Functionally illiterate graduates debate sparks nationwide concern
The piece discusses rising concerns from Frederick to Fresno about graduates being shortchanged. It cites a five year national survey claiming one in five adults are functionally illiterate and notes declines in SAT and ACT scores, reduced enrollment in basic and vocational courses, and questions about factors like school days and desegregation. It also cites researchers Wiley and Harnischfeger on course-taking declines and broader implications for education and society.
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Fresno
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Wile
Norvell Northutt
University of Texas
Latellibe
Elas
David E. Wiley
University of Chicago
Annegret Harnischfeger
Wiley and
Harnischfeger
Anti abortion campaign draws ecumenical opposition
A letter page critique argues Catholic bishops lead an anti abortion drive that harms ecumenism. Protestant, Jewish, and one Catholic group condemn efforts to legislate religious views on abortion. Public debate laments ethics and population control while urging nuanced, humane considerations.
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Catholic Bishops
United Methodist
James Armstrong
James A. Christison
American Baptist Churches
Birthday Celebration not a funeral marchers for life
A reader urges turning America's Bicentennial into a birthday celebration for life not a funeral, advocating hopeful, forward looking observances. The letter emphasizes the need to focus on living heritage and positive national reflection.
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America
Fruit Growers Conference at College Park Maryland
A five state fruit growers conference will be held at College Park University of Maryland for a week with attendance by Dwight McCain and Paul Willar. Maryland Delaware West Virginia and Pennsylvania participate and courses cover growing and marketing all fruit aspects. The Deal quint defeated Ox Fibre Brush Company 7 to 4 as Downes Deluca and Winebrenner shone in the second half.
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Mary
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
Dwight McCain
Paul Willar
College Park University of Maryland
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland School For the Deal Quint
Basketeers
Silentee
Downes, Deluca
Winebrenner
Frederick High student wins Betty Crocker Homemaker title
Frederick High senior Michael Lynn Moberly was announced the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow winner at a school assembly by Principal Harry V. Frishour. Brunswick High School captured the Frederick County Inter-High basketball crown by beating Frederick, 67-55, with Lee DeVoe scoring 29 and grabbing 24 rebounds in the Railroaders’ eighth straight win.
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Michael Lynn Moberly
Frederick High School
Betty Crocker
Harry V. Frishour
Brunswick High School
Frederick County
Brunswick
Hailroaders
Lee DeVoe
Rabin finds fault with CIA during U S talks
Washington dispatch reports that during private talks with U.S. leaders Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin accused the CIA and its former director William Colby of undercutting Israel. Rabin cited Israel’s intelligence and criticized CIA estimates on Jordan Iraq and Saudi arms, while noting Soviet arms replenishment outpacing U.S. aid. Also recounted is a CIA plan in 1953 to bribe journalist Wilbur Burchett in Panmunjom days.
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Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
CIA
Ford
White House
Rabin
Congress
William Colby
Israel
Colby
Jordan
Iraq
Banandes Maspreem
United States
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Bloc
Habin
Korea
Wilfted
Burchett
Blackshear Bryan
Panmunjom
Srrgeee 5 AR AI Dba
Don Dixon
Richard Applegate
Hong Kong
Red China
Peking
Communist Star
Wasthingtan Whigt
Thanil
Obscene ads spark debate over industry profits and taste
The piece notes industry profits and advertising in commerce, citing Amoco Atco and Ashland Oil full page ads with nudity and a risqué Tenneco cartoon. It also highlights VIP free parking for lawmakers and officials at Washington airports, with security guards paid by taxpayers. The column mentions Rep Millicent Fenwick’s China duck recipe and a spy expert discovering wires in a new office.
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Chemical Industry
Amoco
Atco
Ashland Oil
Tenneco
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Millicent Fenwick
R-N.j
China
House of Representatives
Clyde Wallace
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