Back To School 18 Million Students Nationwide
A nationwide surge in adults returning to education drives 18 million students in colleges, trade schools, seminars, and correspondence courses. Motivations include self improvement, job security amid automation, and rapid knowledge change, with adults from grandparents to Army captains pursuing varied programs.
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America
Sputnik
Ernest McMahon
Rutgers University College
T. Lee Hayden
University of Oklahoma
Education options bloom in New York with diverse schools
In New York, regardless of age or interest, there is a class for everyone. The city shelters schools ranging from bartending and gourmet baking to diamond setting, reflecting a broad spectrum of learning opportunities centered around its universities.
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New York
Drone Bees Take Longer to Mature Than Workers
A science note reports drone bees require three to four days longer to develop than worker bees, highlighting slower maturation in the six legged insects.
Today In History highlights and key past events
On January 17 1965 the day marks anniversaries from 1706 Benjamin Franklin birth to 1959 and 1965 Eisenhowers budget warning and Moscow Albany visit plans. Other notes include Cowpens 1781 and Virgin Islands 1917 purchases. France recognition of Red China referenced.
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Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Daniel Morgan
Cowpens
S.C
Moses Austin
Texas
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Virgin Islands
Denmark
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Moscow
Albany
France
China
Burley Market at Ripley to Close After Sales
Ohio’s sole burley tobacco market will close after sales ending January 22. Buyers have paid 5,325,924 dollars for 9,156,028 pounds over 22 days, with an average price of 58.70 dollars per hundredweight as prices declined in recent days.
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Ripley, Ohio
Ohio
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New School For Social Research
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