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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Diary of a Young Girl, Hiroshima, Treasure Island and the Bible's Book of Esther. Then they read the books, discussed them, wrote papers about them, acted out some of the roles, prepared newspapers based on the stories. At the end of the project, compared with kids in regular classes, they showed superior ability in reading comprehension, understanding words, effective written expression. They did just as well as the regular students in grammar and spelling...
...soon learned that the suit would not hold up, because in order to sell the land, his lawyers had signed away his right to sue in connection with any of the previous land transactions. Now his situation was becoming desperate. Nearing 60, he was unable to find regular employment. Because he owned land (the desert which no one would buy), he was ineligible for welfare. He didn't qualify for unemployment insurance because he had been self-employed...
...Juarez, Mexico, is that you don't have to live there. Juarez courts will grant anyone a divorce regardless of where he or she actually lives. Last week the renowned divorce mill was grinding away at an unprecedented rate. All available court personnel had been pulled off regular duty and thrown into the pool typing up decrees. One busy court handled 240 divorces in two hours. At week's end, the total granted since Aug. 1 had reached 4,000, compared with the average 1,000 for a normal month...
...loaded revolver. But the American Rifleman came to a different conclusion. More women need to be trained in the use of firearms to protect them selves and their families against burglars and marauders, said the magazine. It then invited women in cities and suburbs to attend classes for regular shooting practice...
...Saturday Evening Post for 18 years, runs articles in every issue lauding the man with a gun. The July issue, which contains an admiring account of the military sniper throughout history, arrived in the mail just as snipers began shooting in the ghettos. Halsey has also expanded a regular feature called "The Armed Citizen," which reports the derring-do of shopkeepers and housewives who have gunned down intruders. "Of course, the column omits stories of innocent people who are killed in these encounters," notes Carl Bakal, author of The Right to Bear Arms, a book critical of the gun trade...