Article: Bennett to Soviets: Raise Iron Curtain

WASHINGTON (AP) Education Secretary William J. Bennett today appealed to the Soviet Union to "raise the Iron Curtain" and allow American intellectuals, including himself, to teach in Soviet classrooms and appear on television.

Bennett said he would welcome a visit in return by Soviet Deputy Minister of Education Marina I. Juravleva to "teach classes on the Soviet system."

He proposed the exchange in a speech prepared for delivery today to the Chamber of Commerce in Kansas City, Mo.

He cited a survey of high school juniors by the federally backed National Assessment of Educational Progress that showed many are ignorant of the Soviet Union and the history of U.S.-Soviet relations.

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