European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday november 27,1987 new knee joint Susan Lazarchuck an Absecon Nam housewife smiles from her Hospital wheelchair at philae phia s University of Pennsylvania Hospital six weeks after receiving a Complete k e joint trans Plant believed to be the first Ever. Lazarchuck 32, who had been incapacitated by a Bone tumor expects to regain full use of her leg. She was Given Bones tendons and ligaments from an 18-year-old youth killed in an Accident. Achievement test scores misleading Survey claims new York a standardized achievement tests paint a deceptively Rosy picture of How Well elementary school children arc progressing says a new Survey that found All 50 states reporting above aver age scores. The Survey conducted by mail and Telephone in August by a 700-Membcr West Virginia watchdog group called friends for education inc., found that no male is  scr Zyc 2 cd com Mary level on any of the six major nationally normed. Commercially available tests scores cited in the report were sent Back twice to state education departments for verification according to or. John Jacob Cannull a physician from Daniels w. A. Who founded friends for education. Cannull wrote the report and paid for the research with $ 11,000 of his own Money. A draft copy of the 26-Page report argued that the seemingly excellent test scores in every state especially in the South give children parents school systems Legislatures and the press misleading reports on achievement  among the findings 82 percent of 3,503 school districts surveyed reported above average scores for elementary Stu dents. In the 18 states where local districts choose and administer tests cities such As new York Boston Hartford Conn. Trenton . St. Louis East , ill. Kansas City and grand rapids mich., reported above average scores. Each of the 32 states that test children statewide reported above average scores including Southern states that rank Low by most measures of school performance. In South Carolina which ranks 47th in graduation rates and 50th in College Entrance exam results 62.9 percent of fourth graders scored above average on the comprehensive test of Basic skills or cubs Accord ing to the Survey. More than 68 percent of Georgia s second graders scored above average on the Iowa test of Basic skills another commercial standardized lest. And 79.6 per cent of Kentucky s third graders and 86 percent of Tennessee s second graders scored above average in the most recent testings. But education officials often neglect to explain that 1987 students arc not being ranked against their con temporaries but against a Norm based on a select group of students who took the test As much As eight years ago. Thus when compared with their contemporaries. West Virginia third graders had the lowest cubs math scores of any third graders tested statewide in other states even though they scored at the seemingly Ahour a rape 54th per Contile. The apparently Superior performance of today s Stu dents compared with youngsters who were tested eight years ago might seem to be Good news. But it could merely indicate that teachers and school districts Are teaching to the test that is tailoring the curriculum just to boost test scores said the report. The tests included in the Survey were the Iowa test produced by Riverside publishing co. The Stanford achievement test and metropolitan achievement test by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich the cubs and California achievement test by cab Mcgraw Hill and the science research associates test by ism. The report criticized those publishers for failing to update test norms annually rather than every eight years or so. Telephone Calls to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich were not returned. But other publishers contacted responded that stabling new up to Date norms is expensive and requires hundreds of thousands of students to take hours of additional tests. Alfred e. Brennan director of the test division at Riverside publishing co., said that norms on the Iowa test will be updated each year beginning this year because of the concerns raised by Cannull and others. Cannull added our group is Active in educational Reform in this state and yet we re always being con fronted with educators who say How far above average students arc  a spokesman for science research associates in Chicago said the purpose of tests like its own is not to compare students or schools or districts with each other. Its s rather to identify Pupil or group strengths and weaknesses for instructional and curriculum Pur poses he said. Local groups help hostage families Seattle s homeless on thanksgiving by the associated press americans offered thanks thursday As Thuv prepared to Gorge on Turkey and stuffing thanksgiving feasts gawk at giant balloons parading City streets and soberly remember the homeless the Hel Pless and hostages old and new. For Francois Kissel thanksgiving Day meant inviting 3,000 homeless Resi dents to his Seattle restaurant the bras serie Pavilion which is about to shut Down. A group of volunteers spent All night cooking a half ton of turkeys donated by Domino s pizza to Lay on a sumptuous meal complemented by 50 Gallons of ice Cream. But As surely As Turkey precedes pumpkin pie on thanksgiving Day parades come before the Turkey and about 80 million television viewers and spectators were expected to View the biggest of them All in the big Apple. Macy s thanksgiving Day Parade Fea tured the spider Man balloon who does whatever a spider can and Gar Field that cynical cat and baby Shamu a 62-by-38-foot killer whale. Heading the procession of 13 March ing bands 20 floats and clowns too numerous to count were celebrities like Emmanuel Lewis and Phylicia Rashad of the Cosby  in Philadelphia miss America 1988, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko joined the arrival of Santa Claus in the City s 68th annual thanksgiving Day Parade the nation s oldest. But the giving of thanks this Day was strained for some. In Louisiana the families of 28 hos tages held since saturday by rebellious cuban inmates at the Oakdale detention Center prepared for a meal of a dozen donated turkeys and Louisiana dirty Rice at the sacred heart Catholic Church which has become a temporary Home for Many hostage relatives. Los Angeles air going to pot los Angeles a there s More than smog in the los Angeles air. There s a hefty whiff of pot. The Surprise finding was made by the asthma and allergy foun Dation of America which samples airborne pollen Drifting past its of fice on the City s trendy West Side. A recent analysis of the Weed pollens found 40 percent was from marijuana. Bruce Margolin attorney and coordinator for the los Angeles office of the National organization for the Reform of marijuana Laws noted the Harvest season usually happens in september or  Penthouse schedules article on Hahn s past life new York up an upcoming Issue of Penthouse will have sensation Al revelations about the past of Jessica Hahn. A spokesman for the Magazine said wednesday and her lawyer says he will sue if the Magazine includes accusations that Hahn was a prostitute. The Story reportedly about Hahn s past sex life includes allegations that Hahn worked As a prostitute for two Yean before her alleged sexual encounter with the Rev. Jim Bakker the former head of the pal ministry. Hahn s lawyer Dominic Barbara has threatened to sue if the article goes to press. Penthouse spokesman by Preston said the article is going to contain sensation Al  sources said the article claims Hahn was known As Jessie at a Long Island Brothel and quotes its Madam As saying Hahn worked there in 1977 and 1978. There is nothing innocent about this girl the Magazine quoted the woman As saying of Hahn. The woman who said she ran a prostitution House in Massapequa also was quoted As saying Hahn was very sexually experienced when the two first met in 1977. Hahn s lawyer Dominic Barbara said he would sue Penthouse for libel if the allegations Are printed. Hahn has said she was a Virgin before her encounter with Bakker. And reve lations about the incident spurred the downfall of the evangelist As head of the pal ministry. Barbara told the daily news that Penthouse officials told him the Story charges Hahn worked As a prostitute in1977 and 1978. Preston said he would not discuss de tails of the Story. When asked if it contained allegations that Hahn was involved in prostitution Preston said that s what her Hahn s lawyer Tayi. I m not denying it  Hahn currently is staying at the play boy mansion in los Angeles. Playboy spokesman William Farley said i d be less than candid if i said Idin t have any knowledge of what Penthouse is planning to publish. "1 understand though that it s an inflammatory Story he said. Farley said Hahn is suffering from the flu. Hahn posed topless in the november Issue of Playboy after turning Down an offer to pose for Penthouse