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...hard to see the effects of Separate-But-Unequal schools. About one-half of all the Negro children who start school end up graduating from high school. Actually, that's not as great a loss as it may seem; because those who make it out of the twelfth grade have only the equivalent of a sixth grade Alabama education. A little less than two-thirds of black high school graduates are able to read. Many are turned down by the military because they fail the elementary math and reading tests...
...attacked for weakening the hand of "the peace forces" in fighting crime. Washington was depicted as the "crime capital of the world." To the cheering audiences, it scarcely mattered that the facts were sometimes awry. For instance, though Washington does indeed have a serious crime problem, the capital ranks twelfth on a per capita basis in crimes of violence on the FBI's most recent tabulation of major U.S. cities...
YOUR OWN THING. Shakespeare again proves himself to be a most congenial coauthor, as Twelfth Night provides the plot and cast of characters for an inventive rock musical about confusion of the sexes...
YOUR OWN THING. Writer-Director Donald Driver proved to be the perfect collaborator to help slide Shakespeare's Twelfth Night into the 20th century with rock music and the unisex look of the with-it generation...
Reduced Risk. Milan's Professor Carlo Sirtori agrees with Cross and adds mongolism to the list of congenital defects associated with outdated ova. The conventional Ogino-Knaus schedule for contraceptive rhythm bars intercourse from the twelfth to the 15th day of the cycle; Sirtori would prolong the ban through the 17th day. This way, says Sirtori, both the risk of an unwanted pregnancy and the possibility of a malformed baby are reduced...