Many Factors Tied to 1960s 70s Test Score Slump
A Congressional Budget Office study prepared for the Senate Labor and Human Resources subcommittee finds no single cause or quick cure for the decline in student test scores during the 1960s and 1970s. It notes numerous educational and social factors, including drug use, played modest roles, and reforms focused on graduation standards or homework are unlikely to yield sweeping improvements.
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Emergency landing on three wheels shocks jet passengers
A TWA Boeing 767 with 169 passengers and 12 crew skidded on its right engine as it landed at Scott Air Force Base after a failed right rear gear deployment. Passengers cried and prayed, fearing disaster, while sparks flew from the runway. The plane diverted from Lambert to Scott for safety.
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Senate moves to ban nuclear weapons in the Philippines
Philippine senators sponsor measures to ban nuclear arms from Philippine soil and impose criminal penalties for import or toleration. The push targets nuclear weapons believed housed at Clark Air Base and Subic Bay, amid U.S. secrecy on overseas bases.
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Protests banned in Wunsiedel over Hess funeral plans
Northern Bavarian officials banned demonstrations honoring Rudolf Hess on Sunday. Police arrested five people who defied the order as Hess burial plans faced limits. a Lutheran pastor said singing the Nazi linked Deutschland Deutschland ueber alles would not be allowed at Hess services. Hess, once deputy to Adolf Hitler, was due to be buried Tuesday or Wednesday in the northern Bavarian village near the Czechoslovak border.
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Navy to Stay In Gulf As Long As Needed Says Official
Assistant Secretary Richard Murphy says U S warships will remain in the Persian Gulf as long as required to meet threats and oil traffic needs. He notes the war could end only with a cease fire and cites the UN call while Iran's Larijani warns the resolution is flawed.
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Walesa to apply for U S visa for 200th Constitution anniversary
Lech Walesa said he will apply for a U S visa to attend ceremonies in Philadelphia next month marking the 200th anniversary of the U S Constitution. He may also attend a Paris conference for living Nobel Peace Prize winners. The Solidarity leader awaits travel permission after finishing his shift at a Gdansk factory.
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Convoy Steams Through Gulf Amid Iraq Iran Tensions
The Bridgeton, a mine damaged supertanker, 401 382 tons, and destroyer Kidd led a convoy of three Kuwaiti tankers and two U S warships through the Persian Gulf ahead of potential Iranian missile threats near the Strait of Hormuz. Iraqi warplanes bombed Bandar Khomini and Basra reports by Sunday.
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Rebels ambush in Nicaragua kills five ministry workers
Five employees of Nicaragua's Agrarian Reform Ministry were killed and two wounded when rebels ambushed their vehicle on the northern outskirts of Jinotega's San Antonio de las Cuchillas. The government linked the attack to US backed contras fighting to topple the Sandinista government.
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First U S cites employers under new immigration law
Immigration officials begin enforcement by issuing the first citations to a medium sized manufacturing firm in Los Angeles for employing illegal aliens. The program targets employers with penalties escalating from 280 to 2500 dollars per unlawful worker, with fines up to 10000 dollars for repeats, and amnesty paths for eligible aliens.
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