Reading problem spurs lay readers in New Brunswick program
In New Brunswick New Jersey educators test a program using college trained lay readers to grade student essays to boost writing and composition. Initiated by Paul Diederich and funded by the fund for the advancement of education the effort aims to relieve teachers from grading overload while raising writing quality across 10th to 12th grades.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Johnny
Joe
Henry Chauncey
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
Chauncey
Paul Diederich
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Diedrich
ETS
Diederich
New Brunswick High School
Bound Brook High School
New Brunswick Daily Home
News
Bound Brook
Ec’s
New Brunswick High
Diederick
Consumers Survive Recession With Strong 1958 Income Rise
The Federal Reserve's annual survey shows total personal income in 1958 rose by eight billion dollars, 2 percent, while prices climbed 3 percent. Americans boosted liquid assets, savings, and stock values, with 70 percent owning cars and a shift to lower priced autos. Debt declines in auto installment credit were offset by other credits. About 7.5 million families lost breadwinner income during the year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
University of Michigan
U. S
Simmons to perform two nude scenes in Spartacus
AP reports Jean Simmons will appear nude in two scenes with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus. Directors Kubrick and Douglas proposed the choice for dramatic effect, Simmons says she discussed it with husband Stewart Granger before filming. Scenes were shot with Simmons’ back to the camera for decorum.
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Hollywood
Jean Simmons
Kirk Douglas
Rome
Stanley Kubrick
Kirk
Stewart Granger
Kubrick
Granger
Jean
Douglas
Brigitte Bardot
Soviet Exhibition tests American business patience
At New York Coliseum the Soviet Union displays scientific prowess and consumer goods while failing to reveal export pricing or assured foreign demand. U S observers note tailored products and cut-rate machinery could threaten American industry if the Soviets pursue world trade. They see the Kozlov visit as a likely bid to obtain American technical knowledge and to shape broader markets beyond the United States.
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AP Business
NEW York
Soviet Union
Coliseum
U. S
Ularly
Frol A. Kozlov
Toledo Malls Trial Boosts Downtown Retail Appeal
Downtown Toledo launches a 45 day trial of four pedestrian malls with grass trees benches and an animal pool to lure shoppers back from outskirts centers. Traffic stays steady as merchants praise the plan and officials weigh permanent mall expansion based on early response.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Paul Rausch
Napoleon
Ohio
Carl Clymer
Fremont
Adame Street
Madison Avenue
Huron
St. Clair Streets
American Institute of Architects
Boy Drinks Bleach From Vending Machine Mistake
Oklahoma City AP reports 12 year old Jimmy Ray Wilson drank laundry bleach from a vending machine after a foam cup dispensed. He was rushed to a hospital and recovered. The bleach was placed in the machine by mistake, authorities say.
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Oklahoma City
Jimmy Ray Wilson
Boy lowers into hollow tree in Union rescue
A 16 year old used a rope and pulley to descend into an old hollow tree to view a squirrel nest in Union Missouri. He became stuck and could not be pulled out by his younger brother. Firefighters were called to perform the rescue.
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Union, Mo
Funeral and Road Work Notices From West Virginia
The State Road Commission of West Virginia invites sealed bids by August 25 1959 for Contract No 2 Raleigh County on 0.885 miles of Beckley Mabscott Road WV Route 16 with grading drainage traffic bound base and Portland cement concrete pavement. Bid guaranty 17300 dollars. Also lists funeral notices for Burton Timothy Bale Lilly James Randall Eskins Clifford Earnest Hatfield William Floyd and others with service details and burial places in local cemeteries. arrangements by Melton and Keyser Bryant funeral homes.
