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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1987
Page
1
U.S. Pupils Lag in Math Across Grade Levels
New data from three studies public Saturday show American students from first grade to 12th grade scoring near the bottom among industrialized nations in arithmetic through calculus. Researchers cite repetitious curricula, low emphasis on math, tracking, and cultural attitudes as key factors shaping underachievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aew York
New Evidence
United States
Kenneth Travers
Asia
Marine sergeant held on suspicion of spying for Soviets
Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, 25, a Marine guard at the U.S. embassies in Moscow and Vienna and at the Geneva summit, is in pretrial detention at Quantico. Officials discuss access to classified material and possible court martial. Family says details emerged after his acknowledgement of involvement with a female KGB agent in Vienna last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Vienna
Austria
Geneva
Clayton Lonetree
Quantico
Los Angeles Times
Linda Western
Lonetree
Pentagon
Craig
Clayton
Camp Pendleton
Calif
St. Paul
Minn
Legislature May Face Conflicts In Iowa General Assembly
Gov Terry Branstad House Speaker Don Avenson and Senate Leader C W Hutchins plan paths to a balanced budget as the 72nd Iowa General Assembly opens. They share goals on economic development education environment and elder care but clash over sales tax income tax overhaul and a recent appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
House
Don Avenson
Senate
C.W. “Bill” Hutchins
72Nd General Assembly
Iowa
Branstad
Avenson
House of Representatives
Hutchins
Scouts Spark Rope-Fire Drill at Camp Waubeek
About 170 Boy Scouts from the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Area Council started a controlled blaze during Saturday activities at Camp Waubeek. They gathered material and fed the fire to burn through a rope stretched between two sticks under close supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Hawkeye
Camp
Waubeek
Firms say record seizures hurt
Marion and Erie firms report lasting business damage from federal seizures six months after a probe into alleged U S technology smuggling to Israel. Vector Corp president Jerry Zahradnik cites high time costs and production cuts. Assembly Machines Inc chief Donald Stevens notes halted Israeli projects. Grand juries in Cedar Rapids and Erie probe cluster bomb tech exports. both men have testified but refuse further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Erie
U.S
Israel
Jerry Zahradnik
Vector Corp
Vector
Zahradnik
Donald Stevens
Assembly Machines Inc
Stevens
Cedar Rapids
Reagan
Lebanon
Today’s Chuckle: If swimming is so good for the figure
A lighthearted quip wonders why whales maintain their bulk if swimming is so great for keeping fit. The joke hints that even aquatic giants enjoy their own version of a big figure.
Sale of blast damaged goods interrupted by bomb rumor
In Johannesburg at OK Bazaars a 2-for-1 sale drew crowds until rumors of another bomb triggered a panic. Shoppers fled into the streets with unpaid merchandise as workers repair damage from two Friday bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
OK Bazaars
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New York Times
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John McIvor
Dale Kueter
Sports Farm
SuperQuiz
Iowa Today
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