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...classroom at Chicago's Reading Research Foundation, an attractive blonde teacher brusquely ordered her pupils to "move one-quarter turn." When seven-year-old Kim Helton failed to obey, the teacher bore down on the girl with all the authority of a Marine drill sergeant. "Well, do it!" she yelled. "Move! Move! Move!" Slowly, and blinking back the tears, Kim made the turn. At another class, a young Negro boy began to cry when his teacher rasped out a command to "Think! Wake Up!" Glaring, the teacher snapped back: "Knock it off, Bobby." The sniffling stopped...
What has happened in Virginia is that Holton, rallying the state G.O.P. from long hibernation, is making a spirited attempt to take over the governorship from Democrat Albertis S. Harrison Jr., who is barred by state law from succeeding himself. Though Helton's official opponent is Lieutenant Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr., 50, his most potent adversary is U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, 78, the aged boss and personification of Virginia politics...
...contributors include Paul H. Buck, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor; Franklin L. Ford, Dean of the Faculty; David Riesman, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Gerald Helton, professor of Physics; George Wald, professor of Biology; and Oscar Handlin, professor of History. They discuss exhaustively every aspect of the examination system...
Actress Michaels handles the title role in this inexpensive picture with vulgar assurance. Actor Egan is almost her tough match. The minor parts, especially the barkeep's wife (Evelyn Scott) and a lecherous pants-presser (Percy Helton), are also well attended to. Producer Clarence Greene and Director Russell Rouse, who also collaborated on a competent script, deserve high credit. Having decided to serve cheap whisky, they had the wit and the courage to serve it straight...
Promotions and Dispersions. Last week the 19th Group got its orders. A few would remain at Pyote as the nucleus of a new 19th under command of Major Elbert ("Butch") Helton, 27-year-old Texan who led one of its old squadrons for a year. At least a record dozen pilots of the 19th would get commands of other groups stationed from Kansas to California...