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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday May 20,19bb teacher failing ditto 4th graders Chicago a All 22 student in a fourth Grade class will have to attend summer school because their teacher has aught them too Little to promote them to fifth Grade Weir school s principal says. Those children have suffered because they have a totally inept teacher that no one has been Able to fire said Spencer elementary school principal Dyanne Dandridge Al under. Grace Currin 56, who has taught Tor 30 Yean acknowledges she is part of the  but remember you can l expect miracles when you have Tow achievers. There always will he discipline problems in that class. It s he and if children that i teach she Sij no record of Currin s teacher rating is available before 1966, but she received l2"eiceucnt"ralings and five Superior ratings Between 1966 and 1983, the Chicago Tribune reported thursday. Since 1983, she has received four Ussatis Rocto in ratings Al four schools the Tribune reported. Robert Sadler the local District superintendent told the Tribune he did t bother to look at cur Rin s file before he transferred her to Spencer on the poor near Northwest Side of the City. House oks $8.8 billion for military construction Washington up the House of representatives passed an 18.8 billion Bill wednesday to pay for military construction projects around the world including operational facilities for the stealth bomber in Missouri and Navy Home port facilities in seven cities. To also approved on a voice vote an amendment by rep. Bob walk i r-pa., to bar payments to contractors whose employees use drugs on the Job. Waller said his plan harnesses the pressure of Federal Money to attack drug abuse and will be offered on every appropriations Bill. The $8.8 billion contained in the measure which now goes to the Senate is just under the amount presi Dent Reagan requested and would be an increase of j5io million from the amount approved for this year. Trie Bill provides s77.5 million for operational facilities for the stealth bomber at while Man fab to. The defense department estimates j700 million will eventually be spent on the Whiteman project which will include Supply and maintenance facilities for b-2 operations. The stealth bomber designated Thyl 2, is constructed of materials that make it virtually invisible to radar. Each b-2 costs 1450 million also in the Bill is $172 million for facilities for Home porting Navy ships at stain Island . Ever Ell. Wash i Pensacola Fla. Mobile Ala. Pascagoula miss. Lake Charles u. Galveston Texas and Ingle Side Texas. No Home port Money was set aside for san Francis co. The Bill Lowers the overseas construction budget by $ 113 million including a 125 million Cut made in the belief . Allies need to carry More of the defense Burden. Included in the Bill arc $502 million for the . Share of a nato infrastructure program 165 million for the final phase of construe too of the National lest facility in Colorado for the strategic defense Initia Tive 5351 million for Barracks projects s2b4 million for new family housing j339 million for work in West Germany 133 million for projects in the Caribbean and $ 136 million for projects in Korea. More than 60 percent of the military construction spending would go toward revaluation of ensling military facilities. Overall the military physical Plant is Worth $600 billion. Trucker goes on rampage hits 24 vehicles a patrolman restrains Charley Tom be behind motorcycle while another police officer checks out the truck cab thursday. Los Angeles a track Driver in an 1 it wheel Rig rammed More than 24 vehicles during a 40-mile freeway rampage then Laid police he hit Only people who would t gel Oul of my Way the rampage caused Only minor injuries authorities said. The Driver identified As Charley Tom Lee jr., 25, of Hallom City Tenas. Re fused police orders to Stop and was taken into custody wednesday after his brakes locked on the Hollywood freeway officials said. Lee was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon his truck said California Highway patrol spokesman Mike Maas. He also was arrested for investigation of possessing narcotics evading arrest reckless driving and possessing a concealed loaded weapon Maas said. Authorities said tests indicated he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol Jerry Johnston a dispatcher with fort Worth Texas based Lisa motor lines inc., said Lee has worked with the firm about two years. The Irato trailer Rig was bound for los Angeles with a Load of ironing boards. As of thursday at least 24 Accident reports had been made although authorities believe others May have occurred Maas said. About a dozen cup officers a poli helicopter and i canine unit chased Lee through afternoon Rush hour traffic. 6-year-old preacher sister again suspended Marion . A a schoolyard preacher and his sister were suspended Tor a fourth time thursday for violating school rules. Now is the Day of salvation 6-year-old Matthew strode shouted at a crowd of report ers schoolchildren and to cameras As his 5 year old sister Pepper stood beside him hold ing a Bible. Hell has enlarged herself and opened her Mouth without  the two children returning thursday from their third suspension arrived Al Wastfield elementary school in a car driven by their Mother. Robin they stood at a teachers Entrance and wailed for a Cue from their 10-year-old brother Duffy who was outside the school Gate. Due Fey was suspended for 10 Days last Friday for refusing logo to class and Slop proselytizing. For god so loved the world Duffey called from the Gate setting off a Stream of preaching from he younger brother. Fools make a mock at sin mall hew shouted at principal Jim worst who asked him to come inside the school. The boy stood his ground As Gorst repeated his request several limes. The children arc not being suspended for their preaching gorse said but rather for remaining outside the school building when school rules require them to be inside. He said if the children would agree to come to school Friday and discontinue preaching the suspension would be dropped. Gorse complained that the children Are being encouraged by the publicity. If the Newt Media was not Here and if the offers for talk shows Weir not present i believe in my mind they d be Back in  he said. Pepper does not preach because she does t want to the children s father David has said school officials Call the preaching a disruption while parents have complained that the firc and Brimstone Lone of the sermons fright ens other children. But the children s parents Call the suspensions an attack on their constitutional guarantees of Freedom of speech and Freedom of religion. Myth a s brother to year of in they Ore Achlynn last week  
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