Performance contracting boosts reading gains in inner city schools
The article reviews early results from Project Read and BRL in Philadelphia District 4, where 9 914 students met eligibility and about half gained a full year or more. Sixty percent showed month to month progress, averaging nine months growth in eight months.
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Texarkana
Dorsett Educational Systems
Office of Economic Opportunity
Philadelphia
Behavioral Research Laboratories
BRL
Palo Alto
Calif
District 4
Ruth W. Hayre
Lansing, Mich
Illinois passes policyholders security deposit for insurers
Illinois enacts a law requiring fire and casualty insurers to set aside cash and securities in a policyholders security deposit account. The measure aims to protect policyholders and claimants when companies fail, aiding regulators and potentially saving drivers money if adopted nationwide.
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Illinois
Bumpers On Cars Meet New Safety Standards Ahead Of Schedule
Detroit voices pain as Washington enforces bumper rules for 1973 models. Front bumpers must withstand a 4 mph barrier crash while rear bumpers absorb half the force, with 1974 refinements on uniform bumper heights. GM reportedly strengthened bumpers and passed a 5 mph test on a 1972 Buick, signaling potential cost in styling but lower repair bills and insurance shifts ahead. Separately, bicycle stocks surge as two major makers see large gains amid a bike boom driven by traffic concerns and health, with production strained by demand.
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Detroit
Washington
National Highway Safety Bureau
General Motors
Buick
Statewide tax reform probes funding shifts and gambling plans
Legislative Council Fiscal Planning Committee weighs gambling as revenue and proposes state funded bonds and sales tax exemptions for public construction. Debates include off track betting, state lottery, and shifting hospital indigent costs to counties. Proposals aim to ease school, hospital, and infrastructure funding while debating who bears the tax burden.
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Maryland
Legislative Council
Del
John W. Douglass
Prince George’s
Baltimore County
Blumenthal
Association of Counties
Alford R. Carey Jr
General Assembly
State Department OF Education
Six-Year President Term Proposal Faces Senate Hearings
Senator Birch Bayh announces Senate Subcommittee hearings next month on a proposed constitutional amendment for a single six-year presidential term. The piece compares parliamentary systems, argues for unified executive and legislature, and notes doubts about passage and broader reforms.
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Wasitington
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Senate
Congress
Letter to the Editor criticizes pay freeze impact on teachers
RICK CULLBERTSON of Frederick Md laments the Nixon wage price freeze and its effect on ten month teachers. He argues exemptions exist and asks who else is as affected. He discusses contracts, unemployment, school boards, and inflation, urging accountability on how funds are used.
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Illinois
Department of Transportation
Str
United States
Montgomery County
Nixon
Fall Focused Politics Theme Emerges In Public Discourse
Analyzing the era’s tone shows politics overshadowing industry as a rising trend through November. The piece mocks nostalgia for past comforts and notes Treasury scrutiny of homemade goods, signaling a satirical view of modern governance and consumer life.
Frederick board hears hotel plans and scalper ban
The September 29 1921 meeting of Frederick's Board of Aldermen included street improvement discussions and a capital hotel proposal. Public meeting at New City Hotel outlined the $900000 project with organizers and investors. Rt Paul Smith led hotel supporters. The city also settled a Confederate ransom debt with the United States government. First frost reported as low as 32 degrees. Frederick Fair grounds prep ramps up with exhibitors arriving as weather looks favorable.
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Board of Aldermen
Frederick
New City Hotel
United States
Gen. Jubal Early
Citizens National Bank
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