Detroit Ssets Court Ordered Reading Program Citywide
Detroit Public Schools implement a court ordered reading program across 200 elementary schools, later expanding through grade eight. The system emphasizes step by step mastery, objective based progress, and detailed parent communication to raise reading levels district wide. The program, funded by a $900,000 grant, mirrors a Miami model and aims to move beyond competition to individual learning milestones.
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Detroit
Robert E. DeMascio
Cecil G. Good
Johnny
Motor City
Renaissance Center
Assembly Line
Good
Arthur Jefferson
Detroit Public Schools
Jefferson
Honor student mislisted at Cameron University
Lonnie G. Royal 5334 Columbia was incorrectly named on the Dean's honor roll and should have appeared on the President's honor roll. He earned a BS in mathematics at fall semester end and is now stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
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Lonnie G. Royal
Columbia
Cameron University
Royal
Offutt Air Fort Base
Nebraska
Divers Join USC Institute Archaeology Project
The University of South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology enlisted divers after a chemical company agreed to sponsor the project. Company workers had found fossil deposits in the river earlier this year and informed the university of the discovery.
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University of South Carolina Institute of Archeology and Anthropology
The
University
Aluminum Dust Blast at Alcan Aluminum Injures Worker
An aluminum plant blast at Alcan in Albaniz California severely burned one worker and leveled a two to three story building. The explosion occurred around 7 PM amid fine aluminum dust in a furnace area and damaged nearby factories, with damage estimated at least $40,000 and ten workers nearby.
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Albanz
Calif
Alcan Aluminum Corp
Raul Miranda
Miranda
Ron Lupinski
Alcan
Alphonzo Aguillara
Alta Bates Hospital
Berkeley
Jerold Kaplan
Aguillara
Albany
Jerry Martin
Martin
Antelope Proghorn Hits High Speed Record
A proghorn antelope can run at a maximum speed of 61 miles per hour.
Fighters Sought By Saudis Delay In Plane Sale
Senate Foreign Relations members push to pause a 60 plane sale to Saudi Arabia over fears the F-15s could threaten Israel and hinder Middle East peace talks. Church plans a letter with support from five others aiming to deter the administration from notifying Congress. State says Saudis seek 60 F-15s while Egypt eyed F5E talks advance.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Carter Administration
Saudi Arabia
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Cleve Corlett
Church
Foreign Relations Committee
Corlett
Cyrus R. Vance
Congress
Senate
Carter
U.S
Meeting Scheduled for Alliance Française Officers Election
New officers for the Lawton Fort Sill Alliance Francaise will be elected at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Lawton Field and Stream Building at 10th and FE. The group invites locals interested in French culture and language per president Mark Torbert.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Alliance Francaise
Lawton Field
Stream Building
10Th and
France
Mark Torbert
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