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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 22, 1987 student 15, in her refusal los Angeles a Lois of High school students would like to avoid dissecting frogs in biology class but Noimy Are prepared to make a Federal Case Ofil. Jenifer Graham is wilting and she has the backing of the humane society of he United states in her Battle wild school officials who she says told her she Moat either Cut up a Frog or get out of biology class. The 15-year-old vegetarian and her lawyers have tailed to persuade the Victor Valley High school Prin Cipal to Lei her learn Frog Anatomy from a Model or computer program instead of the real thing. They re scheduled to take their Case to the school Board later this month and failing that they re prepared to flip a Federal lawsuit said of Ramsey the Sacramento attorney representing Jenifer free of charge. Tic thing with this dissection is that i m nol squeamish or emotional Jenifer said Friday in a Tele Phobe interview from her Home in Victorville 70 Otic Northeast of los Angeles. I m not like that at Alt i could sit Here and watch them if i warned to but i dual want to have any part a  she said she objects to the raising of captive Ani Mals either for food or for research that involves in Nece Arr killing or maiming. Jenifer said she became a vegetarian at age 10 under the guidance of her Mother to adheres to the principles of the theosophical society a group that incorporates Christian hindu a Buddhist flunking. Principal Julian Weaver did not return Telephone Abi from the associated press to his office during school hours monday. He could nol be reached at his Jdc because there is no Telephone listing for him in Texas teen killed on roller coaster the stars and stripes Page 9 gets to dissect Frog the Victorville area. School officials have said Only that since Jenifer enrolled in the class she should participate in every phase of it. Ramsey maintains the tint amendment protects Jenifer s moral beliefs in the same Way in safeguards Freedom of religion. In cases involving conscientious objectors to the draft courts have equated firmly held moral beliefs with religion be said adding thai Jenifer s beliefs meet that Standard Ramsey said he knows of no state or Federal court Case involving a student s moral objections to animal dissection. Jenifer said Weaver has told her she will flunk biology unless she dissects the Frog a three week project for the class. Her Only alternative she said is to switch to a less rigorous life science class. I m real interested in biology she said explaining her refusal to change classes. I would like logo into the science Field when i get older.". The National humane society has provided Frog models and a computer program to take the place of dissection said Roger Kindler an attorney in the society s Washington d.c., offices. He said school officials in similar cases elsewhere have allowed students to use such study aids rather than actual dissection Jenifer said she s already Learned most of what the course requires using the school s computer to run the program matted operation  "1 have friends and it off backing me up she said. I think that s one thing the schoors afraid of that other students will Start doing this. But i feel it should be an  Amarillo Texas a a teen Ager whose Mother reluctantly allowed him to ride a roller coaster one More time died when a restraining bar gave Way hurling him about 10 feet in the air authorities said. An autopsy was ordered on the body of 15-year-old Miguel Perez who died sunday at the wonderland Park. He asked me mama can i ride the coaster one More Lime just one Moret " Angle Perez the boy s Mother said through tears alter the Accident Perez said she agreed to her son s request and that she and her younger son Marcelo watched Miguel Board the last car of the Zaklon also known As the big coaster Morcelo Perez said that As the ride was coming to an end he saw the bar that restrained his brother Fly up and Miguel fall. A Wibo medical services were called but a spokes Man said there was nothing its emergency workers could do for the boy. Wonderland operator Paul Borchardt said the re straining bar is put in place automatically As the participant enters the ride. In a press release late sunday night Borchardt said the Park has been in operation for 36 years and the Accident on the Zaklon coaster is the first fatality we have  Union management to meet in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden teacher Union and Ger Many Region representatives will meet tuesday with both sides taking credit for setting up the face to face session. Ingrid Ahlberg an area director for the overseas education association said the. Meeting was an outgrowth of a Federal arbitrator s decision last month. The ruling