Education Secretary proposes major changes to handicapped student rules
Education Secretary Terrel Bell proposed revisions to the Education for All Handicapped Children regulations to ease school administration burdens while preserving student rights. Advocates criticized proposals as watering down protections, and Bell urged public comments through November with hearings in nine cities.
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Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Berkeley
Calif
Fire destroys Abaddon plant in Montpelier Idaho
A safety-helmet plant fire in Montpelier Idaho sent flames and toxic fumes across the town forcing 2500 residents to evacuate. The blaze began around 1 15 pm when an electrical fan shorted igniting 50 gallon drums of paint lacquer and other chemicals. No injuries were reported.
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Bear Lake
Reagan backs away on child work rules easing proposal
Labor protests push the Reagan administration to pause changes that would extend youth work hours and comment period. Deputy Undersecretary Collyer says a six month public input window will precede revised rules after input from business, labor, and education groups.
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UPI
Reagan
Robert Collyer
George Miller
D.calif
House Labor Standards Subcommittee
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Bus Plunges Off Road Killing Fans in Mexico
A speeding bus carrying a southern Mexico baseball team crashed off an embankment near Tapanetepec Oaxaca killing at least 20 and injuring 17, police said. The driver died after speeding under the influence of alcohol as most victims were players.
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UPI
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Oaxaca
China Threatens Cultural Ties Over Hu Na Defection
China warned the United States to return Hu Na, 19, or risk cutting back on cultural exchanges. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the defection in California jeopardizes personal safety of Chinese players and strains Sino American relations amid arms sales to Taiwan.
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UPI
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United States
Washington
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Taiwan
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Reagan warns abortion on demand must end at Knights of Columbus event
President Reagan told about 3,000 at Hartford that abortion on demand is a national tragedy and urged quick action on three human life bills. He defended limited government, backed tax credits for private schooling, and urged a school prayer amendment while criticizing federal funding of abortions and forced busing. He called nuclear arms talks in Geneva beyond a freeze and praised detente efforts. A disruption by a protester drew Reagan’s quip about echoes.
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