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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes thursday. March 5,1987 assistant manager Jenard Haas adds copies of he report to display in new York City Bookstore. Report on Iron Contra scandal looks like sure fire Best seller new York a Bantam books ordered a Sec Ond printing tuesday of the fast Selling Tower com Mission report on the Iran Contra scandal a company official said. The second printing of 200,000 books was order done Day after the first printing of 400,000 hit the bookstores said Bantam vice president and editorial director Stephen Rubin paperback edition of the report an in route to stars and stripes bookstores and the arrival Date will be announced later the first copy of the 576-Page Book co published by Bantam and times books came Oil a binding machine47 hours and 29 minutes after the repairs release thursday demand has been High Rubin  have this extraordinary pattern of ordering front booksellers some of whom have the Book and Are reordering and some of whom did t have it but had the demand he  said interest in the report was High to begin with and readers Are pleasantly surprised to find that it is a readable government document. This extraordinarily High first and second printing reflects the genuine preoccupation with the report on the part of the general Public and the fact it is truly Good read there s nothing Boring about it this thing really reads he added. Rubin said that if demand continued it s going tomake this thing go into numbers that none of us imag  $5,50 paperback has the entire Tower report and includes an introduction by , Apple chief Washington correspondent for the new York times. The report also is available from the . Govern ment printing office for $14. Hundreds of rampaging students protest school s grading system Houster Calif a hundreds of High school students went on a rampage tuesday throwing rocks and Beer bottles and vandalizing City Hall i protest of a new grading system. The kids just came in like a  said City manager Paul Ogden. A couple Hundred entered Council Cham Bers broke picture frames twisted  new grading system unveiled last week Calls for a  curve for each class. The system impart of an Effort by principal Greg Hearn to improve academic standards at the four year High , students and teachers said the system would unfairly punish Good students by giving them lower Grade while helping poor students by giving them higher grades a Grade curve depends on statistical averages rather than actual Points received on on assignment three students from san Betilio High school we rearrested during the protest but there were no reports of serious injuries police said. Police it Joe Daughenbaugh said 400 to Soo of the1,650 students at the school marched through the tiny town in this agricultural Center so Miles South of san  least one police car and one private car were damaged in the protest which lasted about an  the protest students returned to the school for talks with  was close to a riot Daughenbrugh said i be been Here 1s years and i be never seen anything like  they left the school it just got worse Daughenbaugh said they stormed City Hall and ran through vandalizing it. Then they marched Down Highway 25, which is the main Street through town and started blocking  pictures were smashed and part of the school1 pub Lic address system was broken said Daughenbaugh. The entire 17-Mimber police department was called out. Help also came from the California High Way patrol and the county sheriff s department stateside amerika has Little effect on . Attitudes poll says Washington a americans attitudes toward the soviet Union remained unaffected by the Abc ministries amerika Al though almost half those surveyed in a George Washington University poll thought life under soviet Rule would be As harsh As portrayed in the show. Peace group had protected the ministries negative portrayal of soviets. Pollsters questioned 1,110 people five Day before the seven night ministries began and 798 people in the five Days after its feb. 22 conclusion. The Survey found that 45 percent thought amerika presented an accurate portrait of what life would be like under soviet Rale.  percent thought the ministries made life look better and 25 percent said it made it too worse than it would be. The poll was directed by William Adams pro Fessor of Public administration. Those included in the Survey watched at least six hours of Themy hour ministries the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percent Adams said. Drug to reduce bleeding in Haemophiliacs gets of Washington a the food and drug administration said tuesday it has approved a drug to reduce bleeding in Haemophiliacs who must have Teeth extracted. Haemophiliacs have a hereditary deficiency of certain blood properties that promote cloning and Tui can suffer prolonged bleeding after tooth extractions. Fra commissioner Frank e Young said the newly approved drag Trane Zamic acid blocks enzyme that tend to dissolve clots thus allow ing the Haemophilia a s weak clot to survive. It will be  by Kabi Vixtrum of Stockholm and distributed by Kaw Simira inc. Of Alameda Calif., under the Trade name Czyklo Kapron police chief accidentally kills Man he was seeking Chesapeake , up the Chest Peake police chief checking out a report of a Man wandering through traffic on a four Lane Highway accidentally struck and killed the Way Ward pedestrian authorities said. The victim was identified by a Kanawha county sheriffs spokesman As Herman w. Wat son,59, whose last address was a transient hotel in Charleston sheriff s it . Burdette said Alvie  but Driver for Kanawha rapid transit called at Daybreak monday to report a Man walking in the Roadway on Macro rate Avenue the main Street often Small town of Chesapeake 10miles from Charleston. Chesapeake police chief Don Spaulding said be would Check the report and 10 minutes eater radioed for an ambulance saying he had just struck the subject there on Maccorkle Avenue near Tom s supermarket Spaulding could not be reached but Fortne said he was not surprised to hear the pedestrian had been hit he was walking up the Center Lane the bus Driver said. A truck had to swerve to keep from hitting him because he was swerving Back an Forth. I saw him As he just turned around and looked at me and i missed  Beverly Hills bans smoking in stores restaurants Beverly Hills Calif. A Cit Council on tuesday night gave final approval to an ordinance outlawing smok ing in restaurants and retail stores Mak ing Beverly Hills the nation s second city1o adopt such a Law the ordinance approved unanimously takes effect april 3. The Council affirmed the position i look two weeks ago despite complaints from restaurateurs who said it would kill business and drive diners to neighbouring West Hollywood and los Angeles. Before the vote the restaurant owners urged a postponement of the ordinance in order to work out a Compromise. Rudy Cole spokesman for the Beverly Hills restaurant association which was formed three weeks ago to fight the Ordi Nance presented a petition with 1,500 signatures from people who want smok ing in restaurants. The ordinance will expose Beverly Hills to potential liability of tens of Mil Lions of dollars because you Council Mem Bers Are Rushing to judgment said Mickey Kantor an attorney for the restaurant group. Restaurant owners will be required to Post signs. Diners must abide by the new Law or face a citation and a Fine. The Only other City with such a Law i Aspen Colo  
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