Pocket calculators reshape math and schooling history
The first consumer pocket calculator appeared in 1971 changing how we calculate incomes, taxes, and miles per gallon. Prices collapsed from $249 to under $10 by 1974, spurring mass adoption and a shift in spending, with schools remaining slow to embrace the tool.
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Providence, R.I
WPI
Bowmar Instrument Corp
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bowmar
Edward A. White
Tom Kurlak
Merrill Lynch
Kurlak
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
de James D. Gates
Council
Gates
Stones and Pips Deliver Polished Rock And Soul
The Rolling Stones return with Tattoo You a mature lively album blending blues based rock and strong ballads led by Jagger and Richards. Start Me Up and Hang Fire showcase their fire while Waiting on a Friend and Worried About You offer soulful balladry. Gladys Knight and the Pips release Touch produced by Ashford and Simpson highlighting Gladys lead with polished songs and a confident I Will Survive finale.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Rolling Stones
Tattoo You
Rolling Stones Records
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Stones
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Keith Richards
Company
Jagger
T&a
The
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Pips
Columbia
Gladys Knight
Ted Mack
Gladys
the Pips
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Valerie Simpson
Simpson
Ashford and Simpson
God Ts
Money tips for teens balance spending and savings
Teens often overspend on college, cars, concerts, and clothes. Learn to set goals, save weekly, discuss plans with parents, and avoid quick money schemes. Prioritize earning, plan for emergencies, and avoid borrowing from friends to protect relationships.
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Jim Cropper
Family Debt Counseling Services
Syracuse
Dad
Ann Landers Youth Bill of Responsibilities Featured
Reader submits a “Young People’s Bill of Responsibilities” listing twelve tenets for youth to follow, urging readers to consider duties to parents, self, education, work, honesty, others, law, and civility. The letter also recounts a dog tail wagging anecdote and a light reply from Ann Landers noting no scientific answer is needed.
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Ann Landers
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Oceanside
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Weston
Mass
Billboard Week 11 chart highlights for Olivia Newton-John Foreigner
AP summarizes Billboard hot singles and top LPs for the week ending November 21 with Olivia Newton-John Foreigner Daryl Hall and John Oates The Rolling Stones Air Supply Bob Seger The Police Christopher Cross Stevie Nicks and more featured across 10 hot singles and top LPs including Take My Heart and Let's Groove in soul and rock rankings.
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Billboard
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MCA
Daryl Hall
John Cates
RCA
You
Foreigner
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Rolling Stones
Air Supply
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Ghost In the Machine
Police
A&m
Journey
Columbia
Bob Seger
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Silver Bullet Band
Capitol
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Stevie Nicks
Modern Records
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John Oates
Genesis
Dan Fogelberg
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