Rising College Tuition Across New England
The price of higher education climbs at multiple New England campuses as Smith College reports $3,600 annual cost per student with $2,200 tuition now and $2,500 next year. Yale plans $1,800 undergraduate tuition from September 1964 with continued substantial financial aid. Harvard and Dartmouth also raise fees while Bates College hints at higher costs for 1964 65 despite holding the current $1,350 tuition for 1963 64.
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New England
Smith College
Thomas C. Men Genhall
Smith
Yale University
Yale
Harvard
Dartmouth
Franklin Ford
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
University
Yale Corporation
Bates College
Lewiston
Maine
Charles F. Phillips
America's Problem Renewed in Birmingham Silence and Violence
The Melbourne Age reports renewed demonstrations and mass arrests in Birmingham Alabama that strain Kennedy and reveal the deep South’s racial strife. It notes prisons overflow largely with children, international alarm, and the challenge for federal action versus state authority, urging farsighted leadership to end segregation.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Kennedy
Open Society
United States
Deep South
America
Africa
Asia
United Nations
Washington
Supreme Court
Freedom Fighters
Robert Kennedy
Uncle Tom
South Africa
Literacy revival in Chicago teaches illiterates to read and work
The article argues illiteracy traps many in poverty and crime and highlights Chicago's program to teach reading as a path to employment. Starting with welfare-linked attendance, 7290 students enrolled day one, only two dropped for nonattendance in eight months, with classes in schools and churches and widespread misconduct curbed.
Quiet progress in southern desegregation noted
The National Observer reports desegregation advances across the South since 1954. School districts, colleges, universities, lunch counters, and city transit systems show increasing integration, with 977 districts desegregated and 124 colleges now nonsegregated. Transit systems in 36 southern cities are desegregated. The pace may seem slow but is steady.
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Little Rocks
Birminghams
Pickleville Man of the Year Named by Pickle Packers
The National Pickle Packers chose Dr L Pickle of Hollandale Mississippi as Man of the Year. The selection positions Pickle to challenge Mr Piper for the Tongue Twisting Department pooh-bah role. Exhibit 1 notes repeated references to picking a man of the year by the Pickle Packers.
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National Pickle Packers Association
L. Pickle
Hollandale
Miss
Pickle
Piper
National Pickle Packers
Dill L. Pickle
Pickle Packers
High Point Enterprise staff and roles
The High Point Enterprise established 1884 lists its editorial and business staff including president MRS R B TERRY secretary-treasurer MOLI McPHERSON editor JOE BROWN managing editor C W PATTERSON JR advertising director W E IDOL JR business manager CHARLES LOFLIN and circulation manager in a front-page masthead note.
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
N. G
Personal quirks shape GOP front runners in 1964 race
Herald Tribune notes each of Rockefeller Romney and Goldwater carries a personal factor that could sway voters. Rockefeller’s divorces and remarriage spark questions about appeal to women. Romney faces Mormonism and Negro bias in Michigan. Goldwater is openly half Jewish. Polls show mixed impacts on popularity and cross-ethnic appeal remains critical.
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Herald Tribune News Service
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
George Romney
Michigan
Margaretta Fitler
Happy) Murphy
Mary Tedhunter Clark Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Gov. Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Gov. Romney
Goldwater
New York State
Gov
Romney
Mormon Church
American Motors Corp
United Automobile Workers
Kennedy
Herbert H. Lehman
Jaco K. Javits
Arthur Levitt
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Stanley Mosk
California
Henry Horner
Dlois
Fatherly Advice Letter to Margaret Truman From 1932
A 1932 letter to Margaret Truman from her father Harry Truman, written after a Washington weekend, offers guidance on education, balance, and staying true to background. He urges modesty amid wealth, cites notable figures, and ends with a cautionary epitaph about giving one's best for country.
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Margaret Truman
Harry Truman
Washington
Good Housekeeping
Margie
Jesus Christ
Martin Luther
John Knox
Wycliffe
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Boothill Cemetery
Tombstone
Ariz
Jack Williams
Dropouts Shape View of Southern College Education
Winfred L. Godwin discusses the dropout issue as a national concern, noting only about 55 percent of entering freshmen graduate. He cites financial pressure, military service, and motivation as key factors, with higher-ability students more likely to complete degrees. The piece surveys predictions, societal impact, and current research on college persistence.
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Iffort
United States Office of Education
Dropouts From College And A Safe Boating Notice
Notes discuss college dropouts due to grades finances and marriage plus dissatisfaction with facilities and teaching. A study cites 27 percent of freshmen drop out, with public versus private trends. Also includes a National Safe Boating Week checklist from Good Afternoon with 15 safety points and course suggestions.
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Iffert
Kennedy
Coast Guard
USPS
Usccaux
American Red Cross
Chapman
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Melbourne Age
Asheville
N.C
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Illinois
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Welfare Office
National Observer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
High Point Enterprise
Associated Press
Focal News
AP News
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Albert B. Fritz
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Mort McPherson
Southern Regional Education Board
Seaer
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