Sesame Street Faces Legal Action Over Bilingual Program
A group of about 20 Mexican American Puerto Rican and Cuban activists from across the nation threatened legal action against Sesame Street unless the bilingual education efforts are revised. They accused the show of excluding Spanish speaking communities from development and policy making and demanded rights to determine contents and policies. The producers said they were not invited to a workshop and have had no dialogue with the group.
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San Antonio, Tex
Sesame
Hernan la Fontaine
Bronx
N.Y
Evelyn Davis
Basin Street Walkers to headline Apple Blossom Young Adults Dance
The Basin Street Walkers perform at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Young Adults Dance on Friday May 7 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Winchester Armory. Andy Herman Gary Vaughn Mike Goodwin David Grim and David Holzhauser are listed among the band. Tickets are sold at the Festival ticket desk in the George Washington Hotel.
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Basin Street
Winchester Armory
Andy Herman
Gary Vaughn
Mike Goodwin
David
Grim
David Holzhauser
George Washington Hotel
Stonewall Magisterial District
Frederick County
Virginia
Unger and
Darlington
Miller
Glaize
Hylton
C.D. Hylton
Circuit Court
McKee and Butler
South
Cameron Street
Winchester
Workmen's Compensation Rate Changes Proposed for Virginia
The Workmen's Compensation Inspection Rating Bureau of Virginia seeks state approval to modify rates minimums rules and classifications effective July 1 1971. Overall rate increase 8.3 percent with manufacturing 10.3 percent contracting 9.3 percent and others 6.2 percent. Public hearing set May 4 1971 at 10:00 A.M. in Richmond to hear evidence.
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Workmen’s Compensation Inspection Rating Bureau of Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Bureau of Insurance
Blanton Building
Richmond
Virginia
West Grace Street
Winchester Feeder Calf Sale Sets Cash Volume Record
The Winchester Spring Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale grossed 586,485.96 on 2,871 steers and heifers, the largest cash volume since 1940. Steers averaged 32.65 per cwt and 237.56 per head while heifers averaged 29.80 per cwt and 158.12 per head, with declines from last year. Top buyers included Lola French of Clear Spring Md and Lloyd Geyer of Wakanna Ind among 145 buyers from several states.
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Winchester Spring
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Stine
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Lola French
Clear Spring
Lloyd Geyer
Wakanna
Ind
Copycat house upsets first family in Portage
Dear Abby advises a Portage Pennsylvania reader upset by a neighbor building a replica of their expensive home. She suggests creating privacy with hedges and landscaping to distinguish the properties and prevent a copycat effect.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. V. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Portage, PA
Boston
P.S
Wake up your kitchen with vivid rooster motif prints
Catalog ad by Alice Brookes offers 8 x 10% motifs pattern 7304 with directions for kitchen embellishments. Patterns priced 50c each with 25c air mail. orders to Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept. New York address. Includes instant crochet books and quilt guides with multiple titles and prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Free Week From Fines At Handley Library
Acting Librarian Mrs. Russell O. LaFollette announces a week long fine free return period from May 1 to May 7. All overdue books magazines and records may be returned with no questions asked either at the book drop or circulation desk.
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Russell O. LaFollette
Handley Library
Thousands Flee Camp For Refugees Near Calcutta Border
In Calcutta area reports say about 8 000 East Pakistani refugees fled a camp near Petrapole as Pakistani shells fell close to the border. An Indian spokesman noted shells landed 200 yards from the frontier and refugees rushed south toward Calcutta with limited possessions.
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Calcutta
Petrapole
Pakistan Foreign Office
India
High Commission
Bangla Desh
East Pakistan
Mohammad Hissain Ali
Bengal
Methodist Men To Meet Monday Dinner Meeting
United Methodist Men prepare for regular dinner and meeting at 6 30 PM at the Macedonia United Methodist Church Arch guest speaker Rev Locke of Stephens City to address the group.
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Montague Avenue Charge
United Methodist
Macedonia United Methodist Arch
Locke
Stephens City
Teen Challenge Group to Speak at Braddock Street Church
A Philadelphia based Teen Challenge group of former drug addicts will give a talk tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Braddock Street United Methodist Church. The event is open to the public.
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Philadelphia
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
National Cowboy Hall of Fame Displays Western Relics in Oklahoma City
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City shows famous guns saddles Western memorabilia range plants and a 45 by 40 foot ruined relief map of the West on display for visitors.
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National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City
Okla
President Nixon Dines with Eisenhowers at Virginia Beach
President Nixon dined Friday night at the blue oceanfront cottage of David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower in Virginia Beach. He arrived amid wet winds to a crowd of well wishers and then planned to move to Camp David, Md., after dinner with the Eisenhowers. Mrs. Nixon flew down Thursday for a parental visit with the young Eisenhowers.
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Virginia Beach
Nixon
David
Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixons
Eisenhowers
Camp David
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