European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes thursday september 24,1987 to reporter cameraman cop die in plane crash Hailey Idaho a a reporter and cameraman from a Boise television station and an off duty policeman were killed when their Small plane crashed shortly after Takeoff authorities said tuesday the 1976 Cessna 210 chartered by a Tab to Channel 7 from Boise air service crashed three minutes alter taking off from Freedman memo rial Airport on monday night Blaine count chief Deputy sheriff Gene Ramsey said. Mary Shore 29, a reporter and weekend an Chor at a Tab and Dan Sullivan 25, a photographer with the station were killed in the crash a Tab news manager Lindsay nothern said. The Pilot was identified As Lynn Hoppe. 4$,an off duty patrol officer with the Boise police department a Boise police spokesman  had chartered the plane to Fly from Boise to Hailey after a report of an Accident atan Idaho Power co substation. Bush s Stepmother sends $5 to candidate Kemp Washington a Republican presidential hopeful Jack Kemp has received a a Campaign contribution and kind words of encouragement from an unlikely source the Stepmother of vice president George Bush wife Barbara. Mrs Marvin fierce has contributed 100 time Sas much Money to Bush and said in a Telephone incr View i m very much for George and i veal ways been for him in her Handwritten note last month to Kemp Campaign. Pierce said if i were not George Bush s Mother in Law would certainly be wort ing for you. I am More conservative than George. 1 wish you lots of Luck and enclose modest  but in the Telephone interview. Pierce said Shehad earlier mailed Bush a $500 Campaign contribution and intends to support him further. Elephant s nudge Breaks a few of keeper s ribs Seattle a an elephant at he Wood land Park zoo walked at performing tuesday and gave her keeper a nudge that fractured Sev eral nos. The 35-year-old keeper who was not identified was not seriously injured said zoo Veteri Narian Janice Joslin. The Man has been a keeper for about a year at the Seale zoo and previously worked at Tat Honolulu zoo Joslin said Bamboo an african elephant in her 20i, was Sloppy in performing tight turn sin a demonstration for a group of cub scouts a rid other  the third try Bamboo gave the keeper a nudge hat knocked him Down. She then gave him a shove in the ribs with a fool As if Joslin said to Cay that s  Don t feel he elephant was being aggressive she said adding that Bamboo will be Al Lowed to perform again councilman charged with heroin Possession Pittsburgh a a two term coun Cilman for the neighbouring Community of Wil Kinsburg was arrested tuesday and charged with heroin Possession police said. Patrick o Leary 42, was arrested after off pm on a stakeout Taw what appeared to be a drug tale questioned a nun who took Money from o Leasy and searched the councilman s car said police sgt. Emory  did t even know who he Wai until after the arrest Laid detective Benny  Leary previously acknowledged a 12-year drug habit but said he kicked it in 1978. Readmitted a four month relapse Ian sprint but refused the Council s request that be resign say ing he was being rehabilitated. He recently announced plans 10 run for May Orin december 1989. Magistrate John Salton released o Leary Osbond after arraign ing him on charges of criminal solicitation and Possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Minority students move up in sat7 but average drops new York a minority student scored Biggins on the Scholastic aptitude test in 1987. But the average for All groups stagnated for the third straight year raising double Aboul the Progress of school re form the average verbal score among the 1.1 million col lege bound students who took the two part multiple Choice exam was 430, Down a Point from 1986, but still six Points above the All time Low on that Section reached in 1980, the College Board reported tuesday. The average mathematics score gained a Point lo476, its highest level since 1976. The verbal and math portions Are each scored on a scale of 200-800. However Secretary of education William j. Bennett said in an interview that he believed the sat scores were still Loo Tow and that reforms had not gone deep  Blacks continued a decade Long pattern of  verbal scores have risen 21 Points to 331 since 1977, and 20 Points to 377 on the math. But Blacks remain a Long Way from closing the Gap with White students who averaged 447 on the verbal Section in 19s7 and 489 on the math. The Black White sat difference has been reduced by 50 Point in 11 years. This is positive but the simple truth is that the sat scores of Black and. Whit students Are a Long Way from parity said College Board president Donald m. Stewart a a news Confer ence. The National sat averages cited by the Federal government and others As a barometer of school performance have changed Little since 1985, from 1981 to1984, scores improved steadily. Similar Flat results were announced monday for the rival act exam the predominant College Entrance lest in 26 midwestern and Western states. The four part exam administered by the american College testing program in Iowa City Iowa and taken by approximately 777,000 graduating High school students dipped 0,1 percent to 18.7 from the year earlier on Asca Feofil or Blacks averaged 13,4 on the act in 1987, up from15.0 in 1986, but remained considerably below the 19.7 average among while students. Test officials cautioned however that while improved academic preparation among minority Stu dents seemed to be boosting test results schooling Formost remained inferior Over the past several years the proportion of act what education jobs require t or my a a col Teg us Titan High Sehat tested students from minority groups taking a Cor Ehigh school curriculum has increased noticeably said Samuel d. Cargile director of acts office of minority education. What s most interesting about the sat result tithe consistency in the last five years that minorities Are rising faster than White counterparts. It s pleating to unto know that the kinds of programs implemented in schools Over Lite last five or 0 years arc starting to payoff said Keith Geiger vice president of the National education  Stewart noted that Only 54 percent of Blacks take four years of High school math compared with 75percent of asian americans and 63 percent of All Stu  this be one reason thai average sat math scores for asians Are 45 Points above the National mean while average math scores for Blacks Are 99 Points below it Stewart  the stagnation of Overall sat averages Stewart called it "encouraging1 thai scores did no decline from 1986 even though 80,000 More student look the test in 1987. Engineers say Japan Germany outclass . In Quality of autos Detroit up a Survey of More than 650automotive design engineers showed they believe Japan and West Germany still outclass the United slates when it comes to making on excellent car although the majority feel . Car makers make a Good automobile. The eighth annual Survey done by design newsmagazine found that design engineers working in the United states feel the poorest Quality cars come fro France followed by cars from Italy South Korea and Britain. Regarding particular nameplates the respondent chose the Ford Taurus Honda Accord and Toyota camry As the Best cars for the Money. Money being no object however designers Chase German car maker Mercedes Benz As the Brand they would most Likely buy. The Survey by the Newton mass., publication released tuesday also revealed that designers Are Aboul evenly split Over whether a Good Quality Carcan be built and sold for under $6,000. Nearly so percent said it could be done while 47.7 percent hid it could not. About 2.5 percent gave no reply the study showed. When asked Aboul the Best examples of such a  majority chose South korean car maker Hyundai followed by Volkswagen. The 669 respondents out of a sampling of 1,970engineers polled listed anti skid brakes As the most Likely safety option they would specify in their next new car Purchase followed by automatic scat belts. Air bags were listed As t Distant third Choice. Reliability was considered to be the most important Factor in choosing a new car the engineers said this was followed by Quality performance and Comfort. Appearance which car makers often promote As the top consideration ranked fifth followed by Price. Safety and warranties ranked Low t o the Litt of consid Era Tiwu As did fuel milage the top priority in the study nude in 1982