Television through the 60s and beyond in satire and memory
A reflective tour through 1960s television culture. Mentions Batman Ultraman The Doctors Laugh-In and Ed Sullivan among others with humor about Vietnam era public sentiment and media education. Ends with a speculative poke at a TV centered countdown to end racial tension under Mission Impossible style framing.
Students Take College Courses While Still in High School
High school juniors and seniors in the area may enroll in Miami University Middletown campus courses while completing high school. Most entrants must be in the upper third of their class, with counselor and principal recommendations. Students discuss suitability with instructors and the admissions director. summer English courses possible but shorter. About 10 to 12 area students now participate, continuing alongside campus freshmen.
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Thomas
Beard
Middletown
Miami University
David Ballard
MUM
Middletown High School
Ballard
Miami
Seniors Discuss Astrology Myths In Local Yearbook Feature
In a school yearbook style feature students from Fenwick Middletown and Trenton discuss astrology. Linda Beck Paula Baker and Richard Franks share beliefs doubts and hobbies while noting future plans and club activities. Local tone emphasizes belief versus fate and personal interests.
C plus U and the dream of a selective new college
An essay argues for a hypothetical C-plus University where average students drive the nation’s future. It imagines admissions restrictions, future C-plus graduates in medicine law and engineering, and a culture that rejects elitism while honoring practical talent and loyalty to average brilliance.
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Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Dialogue on International Exchange Sparks Student Insights
58 foreign students from 37 countries met at Miami Middletown Campus for International Dialogue 1970. Participants from campus and area high schools discussed generation gap student unrest drugs alcohol and misperceptions about each other. Armersey Nitin from India noted his prior belief that every other American was a drug addict, but found no such contact in the U S.
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International Dialogue
Middletown
Miami
Armersey Nitin
U.S
India
Carlisle Police Association backs teen group in Carlisle
Carlisle Police Association and its teen arm Carlisle Police Cadets operate with police sponsorship but no formal law enforcement link. Led by Marshall Moore and officers like Denise Gilmore, the groups run meetings by teens to keep youth busy and reduce trouble, while seeking broader parent and student support.
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Carlisle
Carlisle Police Association
CPA
Larry Stamm
Carlisle Police Cadets
CPC
Police Department
Stamm
Marshall Moore
Harold Thomas
Denise Gilmore
Emilee Libecap
Moore
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