Teenage smokers try to quit with school program
Kevin Hammond, 14, once a pack and a half a day smoker, now halves his habit at Shenandoah Elementary. Forty students signed up to quit with a four week plan at Roosevelt High School, with 10 quitting, 13 cutting by over 50 percent, and others reducing. Dr. Lola Mae Morgan and Ellie Moses adapted an adult stop smoking clinic for pupils, including lectures, rap sessions, group therapy, yoga, and a substitute program.
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Literacy test results show mixed outcomes for Philadelphia seniors
Philadelphia high schools reported 89.2 percent pass rate on The Assessment of Functional Literacy among 13 088 students. One in seven could not fill out a job application and 7.2 percent could not read a newspaper. Officials warned about written-response items while noting overall progress.
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Air bags not mandatory in cars until 1981 model year
Transportation Secretary William Coleman said passive restraints like air bags would not be required before 1981. Ralph Nader criticized the move as dangerous, while GM Ford and Chrysler supported delaying testing before mandating airbags. Local Teamsters prepare review of a tentative UPS contract amid a long strike. The Trans Alaska Pipeline nears completion as the final pipe is set in Anchorage.
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