Education costs rise as pupil numbers grow warns Keyserling
Former CEAs chair Keyserling told the American Federation of Teachers in Cleveland that by 1977 public schooling could reach 70.1 billion in annual outlays with 2.2 million teachers and 2.285 million classrooms, underscoring a push for a balanced 10 year program to raise standards nationwide.
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Leon HH. Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Samuel Halperin
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Keyserling
American Federation of Teachers
Cleveland
Students Open Path to Politics With Five National Platform Topics
The National Student Association marks its 21st birthday by approving five policy planks for the year including voting age 18, drug law liberalization, anti draft stance, education reform, and civil rights. It backs strict controls on drug addiction with first two offenses penalized civilly and third offense punished criminally, aiming for presentation to the Democratic platform committee. The convention at Manhattan Kansas State University drew 940 delegates from 366 colleges, in a 284 to 24 vote showing strong student political engagement.
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National Student Association
Democratic Party Platform Committee
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Nationwide teacher strikes loom as discontent grows
Striking teachers begin the new school year in several cities amid warnings from conservatives and the American Federation of Teachers of possible nationwide action. David Selden, newly elected AFT president, speaks of a nationwide strike to push for better schools. Experts note rising militancy as strikes climbed from 30 in 1966 to about three times that number last year and expected to triple again this year.
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National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Organized Labor
David Selden
Anl
Fear and the Russia USSR policy toward Czechoslovakia
Editorial argues fear rather than strength drove Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, contrasts totalitarianism with democracy, and warns against letting fear govern U.S. and global policy. It cautions that fear can distort judgment and urges focus on peaceful, self-determined progress.
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Russia
Czechoslovakia
United States
U.S.S.R
U.S.A
Teen's Whereabouts Spark Neighbor Dispute
A neighbor reports his teenage son is rarely seen at home, noting the boy spends time elsewhere and raising concerns about supervision amid growing tension between families.
Democrats See Ted Kennedy As Possible Presidential Hope
The piece notes Democratic despair over Humphrey and McCarthy, sparking interest in Senator Edward M. Kennedy as a potential nominee. It highlights Kennedy's appeal as a younger, tragedy-marked leader who could unite the party and inspire sacrifice amid national turmoil.
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Moor
Aeky
Chicago
NEA
Sen
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Ted Kennedy
New York
Illinois
California
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Robert
Washington
Worcester
Vietnam
Buit
Fifty Years Ago in The News Post September 17 1918
Yesterday reports recall a packed Braddock Heights concert with over 20 000 attendees during the season's 13th service. The gasoline shortage era boosted pleasure car use in Frederick with many from Baltimore and Washington visiting. H Dorsey Etchison and Zihlman named Democratic and Republican congressional nominees respectively for the Frederick district.
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Braddock Heights
Balen Biel
Fuel Commission
Frederick
Baltimore
Washington
Congress
H. Dorsey Etchison
Frederick N. Zihlman
Allegany County
Board of Election Supervisors
Zihlman
Frederick Cadets energized by tough Interscholastic drill
Frederick High School grid cadets faced a hard Interscholastic drill as Tuesday’s practice signaled a baptism of fire. Coach Tom Glass and Jim Frazier voiced strong satisfaction with their squad amid the pre season intensity. Meanwhile the Frederick Fair introduces licensed food vending booths under a new sanitary code and prepares for an open meeting on health regulations led by Sanitarian Bruce Bruchey. In local baseball, Blet Hen will pitch for Hustlers against Maryland State League All Stars at McCurdy Field in the second game of the series, with Harvey McCutcheon unlikely to pitch.
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Frederick High School
Pleshin
Tom Glass
Jim Frazier
Frederick Fair
Bruce Bruchey
Climax
Blethen
Hustlers
McCurdy Field
Harvey McCutcheon
Point of Rocks
Ambiguous Vietnam talk shapes 1968 U S campaign
Washington observers note candidates wage a vague battle over Vietnam policy. Hubert Humphrey backed an unconditional bombing halt in Denver while others warn of rising American casualties if bombing stops. Republicans press for an honorable peace as Muskie seeks Fulbright endorsement amid mixed signals.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Denver
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
United States
Philadelphia
Humphrey
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Army
Alleg Ic. Lms Noa
Jolenon
New Orleans
American Legion
Richard Niven
Israel
Middle East
Niwon
Israci
Johnnon
Edmund Muskie
Maine
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Hot Springs
Ark
America
Mguyen Thanh Lo
Ite
Arei
Quick Guiz Hinting at Old Rules and Abalone Kits
A fragmented Q and A item references a term Minipealer for rule breakers, notes old slang about jay as rustic, asks which books form the Pentateuch, and states red abalone is the marketed kit in North America.
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North America
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