Palomar telescope nears decade of space insight and change
Palomar Observatory in California marked ten years of space study with the 200-inch and Schmidt telescopes. Walter Baade helped redefine cosmic distances by calibrating the Andromeda measurement, implying a larger, older universe and fewer forthcoming stars as the grand view expands with ever larger instruments.
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National Guard Convoys Plan Ohio Kentucky Routes
Ohio National Guard 37th Infantry Division to train at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky from July 27 to August 6. About 8500 Buckeye Division members to move in 13 convoys using major highways including U.S. 42 US 24 US 127 Ohio 16 and US 4. Convoys will keep 100 yard spacing through congested areas and stay north of Middletown.
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Actor Too Promising, Wife Given Divorce
Los Angeles AP reports an actor’s wife Evellyn testified to gain a divorce after discovery of his prior marriage. Mia Dinehart, described as a model, is named as a former partner with two children 20 months and eight months old.
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Miami Grad Named Oxford Scholar DePaul University Bound
Michael C Schneider, a 1956 Miami University geology master's graduate, will attend DePaul University in Green Castle Indiana for the coming year. Miami officials have been notified. Since his Miami years he served as teaching assistant and doctoral candidate at the University of Niineis.
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Miami University
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University of Niineis
Illiteracy fear drives Dallas reading campaign push
A Dallas study highlights that millions fear discovery because they cannot read. Baylor University and the Baptist General Convention of Texas back a program to teach reading, aiming to help about 35 000 of Greater Dallas adults who cannot read.
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Reading literacy program faces embarrassment barrier in Dallas
Economic and social position make participants painfully aware that reading is important. Embarrassment blocks group classes as individuals hide their secret from tutors. Mrs. Jack Smith recalls a community member’s tearful moment while learning to read, illustrating the program’s emotional challenge.
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C. B. Hastings
Dallas
Jack Smith
Illiteracy Tutor Program Aims to Help Adults Learn
A description notes adults learning to read through Mrs. Smith's tutoring efforts. The program plans telephone interviews and largely keeps names confidential. It cites a parent with a second grade daughter and envisions the student eventually reading better than the child.
Hastings Organizes 175 Tutors in Dallas Aiming for 1000
Dr. Hastings has gathered 175 tutors in Dallas and seeks 1,000 total. Students hesitant to seek help appear scarce. church notices and word of mouth have drawn a few willing to admit need.
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Dr. Hastings
Dallas
France Sees 435000 Population Rise in 1957
France recorded a population increase of 434 700 in 1957, reflecting the highest birth rate in Western Europe. The figure underscored continued demographic growth and its impact on national planning and social services.
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