District reports on bilingual, cultural and health compliance drives
The board releases a compliance report outlining projects in West Side bilingual education expanding district wide. It covers teacher cultural awareness, Mexican folk art exhibitions, Papago and African heritage workshops, and ojos de dios crafts. It also details university recruitment for bilingual staff, testing by cultural background, and health screenings with ongoing district monitoring.
Gifted program to more than double in Tucson district
Tucson School District 1 expands elementary gifted program from 150 to 325 students this fall across five elementary schools and one junior high. Grades one through seven will participate with new sites at Bonillas Duffy Safford Corbett Rogers and Vail Junior High. Mary Meredith notes screening shifts to include creativity leadership and artistic potential with bilingual teams and cross grade regrouping.
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Navajo couple sues Utah dealer over sacred items incident
In Salt Lake City an Arizona Navajo couple filed a $25 000 suit against a Utah auto dealer claiming the employee frightened Mary Martin causing her to drop a bag of sacred corn pollen and a sacred eagle feather during a pickup return. The case names desecration of sacred items as the core allegation.
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Poison gas funds requested to modernize arsenal
The U.S. Army seeks 88 million dollars from Congress to modernize chemical munitions with binary nerve gas. Norman R. Augustine testified that the plan aims to replace aging stockpiles and provide a credible deterrent, noting the funds do not cover procurement. He warned the USSR and Warsaw Pact pose a serious threat to U.S. forces in Europe with superior chemical warfare readiness.
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Court to review gas rule in FPC curbs case
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Court of Appeals ruling that the Federal Power Commission may not grant natural gas producers advance authority to cut interstate gas supply when contracts expire. The case, pressed by 21 Congress members, challenges deregulation aims and impacts on wellhead controls.
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Chief grain inspector denies dirt in U S grain shipments
New Orleans chief grain inspector Harlan Ryan rejects Rep. Neal Smith charges that grain operators add dirt to meet permissible foreign matter. Smith says the practice harms foreign sales. Ryan defends the grading system as not illegal though lawmakers consider tougher rules. The port of New Orleans handles about a third of U S grain exports.
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