Controversy Over Sesame Street Sparks Debate
An editorial examines criticism from BBC figures and a U.S. psychiatrist who call Sesame Street too authoritarian and too stimulating. The piece questions whether praise for the show was misplaced and ponders how to balance engaging and educational methods without turning learning into gimmickry.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
James Pitman
Monica Sims
Natalie Sahiness
U.S. Senate
California school finance debate may reach U S Supreme Court
The piece argues that a landmark 1970s decision could come from the California case on school funding. It notes disparities between Baldwin Park and Beverly Hills, and questions statewide versus federal remedies and constitutional equal protection implications.
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U.S. Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
California
Baldwin Park
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Hawaii
University Presidents Face Rising Demands and New Hope
Betty Friedan predicts a woman president by 1976 as the nation nears its 200th anniversary. Dr Norman P Auburn retires after 20 years at Akron University noting resiliency as essential for American higher education leaders amid reform and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Republic
Betty Friedan
Washington
Norman P. Auburn
Akron University
Today in History highlights Sept 21 milestones
On this date in history, 1949 West Germany formed as allied zones shifted to its control. Other events include the 1776 naval clash on Lake Champlain, 1792 France abolishing the monarchy, and 1893 Duryea’s first US gasoline car in Springfield.
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Associated Press
West Germany
Allied High Command
Lake Champlain
France
United States
Frank Duryea
Springfield
Mass
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Volga River
India
U. N. General Assembly
Lyndon B. Johnson
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
George Ball
Soviet Union
Old Man's Thank You Letter for Pony League Trip
James Hopkin expresses gratitude to all who donated time money and effort to fund his trip to the Pony League World Series in Washington Pennsylvania. He notes the support from Donald Ray and others and speaks of hopes for Don’s baseball career and a wish to live to see it. He also mentions Dr and Mrs Avery Mrs Kirkwood and Eddie Ferguson for extra help. The piece ends with a note on aging fish scales and annuli.
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Washington
Donald Ray
Don
Avery
Kirkwood
Eddie Ferguson
James Hopkin
Ragweed pollen season brings hay fever relief options
Ragweed pollen from ambrosiae plants triggers hay fever across the eastern U S around August 15. Pollen particles are microscopic and wind carried, with thousands produced per plant. Ragweed thrives in many areas, especially east of the Mississippi, and can be reduced by seasonal relief measures beyond vacations Europe or mountains. Some people are intolerant to ragweed pollen, reacting with irritation as their bodies attempt to mitigate the symptoms.
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Ambrosiae
United States
Mississippi River
Europe
Portugal
Great Lakes
Canada
Outdoor hazards spark legal debate and hay fever notes
A court ruling limits a vacationer’s liability for outdoor risks at a trailer park and Yellowstone. In separate cases a lake resort injury favors the plaintiff while federal liability arises from inadequate bear warnings. The piece also outlines hay fever causes and treatments.
Pass It On Fancy Script And Jokes From L M Boyd
A collage of humorous lines on handwriting affection, knock knock jokes, card playing temper, and quirky observations. It cites a mushrooming mix of quips about tangerines medical claims, facial hair, marijuana debates, money making schemes, and a harmonic voice speed device. The piece closes with a request for reader letters to L M Boyd at Fort Worth, 76102.
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American Foundation For the Blind
Donald Duck
L.M Boyd
Fort Worth
Texas
Population crisis looms as world faces doubling boom
In a Stark warning, Bruce Biassot discusses the looming population surge and its strain on resources. He cites the Club of Rome project led by Jay Forrester, noting that the world’s population could rise from 3.5 to 7 billion in 32 years and to 14 billion in another three decades, with insufficient food, resources, and technology to sustain such growth.
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Washington
Congress
Vietnam
Spur
The
Club of Rome
Switzerland
Jay Forrester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U.N
Forrester
Futurist
Dennis Meadows
Professor Forrester
Meadows
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Pecos Enterprise
Steve May
Manavine
Oferrale
PALLY
FRAN
Georgia Stroud Women’s Editor
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Ter Ser West Tenes Press
WSOC
Origg
Man and
Susho Mua
Ernest
Yellowstone National Park
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Meany
L.m.boyd
San Clemente
Oswald
Ewart Kempson
Pittsburgh
Peter the Great
Russia
Swift
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bruce Biossat
By Bruce Biossat
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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