Colleges Would Rather Not Bonehead English Costly
The AP reports colleges spend over 10 million dollars yearly on bonehead English courses for some 150 000 freshmen who should have learned writing in high school. Berkeley’s Edward W Strong says the problem spans campuses and even into graduate school, with many viewing these courses as costly and unnecessary.
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Cleveland
Bonehead
University of California At Berkeley
Edward W. Strong
Harris Wilson
University of Illinois
Harris
National Council of Teachers of English
Wilson
Debate Over Junior Colleges In Transfer Student Flow
A speaker warns of rising transfer students from junior colleges and claims the system will fail without reform. He cites a shortage of qualified English instructors and doubts junior colleges can handle the load.
Accidents on Ice Take Three Lives
Three people die in icy Kansas City area crashes on U S 50 near Lee's Summit. Airman James Brown 26 stationed at Whiteman AFB and wife Cynthia 22 perish when a tractor trailer jackknifes into their car. Truck driver Robert Bruce Allen 23 of Eldon MO is treated for a leg injury. Thelma Boswell 41 of Kansas City listed in the report.
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Kansas City
U. S. 50
Lee’s Summit
James 0. Brown
Whiteman Air Force Base
Knob Noster
Cynthia
Robert Bruce Allen
Eldon
Research Hospital
Thelma Boswell
Tragic collision on U S 71 near Belton claims Kansas City man
A vehicle crossed into the wrong lane of U S 71 near Belton causing a crash with a utility truck. Steve Ormond 39 of Kansas City suffered rib shoulder and knee fractures and was hospitalized. Glenn Good 50 of Kansas City was treated and released after a head injury. Mrs Boswell was a passenger in Ormonds car.
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Kansas City
Belton
Boswell
Steve Ormond
U.S. 71
Glenn Good
Ormond
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Good
Legislator Locks Keys in Prison Visit
Star Caywood, a state legislator from Walsenburg, locked his keys in his car during a visit to the state prison in Canon City. Warden Harry Tinsley summoned an experienced prisoner who freed the vehicle in under 15 minutes.
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Canon City
Colo
Caywood
Walsenburg
Harry Tinsley
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Peate
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Classic TV
Lawrence Paper CO
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Jesse
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