Gettysburg Third Day A Dramatic Civil War Spotlight
A dramatic NEA account of the July 3 assault at Gettysburg led by Lee and Longstreet, the failed charge across the field, and the Northern defense at Cemetery Ridge. It notes Pickett's division, Ewell, and Stuart, the union artillery duel, the high-water mark, and the Confederate retreat toward Virginia. Vicksburg and Port Hudson fall shortly after, signaling the war’s turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Battle of
Gettysburg
Lee
Longstreet
Ewell
Culp
Washington
Meade
Cemetery Ridge
George Pickett
Heth
Pender
Peach Orchard
Seminary Ridge
America
Pickett
E. P. Alexander
Virginia
Jeb Stuart
Nien
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
Mississippi River
Foundations Pressure Shapes U.S. Education Embrace and critique collide
AGENCIES report a rising unease over big foundations guiding American education through grants and programs. Critics accuse foundations of pressuring curricula and promoting favored theories, while defenders say they spur vital advances and fund reforms across schools and universities. The Ford Foundation faces particularly sharp scrutiny for educational television and sponsorships, with officials denying coercive influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
American Association of School Administrators
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Duke Endowment
John A. Hart
Boards of Education
Board of Education
United States
Prime Minister Names International Panel for 1959 Assassination Probe
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mrs Sirima vo Bandaranaike selects three judges from the United Arab Republic Ghana and Ceylon to form a commission examining political aspects of the 1959 assassination of her husband the former prime minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Ceylon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
United Arab Republic
Ghana
Doris Day Dines Aboard USS Blackfin In Long Beach
Hollywood reports Doris Day was invited to dine on the USS Blackfin at Long Beach. The actress, famed for Move Over Darling, is served three steaks to choose from with the skipper noting medium and rare options.
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Hollywood
U.S Naval Submarine Service
Doris Day
Blackfin
Long Beach
Doris
Old Ulster County Gazette on Washington funeral found
In Hutchinson Kansas a 163 year old Jan 4 1800 edition of the Ulster County Gazette owned by George Hooper is described. The issue, brought west by Hooper’s grandparents to Atchison Kansas, recounts George Washington’s funeral and may be donated to a museum.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Ulster County
N. Y
George Hooper
George Washington
Atchison, Kan
Hooper
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Gen. L. A. Armistead
By G. K. Hodenfield
AP Education
Carnegie Corp
New York
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
Congress
Henry T. Heald
Foundation
Frederick M. Raubinger
New Jersey
Experi
John H. Fischer
Teachers College
Columbia University
MPATI
Alvin C. Eurich
William D. Sheldon
Syracuse University
B. Frank Brown
Melbourne
Fla. High School
John G. Shultz
Iowa State Department of Public Instruction
The
Private Philanthrophy
Heald
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