Two Million Freshmen Enter U S Colleges in 1969
Editorial notes that about 2 million of the 7.75 million total enrollment in U S colleges and universities are freshmen in 1969. Dr Garland G Parker estimates 3.3 percent year over year growth, with about a million in four year colleges and two year affiliates. The piece argues higher education demand will rise, straining resources and requiring more public and private funding.
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Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinnati
Garland
Udall Sees Smog in Catalina Range on Visit
Arizona congressman Morris K. Udall and his son observed a new air pollution pattern as a temperature inversion created smog over the Santa Catalina Mountains. He noted the visibility loss and warned that auto and industrial fumes now affect medium cities and rural areas, urging broad regional action.
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Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Santa Catalina Mountains
England's Breath Test Sparks Cheers and Contention
Britain adopted a breathalyzer law to curb drunk driving, with police empowered to test drivers suspected of intoxication. In its first year, road deaths fell by 1,152, and prosecutions surged, but many loopholes sparked courtroom challenges and debate over stricter future rules.
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London
Britain
U.S
Guardian
Leonard Durrant
The
New Statesman
Transport
House of Commons
Leaky Secrets and Madagascar Schools in One Column
Jack Anderson recalls a top secret Armed Forces Courier Service leak where wine was found among secret cargo bound for Germany, revealing governance lapses and questions of security. The piece then quotes ex ambassador David King criticizing US schooling in Madagascar and urging congressional scrutiny of education policy. It ends with a sports aside about Joe Namath and coach Weeb Ewbank.
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Washington
Armed Forces
U. S
Frankfurt
Germany
France
Armed Forces Courier Service
Congress
Madagascar
David King
United States
Quernell
Holland
Disney World growth drives Central Florida boom
Walt Disney World President Gen William E Potter warned Florida officials that unplanned growth will lead to disaster, spurring rapid development across Orlando Lakeland and Brevard County. The region prepares for a 1971 Disney World opening with housing, roads, shopping centers, and utilities expanding to serve an expected 6.5 million visitors the first year. Florida eyes films and TV expansion with state support while orange groves shrink and citrus industry adapts amid vast growth.
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Fla
Walt Disney World
William E. Potter
Central Florida
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Ihe
Gen. Potters
Florida
Walt’ Disney World
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Winter Haven
Haines City
Kissimmee
Brevard County
Cape Kennedy
Brevard
North Florida
Ocala National Forest
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