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California board faces fight over evolution in textbooks
Antievolutionists and minority groups pressure the state Board of Education to drop or modify many proposed books for 1976. Board president John Ford cites 200000 petitions urging equal treatment for the biblical account while critics say several texts misrepresent minorities. The panel reviews over 1700 titles ahead of a final list next month for eighth grade classes.
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Sacramento
State Board of Education
California
John Ford
Ford
Curriculum Commission