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...York City's decision last fall to fingerprint prospective teachers brought a yelp of "undignified" from the city's Teachers Union. Last week the city's chief teacher examiner called it "extremely helpful." Of 4,545 applicants, said Dr. Isidore Bogen, 134 proved to have police records, including several convicted sex offenders and one murder suspect. Many offenses were minor, but by failing to mention them in applications, the prospective teachers convicted themselves of lying...
...dogdom paws. At the daily "twilight bark," an "All Dog Alert" goes out: Where oh where have those little dogs gone? They have gone, it seems, to join 84 other puppies in Cruella de Vil's Dalmatian Extermination Location, where they successfully and hilariously dodge the executioners until yelp arrives...
...National Democratic Headquarters on Washington's K Street, a delighted yelp went up when early returns from Connecticut's six congressional races were posted. Democrats had hoped to take four of the state's six seats; instead they scored a grand slam and hauled in all six. And as the evening wore on, similar gains across the U.S. gave Democrats the bright view of a strengthened hold on the House, which they dominated last session by a majority of 35 votes. Probable Democratic gain in this year's election: 35 to 40 votes...
...temporary cut averaging 25% in its monthly progress payments for aircraft production. But the Air Force still expected the industry to maintain full delivery schedules, either by cutting costs or borrowing money to keep going. Last week the replies were in, and they added up to one loud, angry yelp. Said one planemaker: "If the Department of Defense were private industry, it could be adjudged guilty of mismanagement punishable...
From Knowland & Co. came the expected yelp of protest. Blared Knowland's sidekick, New Hampshire's Styles Bridges: "A great mistake." Since the funds have already been appropriated, however, there seemed nothing they could do to stop the shipments. Then, at week's end, came a new obstacle to resumed U.S. military assistance. Huffed Belgrade, apparently with one eye on Moscow: it would need time to "reconsider" the question of U.S. heavy-weapons deliveries. The "reconsideration." the State Department believed. would not take long...