Shortage of Teachers Top Problem
California educates 5.4 million students this year about 625000 more than three years ago while teacher shortages grow. Six sources offered include wives with degrees, liberal arts grads in internships, retired teachers, teaching interns, National Teacher Corps affiliates, former Peace Corps volunteers, and trained Negro college graduates seeking positions. The piece argues immediate and long term action is essential for national well being and educational quality.
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California
Long Beach
Los Angeles
National Education Association
National Teacher Corps
Peace Corps
New Clues on Atlantis Found by Greek American Team
A Greek American expedition led by Dr. James Mavor of Woods Hole Oceanographic believes partial evidence supports Atlantis as the Minoan Empire's sunken continent. Undersea probes recovered a submerged moat wood splinters and a monkey skull cast, guiding further explorations in the space age context.
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Atlantis
James Mavor
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
Aegean Archipelago
Crete
Town Meeting Echoes on Loneliness and Nursing Woes
A letter urges weekly dances at the Veterans Memorial Building to ease elderly isolation. A nurse profiles wages, retirement benefits, and Medicare subsidies amid doctoring headlines about nursing shortages and college credit for nurses. Lloyd George quote links to wartime peace themes.
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Natalie Nordhaugen
Coriner Ave
Marcos Visit Seen as Key for U S Philippines Ties
Washington reports emphasize Ferdinand Marcos as a pivotal figure in U S Philippines relations. The Philippines are praised for educational progress and regional stability, with potential help in South Vietnam and as a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
White House
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Asia
United States
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Marcos Reform Drive and U S Civic Action Echoes In Philippines
Drew Pearson notes a Philippine land reform push and a 2000 man civic action battalion to Viet Nam as part of a broader strategy. He cites Gen. Lansdale style efforts that weakened the Huk movement and discusses Marcos criticism at home and arms lease issues with the United States. He recalls 1922 American rule and praises Philippine self government.
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South
Viet Nam
Edward Lansdale
Huk
Lansdale
Marcos
Philippines
Johnson
LBJ
Washington
United States
Ster
Gen
Leonard Wood
Republic of the Philippines
Youngsters Grow Up Too Fast Today
A 1960s reflection notes how entertainment and technology push children toward premature maturity. It argues this rapid development fuels juvenile delinquency, as youths seek adult pleasures while lacking proper coping, warning that pace of progress outstrips morality and societal frameworks.
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Carroll
Long Beach City Residency Rule Faces Push for Change
Long Beach municipal workers led by the City Employes Association campaign for repealing or loosening the city residency requirement. They argue the rule blocks the best candidates and violates civil service goals, noting eight city agencies have no comparable residency limits.
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Long Beach City
CEA
Long Beach
Harry A. Lown
Civil Service
Henry Schultz
Schultz Devines
Residency Rules Split Long Beach Officials and Voters
The piece outlines California cities including Los Angeles County areas and Long Beach debating residency requirements for city employees. Long Beach restricts living inside the city, sparking lawsuits and union concerns about discrimination and regionalism versus home rule. Councilman Sullivan defends current rules, while advocates push toward repeal or a public vote possibly by 1968.
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Los Angeles
Burbank
Pasadena
Glendale
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Lown
Schultz
California
Eed Cea
Interplanetary traveler derailed by party loyalty clash
A humorous, fragmented political riff contrasts a space traveler asking to meet the leader with Republicans in the Senate. It suggests Aunt Clara’s lifelong distrust of poverty and hints at tensions between foreign policy priorities and party allegiance.
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Lyndon
Senate
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