Catholics Schools Outperform Norms in Learning but Expose Biases
A nationwide three year study of more than 5.5 million Catholic students finds pupils score above national norms in academic achievement and learning potential. Yet reports weak spots include anti Semitic attitudes among some pupils unequal status of lay teachers and uneven teacher preparation. The study funded by Carnegie Corp. notes admission limits and tuition influence access while parental religious aims dominate.
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New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
President Johnson lauds racial progress in Stonewall
In the Johnson ranch living room, the president cited LaFaye Davis, 16, of Stonewall and Fredericksburg High as an example. Davis, daughter of a Black couple who run the LBJ Ranch, placed second in a Miss Flame contest. She plans college, with two Black students in her Fredericksburg High.
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Stonewall, Tex
Johnson
LaFaye Davis
LBJ
Miss Davis
James Davis
Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department
Fredericksburg
The
Billetts
Fredericksburg High
Stonewall School
Davis
Police Chief says civil war in streets mocks American traditions
Quinn Tamm of the International Association of Chiefs of Police warned at the American Legion convention that a street war is turning social classes into armed camps and eroding respect for law. He cited National Guard calls on front lines and urged continued police reform and community trust while condemning civil rights agitators who undermine the lawful process.
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Washington
Police Association
Quinn Tamm
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Guard
Tamm
Negro loyalty under pressure in wartime unity call
A column argues that Communist incitement endangers the war effort and urges Negro communities to recognize phony agitators. It praises Lyndon Johnson's commitment to the Negro in Southeast Asia and warns that domestic disorder weakens national resolve during war.
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Southeast Asia
Abe Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
Tass Claims Planes Lost Over North Vietnam
Tass reports from Hanoi via the Soviet news agency claim two US aircraft were shot down Saturday over Nghe An Province in North Vietnam. The dispatch cites Vietnamese news agency sources.
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Moscow
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Tass
Nghe An
Third Week Tobacco Prices Hold Steady In Belt Sales
Average prices remained steady in the third week of South Carolina and North Carolina Flue Cured Tobacco Belt sales. Quality offerings rose and total volume was heavy through Wednesday, with lighter delivery to Stabilization Corp until untied price supports ended.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
North Carolina
Stabilization Corporation
Bright Belt Tobacco Sale Opens With Strong Expectations
Fred Royster of Henderson, director of the Bright Belt Warehouse Association, predicts full sales and better yields than 1965 as the Middle North Carolina Flue-Cured Tobacco Belt opens September 8 in Raleigh. He notes drought followed by July rains that boosted crop quality and says loose leaf sales will run full or near full for the first twelve days before a likely drop. federal price supports on untied leaf end after those initial days.
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Raleigh
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Fred Royster
Henderson
Middle North Carolina
Royster
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