City students lag in college entry tests says ETS study
An unreleased March 1976 ETS report found high school students in major cities with large minority populations scoring far below the national SAT mean. The study links city income, access, and race to test outcomes, noting several cities with minority-population shares above 50 percent scoring well below average.
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College Board
Educational Testing Service
ETS
Princeton
Big City
William Anghoff
Robert Williams
Dent
Anghoff
Minneapo
Indilis
Minn
Thomas Cook
Newark
Pxanya
Detroit
Feder Jon
Stuart C Rankin
Cast on a Pacific Isle in Amherst Sandstone Summer Theatre
Missy Lyle stars as Nellie in South Pacific with Joe Grugel as Luther Bills. Dancers include Mic Hoffman Sam Lyle Diane Szekely and Debbie Myers. Eighth annual production runs 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Marion L Steele High School gym Amherst Connecticut.
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South Pacific
Amherst
Missy Lyle
Nellie
Joe Grugel
Luther Bills
Mic Hoffman
Sam Lyle
Diane Szekely
Debbie Myers
Marion L. Steele
Washington Street
Tom Mabi
Reagan Schweiker ticket shocks conservatives in 1980 race
Conservatives cry sellout as Ronald Reagan selects liberal Republican Richard Schweiker as running mate. Reaction across party lines equals astonishment and anger, with Pennsylvania and Ford backers signaling trouble for the campaign. Schweiker defends the coalition, while Reagan allies warn of a weakened ideological contrast.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Senate
Reagan
Pennsylvania
Fordbackers
Ford
Tom Ellis
Raleigh
North
Carol
Ellis
Carter-Mondale
Elis
Court OKs Dayton busing for desegregation plan
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Rubin desegregation plan for Dayton schools, approving busing 12 000 elementary students next school year. The decision praised the plan and kept the pairings method, rotating students between local and paired schools to reach roughly 48 percent black and 52 percent white district balance within 15 percent by September.
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Cincinnati
UPI
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dayton
U.S. District Court
Carl B. Rubin
Dayton Board of Education
Rubin
City workers approve 45 cent raise pact in two years
City service employees Local 277 voted 77-53 to ratify a contract raising wages by 25 cents the first year and 20 cents the second, with improved fringe benefits over two years. Union leader Deimling hailed the agreement as outstanding, while Safety Service Director Scott and Acting Finance Director Kellogg warned of funding concerns and possible layoffs if approved.
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City Service
American Federation of State
Safety Service
Lyle Scott
City Council
Robert Deimling
Sanitation
Deimling
Last Beirut evacuation ends as city endures siege
A last organized evacuation of foreigners from Beirut proceeds amid heavy fighting, with officials stating the corridor will close after the operation. The move comes as embattled districts face renewed shelling and the crisis draws international concern.
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APD
Coal strike paralyzes West Virginia mines amid federal court dispute
No effect yet from a wildcat coal strike in West Virginia and southeastern Ohio cost the nation 400 000 tons daily as miners protest federal court involvement to settle labor disputes. Virtually all 59 200 West Virginia miners idle, about 2 800 Ohio miners out, with limited impact on Lorain County. Utilities report stockpiles intact while rail lines announce furloughs and layoffs. The core dispute centers on the use of federal judges in mining labor conflicts.
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West Virginia
West Virgina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
West Virginia Coal Association
John Guzek
United Mine Workers District 6
Lorain County
General Motors Corp
Telegraph Road
Robert Heusel
Richard Charlton
Ohio Edison
Edgewater
Lorain
Utiliy Company
Chessie System Railway
Blossom Night at Lorain County Night yet to fill all mood
A Musical extravaganza at Blossom Center in Cuyahoga Falls features Tony Bennett and Woody Herman with over 750 tickets sold. Eleven chartered buses serve 531 bus ticket buyers with 6 pm boarding from Higbee Co. lot near Midway Mall, performance slated for 8.0. C-T sponsors Lorain County Night for the Lorain County Arts Council.
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Lorain County
Blossom Center
Cuyahoga Falls
Tony Bennett
Woody Herman
Higbee Co
Midway Mall
AAA
Sheffield Center
West
Steele's Corners Road
C-T
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Huntington
W. Va
The
Norfolk and Western Railway
Blossom Night
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