New Boss For Old-Fashioned Education California
California replaces progressive schooling with a conservative program led by Dr. Max Rafferty as state superintendent. He calls for phonics in reading, focus on American history, memorization, and subject based teaching while opposing social studies and language arts. He expects gradual change with local control and strong teacher leadership.
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Today in History December 14 1962 highlights
On this day events include Denmark selling the West Indies to the United States for 25 million dollars in 1916 and George Washington’s death in 1799. Alabama’s statehood arrived in 1819, Debs’ 1900s Pullman strike sentence, and Belsen Nazi executions in 1945. United Nations admitted 16 nations in 1955. Birthday notes for Patty Duke and James Doo little. Thought for today by George Herbert.
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Beast of Belsen
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Belsen
Oswiecim
United Nations
Zoo Chief Leaving Columbus for Rochester Post
Louis DiSabato, longtime Columbus Zoo superintendent, will resign February 15 to become head of a smaller Rochester, New York zoo, ending a tenure marked by regional conservation efforts and zoo expansion.
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Louis DiSabato
Columbus Zoo
Rochester
N.Y
Britain to Build Third Nuclear Sub
London AP reports the Admiralty ordered Britain's third nuclear submarine to Vickers Armstrong. HMS Dreadnought, the first nuclear sub, is at sea trials, while the second was laid down last January.
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