Academic Ulcer Derby Among Webster Groves Teens
Dr. Arthur Barron of the University of Chicago studied 688 sixteen year olds in Webster Groves Missouri finding widespread academic pressure and materialism. He reports 54 percent cheated on exams though 86 percent signed an honor code and notes emphasis on money and college entry over genuine intellectual curiosity. The study will be used in a CBS TV program highlighting upper middle class youth and their pursuit of a secure future.
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Webster Groves
Arthur Barron
University of Chicago
Barron
St. Louis
Cbs-Tv
Western States Develop Plan to Tap Water Supply
Seven Colorado River basin states approve a plan to begin a $1.2 billion project moving water south to Phoenix and Tucson and to survey linking the Colorado with the Columbia or Snake rivers. The effort seeks federal funding and faces state opposition along the Columbia and Snake basins.
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Los Angeles
Colorado
Arizona
Phoenix
Tucson
Columbia River
Snake River
Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado River
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
California
House
Subcommittee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Snake
Colorado Basin
Snake Rivers
Northwest
West Coast
United States
Union
Mexico
Junior high star Randy Canfield leads undefeated Robinson team
Wichita AP reports 9th grader Randy Canfield, 6-8 in shoes, 15, averages 19.8 points and 18 rebounds for Robinson Junior High, with 60.9% field goals and 62.5% free throws. Coach Don Bowin notes two fouls per game and that shooting is his weakness.
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Wichita
Don Bowin
Randy Canfield
Bowin
Randy
Robinson Junior High
Clay Duo Faces Seizure Over divorce Fees
Cassius Clay’s former wife Sonji Clay’s attorney says he is ready to attach Clay’s red Cadillac limousine and wardrobe if he does not pay a $22,500 divorce fee. The matter stems from alimony and fees after a divorce finalized for the heavyweight champion.
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Miami
Fla
Cassius Clay
Clay
Lawrence Hoffman
Hoffman
Sonji Clay
Sonji
Ernie Terrell
Chicago
Illinois Boxing Commission
Wauka-Tauy Wildlife Association Meeting Notice
The Wauka-Tauy Wildlife Association will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the American Legion Hall at Baldwin. George Moore, director of the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission, and Frank Enloe, president of the Kansas Wildlife Federation, will speak. A wildlife film will be shown. Refreshments will be served.
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Wauka-Tauy Wildlife Association
American Legion Hall
Baldwin
George Moore
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Frank Enloe
Kansas Wildlife Federation
Marcos Students Pay Off Debt With Snowball Trade
Students at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos responded to a two year snowball debt from Michigan Tech University by sending two boxes of 20 pound snowballs after a 4 inch snowfall allowed a practical payoff.
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San Marcos
Tex
Southwest Texas State College
Johnson
Michigan Tech University
Houghton
Mich
Southwest Texas State
Michigan Tech
Snowflake Shapes and Symmetry Across Crystals
No two snowflakes are exactly alike and they vary from austere to complex. Many exhibit six sided symmetry, while others form prisms, branched stars, needles, pyramids, dumbbells, or odd shapes from crystal clustering.
Plan to Relocate U S 24 Not Under Consideration
Missouri Highway Department spokesman said a proposed relocation of U S 24 from Carrollton to Leavenworth near Platte City and several towns is not being studied now. The department cites existing highway needs and current traffic along U S 24 as reasons for not pursuing a needs assessment at this time. The plan would have extended from Carrollton to Louisi ana Missouri with a western terminus in Manhattan Kansas and an eastern link to U S 36 in Illinois.
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Lexington
Missouri Highway Department
Kansas City
Richard A. Currie
Kearney
Excelsior Springs
Richmond
Hardin
Norborne
Currie
Missouri
Ray Carroll
Clay and
Platte
Manhattan
Kan
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Illinois
Elimination of Duplication in Rail Services Urged
Topeka attorney Byron Gray urged western railroads to consolidate into a few large systems at a Kansas State University conference. He warned mergers may injure the public by reducing rail services and facilities and noted state interests are not well represented in Rock Island and Union Pacific talks.
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Manhattan
Kan
Topeka
Byron Gray
Kansas State University
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Gray
State of
Kansas
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National Opinion Research Center
Webster Groves High School
A Rescription Sound Corner Drug Co
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Marcos
Sanders
K.C
Carrollton
Missouri River
Waverley
Independence
N. J. Ward Thompson
Centennial Theatre
University of Kansas Theatre
William Gibson
Murphy Hall
Capitol Federal
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Tim EN
Vermont
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