Harvard's gamble helps slum youths win admission
Harvard's admissions gamble fund admitted more than 200 youths from city slums since 1957 who would not have qualified by test or board scores. Dean Fred L. Glimp called the results amazing as eighty five have graduated, some with honors or Rhodes scholarships. The program seeks tough resilient students from poverty, balancing Board scores with potential across diverse backgrounds.
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Glimp
Harvard
Deang
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Fred L. Glimp
Rhodes
Dean Glimp
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Speedier Tax Collection Increases State Treasury
SACRAMENTO UPI State Controller Alan Cranston reports faster sales tax collection boosted the treasury to 1.04 billion dollars in the first seven months of the fiscal year, up 20 percent from the previous year. Payouts rose 12 percent in the period.
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Sacramento
UPI
Alan Cranston
Camellia Show Brings Garden Demos and Dainty Exhibits
Southern California and Pocanso Gardens invite buyers to a major Camellia show featuring demonstrations by Dr. William S. Stewart on grafting, propagation, and care. Exhibits include hybrid camellias treated with gibberellic acid to enlarge blooms and a focus on new plant varieties across Los Angeles and Temple City.
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Southern California
Pocanso Gardens
Imona
William S. Stewart
Los Angeles
Temple City
Camellia Show Set for Los Angeles Area
Thousands of camellia blooms will be on display Saturday and Sunday at Descanzo Gardens La Canada as six Camellia Societies unite for a major exhibit free to the public. The event highlights regional cultivar displays and garden horticulture in Southern California.
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Southern California
Descanso Gardens
la Canada
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UPI
Orange Counties
Pacific
Arizona Pays for Indian Rite Blankets
Arizona's attorney general rules that blankets used in tribal burial rites may count as funeral expenses up to 100 dollars from state welfare funds for those on old age or blind assistance. The ruling cites New York Supreme Court definitions and notes no explicit Arizona law on burial costs for Indians.
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Arizona
Atttorney
Darrell Smith
New York Supreme Court
Welfare
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