Nairobi High Opens Black Private School in East Palo Alto
Gertrude Wilks, a Black activist, starts Nairobi School an all black private institution in East Palo Alto aimed at African history and the black nation’s role in U S development. Principal George Mason Murray, a former Black Panther member, leads five teachers with tuition and donations funding the operation. The program reports improved student performance in some public school dropouts turned enrollees.
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East Palo Alto
Calif
Gertrude Wilks
Nairobi School
African Republic of
Kenya
Nairobi
United States
Readership and tutoring push impact at San Jose State
Don Foreman of San Jose State College notes the need for more participation by young black male tutors. For next year Mrs. Wilks expects more applications than the high school can handle. Mrs. Fewell says the word spreads: come to Nairobi, they teach you how to read.
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Don Foreman
San Jose State College
Village Playhouse Offers Ticket Savings
Oxford residents can buy season passes for Village Playhouse Miami University Summer Theatre with options for individual plays or Patron plans. The lineup opens with The Boy Friend on Thursday, runs through early July, then Summertree airing mid July and Arsenic and Old Lace finishing into August at Gates Abegglen Theatre in CPA.
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Oxford —Area
Village Playhouse
Miami University Summer Theatre
Summertree
Oxford Summer Theatre
Playhouse
Gates Abegglen
New Center For the Performing Arts
CPA
Judge Approves 82.5 Million Drug Settlement
A federal judge in New York approved an 82.5 million dollar settlement by five major drug companies to resolve 66 damage suits alleging price fixing on tetracycline and other antibiotics. The deal covers 43 states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico cities and many druggists with about 8 million in interest included. Seven states and numerous individual users continue treble damage claims and will face trial. about 150 suits total exceed 300 million. The judge cautioned recovery chances are slight.
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New York
Inter B. Wyatt
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Wyatt
Judge Hands Two 12 Years For Robbery
In Cleveland Ohio two Phoenix Arizona motorcycle gang members received twelve year prison terms after admitting involvement in a December robbery of Lucas State Bank in Ohio. Larry Rolfe 22 and Armand P Reno 27 were sentenced by Judge Thomas D Lambros.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Phoenix, Ariz
Lucas
Ohio
Larry Rolfe
Armand P. Reno
Thomas D. Lambros
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