Government education gap among Americans in educational survey
A speaker recollects conversations with 12 adults and teens to gauge knowledge of government. Only one understood fundamentals, with cops framed as government by most youths. The piece argues schools should teach government basics to foster civic responsibility and reduce delinquency, urging public engagement with Congress through letters.
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White House
Lamd
Congress
Washington
The Universal Chapel No Altar and Sunlit Memorial Room
A proposed United Nations praying chamber would be a simple cylinder with no altar or windows a single marble memorial slab for war dead and a shaft of sunlight symbolizing hope and unity for all faiths. The room would serve Jews Christians Muslims Hindus Buddhists and others as a place to seek guidance without ritual symbols.
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Chapel of Prayer
United Nations
Universal Temple
Cathedral of the Earth
Baseball myths and early days push back Doubleday tale
A reader argues baseball existed before Lincoln and Doubleday, citing 1833 and 1840 records. He cites Will Irwin supporting no Doubleday invention and notes early playing styles, then quotes legends Nap Lajoie, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb on hitting, timing, balance, and coaching.
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Abner Doubleday
Lincoln
Doubleday
Will Irwin
Pelham
N.Y
William H. Butler
Nathaniel Hall
Nathanial County
Nap Lajoie
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Boris Karloff’s Surprise Scoutmaster Woodmanship Skit
A recent Boris Karloff skit began with a three quarter close up as he wielded a hatchet and urged precise rapid strikes. The twist reveals him as a scoutmaster teaching Boy Scouts woodmanship in a surprise ending.
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Boris Karloff
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Roy
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P.L.T
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Doenitz
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Ye Gotham Bugle
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