Muscatine plan to take students to Vietnam draws ire
Critics condemn Muscatine Community College student council travel project as a wasteful publicity stunt. Business leaders refuse donations and argue the trip offers no real purpose while risking alienating servicemen and undermining morale. Officials reportedly planned a four week journey to boost servicemembers’ spirits amid ongoing war.
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Muscatine Community College Student Council
Vietnam
Muscatine
Learning to Read the Great Debate
James Kilpatrick reviews Jeanne Chall’s Learning to Read The Great Debate. Chall argues phonics beats look and say in first reading, challenging popular methods and aligning with educational reform groups. The author notes Chall’s Harvard posture and Carnegie backing, detailing the debate’s stakes.
Reading Methods Debate Sparks Long Study Findings
A three year study led by Mrs Chall challenges the whole word approach to reading. Phonics training helps children decode language and become better readers and spellers, especially aiding slum children. The research spans thousands of studies since 1920 and visits 30 classrooms in the United States England and Scotland. The findings urge school boards to rethink established methods and confirm critics who favor phonics.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
New Republic
Goldwater
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Norman Thomas
Jeanne Chall
McGraw-Hill
Gardner
Carnegie Foundation
Mortimer Smith
Rudolf Flesch
Arthur Trace
Chali
Teachers College of Columbia
City College of New York
Harvard
Graduate School of Education
The
Council For Basic Education
Reading Reform Foundation
United States
Chall
U. S
Ngland
Scotland
Sally
Jane
Que
Time Made for Mumbling in Presidential Year
Washington report outlines a mumbling start to the presidential year with Johnson at his Texas ranch shaping a budget as McNamara Goldberg Ackley and Schultze exit or plan to leave. Romney and McCarthy chatter, while Johnson and Nixon say little, highlighting experienced contenders versus amateurs.
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Congress
Johnson
Texas
United States
Charles E. Schultze
Budget Bureau
Ackley
Schultze
Minnesota
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Mask of pregnancy linked to birth control pills
In a question letter, Dr Molner explains brown skin patches on the face may arise from birth control pills, calling it an imitation pregnancy. The condition may fade after stopping the pill, but warnings vary. some women are affected, others not.
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Vietnam
Dr. Mother
Wrestling weighs in on youth training and editors note
Letter writers defend wrestling as a rigorous sport with weight control and disciplined training. Don Kinch commends Muscatine coach and urges early programing. another reader supports MCC student travel idea and asks for open debate. Sister Mary Patricia O'Brien thanks for fostering student dreams and constructive discussion.
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MCC
Florida
Muscatine
Mary Patricia O'Brien
BYM Hayes Catholic High School
Hog purchase signals local trading activity
Our Yesterdays notes W S Richie bought twelve hogs from Christian Houser this morning, averaging about 340 pounds, and plans to sell them by the piece. The item sits amid a retrospective column recalling events from 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago in Muscatine communities.
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W. S. Richie
Christian Houser
Mr. Richie
Muscatine Welfare Association
Harriett Bishopp
Bertha Schafer
Daugh
Today in History highlights from January 9
On this date in history several events are noted including the 1945 American invasion of the Philippines beginning World War II and Connecticut’s 1788 ratification of the U S Constitution. Other entries reference Mississippi secession in 1861 Napoleon III’s death, Luxembourg’s Charlotte ascent, and related 20th century events.
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Philippines
Connecticut
U.S
Mississippi
Napleon III
Charlotte
Luxembourg
Daily Prayer Invocation and Thanksgiving Note
The text offers a devotional prayer thanking God for strength and hope through Christ. It cites Psalm 46:10 and expresses trust in divine invitation during life’s burdens with a concluding Amen. The tone is reverent and reflective, suitable for a church bulletin or devotional page.
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Svercore
Christ
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