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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 12, 1986 the stars and stripes California rejects publishers Daly City Calif. A the state Board of education rejected All math books proposed for Ken Der Arlen through eighth Grade saying the texts Don encourage students to team to reason. Tell Ari � unprecedented action Friday affect about 3 Mullion Public school students and could have National repercussions because California represent about 12 percent of the textbook Market officials said. I think by pushing it this Way you re going to seethe whote Market change superintendent of schools Bill Hong said after the meeting. The  Tor Basic math tests and relate materials to j35 million according to the department of education. The Board gave the publishers of the 14 propose books one year to make the books acceptable and told them exactly what revision to make. Remorseful robber gives away Money Hudson Falls . Dpi along haired biker walked into a convenience store with a plastic bag full of Money announced the bag contained 130,000 he had stolen and began hand in out $5 and 316 Bills police said. Customer at the 24-hour grocery Andu nation stared in disbelief Friday As the Man walked into the convenient food Mart on main Street in Hudson Falls to Miles North of Albany an began to hand out Cash. He took Money out of a Clear plastic bag which witnesses said was stuffed with Bills of various denominations and began giving them away to people in the store police dispatcher John Calhoun  said they were stumped about the source of the Crisp Bills dispensed by the Blond haired Man with a tattered Denim Vest and a set of Harley Davidson emblems on his Back the Man who wore a pair of hand Cults hanging from his Bell walked in and announced to the six or seven customers in the store that the sack contained j30,000 he had stolen police said. Brenda Fosco a cashier at the 24-Hourmarket who arrived at work after the incident said the Man bought a motorcycling Magazine and some food. He then suited handing out $5 and s20 Bills tothe people who were in Liziie. Calhoun said the Man then jumped into a 1959 Plymouth with two friends and took off. He said investigators had no reports of $30,000 missing anywhere in the area. The publishers include such heavyweights As Hough Lon Miflin Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Mcgraw Hill Holt Ninehan and Winston and Scott Fores Man. Kids arc learning mathematics in a Way that does t meet demands of a technological society said Francie Alexander associate state school superintendent for curriculum and instruction. We re finally saying look we re the Market and we re going to set the Market " Honig said. John Modeller a Sacramento lobbyist representing the association of american publishers complained at the meeting that the commission had not Given pub Lishers enough time to make their cases. He questioned the fairness and accuracy of the evaluation. The Board acted on the recommendation of the mathematics committee of the curriculum development and supplemental material  panel reported thursday that the Flat Don rpm enough emphasis on  Aid prof Knif Salv ing --.-.-. The Board first entered the curriculum fray but Yea when it rejected proposed science textbooks a weak on evolution. The books were approved after the pub Lisher made changes. Although the Board approved the math text motion10-1, some members expressed concern about the Fai Mesi of the plan. Some hid it could five indu Market advantage to publishers who return to have their books approved before the year it up. V1 Honig who pushed hard for the action and fielded most of the questions from Board members said the publisher should be Given Tuch an incentive. Math textbooks Are used for six Yean in  year is the sixth year for current text. Jury finds abused youth not guilty of trying to have his father killed by the los Angeles times los Angeles a is year old youth accused of trying to have his Abu Sive father killed was found not guilty Friday by jurors who decided that he had acted in self defense. Yociz Johnny Yunatanov hugged his Mother his attorney and the jurors after the verdict was read in los Angeles Superior court. I m very thrilled. I am very surprised and i am very nervous Yunatanov said adding that he plans to move to Israel with his Mother and brother. The verdict is believed to be the first acquittal of a child abuse victim who has attempted to kill a Parent according Louis lawyer and a review or similar cases across the  convicted Yunatanov would have faced a 13-year maximum  Richard Gregg 24, an Oklahoma Driller hired to slab jungian of father Albert was convicted of one count of attempted manslaughter and faces maximum sentence of 6vj y5 a the head of the american Vum we Friday that Bis group is launching a nationwide health care Survey to assess the Impact of what he called the constant Chipping away of Veter ans benefits. Janeic p. Dean said Hii organization would inter View randomly selected patients at every veterans administration Hospital and clinic about the care they  perception of the a system and any  medical care. I believe we will be Able to provide cold hard facts about the human Impact of the budget cutting Effort being made on America s most deserving a teens he said at a news  praised the a for running a Light ship fiscally compared with other government Bureau canties. But he said a funding has not kept Pace Wilh increases in other government agencies he especially criticized the new stricter Means test that went into effect at a hospitals in july calling it a source of confusion find paperwork for veterans seeking care in a facilities the test was adopted by Congress in the Hope that additional revenues could be earned by making voter sons who Are Able pay for some or All of the Are they receive at a facilities. -?-./ but Dean said the legion s initial estimates Are that less thin 3 percent of Veteran at a hospitals would be Able to pay for their medical  Aidita administrative Coati of applying the Means Leili Atzet Worth the limited benefits. The a hospitals do not need to be saddled Methany More problems than they have jus keeping their doors open he Laid. The  ii terns Are not being abused by Rich   
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