and data while Mission Control notes possible lava features and an old crater wall.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Pacific Ocean
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Penrhyn
Ticonderoga
Mission Control
Casper
Young
The
Space Center
Duke
Mattingly
Moon
Muskie Withdraws From Primaries Amid Funds Shortage
Sen. Edmund Muskie announced he is withdrawing from future Democratic primaries due to lack of funds while keeping his name on ballots in several states. He urged supporters to reassess commitments as he pursues a possible convention role, noting his delegate lead could still influence the race.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
George McGovern
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
McGovern
Humphrey
George Wallace
Sanford Gains North Carolina Backing After Muskie Pullout
Governor Bob Scott endorses former Gov Terry Sanford for the Democratic presidential nomination. Scott, once a Muskie supporter, backs Sanford to strengthen his NC primary bid against George Wallace on May 6. Sanford urges Muskie supporters to shift allegiance, citing shared aims and leadership for the nation.
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Raleigh
N.C
Bob Scott
Terry Sanford
Scott
Edmund Muskie
Sanford
Duke University
Maine
Alabama
George Wallace
North Carolina
Haw River
W. Kerr Scott
Muskie
Secret Peace Talks Probable in Vietnam War Negotiations
Paris dispatch reports Hanoi saying secret talks are probable after the first session in five weeks. Le Duc Tho may arrive within a week. Tho met Kissinger previously. Delegates plan to reconvene Thursday as U S negotiators demand withdrawal of forces and halt to bombing.
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Paris
U.S
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
South
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Nixon
Nixon Says 20000 More GIs To Be Pulled From Vietnam
President Nixon announced plans to withdraw another 20000 American troops from South Vietnam by July 1 while continuing bombing North Vietnam until Hanoi halts its invasion. He spoke of progress in Saigon and urged support as Paris peace talks resume with renewed effort to end U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
North
Hanoi
South
Paris
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese Hold Under Major Attack at Quang Tri
North Vietnamese forces and tanks launched a major assault around Quang Tri as U S Navy ships shelled Hanoi positions in the Gulf of Tonkin. South Vietnamese troops reported holding their line with fierce fighting three miles from the city and reported losses on both sides amid a weeks-long offensive across the northern front.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
U.S
Associated Press
Lynn C. Newland
Quang Th
Hanoi
Quang Tri City
South Vietnam
Dmz
Central Highlands
Bong Son
Binh Dinh
Brandt Survives No Confidence Vote in Bundestag
In Bonn Willy Brandt defeated an opposition drive to oust him as chancellor by two votes. The no confidence motion failed 247 to 249 as Bundestag members cast 260 ballots, clearing the way to ratify his nonaggression pacts with Moscow and Warsaw. Rainer Barzel led the Christian Democrats in the challenge.
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Germany
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Bundestag
Moscow
Warsaw
Rainer Barzel
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Kai Uwe von Hassel
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Bill Sheridan
Guil-Rand Fow
Earth
Adeaneiaiai
Women’s News
Wisconsin
Theless
Edmund S. Muskie
Sen. Muskie
America
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
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Soviet Union
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