Teacher pay compromise benefits Texas school children
The calm after the legislative storm over teachers pay indicates most affected are reasonably happy with the compromise. Local boards face adjusting to new emphasis on experience and education, while veterans gain more, and taxpayers will fund $31 million locally and $70 million from the state. The plan expands discretionary raises, with districts likely to pass full increases, benefiting Texas school children overall.
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Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Bate
Poverty And Pockets In War On Poverty Costs
Senate critics flag high overhead in Washington poverty drive with top officials earning five figure salaries and a large share of grants earmarked for salaries in Monmouth New Jersey. As the program ramps up, questions linger about overall impact on national poverty elimination.
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Washington
John Dowdy
Texas
Monmouth
New Jersey
Ambitious US diplomacy in La Enchilada crisis noted
A satirical account recalls Washingtons handling of the La Enchilada upheaval. Gen El Finco is killed, Don Juan Inhel briefly leads reforms, then ousted by Gen Henrico Henrco. El Gazspacho seizes power, Santos dos Santos challenges, and a US truth squad is canceled as tensions rise in the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Central
South America
la Enchilada
United States
el Finco
el Tacos
Don Juan Inhel
University of Miami
Don Jun
Henrico Henrco
Henrico Henrico
Don Juan
Air Force
el Cates Ee
el Gazipacho
EL Gazspacho
Armed Forces
Adm
Santos Dos Santos
State Department
White House
Santos Dos Santo
U.S
Santos
McGeorge McGeorge
University of Michigan
Travel costs for a summer vacation from Lake Charles
A veteran traveler lists car fuel at three cents a mile for a midrange sedan, two cents for small compacts, and slightly more for foreign cars. Food runs about six dollars per person daily with tips adding a dollar fifty per person per day. Motel costs average eight dollars solo or six dollars per person shared, plus entertainment and tolls could reach about a dollar fifty per person daily. Miscellaneous expenses should be estimated and inflated by twenty percent, with a safety cash cushion recommended.
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Lake Charles
NAACP Plans Summer Civil Rights Project Shift
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a New York meeting where NAACP officials urged volunteers for a summer project in Mississippi Alabama and South Carolina. The piece notes NAACP’s cautious stance post Birmingham riots and its aim to steer civil rights momentum toward a less radical path.
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Washington
New York City
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
NAACP
South
Birmingham
Uty
NAACE
Walle Snick
Snick
U.S
Delta
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Dr. King
SCLC
King
Selma
Teglelet
Ethics Clash With Johnsons New Code Of Ethics
The piece argues citizens should demand full public disclosure of officials finances under Johnsons ethics code, cites past presidents privacy fears, and urges expulsion of any official found with private gains from public funds while rejecting the presidents sole power to judge. It also touches on Peace Corps marriages and Civil Rights era group dynamics among NAACP Snick CORE and SCLC.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Civil Service Commission
Uncle Sam
Memory Lane Forces Stiff Japanese Hold On Okinawa
In a pre-dawn surprise assault on Memory Lane the stiff Japanese line across southern Okinawa encircled the rubble city. The action came as Allied forces push to secure the area and repel renewed advances amid ongoing operations.
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Okinawa
Timely Quotes On Energy and Spring Outlook
A quirky quote from Timely Quotes laments energy scarcity in spring. It notes a race between mass energy equivalence and editorials suggesting Southeast Asia remains in a hectic phase. The piece hints at sour outcomes rather than celebratory progress.
Treasury woes and foreign aid hang over policy debate
A sweeping critique traces U S foreign aid overspending while highlighting Addis Ababa projects and Emperor Haile Selassie wealth. It accuses leaders of courting American venture interests to fix the gold crisis, notes farm subsidies and export concerns, points to France debt, and argues for faster fiscal reform under a new Treasury chief.
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Indonesia
Seenipa
Barante
Wash
Health of Texas Youth Under Study by State Board
The State Board of Education, with a 208170 grant from HEW, funds a Texas Education Agency survey on youth fitness and military eligibility. The project investigates physical education needs in schools and the health and fitness of Texans, especially the underprivileged, to guide program improvements.
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Texas
State Board of Education
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Texas Education Agency
Sac
Randy Matson Sets Shot Put Mark Amid Jokes
Randy Matson of Texas A M University breaks long standing shot put distance with a 70 feet 7 inch throw. Critics joke about his size while Matson proves strength and technique can overcome doubts.
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Randy Matson
Texas A&m University
Tn Hs
Mr. Matson
Matson
AGM
Randy
Fort Worth
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Lupbock Avalanche-Journal
ART Buchwald
Robert Monses
Kenneth Dixon
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Boston
Harry Truman
Snadie Dale
Peace Corps
Snick, Core, Et
Paris
Chicago
Truman
Europe
K. Hufstedler Jr
Gene Campaign
Einstein
Southeast Asia
Henry J. Taylor
Addie Ababe
Halle Selassie
Africa
Milion Ie
Mwambutas IV
Thanom Kittikachorn
Kennedy
Acta
Templ
Esilly
France
Treasury
Fowler
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