Board of Education Backs Five Year Comp Ed Testing Plan
Kansas state board urges resuming competency testing in 1985 for at least five years to ensure data continuity. The plan, supported by board member Robert Clemons, stems from a KU survey of teachers and administrators who favored the program, though some educators question its reflection on school quality.
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State Board of Education Today
Robert J. Clemons
Independence
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John P. Poggio
University of Kansas School of Education
Boards of Education
Kansas
Poggio
State Board
Don Montgomery
Rhabetha
State of Kansas
National
Bill Reardon
Kansas City
Reardon
State Board of Education
Joe McFarland
State Board of Regents
Regents
National Commission On Excellence In Education
McFarland
Memo From Russia A Safe Visit With Quiet Cities
The writer contrasts Soviet life with U S public housing while recalling a Moscow trip. He notes military trucks driven by civilians, socialist medicine, Lenin imagery abundant, and a lack of danger or deprivation. The tone moves toward anticipation of visiting the American heartland.
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Red Square
Lenin Hills
Peacekeepers Fall as Beirut Shelling Intensifies
In west Beirut three French peacekeepers were killed and four wounded amid shelling. A car bomb near a mosque killed six and injured 27. French jets from the carrier Foch hunted gun positions while international forces reported conflicting casualty counts. Minor combat actions expanded near the French compound and coast.
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Beirut
Lebanon
West Beirut
Foch
Druse-controlled
Kaskas
Charles Henru
Paris
Associated Press
William Foley
U.S. Marine
Foley
Kansas Supreme Court allows use of 5th Amendment silence in later trials
The Kansas Supreme Court split 4 to 3 in a Nemaha County burglary case, ruling that a defendant's prior invocation of the 5th Amendment can be used against them in subsequent trials. Justice Kay McFarland wrote the majority, while Justice David Prager dissented, warning the decision undermines a basic constitutional right.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
David Prager
Nemaha County
Kay McFarland
Alfred Schroeder
Harold Herd
Tyler Lockett
Prager
Schroeder
Robert Miller
Richard Holmes
Kansas
Wall Street Pushes Ahead Near Record Highs
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.42 to 1,246.14 by noontime as markets challenge June highs. Gainers led losers 8-5 on the New York Stock Exchange amid ongoing declines in rates for bonds and short-term money markets. A personal note of thanks from Edna Milton and family expresses gratitude for hospital care, prayers, cards, and support.
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New York Stock Exchange
Ransom Memorial
St. Luke’s Hospitals
Edna Milton
John Mitton
Judy Bartak
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