Metric Madness Reaches Illinois Schools in 1976 Plan
Illinois boards push metric education alongside English units with a goal of full metric instruction from grades seven to twelve by 1976 while kindergartners to sixth graders learn both systems. States debate national adoption as Congress hesitates. Proponents tout neatness and consistency despite cultural ties to English measures.
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Ilinois Board of Education
Illinois Board
Congress
United States
Edward II
France
Men held after truck hijack attempt near Plattsmouth
An Omaha truck driver and a second man were jailed on suspicion of hijacking a beef shipment. About 38,000 pounds of beef aboard the truck were stopped on Interstate 60 near the Greenwood interchange after a tip. Driver Robert Van Leersum, 33, of Omaha, faces grand larceny charges. James Braham, 28, of Rootstown, Ohio, is charged with embezzlement. the trailer owner is an Omaha firm.
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Omaha
Plattsmouth
Fred Tesch
Dakota County
Interstate 60
Greenwood
Tesch
Iowa
Cass County Attorney’s
Robert van Leersum
James Braham
Rootstown
Ohio
Westmer High honor roll list reads like a who’s who
Westmer High School announces the honor roll for the quarter and semester. Ninth graders include Randy DeRoo Sharon Nelson Patricia Patton Debbie Robbins and Elaine Schrock. Tenth graders include Greg Boruiff Nancy Chapman Tammy Clawson Yvonne Dunham Rod Giles Elizabeth Gullickson Denice McGaughy Kay Noble. Eleventh graders include Susan Biddle Randy Dunn Jeff Griffith Sharon Lance Scott Morrow Vivian Nelson Kathy Olson Dick O’Niel Debbie Short Doug Steffen and Sneth Stokes. Students making only the semester are Connie Dunham Joanne Henry and Paula Irwin. Twelfth graders include Joy Ball Brenda Clawson Teresa Gullickson Kris Noble Julie Stubbs Carleen Thompson Beth Wakeland Diane Willits Charles Willman and Randy Ziegenhorn.
States balk at taxing federal rebates in six states
An Associated Press survey shows six states tax federal tax rebates while officials struggle to collect the extra money. Fifteen states considered income tax on rebates, four exempted, and five ruled not to tax. Montana estimates $34.2 million in rebates with $1.7 million due in state taxes, while Oregon and others weigh legislative action.
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Tax Foundation Inc
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Arizona
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Weather outlook: showers east midweek into Friday
A brief extended forecast shows showers mainly east on Wednesday and again Friday. Highs range from the mid 70s to the low 80s with overnight lows in the mid 50s to low 60s.
Fragmented World Note Appears Incoherent Text
The OCR fragment lists unreadable terms and garbled names creating an incoherent world note with no clear event, dates, places, or identifiable organizations. No actionable facts emerge beyond a scattered string of letters and partial words.
Reemiciar Al Runolog Wrdiffdo Caloramawacaroi
The fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled line of names and words with no clear event or entities. Readable segments include Calgar and Angel cannn and other stray terms, but no coherent news item, dates, people, or organizations emerge to summarize.
Word Search Puzzle Run Across the World Names
A word search puzzle asks to find listed place names in the diagram. The directions include forward backward up down and diagonally and cover Cannes Caracas Cardiff Cark Caen Cremona Cracow Calgary Cadiz Cairo Capetown Cologne Canton Calais Colon.
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Cardiff
Caen
Cremona Cracow
Calgary
Cadiz
Cairo
Capetown
Cologne
Canton
Calais
Colon
Fat firewoman wins award after 1960s job setback
Madeline Wolfe, 5 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds, was denied a 1971 radio operator post with Dade County Fire Department for being too fat. She later received a well deserved award for excellence at the same job after a chain of appeals and a county decision, asserting her weight and height as issues, with the case reflecting long legal battles over employment disability and gender bias.
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Miami
Madeline Wolfe
Dade County Fire Department
Metro (County) Commission
Noel Peoples
Dade County Association of Fire Fighters
Image of Christ appears on New Mexico church wall
Roman Catholic officials investigate an image resembling Jesus on the wall of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Holman New Mexico. Thousands visit the site in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as observers debate whether it is a miracle or shadow and plaster. Father Bayer notes the image has prompted reflection and changed behavior among visitors.
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Holman, N.M
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
New Mexico
Leonard Bayer
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Father Bayer
Mora
Holman
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