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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1981

Page

13

Test of Knowledge and Court Notices From West Virginia Papers

Mixed notices include test questions by Louise Cook, legal divorce action for Cindy Meadows, and bid advertisements for sidewalk renovation in Princeton West Virginia. It lists court actions, city council tax allocations, and fiscal year estimates alongside public bidding details.

Louise Cook Bluefield Road Princeton West Virginia Cindy Meadows White & Ambrose Council of Abe Peterstown Ity Bidysun Y Hall Cs Capnor Lapel AL General Fund Peewweed Ia Yao State OF West OF OF Donald L. Brown

Debate over standardized tests fairness and grading errors

The passage argues about test fairness and grading mistakes on large scale standardized exams. Critics claim exams favor middle class students, disadvantaging poor and minority students, with emphasis on questions and answers and their interpretation.

Consumer Scorecard Reveals Math Marking Errors Across Exams

The Department of Education issued a 3.6 page guide titled Your Child and Testing to help parents understand different tests. The guide follows the discovery of errors in marking mathematics problems on two separate exams and outlines two basic kinds of tests: teacher-created assessments and standardized measures.

Department of Education

Market Down Again Rides Dow Below 1015 On Rates

New York AP market wrap shows the Dow Jones industrial average slipping 10.98 to 1015.22 as traders cite higher interest rates and tensions in Poland. Week gains narrow with a 1.98 advance. NYSE volume slides to 46.93 million. Oil, auto, and precious metals led losses with Mobil, Exxon, Standard Oil of Indiana, Superior Oil, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler trading lower as gold prices weaken.

NEW York Poland New York Stock Exchange Oi Group Mobil Exxon Standard Oil Indiana Superior Oil General Motors Ford Motor Chrysler

Market Notes: Oil, Mining Stocks Dip After Bid Withdrawal

Over The Counter oil and mining shares slid with Over The Counter down to 529.30 and Homestake slipping 1 percent to 34. USA 2 fell to 5442, Dome Mines to 882, and Century Fox dropped 6 percent to 5 as Marvin Davis withdrew his bid Thursday. Avco fell 4 2 to 2642 and Measurex 24 to 24 percent after company report earnings.

Commodity Exchange New York Homestake Mining USA Dome Mines Ee Eene Century-Fox Marvin Davis Denver Avco Measurex

Honduran airliner hijacked to Managua with Americans aboard

An airliner carrying about 80 passengers including around 20 Americans was hijacked after takeoff from Honduras and diverted to Managua Nicaragua. Officials said two Nicaraguan hijackers linked to the Cinchonero Popular Liberation Movement were involved. The Sandinista government closed Managua's airport to traffic.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Managua Nicaragua San Pedro Sula Belize New Orleans Figaroa Cinchonero Popular Liberation Movement Sandinista Manuel Porras Civil Sandino International Airport

Haig Warns Poland Situation Is Very Serious

Haig called the Poland crisis very serious and said weekend developments could be critical. The State Department set up a Poland watch group to monitor events hourly as Caspar Weinberger pledged allied pressure on the Soviet Union and warned against ruling out or in concrete actions. Western military action is not seen as imminent, though Washington aims to keep the Soviets guessing while delaying a direct response. Jagielski plans a Washington visit next week to discuss Poland’s embattled economy.

Haig State Department Poland Defense Caspar Weinberger United States Soviet Union Weinberger Jagielski Washington

Bail Set For 3 Charged With Sadistic Murder

Three white men Ralph Hayes Jimmy Edgar and Johnny Edgar face bonds of 250000 each for the slaying of a young black student found hanging from a camphor tree in Mobile. The victim Donald a part time college student worked in the Mobile Press Register mail room. Civil rights leaders attend his funeral as federal authorities review possible federal lynching laws and civil rights charges.

Mobile Ala South Galanos Ralph Hayes Jimmy Edgar Johnny Edgar Hayes Robert Wilson Donald Technical College Revelation Baptist Church Walter Burch Burch Washington John Conyers D-Mich William French Smith FBI Conyers Congressional Black Caucus LeRoy Riddick Mobile Press Register

Auction and notices from Summers County public sale and local notices

Auction Saturday March 26 at 11 00 am features household furniture including refrigerator range dinette sets washing machine and living and bedroom furniture plus porch furniture and more. Location Summers County near Pipestem Park entrance 3 3 miles to Mrs Ara Wyrick home contact Jim Mayberry The Country Crier 384 7054 Lic 1448 Jim Owen Realtor Auctioneers open sight rifle match every Saturday at 2 pm at Oakvale Volunteer Fire Dept no alcohol shooting match details available Ditching sewer and water line work by Keesting Construction 425 9568 Mercer Crushed Stone available delivery from Ingleside Exit Princeton 425 177) }

Summers County Lick Creek Road Pipestem Park Ara Wyrick Jim Mayberry Country Crier Oakvale

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