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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1996
Page
3
A 1994 OECD study shows American teachers average 958 hours in elementary, 964 in middle, and 943 in high school per year, well above the country averages of 818, 760, and 688 hours respectively.
Oscar nominated actor Howard Rollins died at 46 after complications from cancer and drug use. He passed Sunday at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York, according to a publicist for Carroll O Connor.
In Media Pennsylvania Judge Patricia Jenkins ruled John E du Pont competent to stand trial after psychiatrists said drugs cleared his head He was described as mentally ill but able to understand reality and face trial set for January 21 In Delaware a separate case concerns Brian Peterson Jr Amy Grossberg 18 charged with first degree murder or intentional homicide and a related abuse or neglect charge over the newborn found in a motel trash bin
Defense Secretary Perry and Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian agree in principle to extend U S ship visits to Hong Kong after the handover. They plan periodic high level defense talks and ship visit exchanges, and Perry proposes a rules of the road naval agreement to avoid snap decisions at sea.
CIA Director John Deutch plans to step down in the next week or two, handing duties to deputy George Tenet until a successor is confirmed by the Senate. President Clinton had nominated Anthony Lake to head the CIA in his second term, but Lake’s confirmation was unlikely before late January.
Fred Goldman spoke through tears about his son Ron as the civil trial against O J Simpson moved forward in Santa Monica. He described daily memories of Ron and condemned the defendant while witnesses and evidence including DNA tests and the leather gloves were reviewed.
A brief update line provides two phone numbers for further details s seal 363 7000 or 337 7000 with category 2525.
The Supreme Court debated how much race can influence redistricting in a Georgia case asking for two majority African American districts instead of one. Justices pressed for a clear standard while hearing a Louisiana parish school board redistricting challenge the same day.
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