Last Battle of Britain Pilot Douglas Hone Retires
In Wattisham England RAF Flight Lieutenant Douglas Hone 57 retires as the last Battle of Britain pilot. A Spitfire parade marks the moment while Hone is towed in it. He survived three shootdowns and earned credit for one bomber shot down one shared and three probables.
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Winston Churchill
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Hone
Europe
Goncalves returns as Portugal's premier in caretaker role
Pro Communist Goncalves resumes office four days after being stripped of power. He agrees to withdraw resignation to lead a caretaker government until Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo forms a new cabinet, with delays to include Socialist and Popular Democratic party demands.
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Costa Gomes
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Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo
Welfare rolls dip in May signaling economy shift
May data from HEW shows AFDC caseload at 11,357,442, down 11,607 from April as unemployment pressures ease. Cash payments fell to 735.7 million dollars, down 6.2 million from April, the first decline since May 1974.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
All Quiet as Guard and Police Patrol Louisville Schools
In Jefferson County Kentucky police and nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen patrol to prevent unrest after weekend violence. Judge Gordon and Mayor Sloane ban demonstrations while armed staff ride buses. 95 of 555 bus drivers and many monitors are absent, with 84 of about 6,300 teachers reported.
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Syria
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Jefferson County
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New York City Teachers Strike Nears Shutdown of Schools
The nation’s largest school system reached a strike by 65,000 New York City teachers, disrupting classes for about 1.1 million students as roughly 150 of 950 schools closed. Bus routes under a July note order will ferry 26,000 pupils, about half Black, amid weekend violence and anti-busing protests. One arrest noted near Shawnee High School.
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New York City
United Federation of Teachers
Gordon
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Tonight Through Weekend
Clear skies and lows around 50s expected tonight in Middletown. Highs near mid 70s Wednesday. Yesterday reached 85 with overnight 56. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Thursday, cloudy Friday, and showers Saturday.
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Middletown
Buses Escorted by Police as Boston Schools Open
Police escorted yellow school buses carried students into Boston public schools amid antibusing tensions. About 1 800 officers patrolled as Charlestown High and South Boston High enrolled black students for the first time this year with no incidents reported.
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Ohio to assign students to vocational centers statewide
Ohio's State Board of Education affirming a plan to assign pupils lacking in-school vocational courses to existing centers. The board aims to start Oct. 13 and complete by Nov. 10 with time for financial and geographic review. It also set hearings on gifted education standards and transportation reimbursements.
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Ohio
State Board of Education
Wayne E. Shaffer
Bryan
Shaffer
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