Federal aid to education urged amid critics and data
The piece argues against federal aid to education, claiming enrollment growth is tapering and state funded classrooms would create a surplus by 1970. It notes Tax Foundation spending, cites figures on students per classroom since 1954, and warns that federal control would create a powerful national school board with standardized curricula.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Ralph de Tole
Dano
National Review
de Toledano
U. S. Office of Education
U. S
Soviet Union
Michigan's pleasant peninsula outlook tourism rise
Michigan promotes tourism as a major economic driver with 1960 tourism income estimated at 653 million dollars. The piece highlights opportunities for locals in travel and recreation, regional attractions, and infrastructure like highways and the Mackinac Bridge while noting highway safety tests including left-side no passing signs.
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Michigan
State Highway Department
I Have Been A Good Boy
A playful musing on Fourth of July fantasies and the dream of rocket belts that would let a youth fly. The piece imagines a student freed from the classroom to soar like a bird using hydrogen peroxide powered gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sters
Santa Claus
Bell Aerosystems
Outer
Vienna Summit Aftermath Shapes Cold War Outlook
The piece argues Khrushchev remains hardline on Berlin and Laos while Vienna yields no optimism for Soviet relations. It urges higher military spending and immediate cuts to the 48 billion dollar foreign aid program, framing aid as disaster response rather than nation building. It cautions that preserving freedom is grimmer than politicking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Paris
Vienna
London
White House
Khruschev
Berlin
Congo
Laos
State of the Union
Congress
Experts Gather to Reform College English Prep
Sixty experts assemble to address the poor college English preparation of high school graduates. They note widespread spelling and theme issues and discuss strategies to improve readiness for higher education.
Birds Shot By Kids Prompt Deploration In Village
A group of 6 to 9 year olds confessed to shooting a robin eye to eye with a B gun despite an ordinance. They urged the paper to condemn the act and warned of dangers to birds and neighbors. The column also recounts a tornado scare near Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd.
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Gail
Pat
Max
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Shepherd
Letters to the editor on graduation diplomas in Shepherd
A reader from Winn Michigan argues seniors who miss credits should repeat a grade rather than receive unsigned diplomas. He condemns “soothing syrup” in education and urges recognizing individual pace, warning against harming children by passing them along.
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Shepherd High School
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A. C. Grim
Michigan Week
Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Challenge
State Chamber
Harry R. Hall
Detroit
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Indiana Line
Straits of Mackinac
West Michigan
Lake Michigan
Mackinac Bridge
Upper Peninsula
The
Grim Printing Co
Grim
Shepherd Argus
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Press Service
Ruth Lau
Ann Arbor
Shepherd Road
Sheriff’s Department
Shepherd and
Winn, Mich
Shepherd Argus Shepherd
Mich
Courtesy
Allis-Chalm
Canadian National Railways
Antigonish
Nova Scotia
New Scotland
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