Economic illiteracy urged in Arkansas education
Frank Cantrell argues in the February Arkansas News letter that US adults and students score poorly on economics tests. He notes Arkansas teachers lack economics training, praises state efforts and support from business and labor groups for the Arkansas State Council on Economic Education, and stresses the need for economic literacy to sustain a republic.
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United States
Arkansas
State Department of Education
Arkansas State Council On Economic Education
Frank Cantrell
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas
Famous Columbus Boychoir to perform in Hope
The Columbus Boychoir of Princeton New Jersey will perform at Hope High School on Wednesday March 9 under the Friday Music Club and Hope Community Theater. Auditions after the concert will seek boys ages 9 to 14 for admission to the Boychoir School.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Columbus Boychoir
Princeton
N. J
Hope High School
Friday Music Club
Hope Community Theater, Inc
Donald Bryant
The
Boychoir
Columbus Boychoir School
Boychoir School
Vienna Boys Choir
Japan
Man Gets Hero's Welcome, Charged a By AP Tel Aviv
Abraham Nathan, 38, greeted with garlands as crowds celebrated his return from a one man peace mission to the United Arab Republic. Israeli police charged him with leaving the country illegally and released him on bail. A welcoming party of 200 chanted with him lifted onlookers’ shoulders into a downtown hotel. Nathan, a former fighter pilot, had departed Monday to seek a petition to the Kavalan President Gan Abdel Nussen Hrosaid, claimed by supporters to be signed by Israelis.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Abraham Nathan
United Arab Republic
Abie
Abie- Jong
Nathan
Kavalian
Gan Abdel Nussen Hrosaid
The magic five per cent lures investors from stocks
Investors move out of common stocks into higher yielding bonds and bank certificates as the magic five per cent attracts funds. Brokers note stock dividends lag yield and rising rates since December . Treasuries and corporate bonds offer around 5 percent, with municipal bonds tax exempt at around 4 percent. Banks push 5 percent on large, long-term deposits while mutual savings banks boost dividends to compete.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Mutual Savings
Savings and Loan Associations
British Playwright Noel Coward Rejoins Montreux Villa
After over five weeks of treatment in Lausanne, British playwright Noel Coward returns to his Montreux villa. He suffered amoebic dysentery and plans to rest for about three weeks.
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Montreux, Switzerland
Lausanne
Switzerland
Noel Coward
Montreux
Coward
Burglary Ring Broken Up by Police Here
Three local 17 year olds, named Clarence Palmer Clarence Jefferson and Robert Charles White Jr, face about 10 burglary and grand larceny counts. Police linked the trio to break ins at Pop Kola plant, Frene Shade Cafe, Norman Moore's place, Mark Brown's store and auto thefts in Little Rock and Texarkana. Arkansas State Police aided the investigation.
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Clarence Palmer
Clarence Jefferson
Robert Charles ‘White Jr
Norman Moore
Mark Brown
Little Rock
Arkana
Arkansas Plate Police
Cold Bath Advocate Sir Guy Dain Dead at 95
Sir Guy Dain died at 95 in London. He led the British Medical Association from 1943 to 1949 and helped negotiate for the medical profession during the creation of the national health service after the war. He retired in 1960 and once described his routine of a 6:30 am cold bath and daily exercise. The cause of death on Saturday was not disclosed.
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London
Guy Dain
Dain
British Medical Association
National Health Service
State Dept Regains Prestige Under New Johnson Order
Washington AP. President Johnson directs Secretary Rusk to assume full oversight of overseas interdepartmental activities, restoring State Department influence in U.S. foreign policy after years of White House control. The move shifts initial policy decisions to State Department officials with the President retaining final authority, except in South Vietnam. The plan recalls Eisenhower era shifts after Dukes death.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
State Department
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Dean Rusk
United States
South Vietnm
John F. Kennedy
John Foster Dukes
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Argument Can Mislead on U S Unity
AP News Analyst James Marlow discusses the growing debate over U S Vietnam policy, noting fractured opinions in Congress, calls for UN arbitration, and moves toward negotiated settlements. The piece traces opposition leaders like Morse and Fulbright, and the difficulty of achieving unilateral or multilateral actions amid limited UN leverage.
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James Marlow
Washington
Amercan
United States
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecciut
Democrat
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Pole Photographer Is Sentenced in Poland
Warsaw magistrate sentences photographer Marak Balcerzak, 35, to three months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges for throwing eggs at actress Dietrich during a Sunday performance. He claimed Dietrich owed him 332 dollars for photos taken during a January visit.
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Warsaw
Poland
Matilene Dietri IC
Marak Balcerzak
Many Feared Dead in Plane Crash on Mt Fuji
AP reports a passenger airliner crashed on snow covered Mt Fuji side near Taro-Bo about 70 miles south of Tokyo. Initial notes pointed to heavy casualties. torn clothing bearing BOAC insignia were found at the site. BOAC in Tokyo had no crash report.
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Tokyo
Mt. Fuji
BOAC
Air Force
Taro-Bo
Haneda
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
Offshore Insurance Rates Rise for Offshore Drilling
Offshore insurance costs for drilling and production gear have surged in recent years due to hurricanes. A spokesman for Southern Marine and Aviation Underwriters Inc says new London market rates, which handle most offshore equipment along the Louisiana and Texas coasts, will more than double the old rates.
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NEW Orlenas
Southern Marine & Aviation Underwriters Inc
London
Louisiana
Texas
Nothing New in America's War Plan
AP report from Saigon notes few changes in the American approach to Vietnam despite new ministerial names and programs. It cites Honolulu talks where officials claimed to be doing all necessary actions, and highlights Viet Nam’s department of revolutionary development and the prior civic action ministry. The piece discusses strategic hamlets and the roles of Nhu and the Americans in rural containment efforts.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Americas
Honolulu
Johnson
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Todge
Lodge
Department of Revolutionary Development
Nguyen Duc Thang
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ministry of Civic Action
Ngo Trong Hieu
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nhu
Fulbright Sees Quick OK for Aid Bill
Senator Fulbright expects the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to approve a 415 million dollar foreign aid bill mainly for Southeast Asia with little change. The panel defeated attempts to cut 100 million in contingency funds and signaled it will oppose enlarging the Vietnam war. It asked Secretary Rusk for a position on two policy riders for Monday.
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Morse
United Nations
Johnson
U.N. Security Council
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Mmajor
Red China
Southeast Asia
United States
China
Noah
Bar's
Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
JW. Fulbright
D-Ark
State Department
Congress
South Viet Nam
Ben. Frank Church
D-Idaho
Dean Rusk
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Ghana Adopts Nonaligned Policy Amid Regime Change
Accra reports a rightward shift under Lt Gen Ankrah as Ghana begins to shed Nkrumah era policies. The regime vows true nonalignment while expelling Soviet and Red Chinese advisers and cancelling Aeroflot landing rights. Western aid remains heavy but tied to technical assistance and East bloc exchange.
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Accra
Ghana
Ghanna
Kwame Nkrumah
Moscow
Peking
J. A. Ankrah
Ankrah
Nkrumah
Aeroflot
America
U.S
Tybes
Soviet Union
Red China
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