Education system shaky and in crisis says Carnegie report
Henry J. Taylor outlines two views of Congress's 16 billion higher education bill. The Carnegie Commission warns 500 plus colleges face acute financial difficulty with many endowments depleted and private support collapsing. It cites mismanagement, shifting priorities, and a belief that dollars alone cannot fix deeper systemic issues.
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Lindsay and McGovern target each other in party realignment
New York Mayor John Lindsey shifts to back George McGovern for the Democratic presidential nomination while seeking a private pact if McGovern falters. Lindsey’s overture comes with Meany urged retirement and Chamber concerns over a 70 retirement threshold for leaders.
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Kennedy Center clash over suppressed Washington Post column
Roger Stevens accuses Wolf Van Eckardt of erroneous reporting about the Kennedy Center. He says Eckardt's article was suppressed with involvement from Irving Kolodin and others, while he defends the center’s contracting and bid procedures amid reported conflicts.
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Roland Gelatt
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William Schmidt
Campbell soup safety scare tied to botulism risk
The discussion notes a Campbell chicken vegetable soup incident in Texas where underheated production may have allowed botulism contamination. The piece urges strict processor and Department of Agriculture inspections to protect American health and prevent future outbreaks.
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Veterans filed discharges and field officers update Roswell base
In Roswell area news Seaman 2-c David R. Cressman Jr Motor Machinist Mate 1-c Stanley R. Singer Machinist Mate 3-c Walter R. Lee and Pvt Donald R Woodard filed discharges at the county clerk. Col William H Blanchard assuming duties as commanding officer of Roswell Army Air Field. Dexter recorded two inches of rain causing minor flooding south of Roswell. Plains Theater offered a free back to school cartoon show for children. Delbert Robinson won a Sears Roebuck Foundation contest prize. Ray Plumlee became Roswell district office manager of the U S Employment Office after transferring from Albuquerque.
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U.S. Employment Office
Albuquerque
Today in History highlights key events of past years
On August 27 1945 American troops began landing in Japan marking the first foreign occupation in modern Japan. Other notable dates include Julius Caesar in Britain 55 B C and the 1923 Kellogg Briand Pact in Paris with other historical notes and recent events.
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State to hire 73 people under act amid unemployment plan
The state will hire 73 workers in two to three weeks under the federal Emergency Employment Act while 131 local government and school positions are funded in the same span. The program emphasizes training and job placement with priority for veterans and aims to relieve unemployment without expanding state budgets.
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Albuquerque
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