Graduation rules toughen for students not meeting grades
The Kinard brothers in Brooklyn join tens of thousands of students facing retention as districts tighten standards. Nationally, 9,500 fourth graders and 20,000 seventh graders may be held back, with many retaking tests in hopes of promotion and with debates on the value and cost of stricter discipline.
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Rosetta Kinard
New York City
Russell
Alvin Kinard
P.S. 21
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Alvin
Stanley
New York
Benton Harbor
Mich
Washington
D.C
Atlanta
Oklahoma City
James Gaines
Washington, D.C
Gaines
Gates
June Vanbrackla
Advocates For Children In
Russell Kinard
Public concerns over student literacy and diplomas
A critic argues it is unfair to award diplomas to students who cannot read, calling it a waste of taxpayer money and urging improvements in literacy before graduation.
Desegregation Debates Mark Peoria and Virginia Schools
In 1980 certificates of attendance replaced diplomas in Peoria as a federal judge upheld the district, now appealed by parents. Greensville County Virginia faced national scrutiny in 1974 for failing students and a civil rights challenge about racial disparities. A last year move halted a standardized exam used for promotions. Norman Chachkin said locals feared diploma doubts reflected e exploitation of Black students.
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Peoria
Greensville County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Southern Virginia
Virinia
Norman Chachkin
The
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
Floods in India kill 417 and aid blocked to survivors
Rescuers failed to reach hundreds of villagers in southeast India four days after floods killed 417 and left 1 million homeless. Monsoon rains have swelled rivers across Uttar Pradesh Bihar Orissa Madhya Pradesh, with 10 million affected in Orissa alone. The navy and air force are delivering rice and relief items as shortages grow in government warehouses.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Bay of Bengal
Kathjodi
Air Force
Diet shifts push chicken ahead as beef fades in U S meals
A CSPI report based on government stats shows Americans eating 19 percent less beef from 1976 to 1981 while poultry intake rose over 20 percent and pork rose 19 percent. Rising beef prices and health concerns drive the change, with chicken leading cheaper, leaner options. Coffee use also fell, amid caffeine health concerns.
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Washington
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Center
The
U.S. Agriculture Department
Cutler denounces PAC ads as slander in Iowa race
Democratic candidate Lynn Cutler of Waterloo condemns radio commercials by Mid-America Conservative Political Action Committee as slander. The spots attack Cutler and label her the most far out liberal while defending the ads as backed by documentation. She vows vigilance and legal review as MACPAC plans to air in Waterloo Cedar Falls Marshalltown Oelwein Decorah and Charles City.
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Associated Press
Conservative Political Action Committee
Lynn Cutler
Waterloo
Cutler
Iowa
Iowa City
WSUI
Leroy Corey
Cedar Falls
Political Action Committee
Evans
Marshalltown
Oelwein
Decorah
Charles City
Branstad Won't Debate in Two Iowa Cities
Democratic candidate Roxanne Conlin argues Terry Branstad refuses to debate in Sioux City and Dubuque citing unemployment and labor disputes. She blames Branstad and Gov. Ray for Iowa’s fiscal crisis, citing a $50 million tax rebate and a $200 million spending increase, and recalls a Dubuque airport encounter.
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Conlin
Branstad
3Ioux City
UPI
Roxanne Conlin Maclay
Iowa
Six City
GOP Gubernatoria
Terry Branstad
Sioux City
Dubuque
Robert Ray
Taiwan mission to award grain and equipment bids in Des Moines
The seventh Taiwan procurement mission to the United States will award bids for corn and soybeans and industrial valves in Des Moines on Monday. The 40 member group will visit eight states and purchase 120000 metric tons of corn and 54000 metric tons of soybeans along with pressure regulators. Denny Harding noted Iowa trade missions laid groundwork for future sales by corn and soybean groups. The delegation arrives in Des Moines on Saturday.
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Des Moines
United States
Taiwan
Bwa
Iowa
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Iate Press
William Robertson
Dallas
Ill
George Redfern
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Redfern
Harry Whitaker
Uttar Pradesh
Ganges River
SEDI
U.S
Michael Jacobson
Mary Colburn
Gazette
Deb Wiley
Garnavillo
Annette Hoeger
Clarence Leitgen
Olitical Action Committee
Challinger
3Rd District
Cooperans
Reagan
Macpac
Dubuque Airport
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Said Denny Harding
Iowa Development Commission
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