Reading program results questioned
GAO review of Title I reading programs in 15 districts across 14 states finds the impact debatable as gaps between educationally deprived and average students often widened or failed to close. Officials note some reading gains and increased student confidence, but overall effectiveness remains uncertain.
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Mother and boyfriend charged in Harlem child killings
In New York two-year-old Rodell Macall and four-year-old Candy Cunningham were found beaten to death in a Harlem garbage lot. Their mother Debra Mackall and her boyfriend Albert Forte were jailed on double homicide charges after authorities linked the deaths to injuries suffered in Queens.
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First Lady Betty Ford enjoys cover girl status at Vail
Betty Ford calls her cover girl status marvelous as she spends holidays at a Vail family reunion. She faces chemotherapy and neck arthritis while avoiding press intrusion, and reflects on privacy, public life, and her role beside President Ford during the 1976 campaign.
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Man dedicates life to aiding lost dogs
Bob Frank 41 quits federal auditor job to run full time the Society of St. Francis in Mount Prospect Illinois He and wife Pat fed stray dogs over Christmas at the abandoned Chicago stockyards and now dedicate savings to reunite dogs with owners The group aids owners and strays teaching steps to locate dogs and owners
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Public conscience shifts on gay rights across the U S
The article outlines slow gains against employment housing and credit discrimination for gays and lesbians. It notes legal changes in Pennsylvania California and the District of Columbia plus actions by AT T and federal civil service standards. Leaders are scarce, but state level efforts and police attitudes show mixed progress and resistance.
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