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Word: allens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...films and coordinating agencies are not enough. These seem to aim at short-term panaceas to catch up with the Russians. James E. Allen Jr., New York State Commissioner of Education, said that although he was "definitely concerned about the Soviet threat," he was "disturbed as well by the emphasis in Washington on a crash program in science and mathematics." An overemphasis on science and mathematics can result in an exclusion of other necessary fields...

Author: By Charles I. Kingson, | Title: Science Education | 11/27/1957 | See Source »

This admission confirmed the judgment of J. Allen Hynek, associate director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Hynek questioned the veracity of the British announcement on Friday, stating that available evidence did not justify the prediction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sputnik I Rocket Stays in Space; Hynek Confirmed | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...long haul," said Astrophysicist J. Allen Hynek, director of the nation's satellite-optical-tracking program, "this country must change its way of thinking about education-clear back to the kindergarten." The big change would probably have to begin in the home. "Parents," said a group of Albuquerque science teachers, "generally fail to counsel their children on school courses, and they have a get-by philosophy of their own. The elder generation wants to work short hours, get high pay, ride in big cars and watch television." The effect on the schools, said Grayson Kirk, has been devastating. "Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Change the Thinking | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

Born. To Steve Allen, 35, owl-eyed TV funnyman; and Jayne Meadows, 35, red-haired TV paneleer (I've Got a Secret): their first child (his fourth), a son; in Manhattan. Name: William Christopher. Weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 25, 1957 | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...Allen Hynek, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, last night refused to verify a report that the rocket of Sputnik I would crash to earth sometime today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Observatory Director Refuses to Comment About Sputnik 'Crash' | 11/23/1957 | See Source »

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