Graduation Policy Sparks Kansas Education Debate
An editorial argues automatic high school graduation admission to state universities strains budgets as colleges grow. It notes rising demand for graduate programs, expansion of junior colleges, and a Missouri proposal to fund private colleges to ease overflow. The piece weighs cost against quality and asks if private options offer practical, economical relief.
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Kansas
States
Swansas
Missouri
Calleges
Tip-Toeing Past The Public Not Long Ago
A reporter was threatened while noting a county commission meeting and warned he would get in trouble. Days later the board convened an executive session in private, hidden in the courthouse jury room, echoing long standing secret meetings by other city and county officials.
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Commty Commission
Court House
Postnatal Uterine Placement and Future Pregnancy Questions
A reader asks Dr Thosteson about a uterus that did not return to normal after delivery. She seeks guidance on whether future pregnancy is possible, how menstruation may be affected, and if the condition changes body shape.
Involution and postpartum health guidance letters
A health column addresses postpartum uterine involution risks and when to seek care after delivery. It also answers readers on laxative use with enemas, vegetarian teenage protein intake, and treating an ingrown toenail with infection, recommending professional evaluation.
Prayer and Market Rise Highlight Mixed Investor View
New York AP reports some investors misjudge stock gains over six months as memories of late 1968 linger. The Dow scale shows December 1968 at 61.27 versus 51.29 at week start, while total corporate stock value has risen about 200 billion dollars, or nine percent.
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New York
Big blocks drive 1970 trading by institutions on NYSE
Economists note postwar stock gains often lead the economy to bottom in prior recessions. In 1970 big block trades by banks trusts funds and insurers surged to a record 451.4 million shares, representing 15.4 percent of NYSE volume. Yet institutions may account for as little as 6 percent on some days, underscoring a partial view of trading activity.
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NYSE
Big Board
Television Morning Schedule Snapshot
A dense TV guide listing 5:00 to 12:05 blocks across channels with a mix of comedies dramas news and movies. Programs include The Munsters Petticoat Junction Beverly Hillbillies Julia Green Acres The Beverly Hillbillies The Twilight Zone and late night news with Merv Griffin Tonight and Paul Harvey.
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Mod Squad
Beverly Hillbillies
Julia
Green Acres
Don Knotts
Hee Haw
Marcus Welby
Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin
Room 222
Smith Family
Death Valley
Paul Harvey
Wry New York Gag Ballads on Modern Life
New York humor column samples quirky social observations and punchy one liners. It riffs on listening habits aging fashions male vanity and office quirks with light hearted jabs at gender roles and everyday oddities. The piece blends playful jests about self focused talk lingering habits and commonplace mishaps for a comic snapshot of mid century urban life.
Senate Faces New SST Tests In Congress And States
The SST saga moves to a Senate vote on funding for 1971 with a $210 million package at stake and new state bills to bar flights. Proponents led by Agnew and Volpe argue the project will create up to 150000 jobs and boost trade while opponents warn of environmental harm and subsidy costs. The fight now relies on whether federal support continues or state bans gain ground.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
House
Richard Wegman
William Proxmire
Congress
Boeing Aircraft Co
General Electric
Andrew Stein
New York
Stein
Proxmire
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Friends of the Earth
The
Sierra Club
Wilderness Society
Agnew
John A. Volpe
Inflation role unseen in wages survey says economist
New York AP reports inflation underlies many problems but Americans credit themselves for higher earnings. University of Michigan survey director Dr George Katona notes people blame inflation or government action less, seeing pay gains as due to personal progress. Last year median hourly wage rise across industries was 5.6 cents higher than 1969, aided by construction pay increases.
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New York
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan
George Katona
Katona
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc
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Ottawa
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Robert B. Wellington
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