Teachers Focus On Reducing High School Dropouts
Teachers and district leaders discuss dropout causes and solutions. They cite large classes regimentation and lack of student engagement as factors. NEA urges outreach to at risk students while educators push more vocational training and ongoing parental involvement.
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James Hinsdale
N. 68Th Pl
Arcadia
Scottsdale
Hinsdale
Charles
NEA
Progress
Shirley Frye
Quake Toll Rises in Skopje After Massive Temblor
Rescue teams using French sound detectors searched rubble in Skopje for survivors after a quake that killed an estimated 2 000 people and left 1 000 bodies recovered. A Belgian couple Jean and Sissie Zakmer were pulled alive from the Macedonia Hotel after 55 hours.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
UPD
Agadir
Morocco
Macedonia Hotel
Tot Quenched After Bathroom Deodorant Ingestion
A nine month old was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital at 4 30 p.m. Saturday after ingesting a cake of bathroom deodorant. Police said the child was in good condition on arrival.
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Kumanova
Zakmer
Good Samaritan Hospital
Scottsdale
Ife
Piersall Suspended and Fined After Fenway Outburst
Los Angeles outfielder Jim Piersall received a 250 dollar fine and an August 2 suspension from American League President Joe Cronin for his actions in the second game of a doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Piersall, 33, was ejected after berating umpire Bill Kinnamon, refusing to leave, and being dragged off the field by coach Rocky Bridges.
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Boston
UPI
Joe Cronin
Los Angeles
Jim Piersall
Piersall
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
Angels
Bill Kinnamon
Rocky Bridges
Ward rests case in UK sex scandal trial
Dr Stephen Ward abruptly ends his defense on moral grounds as the trial nears its verdict. Defense lawyer James Burge declines to call major witnesses, presenting Ward as a man chasing a personal fountain of youth amid a circle of young women. Christine Keeler is named as a participant in the case but not paid.
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London
UPI
Stephen Ward
Britain
James Burge
Old Bailey
Christine Keeler
Burge
Ward
De Gaulle Courtship Hints At Nuclear Test Ban Talks
Moscow awaits a three power meeting where Dean Rusk and Lord Home may sign a partial nuclear test ban treaty. Andrei Gromyko expected to join discussions this week as Khrushchev hints at NATO Warsaw Pact peace talks and a potential summit.
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Moscow
UPI
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
West
Rusk
Home
Andrei Gromyko
Nikita S. Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
De Gaulle Rejects Moscow Pact and Invites Big Three
President Charles de Gaulle refused the Moscow partial test ban and Khrushchev non aggression pact. He announced inviting the United States Britain and Russia to a disarmament conference this year to discuss nuclear vehicle carrying weapons.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
North Korean Raid Kills Two U.S. Soldiers in DMZ
North Korean raiders killed two American soldiers and critically wounded a third near Panmunjom on a 15 foot bridge in the DMZ. The UNC placed U.S. units on reinforced alert as statements labeled the attack vicious and unprovoked. The wounded man was unconscious hours after being struck four times. The incident followed by a related political note in Paris with De Gaulle outlining France's nuclear plans and conditions for disarmament talks.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
United Nations Command
UNC
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Panmunjom
1St Cavalry Division
1St Cavalry
Names Faked For Primary Petitions In Tucson
Tucson detectives report 205 forged signatures on nominating petitions filed by state representative Tony Carrillo for nine candidates in the September 17 primary. Seven of the nine are Democratic Committee members in Ward I, including Carrillo and his Tucson wife. Detectives say many signers deny ever signing or seeing the petitions.
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Tucson
UPI
Pima County
Tony Carrillo
Carrillo
Ice Capades Tickets Hidden in Progress Classifieds
Scottsdale readers may find their name in the Progress Classifieds and win two Ice Capades tickets. Names drawn from various sources will be inserted into the ads. Ice Capades run nine nights at the Arizona Fairgrounds starting August 15 in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale
Arizona Fairgrounds
Burglars Lift Locks From Ray Lumber Co
A weekend burglary at Ray Lumber Co Osborn and Scottsdale Roads netted thieves 750 door lock mechanisms valued at 2300. Manager Robert Stedlin said 25 cases were stolen as a special order for a customer. He estimated the loss could build several dozen homes.
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Ray Lumber Co
Osborn and
Scottsdale
Robert Stedlin
Court Frees Tucson Club Manager in Beating Case
Judge makes directed verdict for Richard P. Maynes manager of the Tucson Country Club on drunken and disorderly charge. Trial proceeds against George Harrington of the Arizona Country Club on related charges of drunkenness, simple battery, and resisting arrest after an incident with Patrolman Richard O Hara outside the Safari Hotel.
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Fenton McDonough
Richard P. Maynes
Tucson
Harrington
Maynes
Richard O'Hara
Safari Hotel
Weather and police incident report with scattered detail
Fair with clouds and possible thundershowers near mountains east of the valley. High near 106, low around 78. Sunday’s high 102 and low 82. Outside a club a scuffle occurred after Maynes refused arrest. Harrington slugged O’Hara then restrained by police and a bartender. A six member jury was excluded for over an hour amid a drunken and disorderly charge dispute.
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U.S
Willard L. Greene
Maynes
Harrington
O'Hara
ARDA Study Aims At 250000 KW HTGR Plant Feasibility
Arizona Public Service co sponsors a two year ARDA program with General Atomic to study a 250000 kilowatt high temperature gas cooled reactor. Lucking says no plant build commitment yet as design and economics are explored for future growth and regional energy needs.
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Arizona Public Service Company
Walter T. Lucking
Public Service
ARDA
Advanced Reactor Development Associates
General Dynamics Corporation
General Atomic Division
San Diego
California
General Atomic
HTGR
Lucking
United States
Arizona
System of Public Service Company of
Colorado
Philadelphia Electric Company
HTRDA
Arizona Public Service
Peach Bottom
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China
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E. Medlock
National Quarter Horse Registry Inc
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Col
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Birmingham
Ala
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Washington
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Khrushchev
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Padthe Power and Light
Portland General Electric
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