European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday. October 25,1986 7 families who objected to school textbooks win suit greenev1lle, Tenn. A seven families who filed a lawsuit contending their children s textbooks contained themes offensive to their strict Christian beliefs won their Case Friday. . District judge Thomas Hull said the families Are entitled to damages from the Hawkins county school Board because the District s insistence in using the Holt Rinchart Winston series of Reading books violated their first amendment rights to religious free Dom. Hull set a tentative dec. 15 Date to Convene a jury which will decide How much the families Are entitle to in damages. Timothy Dyk a lawyer for he school system would not comment until he had time to read the decision said his Secretary. Both sides had promised to Appeal an Adverse ruling. The families sued the Hawkins county schools in 1983 after objecting to hundreds of passages in the readers including stories by Margaret Meade Isaac Asimov and danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen. The parents said the Book contained references to witchcraft exotic religions one world government and relative ethics All of which violate their Christian beliefs. The diary of Anne Frank was objected to because in tolerated All religions. The wizard of of was deemed objectionable because in told children that trails such As courage Tel licence and compassion ii personally developed rather irian god Given id n depicted a which As Good. Hull in his decision said Hawkins county school officials could find an alternate Way of teaching the Reading program without jeopardizing he students right to a free Public education. Cheese whizzes Egbert Boonsun left watches a Jam Doi Terreau Tot dub Tome Leerda Nuner Crew during the with blk dual we championship cheese contest in  cheese was judged Chamita of its Etas by an International team of Jodts. The plaintiffs have sincerely held religious beliefs which Are entitled to Protection under the free exercise clause of the first amendment and which Are offended by certain recurring themes in the Holt series Hull said. The state of Tennessee and the Hawkins county Board of education have a legitimate compelling and overriding interest in the education of Public school students that this interest does not necessitate uni form use of the Holt series and can be achieved by less restrictive Means he said. Hull said that since Tennessee Laws require Educa Tion while allowing youngsters to be taught at Home or in private schools the stale is acknowledging there Are ways to accommodate children to achieve its goals. During testimony in the non jury trial Vicki Frost one of the parents listed 16 areas where she said the books jeopardized her children s relive j beliefs. Textbook analysis also Trucl the stand saying the 1983 readers contain five references o christianity and favor hinduism id Eastern religions. The school Karri backed by stale attorneys argued the change demanded by the parents would defeat Public  Ion s purpose of exposing students to vary t viewpoints i he demands also would create disruption in the curricula because of the need for separate classrooms examinations and lesson plans the schools attorneys said. The families were represented by Michael Farris whose services were paid for by the conservative group concerned women for America. Dyk was paid by television producer Norman Lear s people for the american Way. Figures Given on aids cases Atlanta up Blacks and hispanics account for 39 percent of All aids cases in the United states although they comprise Only 18 percent of the Popula Tion Federal health officials reported thursday. Over the past five years physicians and health departments in the United states have reported 24,576 aids patients 6,192 of them Black and 3,488 his panic the National centers for disease control report  and hispanics Are disproportionately affected by aids said or. Harold Hjalte an epidemiologist with the cd. If you look Ai the various risk group categories Blacks and hispanics Are overrepresented with the exception of Haemophilia the most dramatic representation is among Intra venous drug abusers their sexual partners and children of intravenous drug abusers he said. Jaffe said Blacks and hispanic adults with acquired immune deficiency syndrome were More Likely than White adult aids patients to reside in new York new Jersey or  the Black and hispanic patients from new York and new Jersey approximately half were intravenous drug abusers he said. Of the Black patient from Florida 40 percent were born in  men accounted for 23 percent of the 12,468 male aids patients in the nation and hispanic men comprised 14 percent of the total. The percentage was twice As High for Black  and hispanics accounted for 51 percent and 21 percent respectively of the 1,634 female patients the cd said adding that Black and hispanic women were 13.3 and  time More Likely to have aids than White  cd also said homosexual or bisexual men with aids were predominantly White. Stateside parents of boy who died at army clinic of settlement Tacoma Wuh. A the Parent Oft 6 year old Bay who died at Madina army medi Cal Center while being treated Tor � Cut tip accepted a Al element of nearly $1.5 million thai Day their lawyer  1985 death prompted t defense depart ment investigation of Madigan and melted 10 More staff at the  settlement win Cost the government 1700,000. But Wib. Yield the family of Scott Johnston 11.44 of Lioa Over the next 30 Yean via an annuity said attorney Robert de Ulicher. The boy. Ion of Deborah and air Force i it u. Joseph Johnston died alter being administered the incorrect a nip when brought to Madigan for stitches for a Cut tip he suffered while playing. Swallows flee Capistrano for Winter in Argentina san Juan Capistrano Calif