First of Its Kind Poor Reader Sites Education System
The San Francisco Unified School District faces a $1 million suit from an unnamed student "Peter Doe" alleging a fifth grade reading level at graduation. His mother alleges repeated assurances of progress despite concerns, while educators question the case's merits and potential impact on taxpayers.
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San Francisco
California
Susanne Martinez
Youth Law Center
Peter
Haskell Freedman
Massachusetts Teachers Assn
Martinez
Land Use Shifts as US Faces Farm and City Growth
The United States has over two billion acres of land with farming remaining dominant. By 2000 agriculture is expected to cover more than half the area, while nonagricultural use may reach 222 million acres by century's end.
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United States
Economic Research Service
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Five years after RFK murder gun law plea remains
Ann Landers urges readers to push for a sane gun law five years after Senator Robert F Kennedy was fatally shot in Los Angeles. She critiques American violence culture from TV to toy guns and calls readers to contact their senators before elections.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Congress
Bobby Kennedy
Vietnam
Bobby
America
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie
Clyde
Truman Capote
Kansas
United States
France
Belgium
U.S
John Spiegel
Center For the Study of Violence
Brandeis University
Ann Landers
Chubbies Top The Fashion Scene Says Dr Crane
New York readers learn how 1950s toppers have returned with padded shoulders and boxy bodies. Designers Nat Hirsch and Henry Mutman tailor chic versions for juniors and misses, noting pants popularity and a retro circle back to earlier styles. Dr. George W. Crane’s advice columns pivot to marriage and the boudoir, urging wives to boost romance and cheesecake while warning about the bedroom’s role in divorce.
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Mutman
Miss Gallery
Nat Hirsch
Henry Rutman
Sugar sensitivity and artificial insemination questions
Dr. Lamb explains individual responses to disaccharides and the rarity of absolute sugar intolerance while noting honey sensitivity. The letter then asks about artificial insemination, which is described as rare in humans and possible mainly when the husband is sterile, requiring husband consent and hospital access.
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Dr. Lamb
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
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