Bilingual education programs expand to aid five million students
Federal bilingual efforts face challenges from language barriers and poverty as about 100000 children in 30 states learn in 19 languages. Programs emphasize bilingual teachers, cultural heritage, and gradual English immersion to reduce dropouts and raise school achievement.
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Airline denies seat to cancer patient boy then flies him home
Ten year old Danny Blackburn, dying of brain cancer in Denver, was initially denied a seat because oxygen equipment violated FAA rules. Frontier Airlines intervened, routing him via Billings to reach his hometown of Lovell, Wyoming, where he arrived with his parents after a three hour Denver layover.
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UAW reformer on ballot as election nears
Arnold Miller, reformist candidate for UMW president, has secured endorsements from 70 of 153 locals reporting, enough to qualify for the December ballot in the court ordered election. Tony Boyle trails with about 54 percent and fewer endorsements, amid disaffection Miller cites.
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Jock” Yablonski
Weather forecast for eastern states including New York to New England
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast tonight for the Upper Mississippi Valley and parts of the Middle and South Atlantic States, with the rest of the nation partly cloudy to fair. A small craft advisory is in effect as winds shift from south to southwest 10 to 20 knots to west to northwest 10 to 20 this afternoon and tonight with occasional thunderstorms bringing locally higher winds.
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New York
New England
Showers Sweep East With Heavy Rain In South and Midwest
Showers and thundershowers plagued regions east of the Mississippi from the Great Lakes to southern New England and the Appalachians. Huntsville Alabama saw over an inch in six hours while Memphis, Tennessee soaked under a similar rain. The Southeast remained warm and humid as northwest Texas and nearby New Mexico and Oklahoma faced showers, with the Far West enjoying clear skies and Eugene Oregon tying a 101 degree heat record.
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Doctors should balance truth and reassurance in heart care
A reader argues that doctors must avoid sugarcoating serious heart conditions. He cites a man labeled with a mild heart attack and urges cautious hospital observation, ECGs, and specialist input during the first weeks. The letter emphasizes an X-factor in each case and hospital monitoring to prevent deterioration.
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Steincrohn
Ulcer stigma fades as asthma and gout rise in commonality
A reader notes ulcers no longer mark high status, while asthma carries no stigma and both ulcer and gout affect non elite groups. Advice favors bed rest during a virus and muscle exercises to prevent circulation issues. Air Force Academy plans to admit women if the 26th Amendment passes.
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