Test score gains differ by grade and year
Writing scores rose nine percent for sixth graders while high school seniors show an unknown percent. Using different tests for the two school years the changes reflect only correct answers common to both tests. California sixth graders would shift from 44 and 51 to higher ranks, Hill notes.
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Granny Gruesomes dolls thrill Hayward collectors
Glimpses of Nola Matson of Castro Valley as she showcases Granny Gruesomes dolls and elaborate dollhouses at local fairs including Meek State Christmas show in Hayward. The collection began with a 1912 doll she received at age five, costing 88 cents, and grew into a lifelong passion for quirky, almost life size figures and clothespin figures.
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Hearst seeks bail as safety concerns prompt solitary confinement claim
Patricia Hearst’s defense says prison life endangers her and requests bail pending appeal, arguing only solitary confinement protects her after a transfer to San Diego MCC. Attorney James L. Browning Jr. opposes bail, labeling Hearst a flight risk. Hearst, 22, was convicted in a 1974 bank robbery involving the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Fremonts Sick-Out Could End After Strike Action
Fremont faces a two day illness stoppage by 65 nonteaching staff with 80 workers off yesterday. union rep Harry Jaramillo says talks today with the district could bring a return to work tomorrow. A meeting at Irvington High School planned for 7 pm aims to review negotiations and decide next steps as protests and a hallway board confrontation occurred last night.
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Governor halts Gilmore execution. pardons board to rule
Utah Governor Calvin Rampton stayed the death sentence for Gary Gilmore until Wednesday. The Board of Pardons will decide on a further delay, transfer, commutation, or execution as ordered by the Fourth District Court in Provo. Rampton cited reviewing duty and urged board consideration on the same basis as commutation requests.
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Rebate Race Heats Up As Auto Makers Cut Prices
AMC reports a 46.3 million 1976 loss as it offers 25 to 225 dollar rebates on retirees and cuts Gremlin pricing. GM joins with 2 dollar rebates on Chevette Vega and Astro nearing January 10 expiry amid plant shutdowns and UAW concerns.
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Revisionist claim on Declaration's approval time
Washington based UPI reports historian Paul Senith of the Library of Congress presents evidence that the Declaration of Independence was approved early on July 4 1776 likely between 12 and 1 am, contradicting long held Jefferson based accounts. The finding challenges two centuries of recorded timing and prompts reconsideration of the event.
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Ex-con becomes judge in local election tale
Review notes a Judge-elect Hubert Young's past as an ex convict shaping his path to the bench. Other items mention determinate sentencing praise, ongoing swine flu clinics, Castro Valley school repairs financing, a tax form delay, Warriors seeking a win, teen advice on alcoholic parents, and a Danish Gym Team visit with folk dances. Weather outlook showers ending tonight with highs in the 50s to 60s.
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