Bible Creation Seen in California Textbooks Debate
California state Board of Education approved guidelines for publishers to mention divine creation in history and anthropology texts and adopted an official morality statement for teachers. The action follows a prior decision to include divine creation discussions and drew at least one member’s critique.
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Sacramento
UPI
State Board of Education
California
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Eugene Ragle
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Joseph Stalin
al Capone
Zebra killings suspects plead innocent in San Francisco
Three Black Muslims charged with the Zebra killings pleaded not guilty and sought bail of 750000 total, as Judge Agnes O Brien Smith imposed a new gag rule. The defendants include Larry C Green J C Simon and Manuel Moore.
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San Francisco
UPI
Agnes O'Brien Smith
Larry C. Green
J.C. Simon
Manuel Moore
Clinton White
White
Smith
Contempt Citations in Hearst Case Issued
Two people were ordered to appear at a contempt hearing Wednesday for refusing to answer a federal grand jury about the Symbionese Liberation Army and the Patricia Hearst kidnapping. U.S. District Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli named Paul Halverson of San Francisco and Cynthia.
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San Francisco
UPI
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
U.S
Alfonso J. Zirpoli
Paul Halverson
Cynthia
Weather and schooling notes mix storms with morals debate
A weather summary notes heavy rain and local flooding in New Braunfels and San Marcos as a southern tip Texas low triggers storms. Separately California board discussions on divine creation in textbooks stir debate. a morality standard cites sources from custom to law while warning of broad interpretations.
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New Braunfels
San Marcos
Tennessee Valley
mid-Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Central Plains
California
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Great Lakes
New England
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Right of reply bill quashed in New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate rejected a bill that would require newspapers to print public replies to editorials. The measure would grant subjects an equal opportunity to respond in periodicals, with fines up to 500 dollars for violations, and was not brought to the floor after Judiciary Committee discussion.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
New Jersey Senate
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Study on California burglar behavior by state agencies
Sacramento report profiles the average burglar as a white juvenile amateur who acts within three miles of home. It cites burglary as the state's most prevalent felony with 398,465 cases in 1972 and notes police solve only a nominal portion.
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Sacramento
APS
California
Justice Department
California boards push metric system while de-emphasizing new math
California Education officials vow a gradual shift to the metric system in K-12 textbooks while de-emphasizing new math. The state board asks for more practice with basic arithmetic and a careful timetable toward broader metric adoption by 1990, lowering abrupt nationwide conversion.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Golden State
State Board of Education
Newton Steward
Wilson Riles
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ragle
Roseville
House of Representatives
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