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State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Raleigh County
Beckley-Mabscott
Bobby A. Boaz
Hatfield Hatfield
William Floyd
Chicago
Illinois
Church of God
MacArthur
R. C. Hodge
Sunset Memorial Park
James Sanger
Hayden Perkins
Garland Adkins
G. W. Coleman
James Helmondollar
James Hatcher
Melton Mortuary
Lilly Lilly
James Randall
Cool Ridge
Medina
Ohio
Keyser-Bryant
Stennie Lilly
New Haven Baptist Church
Oliver Tedder
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Eskins Eskins
Clifford Earnest
Jonben
Rose and Quesenberry
South Kanawha Street
Jonben Church of God
Allen Lewis
Basil Hughes
Arlie Hughes
Gene Mills
Lonnie Workman
Lonzo Fitzwater
Curtis Pegram
Numa Mill
Happy Lilly
Benny Lilly
Otho Lilly
Zeb Duncan
Seaboy Leoprad
Sam Dolinger
Donald Bolen
Roy Teel
A. H. Blevins
Archie Simpkins
Homer Davis
Donald Bailey
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Florists
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Joe College
James Bacon
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
Partic
ST. Louis
Sigma Chemical Co
Burton
Timothy Bale
Charles Burton
Coal City
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Everett Shafer
Caffee Funeral Home
Beckley
Oakwood
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Snow Thornton
Prince Street
Funeral Home Phone
Oakwood Ave
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
On Canad
Earl Huddle
Earl
Main St
Dial_CL
H. C. Kinzer
Foster's
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Dial
Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Wright
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckley
City Avenue
Esso Bulk Plant
Price Bros
Lilly's
Clarke
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St Ph
Lewis Transfer Co
Jan Campbell Music Co
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
W. Va
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Ralph
Vi-Lee) Allenbaugh
Call Resoco
Clower
Avon
Marsh Fork
Coalwood
Mable
South Fayette Street
Dial ST
West Main Street
White Sulphur Springs
Pineville
Mullens
Oceana Area
New York Area
Transportation Advanced Huntington
Broadway Huntington Station
Brown
President Hotel
Web
Ashland
Kentucky
Fuller Brush Co
Standard Coffee Co., Inc
Neat
America
South
J. R. Ellison
P.O Box
Oak Hill
Nice
Florida
Mable Lilly Boyer
Wauchula Hotel
Wauchula
R. L
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Bibb Snyder
Mt Hope
R. E. Bare
Roy A. Jones
Charles Coe
W. B Jones
AKC
Turnpike
Harper Road
Harold Hanks
Enna Dep Eatin Seamen
Jersey
Andrew Enpling
Berkshire
Michael
Sinks Grove
Crosier Hatchery
B. Earl Man Dial
Beckley Artificial Breeding Service
Grandview Gardens
A. A. Lockley
Grandview Road
Radford
Daniels
Combeaten
K. M. Walker
Penn
ABC
Hamilton
Western Auto
Prince St
Singer Sewing Center
Remington
Electrolux Corp
State
Wilson
Kanawha ‘St
Jack
Trading Post
Raleigh Road
Marty
Prince ST. Ph
Mercer Street
Ashworth Firestone
Hall Furniture Co
Belle Fence CO
Belle
Thayer
Valley Drive
Klaus
McCreery St
Dial International TD
Barber Greene
McCarthy
Grandview
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Clark
Hoover
Philco Warner
Gibson
Philco
Rocker
Kenmore
Neville St. UP
Beckley Ma
Norge
Maytag
New 66
J. W. Huddle
Clyde Street
Homelife Chain
FORD
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Smith-Corona
Smith Corona
Remington Rand
Vee Bnc
Cape Cod
E Cod
Cal Roy S Coe
Musical Instrum
Dial CL
Cook’s Music Shop
Prompt
North Oakwood Ave
Neville
Jan
JAN Campbell Music Company
Dover
Foley Construction Co
Todd Construction Co
Beaver
Beaver Block CO
Beckley Redi-Mix CO
W Va
Wipperman Const. Co
Amos E. Quesenberry
Quesenberry
Kanawha St
Robert L Amick
Beekse
Beckley Area
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Harold Williams
Howard Shrewsbury
Sanders
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchara Dial
Sander
Montgomery Wardeckley
Bank OF Raleigh
F. D. LC
Kurfees
Sisson St
Basil & Ross Spangler Contractors
McCulloch
Remington Clinton
Porter
Charter Service
Raleigh CO
T&g
Baker Lumber Sales
Byus
Mankin Lumber Co
N. Kanawha St
Alderson
Martina Tile Co
Vance Dr
Earwood St
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