Fantasy Game Draws Caution From Psychologists
Experts warn fantasy role playing like D and D can affect youths behavior in school and daily life. Bolgiano notes a link between personalities of characters and players and cites cases of extreme beliefs. Dallas investigator Dear lists murders and crises linked to the game including a Colorado shooting and a San Francisco teenage death.
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D&D blamed as youth deaths linked to the game
A San Francisco Bay youth death is described as self-inflicted. Investigators cite Dungeons and Dragons as a factor amid persistent TSR Inc. defense. Trials and opinions about the game's influence are noted, with multiple cases explored by investigator Dear.
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Reform Leaders Signal Focus on Accountability and Paperwork
Reform Education Reform Act criticizes excessive district paperwork as not part of the reforms. He stresses that burdens keeping staff up at night are not desired. Kirby reiterates the push for accountability across districts.
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Belief in Equal Opportunity for Migrant Children
Kirby argues that learning gaps reflect community and school failures not the child. He supports bilingual education as proof against punishing a child for native language use, urging special focus on migrant families and ESL students. He asserts schools and newspapers must uphold freedom of opportunity.
Reagan to meet Reagan on Heckler pressures at Cabinet level
Reagan will meet Monday with Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler as reports circulate she faces pressure to leave the cabinet. Heckler has resisted a White House push and has sought to continue leading the agency while critics push for her replacement and a possible ambassadorial post to Ireland.
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Health and Human Services
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Heckler
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Regan
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Heckler Meeting With White House Spokesman Reported
Heckler to meet White House spokesman Larry Speakes as reports say the president is pleased with her performance. Sen. Orrin Hatch backs her, while White House aides deny talks of replacement. Officials note a Dublin ambassadorship and new dissent over Heckler’s status amid this week’s publicity swirl.
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Heckler
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Utah
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Swahn
Cook's New Machine Promises Flight Without Wings, He Claims
Cook asserts a revolutionary device will fly without wings and move objects on a level table at 2 feet per second, backed by patents and support from Hughes Lockheed and North American Rockwell. Critics urge hard verification, noting tests are far off and physics may resist proof.
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Science Digest
Cook
John Corelli
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
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Corelli
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North American Rockwell
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Weather Outlook Shrugs for Odessa as Storms Possible
The National Weather Service in Midland warns cloudy Odessa skies with a 40 percent thunderstorm chance today, temperatures upper 60s, east winds 5 to 15 mph shifting north later. Tonight's storm risk drops under 20 percent with mid 40s lows, then Monday brings partly cloudy skies and upper 60s.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Panhandle
Trans-Pecos
Odessa American Postal Notice and Subscription Rates
Postal notice from The Odessa American outlines express change, address update to PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 19760 and subscription prices subject to applicable state and city rates. The fragment references postmaster instructions and pricing adjustments for readers.
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