Asimov Sees Center Opening This Summer With 250-Worker Staff
A veteran metalurgist and business executive says the planned center will require a 250 person workforce to operate once built. He stresses the project is not a hit or miss proposition and will provide continuous employment without ongoing funding. He believes the inward and outward flows of people could breach ghetto barriers, and is confident ground can be broken this summer.
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Watts youths plan $1 million Watts Amusement Center
UCLA engineering professor Morris Asimov leads 30 Watts high school seniors in designing a 712 acre Watts Amusement Center. The project, funded by shares, bank loans, SBA support and a potential $200000 federal grant, aims to employ 300 youths during construction and build a community hub with rides pools and theaters.
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Poats Confirmed as Deputy AID Head After Senate Vote
Ruth erford M. Poats won Senate confirmation as deputy administrator of the Agency for International Development. Senator Birch Bayh pledged to continue investigations into Poats and a business connection involving a firm with Chinese Communist clients. Bayh’s bid to refer the nomination back failed 43 to 42. final confirmation stood 61 to 24.
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OSU Sociologists Stage a Walkout
Oklahoma State University faces a mass exodus in sociology with five more professors resigning this week leaving only one of twelve on staff for fall. Department head Gerald Leslie frames the move as timely amid campus academic climate concerns and AAUP guidelines.
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Tennessee Abolishes Monkey Law After 42 Years
Tennessee legislature votes to repeal the 42 year old ban on teaching evolution in public schools. Gov. Buford Ellington expected to sign. Senate passage 20 to 13 follows Gary Scott 24 filing federal suit to strike down the law. John L. Scopes, once convicted, expresses happiness at repeal.
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More for Win Than Pull-Out
New York AP survey shows 45 percent favor total victory in Vietnam while 41 percent want UN supervised withdrawals. Johnson policy support at 72 percent up from February, war duration belief rising to 81 percent, bombing support down to 45 percent with 12 percent saying it delays end.
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Painting Exhibit By Lawrence Students At Burnham Home
An exhibition of paintings by Lawrence students takes place Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Mrs. Lillian Burnham’s home. The adult artists work mainly in oils with vinyl pieces and watercolors among the display. Participating artists include Mrs. Marcella Arndt Kate Grotegut Lisa Kereley Mrs. Mary Surface Mrs. Isabella Allen Mrs. Erika Binns Mrs. Beatrice Jones Mrs. Carol Binns Mrs. Mary Francis Rogers Miss Carol Martin Mrs. Mary Landry and Dr. Park Woodard.
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