Traumas TV and Divorces Blamed for Low SAT Scores
New York AP report cites a two year study blaming Vietnam War Watergate TV and rising divorce rates for a steady drop in SAT verbal and math scores since 1963. Panelled experts from Ford Foundation universities and high schools call the decline serious and tied to broader educational opportunity shifts.
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New York
Ach
Willard Wirtz
College Entrance Examination Board
United States
Ford Foundation
Vance Talks on Policy as China Normalization Stalls
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance outlined U.S. foreign policy to Chinese hosts in Peking during a second meeting with Foreign Minister Huang Hua. Officials say Beijing’s core demand remains the severance of ties with Taiwan, the cancellation of the mutual defense treaty, and withdrawal from Taiwan and Formosa Strait, a condition Vance showed no signs of meeting. Haw in remarks stressed Taiwan’s “liberation” as China’s internal matter.
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Peking
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Huang Hua
Hodding Carter
Carter
Huang
Washington
Hua Kuo-feng
Communist Party Congress
Hua
United States
China
Taiwan
Formosa Strait
Hui
Nna
Carter Campaign Owes 1798 For Flights On Lance Plane
President spokesman Jody Powell said Carter and his campaign owe 1798.10 for flights on a National Bank of Georgia plane once headed by Bert Lance. A full records review could take up to four years, with reimbursements planned from leftover funds and possible personal payment of 927.90 if flights are deemed noncampaign expenses.
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Washington
Jody Powell
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
Carter
Powell
National Bank of Georgia
White House
Georgia
Tennessee
Lance
Comptroller of the Currency
Sea Island
Americus
Robert Lipshutz
Federal Election Commission
Toetermine
Pot plant found by Corry police in housing unit
Corry police traced a potted cannabis plant found by a landlord during a unit check. A 16 year old tenant said more plants existed but had died. Investigators continue reviewing the case as no charges are yet filed.
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Dana Scouten
Corry
Eaton
Mandel Guilty in Mail Fraud Racketeering Trial
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel was found guilty on 17 mail fraud counts and one racketeering count in a case tied to an influence trading scheme around Marlboro Race Track. Five codefendants were also convicted on most counts, with sentencing set for October 7.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
U.S. District Court
Mandel
Irvin Ravens
W. Dale Hess
House of Delegates
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Hess
William A
Harry W. Rodgers
Cory
Ravens
Florida
General Assembly
Marlboro
Kavens
Taylor
Blair Lee
Reassignment Plan Faces Teacher Resentment in District
Traveling teachers face a shakeup as Thomas Davis realigns art music PE and library loads after Spring Creek closure. Critics oppose moved assignments. Davis defends equity while promising to address major problems with minimal hardship. The plan shifts fulltime and halftime art classes from 26 and 25 weekly loads to 23 and 13 respectively, applied across the program.
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Rick Martin
Thomas Davis
Davis
Spartansburg
Sparta Elementary
Conelway
Corry
Sparta
Spring Creek
Clymer Democrats Endorse GOP Candidate for Supervisor
The Clymer Democrats endorsed James Lictus Republican candidate for town supervisor, along with a slate for town offices including Grace Hunter town clerk and Dennis Westerburg highway superintendent. Donald Hogan seeks Chautauqua County Legislature District B seat and spoke to the group. A community picnic at 1:30 p.m. August 24 invites the public to meet candidates. rain date is Community Building.
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James Lictus
Clymer
Clymer Democrats
P.m
Too Hot To Sit On DBCP Hazard Alert Considered
Midland AP reports a pest control chemical DBCP suspected to cause sterility in men and cancer in animals, prompting a possible federal alert. A National Cancer Institute study linked injected DBCP to cancer in animals, with NIOSH official Dr. Channing Meyer urging caution and more data due by week’s end as Dow Shell Oil and Occidental complete tests.
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Midland
Mich
National Cancer Institute
Channing
Boy Dies After Learning of Cancer On TV
Calumet City Illinois AP reports 12 year old Scott Crull dies of bone cancer two weeks after Cubs star Bobby Murcer promised a home run for him. Scott learned of his terminal illness on national TV and endured increasing pain before passing at St Margaret's Hospital in Hammond Indiana.
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Calumet City, II
Scott Crull
Bobby Murcer
Scott
Murcer
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Linda Crull
Kenneth
Cubs
Kenneth Crull
Scotty
Linda
Crull
Keith Jackson
Jackson
Scot
St Margaret's Hospital
Hammond
Ind
Los Angeles Dodgers
Golf Etiquette Breach Sparks Fight At North Hills Course
At North Hills Golf Course on a Saturday, four Corry teenagers and two Erie men clashed after a warning shout of fore. Police investigated with conflicting accounts from both sides, naming William Jackson Thomas Mack Fred Schneider and Larry Christensen as youths involved and David Brown Gordon P. Fisher as the Erie pair. Parents may or may not file charges as the inquiry continues.
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North Hills
William Jackson
Turnpike Road
Thomas Mack
East Bond Street
Fred Schneider
R.D. 3
Turnpike
Larry Christensen
Wright Street
Corry
Erie
David Brown
Gordon P. Fisher
Jackson
Schneider
Mack
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Clymer Dems
Meyer
The
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NIOSH
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