Certifying Teachers and the Standards Debate
Two editorials argue Virginia independent schools face accreditation gaps due to course requirements. They claim standards misjudge teaching ability, urging competency exams and student teaching as alternatives to or alongside coursework. A second piece notes urban fear, crime and population pressure threaten civilization’s future.
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Virginia
Summer Heat Hype Cools With Calm Minds
The article argues that comfort in heat comes more from mindset than climate. It predicts 100 days of heat with people seeking relief in various ways and notes advice on summer diets will appear, while stressing worry often makes temperatures feel hotter.
Frontiersman Flintlock Demonstrated by Zeiders Crew
Star Files CHARLES ZEIDERS of Harrisburg showed a flintlock rifle to Gary Lupton as part of a mounted party en route to Frankfort Kentucky. Clearbrook Fire Co demonstrated new fog foam and wet water technique to sixty-one invited fire companies. Mrs Andrew Babb awarded 18 kindergarten diplomas after a circus.
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Charles Zeiders
Harrisburg
Gary Lupton
Zeiders
Frankfort
Gene Fisher
Jerry Turner
Phyliss Rowland
Clearbrook Fire CO
Andrew Babb
Jack and Jill Nursery School
Do Not Postpone Joys of Human Association
A meditation warns that delaying time with friends family and church work leads to lost opportunities as years pass. The speaker stresses making and enjoying relationships now rather than hoping for a future when life is less busy, noting tomorrow may be too late.
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New York City
Malta the Mediterranean Pivot in Cold War Struggle
Henry J. Taylor argues Malta holds strategic value for the United States as a key Mediterranean outpost just south of Sicily. He notes Soviet pressure around the island, compares Malta to Cuba in regional importance, and highlights its long, ancient harbor heritage and Greek references.
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Valletta
Malta
Dom Nintoff
U.S.S.R
Mediterranean
Sicily
Libya
Cuba
Caribbean
Tunisia
Morocco
Turkey
United States
Kremlin
District of Columbia
Isle
Melita
Mediterranean Sea
Britain
NATO
Dom Mintoff
George Borg-Oliver
Mintoff
Moscow
John I. Getz
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Australia
Canada
Raphael
Vjatislav Richter
Getz
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Arvid Pardo
Nixon Era Hints of GOP Weakness in Watergate Fallout
A White House aide reports scant Capitol Hill support for Nixon amid Sam Ervin’s Watergate hearings. Republicans fear fallout as Ervin presses for full details, while Butz condemns the inquiry as improper political inquisition.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Sam Ervin
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Ervin
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Butz
Rocky
Rockefeller Go For 76 Nomination
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York has firmly signaled a 1976 presidential bid with strategic planning and field campaigns. He faces scrutiny over campaign skills and age while aiming to win the GOP moderate wing and blunt rival Sen. Charles Percy.
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Washington
Nea
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
D.C
GOP
Illinois
Charles Percy
Rocky
No Picture Book Like Memory By HALBOYLE
HALBOYLE reflects on memory as a vivid timeless picture book from life. The piece contrasts past daily life with nostalgic scenes of households, social norms, and small joys amid midcentury Americana.
Strength in Weakness and Will Across Thought
A compact note blending biblical reflection II Corinthians 12 10 with Victor Hugo on strength and will. It contrasts Christian endurance with secular insight, linking faith in weakness to resilience and human resolve through famous quotation.
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