upheld the Union s right to for Mal negotiation sessions with Region officials. But a Germany Region spokesman said the Region s labor relations officer Hayden Home asked for the meeting in an attempt to keep a line of communication open and that it had nothing to do Wilh the arbitrator s decision. The department of defense dependents schools has appealed Robert Mullin s ruling. The Region spokesman said Home education division chief Dean Wiles executive services chief John Davis and two principals will rep resent management. He said the principals had nol yet been named. Alhberg will Lead a six person delegation that includes area directors Joyce Holland Carol ahem Jan Pepelnjak and attorneys Mike Bauernfeind and Mike Mauer. Education workshop set for May 4-8 in Willinger Heidelberg Usa eur s continuing education office will Host an education workshop for education specialists and counsel ors May 4-8 in Willinger Germany. Jennifer Wirth at 370-7223 has More information. Teachers group elects 2 top officers in Sicily Taormina Sicily members of the Over seas federation of teachers this month elected Marie Sainz Funaro president and Melora Cann vice president Sainz Funaro replaces Bob Mcgurin while Cann replaces Louise Begandy. Sainz Funaro a teacher at Livoto Elemen tary school was appointed a full Lime Union representative at the beginning of the school year. Cann is an Art specialist at Vincenza Elemen tary school. Is it spider Man Joseph Damn 1 1, of denier shows off his gym Nastic skill by walking an his hands ill the Way Down the stain in the City s mile High stadium. Severe a or airlines to extend discount fares through summer new York a several major airlines said monday they would extend their lowest discount fares through the end of summer but the tickets would be More expensive and carry More restrictions than the Cut rate ares unveiled earlier ibis year. Continental airlines also said it had asked the department of transportation to require . Airlines to routinely disclose service information such As on Lime performance complaints about loss Luggage and the time it lakes for answers on Telephone reservation lines. Continental and Eastern airlines both units of Texas air corp., said they would continue offering the special Max Saver fares previously slated to end May 20. Those non refundable fares which were matched by other major airlines when introduced in late january Are discounted As much As 80 percent from regular fares and Are less than the sup Saver fares thai previously were the Industry s lowest. Northwest airlines said it would match the discount fare Extension. United and Delia and american representatives said their companies were studying the fare announcements. Industry analysts said they pc Etc the major air lines to follow the move noting the summer fares would be higher to reflect the Peak travel season and the Advance Purchase requirements would be slightly greater. Those Are two positives said Louis Marckesano of Jan Rwy Montgomery Scoll inc. In Pittsburgh. We were hoping they would modify pricing upward and or increase the minimum buy  Thomas g. Plaskett Continental s president told a news conference the Max Saver fares had proven extremely popular and some 3 million passengers had bought the Lares from Continental and Eastern since feb. 1. The fares Good through May 20 intended to fill seats that otherwise would go empty on Many nights could be purchased at any time up until two Days before the flight. Passengers changing or cancelling their reservations forfeited the entire ticket Price. The summer fares will Cost More than the earlier Max savers and the Advance Purchase requirement was stretched to seven Days. They also require a saturday night a Layover and a roundtrip Purchase. The summer Max savers Are priced from s38 to $278 round trip compared with a Range of j38 to si98 round trip before May 20. A Max Saver flight from new Vork to Las Angeles for example would be 1129 one Way this summer compared with $89 each Way before May 20. Continental also said in was trimming the Advance Purchase restriction on its regular super savers to seven Days from 30 Days while reducing the cancellation penalty to 25 percent from 50 percent. Continental also said ticket holders could change sup Saver reservations for a Flat s25 fee instead of the previous 50 percent penalty. No expiration Dale has been set for the Post May 21 fares. Flaskett said Continental believed he fare Extension would be Industry wide noting our analysis is that the fares have been very advantageous to the Industry because of the impulse buying they generated. He also said the non refund ability May have Cut Down on no shows saying Max Saver no shows were five to six percentage paints less than for other fares  
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