State Board Sets Supplant Policy On Sex Education
The State Board of Education adopted a policy stating schools should supplement rather than supplant parents in sex education. The guideline emphasizes home foundation, parental involvement, and district adaptation, while excluding explicit sexual techniques. Five districts were approved to sponsor Williamsport Area Community College.
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State Education Board
Carlisle
State Board of Education
The
Christian Crusade
John Birch Society
Williamsport Area
Jackson Township
Penn Township
Shamokin Dam
Snyder County
Saylor targets depletion barons in tax reform push
Washington Rep John P Saylor calls for ending the 27 5 percent oil and gas depletion allowance and reforms to tax policy He cites Treasury figures showing big oil profits with little or no tax and urges staged reductions plus broader changes to deductions and credits He notes potential $1 2 billion revenue gain and urges fairer tax distribution for all Americans with spending controls and higher exemptions.
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Washington, D.C
John P. Saylor
R-Pa
Treasury Department
Saylor
Treasury
Pennsylvania
Armstrong Board Lists Contracts for Renovations
Armstrong County School District directors approved four contracts for renovation and repair to buildings within the jointure. Projects include revamping steam and condensation lines at Kittanning Senior High School for 10,228 to Enders Plumbing and Heating Co., boiler replacement at Templeton School for 3,350 to Kneppers Heating Co., and window repair and painting at the Curriculum Center in Manorville for 8,750 to Henry Shaffer Lumber Co.
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Kittanning
Armstrong County
Kittanning Senior High School
Enders Plumbing and Heating Co
Kitfeen
Templeton
Kneppers Heating Co
Greensburg
Manorville
Henry Shaffer Lumber Co
Parochial Fees Up For Fall Term In Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio tuition at parochial high schools will rise by 25 to 200 this fall. Msgr William A Hughes, superintendent of schools for the diocese, cited continued public teacher salaries as driving factors and noted possible state aid needs to offset competition for teachers.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
William A. Hughes
Hughes
Negro SBA official resigns amid White House pressure
Philip Pruitt, 32, resigns after four months as director of the Small Business Administration minority enterprise program. He cites pressure and bureaucratic battles between SBA and Commerce, says he plans to rejoin finance work on Wall Street. He criticizes Nixon appointee pressures and calls for Black Americans to take an active role.
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Washington
Philip Pruitt
Mirror
Nixon
The
Pruitt
Small Business Administration
White House
SBA
Commerce Department
Aocadtetin
Johnson
House
Wall Street
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Miss
Charles Evers
Fayette
Robert Brown
Brown
Gerald Warren
Sandoval
Veterans Day observances approved by Pennsylvania Senate
Senate majority whip Albert R. Pechan guided a bill through unanimous approval requiring school districts to hold special Veterans Day exercises at local school boards' option. The measure, amended from a day off to assemblies, was signed by Gov. Shafer in Harrisburg with State VFW officials at the ceremony.
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Harrisburg
Albert R. Pechan
Senate of Pennsylvania
Sen. Pechan
House
Raymond P. Shafer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Trade Group May Fold Over Steel Deal Ban
The Trade Relations Association warns it may fold if a federal U S Steel ban on officers and employees belonging to the group is enforced. It filed suit in U S District Court in Pittsburgh arguing the pact’s membership prohibition implies an unjust taint of illegal activity.
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Pittsburgh
Trade Relations Association
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
U.S. District Court
Yachtsman Crowhurst Declared Lost Amid Race Mystery
London AP report says British yachtsman Donald Crowhurst is declared lost after his deserting three hull Teignmouth Electron is found 700 miles west of the Azores. US Air Force planes searched all day Friday before resources were withdrawn as officials note life may be spared but no longer probable. The London Sunday Times says Crowhurst was favored to win and the $12,000 prize will go to his wife Clare. the trimeran had completed its circumnavigation. Crowhurst had been at sea 262 days.
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London
Donald Crowhurst
Azores
London Sunday Times
Crowhurst
Clare
Trimeran
Globe
15 Charged With Cruel Treatment in Arkansas Prisons
A federal grand jury charged 15 persons with brutal inmate treatment across four Arkansas penal institutions. Indictments allege punishments under color of law, including electrical shocks and whippings. Notable cases involve Tucker Prison Farm former superintendent Jim Bruton and Cummins Prison Farm personnel amid a broader probe of inmate abuse and previous skeleton discoveries. Governor Rockefeller welcomed federal action after months of effort.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Jim Bruton
Tucker Prison Farm
State Penitentiary
Tucker
Bruton
Pulaski
Mississippi
Gary L. Haydis
Cummins Prison Farm
Cummins
Lawrence E. Hudson
G. W. Thompson
Thomas O. Morton
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ban on DDT questioned by agriculture official
U S Department of Agriculture says no evidence DDT is unsafe and urges continued use while concerns over effects on fish and wildlife persist. Senator Nelson accuses the department of stalling on an interstate ban as critics call for broader action amid a temporary U S ban on nine pesticides including DDT.
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Mark Brown
Washington
Irving
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Drug Administration
Great Lakes
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Thel
George W. Irving
Agriculturalling
Exj
Nelson
Lunder
Clifford M. Hardin
Tasto
Mj Department
Bertran L. Padell
N.Y
USDA
United States
State Budget Process Hit By Steele
Doyle Steele, Apollo Democrat and representative for the 60th District, critiques Pennsylvania’s budget process calling it a bad joke in ritual form. He contrasts the governor’s large staff with legislators’ small staffs and limits on fiscal analysis, noting hearings reveal superficial questions and scant debate.
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Doyle Steele
Apollo Democrat
Pennsylvania
Appropriations Committee
House
House Appropriations Committee
Executive Department
Executive Branch
IUP Math Instructor Selected for Institute in Indiana
Charles Maderer of Indiana University of Pennsylvania will attend the Academic Year Institute for College Mathematics Teachers at Indiana University Bloomington from September 1969 to June 1970. The NSF grant of 87680 funds stipends and travel plus dependent allowances. participants receive IU fee exemption. Director is Dr. Billy E. Rhoades.
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Charles Maderer
N. Fifth St
Indiana
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
National Science Foundation
NSF
Billy E. Rhoades
Indiana University Department of Mathematics
Girl Scout Attends Art Conference in Philadelphia
Senior Girl Scout Beth Phillips of Troop 858 Talus Rock attends a Creative Arts Conference in Philadelphia with 250 plus scouts. Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Philadelphia and Moore College of Art, the event ran June 14 to July 6 offering music painting sculpture and design projects plus theater galleries and Freedom Week ceremonies. Beth is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Philippi of Indiana RD.
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Beth Phillipps
Talus Rock
Indiana
R.D
Philadelphia
Beth
Merits of the Governor's Spending Requests
The governor argues the legislature must bridge the gap between budget theory and practice to fulfill public responsibilities. He notes progress is being made but emphasizes a long road ahead in improving budgeting.
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