California splits high school standards and seeks new rules
The State Board of Education scrapped minimum graduation standards and ordered the Department of Education to draft new criteria. Board member Virla Kretz urged minimum academ ic requirements in math and reading for diploma eligibility. State Schools Chief Wilson Riles noted UC eligibility drives high school goals. A reading-gap report highlighted growing disparities between normal and educationally handicapped students in early grades. Riles announced an affirmative action push to improve women and minority representation in the department while denying quota hiring.
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Truck spills antitank bombs near Vega Texas
A semi trailer overturned seven miles west of Vega, Texas, dumping 40 steel crates of antitank bombs onto I-40 and blocking traffic for hours. An ordnance team from Fort Sill was summoned while DPS rerouted vehicles via an improvised detour.
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Suit Filed Over Malpractice Allegations For Ailing Poodle
A $677,200 malpractice suit is filed on behalf of Suzy the black toy poodle. The owner alleges the Northgate Animal Hospital and Dr Tartiturther caused partial paralysis and prolonged suffering through alleged fraudulent assurances of recovery. Six weeks in hospital left Suzy with rear leg atrophy and the owner seeks punitive and medical damages.
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California public workers gain right to strike bill introduced
In Sacramento, Assembly Speaker Wal y Moretti introduced a bill allowing most public employees in California to strike after extensive legal procedures have been exhausted. The measure outlines steps before labor action and signals potential policy shifts in state labor relations.
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