Open University Plan Comes to Rutgers in 1972 73
The Open University concept, successful in Great Britain, will launch at Rutgers for a trial in 1972 73. It allows many to enroll without traditional entrance exams, with home study aided by tape cassettes and occasional on campus meetings. Completion may lead to a degree while maintaining evening study, without tuition reduction or lowered standards.
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Tax Burden Extends Time to Earn Essentials
The Tax Foundation reports the average American spends 2 hours 31 minutes in a 8 hour day to pay for essentials and 2 hours 34 minutes to cover taxes. Tax day breakeven reached on April 27 as the year’s tax bill absorbs the day’s earnings. The essentials remain essential even if not top of the budget.
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Tanaka Leads Push Toward US Japan Trade Peace Treaty
Kakuei Tanaka, Japan's minister of international trade and industry, heads the drive for a trade peace treaty with the United States. He helped negotiate a one year truce in trade and tariff matters between the two nations last January. Japan and the U S are major mutual customers and must reconcile differences amicably.
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More Safety Than We Really Need
Washington editor discusses the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act's impact after a year in force. The piece notes strong legislative support and mixed results with sweeping rules possibly exceeding necessary safeguards. It cites 1970 figures of 14,500 deaths and 2.2 million disabling injuries, signaling ongoing industrial hazards.
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McGovern Ambush Shifts Texas Delegation at Local Convention
At Poe Elementary in Houston the McGovern surge overwhelms the 40th precinct regulars as delegates lean toward McGovern. The scene mirrors nationwide party realignments with precinct mass meetings reshaping the Texas delegation to Miami Beach. Old dynamics fade in a neighborhood transforming from upper income to fringe communes.
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Kennedy Strategy The McGovern Battle Threatens Miami Beach Plan
A Kennedy insider warns that Frank Mankiewicz and Stephen Smith fear McGovern may win on the first ballot. They project 271 California delegates and 278 New York delegates, with Texas and other states shaping the fight. Kennedy faces loss of strategic initiative as McGovern builds momentum.
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Equality In Slurring Maybe Slurring Hurricanes Names
Mrs Roxey Bolton former national vice president of NOW argues hurricanes using feminine names slurs women and proposes naming storms after senators congressmen or birds to achieve gender equality. She notes winds and jokes about male names replacing female ones while commenting on gender equity.
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How's Your I Q Daily Quiz Scores Revealed
A multiple day IQ quiz schedule rates results from 9 or 10 correct as Memory Genius down to 4 as Good. Page 2 lists ten sample questions covering astronomy seasons Abigail geography and history noting answers on the next page.
Forces await permission to land Marines in Thailand
U S combat Marines may land in Thailand as part of a broader alert across the United States and Pacific areas while awaiting authorization. Other local items note parking meter replacements in Frederick County and a Police Week merit award for Winchester officer Sgt. Ernest A. Stotler.
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Gospel and export faith in a church test
A pastor tests a communicants class on church duties. A girl correctly states five duties but misreads extending church influence as export. The piece reflects on America’s history of exporting goods and ideas and praises the gospel as the nation’s greatest expertise and moral asset.
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