Disaccreditation Hits Duval County High Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools stripped all 15 high schools in Duval County including Jacksonville of approved status. Defects cited include textbook shortages, overcrowded classes, student janitorial work, fund raising by students, and poor teacher numbers and quality due to inadequate funding. Local fears grow that accreditation loss will hinder growth and future expansion.
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Frederick County
Association
Jacksonville
Academy urges federal probe of salacious literature
The New York Academy of Medicine asks President Johnson to curb smut by directing the FBI to track producers and coordinate a nationwide campaign. Observers cite rising teen venereal disease and illegitimacy, though proving a direct link remains legally challenging. The flood of material from New York and abroad is seen as fueling youth interest in sex and crime.
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New York Academy of Medicine
Johnson
FBI
Academy
New York
Safer roadside mowing tech from University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Agricultural Engineering Department reports a field tested model for safer more efficient roadside mowing. A computer aided analysis used shoulder slope tractor yaw steer angles and side slip forces to suggest tractor design changes. The study aims to reduce danger and workload for maintenance crews along expanding highway networks.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Illinois
First Anniversary Riots Loom in Panama Zone Students
The Panam a Canal Zone faces a potential new wave of demonstrations around January nine pending anniversary unrest. Officials expect campus groups to trigger fresh protests unless key leaders Floyd Britton and Victor Avilla are kept at odds. The Panama government jailed ringleaders in November to curb the eruption. A score of lesser com-
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Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Floyd Britton
Victor Avilla
Britton
Avilla
Peace Corps
Canal Zone
U. S
U.S
Canal
Johnson
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Panama Canal tensions and labor rulings spark U.S. concern
The text flags Panamanian education infiltrations and plans for a cemetery wreath parade amid U.S. Canal Zone friction. It notes a sweeping National Labor Relations Board order limiting employer speech, rising Panamanian demands for greater Canal Zone influence, and calls for a strong U.S. statement from President Johnson.
Washington Today: Free Speech in Labor Talks Faces Probe
The dispute between General Electric and a union tests whether First Amendment guarantees apply to employer employee communications. The board criticized tactics to disparage the union and questioned take it or leave it offers, raising core issues about fair bargaining and free speech in labor negotiations.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
General Electric Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
The December 22 1914 column notes Berlin casualty totals rising to 800000 across eastern and western fronts. B T Strasberger ends a hunger fast with hot toast and milk. Alderman McPhebus criticizes a new storage reservoir as women favoring it act by heart. Seven marriage licenses issued at clerk of court.
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News-Post
B.T. Strasberger
North Market Street
Elmer McC.phebus
Frederick
Dan Cupid
Clerk of Courts Office
City tightens rules requiring written proposals from mayor and aldermen
The planning commission moves to require all proposals from the mayor and aldermen be placed in writing, shaping Section 22 changes to the zoning ordinance. City Attorney Dick Burgee outlines changes while Alderman Shipley argues the reforms don't go far enough. Board members serve without pay, though a $20 fee for zoning appeals might be charged if compensation is provided, with no current planning commission fee.
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Planning Commission
Dick Burgee
Shipley
Board of Zoning Appeals
Bob Whiteford
Mnien
The Fat Man at Christmas A Public Love and Loss
The piece portrays the fat man as Santa Claus figure during the Christmas season loved by crowds yet inwardly unhappy. It notes how people celebrate his excess with joy while he endures the performance for public adulation, knowing the spectacle ends with January.
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New York
Rerson
Santa Clus
Ambu
Santa Claus
Fat Man
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