National program promotes technicians amid 1960s shortage
A 1969 joint effort by government industry and education launched a campaign to recruit more technicians. The booklet 25 Technical Careers You Can Learn in Two Years or Less was widely distributed with 1.2 million copies requested. Conference Board analysis of 1000 requests shows varied age groups and many job market veterans considering tech careers.
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U.S. Office of Education
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Driving While Potted and Rome Traffic Experiments
West German hashish tests on drivers caused numerous infractions including 35 stop signs and 233 parking errors. Other studies show little driving impact. Rome experiments cut private car use, boosted transit to 50 percent, and plan a city center weekday ban with free rides to lure riders. Officials in other cities watch Rome’s results.
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University of Washington
Rome
Waiting for Spring Mystery and Suspense in Scrabble
James J. Kilpatrick reflects on spring arriving late and the mystery of timing. He contrasts scientific claims about natural law with personal observations of nature and a collie named Lorenzo, drawing a slow unfolding time across the landscape.
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Star
Henry Moore
Austin
Texas
Lorenzo the Collie
Byrnes remembered at funeral with nation and friends
A large turnout honors James F. Byrnes in Columbia South Carolina where Pat Nixon General Westmoreland and Chief Justice Burger attend. Speakers praise Byrnes long service and influence while noting his flaws and his chance at a presidency. The obituary describes his work for orphans and his political shifts from Roosevelt to Eisenhower and Nixon.
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Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
Jimmy
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Maude Byrnes
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Warren E. Burger
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Truman
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Charley McNary
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Western Troop Reduction Denial Cited In Berlin Dispute
In a Star File summary the United States denies proposing any troop reductions in Berlin. The report also notes a Miami death of Dr. Ronald Samuel Wilson former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here.
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United States
Berlin
Ronald Samuel Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Miami, Fla
The Cost Of Christian Faith In A Troubled World
Daily Meditation notes a modern moral decline with rising crime and strife yet compares it to Roman era conditions. It argues an ongoing conflict between Christianity and worldly comfort and wealth and stresses that resisting temptation costs effort and faith.
Nonpublic Schools Benefit From Federal Aid Debate
A presidential initiative argues for federal support to keep nonpublic schools open, warning that collapse would raise public education costs by about 3 billion annually plus 10 billion for new construction. It cites California, New York, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as hard hit, with major city impacts.
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Washington
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Nixon
California
New York
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York City
Sunshine Law Opens Georgia Meetings to Public
The Georgia General Assembly enacted an open meetings law nicknamed sunshine law. It allows public access to state and local meetings, inspired by Florida's sunshine law. The term reflects transparent government and positive implications for governance.
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New Orleans
Cha
Times-Picayune
Sunshine
Georgia General Assembly
Florida
Throw Away Cars
Article notes anti pollution rules coming in by 1976 and describes a proposed “throw away” car concept requiring replacement after 10 000 to 15 000 miles. Includes a quiz scoring section with memory questions on historical figures and general knowledge.
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