Refugee rush to Hong Kong surges amid growing China flight
Chinese refugees flood into Hong Kong as the yearly influx accelerates, with nearly 2,000 landed by year’s mid-summer and an estimated 6,000 living in the colony while up to 30,000 failed attempts are noted across the border. The surge, driven by youth aged 15 to 30, follows improved border access and ongoing leadership shakeups in China. The 1962 exodus comparison looms as summer harvest claims bolster reports of rising escapes.
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Arthur C. Miller
Copley
Hong Kong
China
Peking
Lin Piao
Floating maritime Bicentennial ships voyage coast to coast
Helen Delich Bentley pitches a maritime Bicentennial plan a floating pageant of history to celebrate the nations 200th birthday. Ships would circulate among exhibit piers across ports on rivers lakes and coasts with ships drawn from reserve fleets and prototypes.
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Washington
Helen Delich Bentley
Federal Maritime Commission
America
Bentley
FMC
U.S
Innovative guide reviews school innovations for parents
A 100 page softback titled A Consumer's Guide to Educational Innovations by Mortimer Smith George Weber and Richard Peck surveys about 60 current education ideas from accountability to year round schools. It critiques faddish reforms and urges parental and teacher openness to experimentation while stressing the school's core duty to develop intellect and skills.
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George Weber
Council For Basic Education
Richard Peck
Council
Smith
Ossi
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