Glasser says school failure stems from rote learning and takace crisis
In a U S News interview Los Angeles psychiatrist William Glasser argues youth delinquency violence and drug use reflect a takace crisis not a moral one He urges abolishing memorization heavy exams and focuses on relevant learning linking knowledge to students lives He cites Ventura California girls school costs and praises performance based education over endless memorization
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U.S. News & World Report
Los Angeles
William Glasser
Glasser
Ventura
Calif
Nixon says economy sound despite high salary woes
President Nixon, confident in the economy, remarks he would invest in the stock market if he had money. The commentary notes a man who earned 100 percent more last year from 100 000 to 200 000 cannot spare a dollar, implying tougher times than expected.
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Nixon
Only 22 Percent Of Campuses Report Violent or Disruptive Protests
A committee of the American Council on Education finds national campus turmoil exaggerated. It reports that only 22 percent of colleges experienced violent or disruptive protests in 1968 1969.
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American Council On Education
Significant Gain In War On Poverty
The National Alliance of Businessmen reports progress in the war on poverty, claiming 360,140 hard core unemployed have been hired, mostly Black inner city workers. About 75 percent trained by private industry, with 23,520 member companies, and over 200,000 still in their first jobs after two years.
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National Alliance of Businessmen
Alliance
Department of Labor
Alliance Jals
Memories best menu for mind by Hal Boyle
Memories make up the mind's best menu giving nutrition to the spirit even in starved hours. The piece recalls past comforts and social shifts from nickel values to fashion, pets, hearing aids, opera fashion, and World War I era prosperity signs.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Boston
Eleanor Roosevelt
Texans In Washington
Rep Karen Kazens from Laredo criticizes national pollution efforts and urges focus on ordinary citizens who litter and vandalize. She cites Earth Day momentum and calls for accountability from government, industry, and agriculture to protect environmental health for 300 million Americans.
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Washington
Abraham Kazens
Karen
Laredo
Tiros M Weather Satellite Demonstrates Orbital Insight
Los Angeles based feature notes RCA built Tiros M weather satellite, launched from Vandenberg, delivering up to two daily cloud cover images. It powers 500 watts from solar panels, with four regular cameras, night cameras, and multiple receivers worldwide aiding meteorology and disaster prevention.
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Tiros-M
RCA
Astro-Electronics Division
Princeton
N.J
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Test Range
Lompoc
Calif
Tiros
Earth
Schnapf
Gomez Palacios
Torreon
Timely Quotes Reflect on Politics and Society
A collage of quotes covers diverse topics from the Nixon era to youth hair standards and space policy. Notable figures include Svetlana Alliluyeva, Louis Cassels, Judge Frank Coffin, Roger Kelley, Arthur Stivaletta, Dr. George Mueller, and Charles Pillsbury, reflecting debate on patriotism, civil liberties, and technologies.
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George Mueller
America
Ghetto Self-Help Bar Drugs and Crime Debate
A 12-year-old dies of a heroin overdose in Spanish Harlem revealing urban drug violence. The piece argues minority empowerment, media focus, and the need for ghetto residents to mobilize for self interest and safer streets. It cites Black Panthers and self help programs as potential change agents.
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New York
Spanish Harlem
117Th Street
Charlayne Hunter
New York Times
America
Alcatraz
Watts
Los Angeles
Black Panthers
Builder Urges Tree Preservation in Suburban Plans
Tree expert Robert A. Bartlett calls for including trees in new suburban layouts alongside streets utilities and water facilities. He notes bias but argues sparing or replacing shade trees is essential for livable communities and public health, citing trees as investments in the future and aids to air cleanliness.
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Robert A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Northwest Passage dispute heats up between United States and Canada
The two nations clash over control of the Arctic sea route as Canada claims a 12 mile territorial limit including the passage while the United States resists. Ottawa seeks access with pollution safeguards, while Washington favors open seas and free passage amid Arctic oil interests.
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United States
Canada
Northwest Passage
Alaska
U.S
Manhattan
Arctic
High Seas
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Pecos Enterprise
Bob Moore
Orb Rowden
Bonnie Dearley
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
White House
Peggy Simpson
Nea
Abraham Schnapf
Italy
Greece
Constantine
Fredericka
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Joseph Stalin
William W. Peters
Louis Cassels
United Press International
UPI
U.S. Court of Appeals
Frank M. Coffin
Roger T. Kelley
Arthur Stivaletta
Dedham
Mass
Rotal Chan
Charles Pillsbury
Minneapolis
By Don Oakley
Berry's
O.K
Blackmun
Martha Mitchell
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