Educational reform urged as high school ages drop to fourteen
A national commission report blasts custodial high schools and calls to lower compulsory attendance to age fourteen. It cites declining literacy and discipline, inner city dropout rates, and family influence, urging curriculum overhauls and broader public involvement in setting goals.
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Commission
California
United States
Angela Davis
Jane Fonda
National Commission On the Reform of Secondary Education
Kettering Foundation
Charles F. Kettering
America
Kettering
Private church schools grow as desegregation proceeds
Editorial notes private, church sponsored schools drawing white students from public systems. It cites well financed, credentialed staffs and examples such as a public high school principal moving to a private academy. The piece links rising private schooling to public school problems and regional religious influence, especially in the South.
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South
Chrch
Memphis
Margin rules loosened, enabling stock purchases with less cash
The Fed cut margin requirements to 50 percent, the lowest since the 1930s, boosting buying power for investors and lenders. Brokers may demand extra deposits, and maintenance margin calls can force cash, collateral, or sale of holdings. High interest on margin loans remains a risk that can turn gains into losses.
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John Cunniff
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Deceber
New Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Today in History January Eighth 1974 Highlights
On this date 1918 Woodrow Wilson outlined 14 points for peace after World War I. 1942 Galileo died aged 77. 1679 La Salle reached Niagara Falls. 1815 US forces defeated British at New Orleans. 1959 de Gaulle became France president. 1971 US apologized for a bomb outside a Soviet building. 1972 India recognised North Vietnam. Birthdays include Sherman Adams and Thomas Watson Jr. Thought for today on experience and margin investing.
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Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson
Galileo
la Salle
Niagara Falls
New Orleans
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Washington
India
North Vietnam
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Florida
Middle East
White House
Sherman Adams
Thomas Watson, Jr
Estimate ties stars to sand grain counts in universe
Scientists compare the cosmos to beaches by estimating the universe holds about 100 000 million billion stars, a figure likened to the number of sand grains on all the world's beaches. The analogy underscores the vast scale of galaxies and celestial bodies.
Hobby Leads Texas In Oil Production And Energy Action
In a Texas context Governor Briscoe convened a special session to empower the State Highway Commission to reduce speed limits to lower fuel use. The move aims to save fuel amid an energy crisis, with debates over federal funding and broader long term energy policy. The author stresses energy conservation, national cooperation, and Texas leadership.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Texas
Highway Commission
John Hill
United States Congress
Nixon
Briscoe
The
Governor's
Energy Advisory Council
Ray Cromley Rx new directions for energy investment
Washington urges bold energy spending to revive 1970s economy. Proposes billions for offshore oil and gas, nuclear, solar, coal liquefaction, and energy efficiency. argues public data access and regulatory streamlining are key to domestic, job-creating growth and profits.
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U.S
Washington
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