Interstate program overrun and the education experiment
Since 1956 Congress envisioned 42 500 miles of highways at 41 billion dollars with completion by 1972. Only 30 000 miles built and costs could reach 75 billion with no fixed end date. The first coast to coast link may not open before 1976 and 1978 may mark system wrap up. The Park-way Program in Philadelphia uses a school without walls concept with classes in 90 sites but still requires attendance and graduation standards.
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Congress
Federal Highway Administration
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
End of War Won’t Pump Billions Into Welfare
Washington argues that ending the Vietnam War would not free vast sums for domestic needs. Budget data show 196.8 billion spent with 52+ billion on health education and welfare, while military costs ran 77.8 billion. Officials warn deficits may rise into 1971 without renewed growth.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Winchester Days Grand Prize Won by Berryville Woman
Mrs. Daisy Peyton of Berryville won the thousand silver dollars as the grand prize of Winchester Days. Spic and span in new uniforms donated by O Sullivan Rubber Co members of the Winchester Baseball Club defeated Stephens City 19 to 0 at Rouss Park. Miss Mary Willard Barnsley wed St Roger Glen Mleynek USAF in Old Stone Presbyterian Church. Building permits in Winchester in July totaled 64000 dollars with 28000 for residences and 36000 for other structures. Curtis Bishop district governor to visit Winchester Rotary Club per L G Sjostrom. About 37000 workers idle in labor disputes as 5000 Crosley Corp employees ended a four day walkout in Cincinnati.
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Daisy Peyton
Berryville
Earl Peyton
Winchester
Spic and
Span
O’sullivan Rubber Co
Winchester Baseball Club
Stephens City
Rouss Park
Mary Willard Barnsley
George Thomas Barnsley
St. Roger Glen Mleynek
USAF
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Curtis Bishop
Moses Sees Burning Bush and Calls to Leadership
Daily meditation highlights how Moses turning aside to learn God’s will led to his leadership of Israel. The burning bush signals a pivotal divine summons guiding individuals toward higher purpose and service beyond the easy path.
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Moses
God
Egypt
Is Your Status Showing
HAL BOYLE humor column lists social markers of prestige and how status can slip. It riffs on signs from first names with the golf pro to portraits, stamps, and wallets full of stale credit cards, ending with a dog biting a fed master’s hand due to neglect.
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New York
America
O Brien pushes peace critique in Democratic stance shift
National Chairman Lawrence O'Brien urges Democrats to back an isolationist line and end the Indochina War, arguing for a foreign policy that avoids policing the globe. He cites youth voting impact and polls while facing Republican president. The piece weighs feasibility, risks, and potential November outcomes.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Indochina
Lawrence O’brien
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States of America
O’brien
White House
Democratic Reform Commission
United States
Richard M. Scammon
Nixon
Wide Range in Prescription Prices Across Pharmacies
Richard Putnam Pratt examines wide price variability for identical prescriptions shown by two East Coast tests. He offers tips to save money, including using generic names, shopping around by phone, and weighing service quality.
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Richard Putnam Pratt
Memory Genius Score Quiz Answers
A daily 100 question memory test rates performance from 9 10 correct as Memory Genius down to 4 correct as Good. Turn to page two for the correct answers. The quiz asks about an obelisk sides why White House painted white presidential eligibility Tito Caracas Danube Mammoth Cave type metals and David slaying Goliath.
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White House
Marshal Tito
Caracas
Mediterranean
North Sea
Denmark
U.S
Mammoth Cave
Goliath
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Winchester Evening Star
By David Lawrence
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Earl L. Douglas
Hal Boyle
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U.S. Post Office
By Jack Bell
Peacenik Label
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Western Europe
Israel
Castro
Latin America
Democratic Senate
I.Q
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Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O’connell
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