Traffic danger at Lincoln Drive and Mockingbird Road demands action
Editorial notes a second serious crash near the Lincoln Drive Mockingbird Road corner in three months. Residents pressed Paradise Valley to study controls. the county has not acted. Proposes alternatives to a full traffic light, including a red blinker to raise intersection awareness and prevent future incidents.
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Mockingbird Road
Paradise Valley Council
Dama
Year 1968 foreshadows human rights push and UN ideals
The piece reflects on human rights as a UN ideal, noting five postwar conventions seeking to end slavery, prohibit genocide, protect political rights for women, and guarantee free association. It urges U S ratification of four treaties, arguing they advance freedom and Cold War diplomacy, with 1969 seen as possible ratification year.
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U.N
Hitler
Free World
Biafra
Yemen
Sudan
United States
Mills poised to expand Medicare beyond age limits
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas signals support for extending Medicare to the physically disabled as part of a broader Social Security revision. He works with HEW’s Wilbur Cohen and faces AMA resistance, while Nixon presents no interest in broadening Medicare. The move could shape 1969 health policy and Hill leadership dynamics.
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Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
American Medical Association
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Mills
Wilbur’ Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Department
Wilburs
Cohen
Kerr - Mills
Congress
President Johnson
White House
Johnson
Public
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Reading and Writing Shortfalls Hit Nation's High Schools
A four year study by the National Council of Teachers of English and the University of Illinois surveyed 158 high schools in 45 states and 1,600 classrooms to reveal serious weaknesses in reading and writing. It finds little direct instruction in writing, with only 13 percent of papers rewritten and 17 percent showing help with organization and critical thinking. Reading programs are described as inadequate and uncoordinated, with nonacademic slow learners neglected and language taught poorly.
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National Council of Teachers of English
University of Illinois
Our Man Hoppe Scene of Postwar Fallout
Adam Grommet 34 and Eve emerge from rubble in a bleak scene. They vow Americans must rebuild a free, just world while defending their heritage. The pair fire on a suspected looter, then raise a flag and recite patriotic anthems in a defiant postwar tableau.
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Tle Flower
Eve
Hoppe
Adam
Erry
Ove
Dodgers
Inaugural pigeon control contract in Washington
Joe Fink signs a $10 000 contract with the inaugural committee to keep starlings pigeons and other birds away from Pennsylvania Avenue before January 20 so dignitaries won t have to carry umbrellas. Fink has worked four Washington inaugurals and holds a patented chemical process for pigeon proofing the area. The administration is off to a good start. The pigeon holding will come later.
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Washington
Joe Fink
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fink
Mailbag Letter Praises Gompers Center Volunteers
Mrs Cleo D Mates of Phoenix writes of six years as a volunteer at Gompers Rehabilitation Center praising the staff and thousands of volunteers who aid handicapped children and adults in Arizona. She commends The Arizona Republic for Winter Festival coverage that boosted over $8000 for the center.
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Gompers
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Gom
Cleo D. Mates
Phoenix
New Year Pledges From Bob Considine
The column urges readers to adopt resolutions like cutting desserts and quitting smoking. It lampoons self improvement fads while urging responsible civic engagement and respect for minorities, ending with a cheeky plea to leave the author out of the pledges.
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