Changes In Education Are Needed Tests Show
A study by the Educational Testing Service finds high school curricula changing over the past decade with notable advances in mathematics while history English and the social sciences trail. The report notes more than half of seniors study elementary analysis and analytic geometry and one-fifth have some statistics, but exposure to African studies Soviet Latin America and Asia is weak.
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Asia
Home bakers raise bread price sparks small consumer protest
Major bakers in a southwestern state announced a two to three cent per loaf price rise citing higher labor ingredients and distribution costs. Some consumers voiced objections, with one housewife saying she will bake her own bread. The note warns bakers to monitor potential shifts as home baking could influence demand. Revelation quote included.
Nixon shifts to direct talks with Congress over key bills
President Nixon, initially aloof with Congress, reforms his approach after early setbacks. He privately stages sessions with anti ABM factions and privately pressures via key allies. Aims include advancing the surtax extension and influencing Finance Chair Russ Long to move the plan.
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All-American Glamour Kitty crowned at Miami hotel
A 10-year-old cat from Missouri won the 1969 All-American Glamour Kitty title in Miami Beach after a parade of events including a runway show wearing a yellow ruffled gown. Cindy received a jade tiara from Miss U.S.A. 1969 Wendy Dasecomb as eight finalists were interviewed on TV. Across town a dead German Shepherd was found on Germantown Road, apparently hit by a car, with a passerby placing a bottle in its mouth.
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Unions and Media Clash Over Coverage of Labor Wins
The piece argues media underplays organized labor in Cesar Chavez’s grape strike and Charleston hospital workers campaign. It links liberal intellectuals to downplaying unions while praising AFL CIO support and ongoing organizing efforts. It notes Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, Chaves, Abernathy, and Meany amid broader public attention gaps.
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Who Succeeds Kennedy as Demo Leader in 1972 Power Struggle
Washington watchers weigh the Kennedy shadow after the crisis as loyalists eye a successor. George McGovern emerges as the likely Kennedy wing leader, while Edmund Muskie holds sway with party regulars. The hunt for a 1972 candidate and a new Kennedy-era leader reshapes Democratic leverage nationwide.
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Generation Gap Debate Sparks Editor Letters
A reader argues the generation gap is a new form of bigotry that divides society and threatens democracy. She urges balanced discussion of SDS and the new left, defends democratic process, and calls for scrutiny, rebuttals, and constructive reform without silencing opposing views.
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Harding Jones
Jones
SDS
Vaid
David Goddlett
New Left
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with mail options for local and regional delivery. Rates include 10 cents per weekday, 20 cents for Sunday, 70 cents weekly by route, and annual mail prices ranging from 321.00 to 3300.00, payable in advance. the paper was founded in 1857.
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Citizen Urges Run For City Commission
A letter to the editor urges Robert Oglesby to run for the City Commission and calls for sincere capable candidates. The writer supports new blood and officials who will serve all residents rather than any faction, signing Robert Hamilton of 1701 Rayview St.
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Robert Hamilton, Jr
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