Educators urged national standards for history endure
In a House hearing educators argued that voluntary national standards for what kids should know about American history could still work despite political clashes over political correctness. Albert Shanker urged national benchmarks while Lynne Cheney warned that states must set standards without a heavy national panel, fearing politicization.
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Ashington
Congress
Ipts
Albert Shanker
American Federation of Teachers
Shanker
Lynne Cheney
National Endowment For the Humanities
Cheney
Virginia
D-N.m
Bingaman
National Goals
Lyndon forensics team earns third at league meet
Lyndon High School forensics placed third at the league meet held March 13 14 in Madison. Olivia Snyder placed second in extemp Shanna Kirkpatrick third in humorous solo Carrie Wischropp second in humorous solo Rachel Schemm second in prose Ryan Larkin third in extemp. The squad won IDA first and a one act play finished second. Madison won and Flinthills was second.
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YNDON
Lyndon High School
Madison
Olivia Snyder
Ryan Larkin
Carrie Wischropp
Shanna Kirkpatrick
Ryan Jones
Doug Shoup
Ida
Rachel Schemm
Josh Gilliland
Snyder
Travis Jones
Megan Walquist
Flinthills
Jason Harris
Lyndon Forensics
Shanna
Rachel
Kerrigan to wed manager in Boston engagement announced
Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan and her manager Jerry Solomon plan marriage. Kerrigan's mother Brenda confirmed the engagement with no date set. Solomon, 40, separated from his first wife in 1993, rose closer to Kerrigan after the 1994 clubbing attack that affected her Olympic bid. Leeza Gibbons says she protects guests in interviews, prefers to avoid hurting them.
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Boston
Nancy Kerrigan
Jerry Solomon
Brenda
Solomon
Boston Herald
NEW York (Ap
Leeza Gibbons
Entertainment Tonight
Leeza
Parade
Yearwood Tops on Country Chart in Billboard Preview
The upcoming Billboard issue lists Yearwood at number one on country singles with Thinkin About You from MCA, followed by Clay Walker, Neal McCoy, Little Texas and others. Top singles feature Madonna, TLC and Soul for Real, with albums led by 2Pac, Springsteen, Eagles, and Hootie & the Blowfish.
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Associated Press
Billboard Magazine
Trisha Yearwood
MCA
Clay Walker
Giant
Neal McCoy
Atlantic
Amy
Austin
Little Texas
Warner Bros
Joe Diffie
Epic
Vince Gill
Reba McEntire
Madonna
Maverick
Sire
Soul For Real
Uptown
Creep
TLC
LaFace
Shery Crow
A&m
Real McCoy
Arista
Montell Jordan
Island
2Pac
Interscope
Bruce Springsteen
Columbia
The
Eagles
Geffen
Atinum
Disney
Maverick-Sire
House of Stone and Light
Martin Page
Mercury
Des’Ree
House of Love
Amy Grant
Radioactive
P.J. Harvey
Oasis
Ezra
Elektra
EEG
Sponge
Chaos
Bush
Trauma
Weekly Billboard Video Charts Preview for 1995
A compact list of top animated and video rentals from Billboard's next issue. The Lion King leads the sales chart with Disney followed by The Mask and The Little Rascals from MCA Universal. Rentals include True Lies and Natural Born Killers among others with major studios represented.
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Associated Press
Billboard Magazine
Billboard Publications Inc
Disney
Turner
McAuniversal
Snoop Doggy Dogg
WarnerVision Ent
Beavis & Butt-head
SMV
PolyGram
Wamer
Paramount
Timecop
McA-Universal
Wamner
Fox Video
Hollywood
Columbia
Columbia TriStar
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Pomona Middle School
Doug Walker
Thade Combs
John Baker
Sen
Walker
Bill Graves
Tim Adell
Jason Eichenberger
Sally Streff
Buzbee
Greg Hernandez
Casey Lytle
Wellsville
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Lytle
K-State
Jon Wefald
Kerrigan
Yearwood
Olathe
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