Math skills may be worth only six dollars eighty eight cents
UCSD mathematician John J. Wavrik says public school math curricula emphasize computation over problem solving, arguing that six dollars eighty eight cents buys a calculator that performs add, subtract, multiply, and divide. He advocates understanding and problem solving over memorization and is developing math clubs to foster active learning.
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San Diego
UPI
John J. Wavrik
University of California
Wavrik
Stephen Ludwiczak
Skyline Elementary School
Solana Beach
Greater
Terkel links Nixon to tapes and urges local action
San Francisco writer Studs Terkel says Nixon used tapes as a neutral tool that can reveal or spy. He cites fear that helped Nixon rise, critiques politicians, and urges communities to mobilize through local action against nuclear threats and social injustice. He also reflects on his Chicago youth and belief in extraordinary people.
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San Francisco
UPI
Studs Terkel
Richard Nixon
Chicago
Terkel
Nixon
New Hampshire
What it takes to win a woman remains mystery
San Diego based columnist Colette- Michelle leads a Masculine Survival class at Midway Adult Center outlining tactics to win a woman. She argues women want to be treated as unique individuals and respond to a man who is both softly leading and confidently masculine.
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San Diego
UPI
Colette- Michelle
Michelle
Midway
Compressed trash could power coal plants says inventor Papakube
Gerald Nelson develops a densifying system that compresses shredded waste into 1 1 4 by 2 3 inch cubes called Papakube to burn as usable fuel for coal plants. He plans to sell about 12 units next year and recently sold a franchise to a Swedish conglomerate for the method and equipment.
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San Diego
UPI
Gerald Nelson
Navy
Nelson
Wilson campaigns on Brown criticism as San Diego mayor eyes governor post
San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson, 43, says Edmund Brown Jr. fails as governor not as a man, aims to unseat Brown in 1978. He has raised about 110000 and seeks 2 million for a June primary and November general election, while stressing tax and growth policy and GOP revival after Watergate.
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San Diego
UPI
Pete Wilson
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Wilson
Brown
Alaskan museum opens amid strike halts tour turnout
In Kotzebue Alaska a 2.4 million museum opened to nearly 1000 local students after an airline strike kept more than 100 invited guests away. The exhibit features dioramas by William E Duncan and includes wildlife flown in by air. The Eskimo owned corporation aims to boost tourism with a jade products unit and a three story hotel adjacent to the museum.
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William E. Duncan
Seattle
Alaska
Duncan
Sub- Sistence
Eskimo Regional Corporation
Northwest
Make-up artist Rick Baker crafts living monsters in Hollywood
Hollywood makeup artist Rick Baker, famed for the Kong gorilla suit, builds monstrous heads using life masks, foam latex, and mechanical effects. He draws inspiration from horror films and anatomy books, shaping creatures for upcoming films that thrill and terrify audiences.
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Hollywood
UPI
Rick Baker
Baker
Kong
Ugher
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