Imagination and Hard Work Build Unusual San Angelo School System
In San Angelo Texas a bold public school experiment blends old with new as curriculum planner Robert H Mayfield and physics teacher Claude C Wooley lead a six area science program in six grades. Mobile laboratory units travel weekly to classrooms with card guided experiments and student projects built for multiple buildings.
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San Angelo
Tex
West Texas
Robert H.mayfield
Mayfield
Claude C. Wooley
Supt
George B. Wadzeck
I. Q
Jimmy Fist
Wadzeck
Bloodhounds Prove Worth In N C Prison Camp Kennel
In Johnston County North Carolina prison camp 30 bloodhounds have been bred since 1956. Director William F Bailey says the dogs recapture 98 percent of escapees and aid about 60 percent of arrests. Prison authorities loan hounds to police and sheriffs for tracking criminals or lost children.
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Reese Hart Smithfield
N.C
North Carolina
Johnston County
State
William F. Bailey
Warren County
Bailey
Johnston
R. G. Lane
Lane
Asst
Robert Allen
Posse
Wayne County
Brandt Plans U S Tour Amid Berlin Crisis Fears
West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt prepares a six day trip to the United States as tensions over Berlin rise. He argues Western troops protect Berlin and notes Soviet pressure to end Allied control of traffic in the sector.
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West Berlin
Anastasi
Mikoyan
Berlin
Brandt
United States
East Germany
East Berlin
France
Britain
Stupefying Fishberries Used to Catch Fish
In India dried Fishberries from an East Indian plant stupefy fish when tossed into a stream. The stunned fish can be caught by hand, making the berry a traditional method for fishing.
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India
Educators From Five Nations Visit Woman's College
Six educators from Finland Iceland Singapore Turkey Belgium visit the Woman's College School of Home Economics under the International Teacher Development program. They will tour Woman's Colleges and Piedmont area schools to study dietetics clothing handicrafts food services and teacher training.
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Greensboro
Woman's College School of Home Economics
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Woman's Colleges
Piedmont Area
Liisa Wartiovaara
Eeva Crane
Finland
Halldora A. Eggartsdottir
Iceland
van Ner Shaikh Daud
Singapore
Hale Uzsay
Turkey
Lilliane E. Abeloos
Belgium
Imported Sparrows and Early English Birds in America
A fragment notes that sparrows arrived in the United States around 1850 after eight pairs were introduced from England, as cited by the Encyclopedia Britannica. The text reflects an older cataloging tone and lacks full context.
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United States
England
Tarboro Honors Its Nine Acre Common And Its Founders
Tarboro North Carolina marks its nine acre Town Common as a historic link to the 1760 founding by five Edgecombe settlers led by James Moir and Elisha Battle. The site shaped town life through parades drills and speeches while facing enclosure efforts and later competition from Rocky Mount. Local residents, including Dr Spencer Bass, recall Civil War era guard musters and public barbecues once held on the Common.
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Leonard Sullivan
Tarboro
N.C
Edgecombe County
Tarboro Town Common
United States
Boston
Clarence Wickham
Halifax
Edgecombe
Halifax County
Joseph Howell
Tar River
Howell
James Moir
Sugg
Lawrence Toole
Elisha Battle
Benjamin Hunt
Rabgemane
Rocky Mount
Spencer Bass
Edgecombe Guard
Raleigh
Cleveland
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Trixie
Rosie
Checkett Inspector
Socialist Party
Konrad Ade
Christian Democrats
Adenauer
Willy Brandt
Cal
Pine St
S. Main ST
High Point
Atlantic Savings
Asantic Savings and Loan Association
N. Main Street
High Point, N. C
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