Study finds teens struggle with clear written English
Denver report from NAEP shows American teens, including 13 and 17 year olds, writing more incoherent pieces and in a shorter primer-like style compared with 1970. Females outperform males across ages, while 1974 results improved over four years earlier.
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Denver
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP
Education Commission of the States
National Center For Education Statistics
Depletion of copper predicted
A news brief cites M J Mighdell of the National Association of Recycling Industries warning that at current usage copper resources could be exhausted in about 45 years in the United States and 50 years globally. He urges policies to boost recycling as energy saving and material supply, noting foreign dependence will rise by 1985 and beyond.
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New York
M.J. Mighdell
National Association of Recycling Industries
United States
Department of the Interior
U.S
Mighdoll
Chile
Peru
Zaire
Zambia
Timna
Israel
Housewey
Kitchen
Federel
Px Ae
Lone Paniary
Virgin Peas
Garland Elementary Announces Honor Roll and Merit List
Garland Elementary School names top students with an Honor Roll for all A grades and a Merit List for all A and B grades. Honor Roll includes Tammy Allen and nine others. Merit List features twenty eight students, including Melissa Anderson and Rex Matthews. Open house Tuesday night November 11 attracted over 350 parents. new library showcased, and art by John Gambs displayed.
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Garland Elementary
Wendel McCorkle
Tammy Allen
Gwendolyn Arnold
Debbie Duggar
Carl Ellis
Martha Head
Scott Key
Angela McKamie
James McMillen
Tina Powers
Melissa Anderson
Regina Applegate
Demetrius Burton
Kimberly Calhoun
Mary Char
John Gambs
John D. Gambs
John
Garland
Dam supporters urge Pryor to rethink Northeast Arkansas project
Jonesboro Arkansas AP Dam supporters led by Bell Foley Dam Association say Gov Pryor may change his mind if given the right information. Amos David a banking executive and two others appeared on KAIT saying the state share of costs around 290000 per year is reasonable for a major recreation area along Strawberry River. They cite earlier studies and potential benefits including flood protection for up to 60000 acres and boosted county employment in Sharp Fulton and Izard with more young residents.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Bell Foley Dam Association
David Pryor
Arkansas
Amos David
Caraway
Imboden
Jonesboro
KAIT
E. R. Coleman
Independence County
Jim Barnett
Batesville
Coleman
Barnett
Pryor
Bell Foley
Strawberry River
David
Sharp
Fulton
Izard
Dallas columnist Crume dies at 63 after long illness
Paul Crume, longtime Dallas Morning News columnist famed for the Big D, died at 63 from cancer after months of illness. He continued writing until four days before his death, with his final piece on death. He began the column in 1928 and served in the Navy during WWII, leaving a widow Marion, a son Christopher, seven brothers, and a sister. Funeral set for 3 p.m. at Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church.
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Paul Crume
Dallas Morning News
Crume
Alpena Pass
Ark
Palmer County
Tex
New Mexico
University of Texas At Austin
The
News
U.S. Navy
Marion
Christopher
Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church
Child Killed in Hunting Accident Near Hot Springs
Charles David White 11 of Little Rock died Saturday after reaching for a rifle leaning against a tree and causing an accidental discharge. He was deer hunting with an uncle about 15 miles west of Hot Springs, according to Garland County sheriff's office Sgt. Roy Smith.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Charles David White
Little Rock
Here
Roy Smith
Garland County Sheriff's Office
Smith
White
United Nations Security Council Composition
The Security Council of the United Nations comprises five permanent members China France the USSR and the United States, forming the core voting bloc for international decisions.
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Security Council of the United Nations
China
France
Ussr
Weather Map Describes Clear Skies Across Nation
The Associated Press reports good weather across most of the nation as high pressure systems prevail from New England to Florida and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Part of eastern New York sees overcast skies while the West experiences a slow-moving cold front bringing clouds and scattered precipitation.
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Associated Press
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Florida
Great Lakes
Gulf
New York
Lake Superior
Nebraska
Wyoming
Nevada
California
ancient Greeks sought inspiration by laurel under the pillow
The text notes that ancient Greeks believed sleeping with laurel leaves under the pillow would grant inspiration, a folk practice tied to poetic and creative aspiration.
Refugee resettlement to end around December 20
A State Department official said the refugee resettlement program begun after the fall of Vietnam and Cambodia should end about December 20. At Ft. Chaffee Arkansas the count stood at 41,006 with total national resettlements near 116,509 since May.
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Ark
State Department
Vietnam
Cambodia
Donald G. MacDonald
Indiantown Gap
MacDonald
Chaffee
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Eglin Air Face
Fla
Asia
Eglin
Pendleton
Indiantown
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