English Teaching in U S Schools Criticized by Council
The National Council of Teachers of English and educators fault English instruction as severely deficient. Experts blame poor teacher preparation, heavy workloads, weak textbooks, and insufficient grammar and writing training across K-12 and college levels. They urge curriculum upgrades and new institutes under national education programs.
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GK. Hodenfield
Cleveland
Score
National Council of Teachers of English
Council
Albert R. Kitzhaber
Kitzhaber
University of Oregon
Sid
Witzhaber
Pennsylvania
Office of Education
Continental asks CAB for new routes and removal of restrictions
Continental Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board on Tuesday for routes between Texas New Mexico Nevada California and Hawaii. The carrier seeks to remove a prohibition on through-plane service among Dallas Fort Worth Los Angeles Phoenix and Tucson. If approved Hawaii service to Honolulu Oahu and Maui would be allowed as co terminals. It also seeks to add St Louis to the Houston Dallas Chicago route.
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Continental Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Texas
New Mexico
Nevada
California
Hawaii
Continental
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Tucson
Honolulu
Oahu
Lilo
Houston
San Antonio
Midland-Odessa
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Nme
Ariz
Long Beach
San Diego
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
St. Louis
Man Wins First Round In Battle To Keep Lion
Howard Sautter won the first round in his bid to keep a pet lion Leo in his Willow Grove backyard. Abington Township's Department of Public Safety decided Leo can stay while drafting an ordinance to ban wild animals. The board asked the solicitor to prepare the ordinance as neighbors petitioned to remove Leo, countered by a 350-signature pro Leo petition. Sautter posted a $1000 bond guaranteeing Leo will not roar.
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Willow Grove
Howard
Sautter
Leo
Department of Public Safety
Abington Township
Philadelphia
United States
Morris Could Shift to Key House Panels in 1960s
Rep. Thomas Morris of Tucumcari, backed by a 70,000 vote margin, weighs a move to the House Appropriations Committee, with a possible future Senate bid. His decision depends on Anderson and Campbell plans, with seniority tradeoffs on Interior and Science Committees under consideration and a looming caucus vote on Southern purge politics.
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Washington
Thomas Morris
Clinton Anderson
House Appropriations Committee
U.S. Senate
Morris
Appropriations Committee
Joseph . Montoya
Senate
Interior and Science and Astronautics
New Mexico
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Anderson
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Barry Goldwater
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Albert Watson
South Carolina
House Democrats
Sam Rayburn
House
John McCormack
Johnny Walker
Montoya
Walker
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Contracts Awarded For Seminole School
Seminole school board awarded contracts for a new elementary school and a Seminole High School science department library addition to Glen Casey Construction Co. of Odessa for 697 800 with completion by August 15 1965. Fort Worth Hotel Supply won cafeteria equipment at 13 499 71 and Jim Swann Co won science lab equipment at 20 150.
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Seminole
Glen Casey Construction Co
Odessa
Seminole High School
Casey
Fort Worth
Jim Swann Co
Demonstration in New York Turns Into Scuffle at UN Mission
About 100 members of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas protested outside the United Nations mission on 1st Avenue and 45th Street. A deputy chief inspector ordered most to move to 47th Street. clashes with police followed as two demonstrators were taken into custody.
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New York
United States
United Nations
Pan African Students Organization In the
Americas
1St Avenue
45Th Street
47Th Street
1St
2Nd Avenues
Mission
Conigo
Pilot Lands Plane on Busy Indiana Highway
Bloomington man Jerry Sirucek landed his single engine light plane on Indiana 43 south of Lafayette after engine trouble. He used radio tower beacon lights as guideposts for the emergency landing just before dawn.
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Lafayette
Ind
UPI
Jerry Sirucek
Bloomington
Indiana 43
Here
Sirucek
Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Ad Copy
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Syrup Pepsin as a tasty remedy for temporary irregularity. Claims one dose provides prompt gentle relief suitable for young and old and highlights senna as a natural vegetable laxative with overnight results.
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R. Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Coronado High School Phase Two Bids Awarded
Lubbock ISD received three bids Tuesday for Coronado High School construction and will present them at a 6 50 a m meeting Saturday. The low bid of 981980 was from R G Farrell Co Odessa. Phase two covers auditorium and music spaces, classrooms, language lab, library, study areas and main offices, linking to phase one.
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Coronado High School
Lubbock Independent School District
R. G. Farrell Co
Odessa
Lubbock Man Among Purchasers Of Cattle
Joe Kirk Fulton of Lubbock bought 92 of 564 lots at the Jack Renfro Hereford sale dispersion, part of a 400-buyer crowd from 11 states. More than 600 Herefords sold for 226,430 dollars, averaging 401 a head. J B Cummins of San Marcos paid top prices for Majestic Silver 65 at 5000 for a bull and 1000 for a cow.
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Joe Kirk Fulton
Lubbock
Jack Renfro
Quien Lake
Channing
Fulton
Renfro
Karroll Higgins
J. B. Cummins
San Marcos
Majestic Silver
Cummins
Holiday Signal Tree Hoisted in Rockefeller Plaza New York
A 60 foot Christmas tree was raised in Rockefeller Plaza at Lake Carmel New York signaling the start of the holiday season in New York. It will be lit on December 10.
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New York
Lake Carmel
N.Y
Rockefeller Plaza
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International American Life Ins. Co
Amarillo, Texas
Avalanche Journal
Nadine Seltzer
NEA
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By Michael Mosettig
Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau
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Monterey Center
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International Silver Company
U.S.A
China
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Saucer
Adel Hes
West Germany
Lubbock’s Olde
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