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This article offers news briefs for the week of October 16, 1965. Particular focus is given to the foreign policy of communist China, and a critique of military tactics employed by the U.S. in the Vietnam War. The article also list congressman who voted against a resolution for the U.S. to intervene against communism in Latin America. Further article topics include recorded phone messages allegedly slandering the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.

The article discusses the disaster plan devised by the Parents Teacher Association of Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior High School in Washington D.C. to deal with possible atomic attack. The Operation Research Office, a branch of the Johns Hopkins University under contract with the U.S. army helped the working of the plan. It highlights several points to protect children in the attack, including installation of a warning system and others.

The article presents the short story "Scattered Returns," by John D. Weaver.

The article focuses on the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in the U.S. The PTA has 5,000,000 members in 31,000 locals as of 1949. Every local chapter of the association has a project for each school term such as a theatrical road show whose earnings will help build a community center. The Bronxville PTA in New York has a tradition that its president must always be a man.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Here's Where Our Young Commies Are Trained," by Craig Thompson in the March 12, 1949 issue, "Five Million Parents Can't Be Stopped," by Jerome Ellison in the February 26, 1949 issue and "The Mysterious Avocado," by Wessel Smitter in the February 26, 1949 issue.

Reflects on the possible focus to be given on federal aid to education at the White House Conference to be held in Washington. Reaction of some educators after hearing about the event; Expectation of the Indiana Parent Teacher Association Study Group on the conference; Opposition of Illinois governor Goodwin Knight and California governor William Stratton to the federal aid.

Focuses on the political implications of a cake sale program of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of an elementary school in Fairfax, Virginia. Moral for rampant bureaucracy; Theme of the occasion, which refers to the space age and missiles; Suggestion that the armed forces should have divided PTA cake-sale zones as they do areas of National defense.

The article relates the author's experience of becoming the president of the Sunny-side Acres parents' and teachers' association. Prior to the election, he has strived to become popular by coming early in every meeting, frequently seconding every motions and helping janitors.

A cartoon on a parents' and teachers' association meeting is presented.