Delegates urged to handle controversial issues gently at national convention
Nearly 3,000 delegates to the 17th annual national convention of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development at the Las Vegas Convention Center were urged to deal gingerly with controversial topics. Theodore Kreps of Stanford University spoke on emeritus economics and related themes.
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ASCD delegates debate discretion in volatile topics at meeting
At the ASCD convention the California professor urged caution in discussing controversial issues in a space age economy. George Arnstein spoke on lifelong learning and automation, while Dr. Richard Bills emphasized math and science teacher training. The event runs through March 8 at the Convention Center.
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University of Alabama
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Mardi Gras Ball Aims to Aid Rose de Lima Auxiliary
A local social note previews the Fifth Annual Mardi Gras Ball at the Flamingo Hotel hosted by the Rose de Lima Hospital Auxiliary. The event features a strict dresscode, free admission, 50 cent drinks, and a deluxe buffet at 1.50. The piece humorously imagines a household power struggle over the role of a bartender for the night.
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Air Force B 58 Hustler sets transcontinental speed records
A supersonic B 58 Hustler bomber of the Air Force and SAC completed a 4900 mile round trip from Los Angeles to New York breaking three speed records. Sonic booms shattered windows and caused plaster damage along a 40 mile wide path. A sister bomber dropped out on the return leg and landed at Sedalia Missouri.
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Public TV Report Called Political by Station Manager
KLAS-TV manager Phil Berle says Governor Sawyer's Executive Report is political and must be paid for at normal rates. He notes the program has not aired regularly and would only continue if the governor covers time costs and opponents are offered rebuttal time.
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Grant Sawyer
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North Las Vegas Mounts Bond Fight Over Water Supply
The new mayor warns of a water clash as a council meeting with the water district and State Engineer Ed Muth looms. The city seeks to drill more wells for growth while Muth pressures limiting use to protect the aquifer.
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B-58 Bomber Crashes at Carswell Air Force Base
A B-58 Hustler bomber crashed on takeoff from Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas. Three crew members were killed and identities withheld pending next of kin notification. The crash occurred during record transcontinental flight preparations. no weapons were aboard and the fire was controlled.
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Another Blast Set Off At Mercury
The United States detonated another low yield nuclear device underground yesterday at the Nevada Test Site. It was the 19th explosion in the new underground series begun after Russia ended the moratorium last fall. The AEC gave no shot details but labeled it low yield under 26 kilotons.
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Teen Crash Survivor Remains Critical After Village Road Mishap
A North Las Vegas youth, 16 year old Donnie Ray Phillips of 2233 Raymond Lane, remained in critical condition at Boulder City Hospital after a Sunday morning one car crash on Vegas Wash Road that killed three other teens. Teammate Jay Morgan and Rose Mary Dexter, both 15, were listed as serious by Dr James.
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Reynolds St
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Ill Killed in Historys Worst Airline Disaster
Rescue teams reached the wreckage of a DC 7C airliner in Cameroon's jungle and found 111 people dead in what was billed as aviation history's worst disaster. The Douglas plane, leased to Caledonian Airways, crashed after takeoff from Lourenco Marques in heavy rain on its Porto to Luxembourg leg.
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Western High School Closed for Administrative Reasons
Western High School will not hold classes today due to administrative reasons per Principal Don Cameron. Students are requested not to attend.
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Western High School
Don Cameron
City Budget Faces Uncertain Path Over Sanitation Request
City Manager W. Lowell Fletcher said the Sanitation District No. 1 request jeopardizes the 1962-63 budget, potentially cutting capital projects. The district seeks an 18.7 cent rise, risking funding for a new fire station, equipment, personnel, and park and recreation upgrades. The council and county commissioners may negotiate reductions.
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Ex-convict confesses brutal beating in Santa Monica case
Santa Monica police report that ex-convict James Morrison, 31, confessed to beating housewife Marcia Stanfield. Detectives call him a prime suspect in the nearby bludgeon slayings of Doris Gail Bowman in Pacific Palisades last January, with a possible link to Charlotte Schmidt’s murder in Fullerton on January 15.
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UPI
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Marcia Stanfield
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Doris Gail Bowman
Pacific Palisades
Charlotte Schmidt
Fullerton
Supreme Court Hears Bail Eligibility Arguments
Chief issues debated by Justice William O. Douglas concern bail fairness and whether the right to release before trial should be broadened or limited. The session focused on standards for setting bail and avoiding excessive restraints while ensuring court appearance.
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UPI
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Officers Seek Dangerous Blasting Caps After Theft
Deputy sheriffs led by Sheriff Ralph Lamb are searching for about 2,000 blasting caps along with fuse and electrical detonators stolen over the weekend from the Wells Cargo Company storage locker at the Spring Mountain Road gravel pit. Detectives Bill Conger and Ed...
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Wells Cargo Company
Spring Mountain Road
Bill Conger
SUN Records Learn Language program spreads worldwide sales
SUN Records reports a surge in demand for its Learn-A-Language records across Nevada and beyond. The offer includes Spanish German Italian French Russian Hebrew and Japanese with coupons issued daily and pickup at the SUN Circulation Department 900 Main St. hours listed.
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