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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1977
Page
9
The Oberlin High School sophomore’s parents filed a complaint with school officials charging two required reading novels are vulgar. The dispute centers on the books’ content and the attempt to remove them from the curriculum.
A national winter storm reduced holiday travel and may have saved lives. At 2 a.m. EST 211 people had died in traffic accidents since the long weekend began, with California 22 and Georgia 15 among the states reporting the most fatalities. The National Safety Council projected 460 to 560 deaths and 20 000 to 25 000 injuries. Weather prompted drivers to be cautious, and some stayed indoors. In a separate note, a high school censorship complaint over Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five was filed by Mr and Mrs Duane Sanders seeking removal from required reading. their daughter Janice, 15, had a baby and left school. The Sanders claim the novel lacks educational value and is objectionable for high school use.
Teachers and parents clash over a anti war novel used in freshman English as Mrs Sanders denounces vulgar language and a second book Bad Times Good Times as obscene. Principal James Ranken confirms the reading plan while community leaders urge board review and a separate smoking cessation program is announced.
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