Businesses on Schools Warn of Graduates Lacking Skills
A 107 page report by the Council for Economic Development cites business leaders from 244 large and 65 small firms who say many high school graduates lack discipline, work habits, English, and other job skills. It advocates market competition among schools, a common curriculum, periodic testing, higher teacher pay, and continued extracurricular activities to improve retention and preparation for work.
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Baew York
Corp
New
Council For Economic Development
Twachtmann
Iowa
Linn-Mar
Glen Easterday
Easterday
Don Nau
Cedar Rapids
Local schools push back against investing in our children report
Cedar Rapids and Marion area educators contest the Investing in Our Children findings. They cite local attendance rates, coursework like New Skills For Living, and strict truancy policies as evidence that schools still uphold traditional values and address student behavior without endorsing broad criticisms.
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William Bach
Bach
Cedar Rapids-Marion-area
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Twachtmann
Marion High School
U.S. Eyes Jordan in Middle East Peace Efforts
The Reagan administration builds its peace strategy on Jordan while warning Congress that the kingdom will face rising threats as talks progress. It backs arming Jordan to bolster confidence, though new U.S. weapons sales may not ensure Jordan joins talks with Israel. The State Department study notes Saudi bases offered to the U.S. for use against Soviet action or oil-shock threats.
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Washington
Reagan
Jordan
Congress
U.S
Israel
State Department
Associated Press
Saudi Arabia
United States
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Unrest spills to white Cape Town suburbs in 1980s South Africa
Cape Town saw black and mixed race youths attack white homes in Windsor Park and Amalinda, using stones and firebombs. Residents fired back with pistols, injuring two attackers. no whites were hurt. International reactions followed as U S officials warned sanctions could impact southern Africa.
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Gazette Wire Services
South Africa
Cape Town
United States
Southern Africa
Louis Nel
Nel
State Department
African National Congress
Windsor Park
Amalinda
London
Paris
Investigators Probe JAL 747 Crash for Faulty Rear Cabin Repairs
Authorities tie the Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 disaster to improper pressure bulkhead repairs after a 1978 landing left 30 injured. A single rivet line may have replaced the required double line. Rebel leaders in Nicaragua announce aims to double forces and win U.S. weapons aid to overthrow the Sandinista government, claiming 17,000 troops with hope for 30,000.
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New York
Japan Air Lines
Boeing
U.S. Congress
Congress
Nine Die in Havana Blast At Munitions Dump
The Cuban government news agency Prensa Latina reported nine people killed in a series of fires caused by explosions at a munitions storage dump near Havana. The agency described the blasts as completely accidental and released the information via a dispatch monitored in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Havana
Prensa Latina
Youngest artificial heart recipient in Tucson faces more strokes
Michael Drummond, the world’s youngest recipient, suffered a string of tiny strokes on Thursday. Surgeons hope to transplant a human heart this week if his condition allows. Drummond remains in critical condition with slurred speech but officials see no definite permanent brain damage.
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Tucson
Ariz
Michael Drummond
Jack Copeland
Drummond
14 year old wins divorce in Gallatin custody case
A 14 year old boy wins a divorce from his 17 year old wife on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The girl gains custody of their 16 month old daughter Heather. Wendy Chappell Warden and Hal Warden married January 20, 1984. Heather has been shuttled between homes.
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Gallatin, Tenn
Wendy Chappell
Warden
Hal Warden
Heather
Chugiak
Alaska
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