Word: pittsburghs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...former coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, and Wayne Fredericks of the Ford Foundation. At every stop, public discussions will be held under the sponsorship of local World Affairs Councils and universities. Starting this week in Los Angeles, the jet-borne conference will visit San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Houston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Chicago and Dallas. The meetings are meant for community participation; those who wish to attend should call their local World Affairs Council...
...nation's restive school teachers continue to display their fighting mood. As a statewide walkout in Florida went into its second week, new teacher strikes broke out in Pittsburgh and San Francisco and tension grew in Oklahoma and South Dakota. Teachers in Albuquerque went back to work, ending a six-day strike-but only after winning a commitment from New Mexico officials to seek more money for schools...
...Pittsburgh and San Francisco strikes were staged by units of the American Federation of Teachers (an A.F.L.-C.I.O. affiliate) in a drive for bargaining rights and school improvements. The walkout of 1,000 of Pittsburgh's 3,100 teachers forced the closing of all 24 high schools, although 65% of the city's elementary pupils continued to attend class. In San Francisco, 1,500 of the city's 4,000 teachers struck, and all the schools were closed...
Coach Bob Picket's Varsity wrestling team goes to Pittsburgh today to compete in the 16-team Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Tournament this weekend...
...laughing now. Quality? In the last 34 games between East and West, the East has won 17, the West has won 13, and four have ended in ties. Finances? Four weeks ago in Pittsburgh, 12,563 fans turned out to watch the fledgling Penguins tie the old Toronto Maple Leafs 3-3-although the seating capacity at Civic Arena is only 12,507. The Philadelphia Flyers have been averaging 9,000 paid admissions per game; General Manager Bud Poile beams happily: "This game has really arrived in Philadelphia. The fans have started to boo us and the refs...