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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1996
Page
3
In Knoxville, Anna Sandhu Ray, ex wife of imprisoned assassin James Earl Ray, was arrested after officers found 25 live animals and several dead ones in her home. Ray had a large facial wound and 15 dogs, four cats, and six kittens alive amid the dead, as authorities investigated an injured person report.
A 1992 international reading study found U S fourth graders outperformed peers in all but Finland and Sweden while ninth graders trailed Finland but matched 15 other nations. Education officials cautioned about different test standards and emphasized improving reading nationwide.
Selinsgrove Pennsylvania Charles Barley Jr scored 970 on the SAT yet was admitted to Susquehanna University via the Write Option scoring a graded writing sample and strong grades. He argues four years of high school work should not be erased by a single test. FairTest notes 241 schools now offer SAT optional admissions including Bowdoin Lafayette Dickinson and Franklin and Marshall.
Washington Post poll shows 38 percent favor the Republican in their district while 50 percent back the Democrat, reflecting voter disenchantment with the GOP majority. Analysts note prior Democratic leads were similar and suggest the gap could close before elections.
A family returning from vacation in Auburn Mass suffered a fatal crash when a tractor trailer in the breakdown lane struck their van, igniting a blaze. William Classen’s van carried his two children a niece and their grandparents who died. Driver Austin Kilcollins of Florenceville New Brunswick faced five counts of vehicular homicide and other violations. bail set at 50,000. Investigators noted no skid marks and unclear why the truck was in the breakdown lane. Kilcollins reported to WBZ-TV that he dozed off at the wheel.
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