Report cards spark debate over S and N grading in Maryland
Washington dispatch recalls Maryland debate over two grade system S and N for student progress. Legislation splits between preserving the simple binary scale and returning to A through F with possible fail. Parents focus on so called wishing well tests and home questions fueling controversy.
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Y Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Anne Arundel County
Maryland
Orlando Ridout
Annapolis
Ridout
High Command
California Police Return Suspects in Van Nuys Slaying
Hollywood talent scout David Johnston, 30, was killed in his Van Nuys home on February 10. Leo Densmore, 23, a Canadian Army deserter, and Ronald Maurer, 22, AWOL from Cleveland, Ohio, admitted the crime and will be returned to California by three Los Angeles police officers after being picked up in El Reno Oklahoma following a nationwide alert.
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EL Reno
Okla
California
Los Angeles
David Johnston
Leo J. Densmore
Ronald James Maurer
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnston
van Nuys
New Orleans
Judge Convict History Repeats In Salem Case
In Salem Massachusetts Robert P. Tardiff 39 was sentenced by District Court Judge George B. Sears to jail for abducting a 12 year old girl This marks the second time in 19 years that Sears sentenced Tardiff who in 1935 was committed as a defective delinquent and served 16 years in state institutions.
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Salem
Mass
Robert P. Tardiff
George B. Sears
Sears
Oklahoma Regents Reject Pool Bids at Northwestern State College
Oklahoma regents announced they will reopen bidding for a swimming pool at Northwestern State College in Alva on March 18 after rejecting all bids as too expensive. The estimated cost was $95,000.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
Northwestern State College
Alva
Regents
McCarthy Stevens Battle Over Army Hearing Reviewed
Secretary Stevens reflects on his clash with Senator McCarthy over Peress and the Army hearing. McCarthy sought witness lists and generals, while Stevens resisted abuse of officers and faced a one sided memorandum. He later claimed assurances from subcommittee members against such tactics in the future.
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Robert F. Stevens
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Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
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Maj
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Peress
Stevens
Mundt
South Dakota
Dirksen
Illinois
Potter
Michigan
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Subcommittee
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Presidia
Eisenhower
White House
Washington Star
Traubel Wins Approval for Night Club Engagements
Soprano Helen Traubel, part owner of a baseball team, defends her choice to perform in night clubs during her Met Opera season. She describes club audiences as friendly and spontaneous, recounts warm reception in St Louis and Miami, and plans further tours while indicating no return to the Met under current management.
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Helen Traubel
Saul Pett
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Mme. Traubel
Helen
St. Louis
Miss Traubel
Miami
Hialeah Race Track
Japanese Coal Strike Enters Third Stage Walkout Begins
Tokyo reports the prolonged strike advances to its third stage with a 72 hour walkout starting tomorrow. The second stage ended today after a 48 hour stoppage following an initial 90 minute walkout on February 9.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyodo News Service
French Hit Reds Along Wide Front
French-led forces pressed along a 250 mile front from Hue to Saigon in Indo-China as clashes continued near Song Cau. American bombers and Bearcat fighters supported the operation, destroying Communist sites from Hue to Quang Ngai and killing about 51 Reds with 80 captured.
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Hanoi
Indo - China
Hue
Saigon
Song Cau
Quang Ngai
Rene
Reta
No Speak English exasperates visitors at Maryland Statehouse
A French journalist visiting the Maryland Statehouse reviewed a House roll call sheet and asked what yea and nay meant. He learned yea means yes and nay means no, remarking on the language barrier and prompting a quip about English fluency.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Canadian Offered Huge Sum For Lopsided Nickel
Winnipeg store owner John Weibe says he has received offers about 2000 times the nickel’s face value for a 1953 coin with a misstrike that pushed the beaver and Queen Elizabeth design off center. He is holding out for a much higher price.
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Winnipeg
John Weibe
Senate committee backs bill on Air Force point transfer
A Senate committee approves a House bill allowing 12 percent of graduates from the three service academies to switch to the Air Force. The Air Force would accept an advisory commission’s unanimous choice.
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Senate
F Air Force
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