Lengthening School Time Studied by Montgomery Board
A Montgomery County School Board study on extending pupil time in school was proposed by Everett Woodward. It considers all year schooling, longer days or years, and a trimester system to diversify junior and senior high programs. The piece notes little change in time spent in school over 60 years and cites New York’s push for a full day.
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Montgomery County
Everett Woodward
Board of Education of New York
Housing explosion urged to fix substandard plight nationwide
The National Housing Conference calls for a housing expansion to serve the nation s two fifths in need and 150 000 000 more by 2000. It seeks a 4 billion federal grant boost for urban renewal over four years as major programs expire next year. The piece notes rising cost shifts to states and comments on big donors to party funds, including Henry Ford II, with bipartisan giving critiqued as part of modern political finance.
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National Housing Conference
Washington
Henry Ford II
Johnson
Reflecting on 1960 Democratic Convention Provoked by Johnson Statement
A Washington Today dispatch recalls Lyndon Johnson’s July 1960 news conference remarks about bandwagons, dark horses, and a single leader, noting how he warned of future danger including a potential Russian submarine base near U.S. shores. The piece analyzes contemporaneous public rhetoric versus later historical interpretations.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senator Johnson
Cuba
Prophecy of Kennedy Era Ties to Johnson Rivalry
A historical prophecy links Lyndon B Johnson to restraint in Kennedy era politics amid looming Soviet threats and Berlin crises. The piece recalls a 1860 dispatch about Johnson accepting the vice presidential bid and briefing on his expected influence in Congress and policy. It notes Hubert Humphrey as a rising liberal ally and Johnson as consolidating conservative governance.
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Berlin
Kennedy
Cuba
West Berlin
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Jack Kennedy
South
Congress
Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Conyright Ifad
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Goldwater
George Humphrey
Dwight Eisenhower
GOP faces dispelling fringe influence to salvage image
The National Scene notes GOP division over fringe right wing groups backing Barry Goldwater and how moderates seek a disavowal while conservatives favor a sharp line. It discusses risks, potential methods, and the challenge of distinguishing respectable Republicans from the “kooks” amid 1966 and 1968 campaigns.
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Dean Burch
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Burch
San Francisco
Ringe
Fifty Years Ago Mems From The News Post Files
News Post files recall northern France fighting with bombardment by German artillery and a French capture of a Belgian village. The Frederick Bar Association met to hear trial docket cases for the next term. Boys High School class of 1914 held its first banquet at New City Hotel. A Federal Reserve note circulated in Frederick and was quickly detected at Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
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Frederick
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
After Christmas Blues Grip New York This Week
NEW YORK AP reports the postholiday lull as the season of the great letdown. Citizens feel spiritual numbness and physical lethargy with empty joy and waning anticipation. By January first the mood will lift and belief in Santa Claus may return.
Christmas Dilemmas and Holiday Habits Whirl The Mind
A stream of humorous prompts about holiday choices and regrets including gift woes card counts travel excuses and decorating mishaps. The passage riffs on Christmas worries future plans and the urge to simplify annual rituals.
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