Johnny Write Study Highlights Weak Early Writing Skills
A nationwide assessment of educational progress finds nine year olds lack basic writing mechanics, while by 17 many show a solid grasp though spelling and word choice lag. Adults 26 to 35 display improved rudiments but still simple, journalistic style. The survey, begun in the mid 1960s and financed by the federal government, covers 86,000 children and 8,000 young adults to measure writing ability over time.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
Henry Slotnik
Greece is port for fleet home port decision
The United States and Greece agreed in principle to make Piraeus the home port for a U S 6th Fleet carrier task force and move about 3500 American dependents to the area within two years to aid Navy morale and reenlistment. The plan mirrors Seventh Fleet practices in Japan and explores similar bases in Britain or the Netherlands for Atlantic operations. Rep Shirley Chisholm criticized the move as it drew political fire.
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Shirley A. Chisholm
Cancer causing agent found in processed meat samples
Government scientists disclosed traces of nitrosamine chemicals in eight samples of processed meat. The compounds, known to cause cancer in test animals, were detected during lab analyses conducted over the weekend.
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UPI
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
SALT talks and Nixon trip frame 1972 politics
SALT rounds drum up election year tension as President Nixon readies a Moscow trip in May and a Helsinki draft treaty. The timing from Helsinki to Moscow intertwines with Nixon’s reelection drive, while scientists flag nitrosamines in meat products with unclear health thresholds.
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Jury selection drags in Harrisburg Seven trial
Harrisburg Pa. jury selection extends into a third week with little likelihood of finishing before Friday. Meanwhile the Harrisburg Defense Committee announces out of court events at a Penn State campus featuring draft board raiders and resisters as speakers. The workshops center on active resistance to U.S. militarism and repression with several speakers noted as having served prison terms.
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Election year favors consumer protection bills in 1972
Nixon administration shifts to support an independent federal consumer protection agency as Congress moves bills to empower the FTC and set warranties standards. Business opposition remains strong to class-action expansion, while the independent agency gains White House backing after House committee amendments.
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