European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday May 23,19bb 88 proves Sweet year for syrup Montpelier. I. A Maple syrup production was up by a healthy 225,000 Gallons this Spring even though producers did t have the extraordinary year they had been hoping for. According to the . Department of agriculture new England and new York stale produced �05,000gallons in i9rs, with u gallon of syrup casting an average $34.72 in new England and s25 in new York. Vermont again led the nation in production with370,000 gallon. New York followed with 310,000 Gallons while new Hampshire produced 74.000 Gal Lons Massachusetts produced 44,000 Gallons an Maine produced 7.00u Gallons. In addition listed separately. 69,000 Gallons of syrup were produced near the Canadian Border in Northern Maine on land owned by paper companies. The 1987 yield was 580,000 Gallons the worst in 16 years. The season was a Short one i think 28 Days said John Ketcham of the us a s new England agricultural statistics service. A Good share of the producers Only got one Good run especially in North two youngsters perform one of the riles of Tarly Spring in new England tapping sugar Tuple Tneia pm Vermont if this year s yield was t Superior the Quality was. As far As color this year in was great mostly medium to Light and there was a lot of tight. It was Good Quality syrup Ketcham said. The percentage of the crop that was in the top grades is High said Everett Willard Maple Market ing specialist for the Vermont department of Agri culture. The sugaring Industry was Worth si7.188 million in new England and j7,7i million in new Yort up from s 11.078 million last year in new England a Dup from $5.24 million in new York. Dick is d the car f71 Arin Stin h i act ctr fire Cleveland students finding it pays to learn Cleveland a twelve year old Adri conc Carter already has si60socked away for College and she s earn ing More each Day in Rouglin an innovative program thai rewards Public school Stu dents with do hrs for Good grades Adri conc plans to use the Money she stockpiles through the scholarship in escrow program to study architecture or Interior design after she graduates from High school in five years. A really really want to become some thing in this world said Adrienne a seventh grader at the Cleveland . In order to do that you need a Good  Adri conc earned the si60 with three a a one b and a a a Grade that she determined to improve. When i see a s in makes me Happy thai 1 did that Good she said. The scholarship program is the brain child of Alfred d. Tulela superintendent of the City school system and is it joint project of the system and the greater Cleveland round Abl a group of civic and business cad cry the project is designed to keep Stu dents in school motivate them to improve heir grades and encourage them o continue their education after graduation. The round Tabic has solicited commit ments for $ 12 Mill Ion of the s16 million cedi d to fund the program for five years mostly from Cleveland foundations and corporations such As try inc., Eaton corp. And do America inc. A growing number of school system around the country arc adopting similar pay la Leam plans but the Clevelan program is believed to be the Only one that encompasses All students in a District at the school of science 14-year-old Bouk Sim said some of his eighth Grade classmates arc competing among them selves to improve their grades. I think it s going o make a lot of difference. Before they did t have a reason to do heir work but now they re being paid to get a a b s and c a he said. Tut la said he suggested the scholarship program to fight the districts horrendous dropout problem. Fifty percent of he students who enter Cleveland s Public schools Don t Grad uate with their classmates although is percent do re unroll at some Point be said. Of those who gradual Only 25 per cent go on to College. Rep. Joseph Kennedy ii a mus and Mother of that is announcement saturday hell seek re election. Joe Kennedy 11 to seek 2nd term As congressman Arlington mass. A rep. Joseph p. Kennedy ii on saturday formally announced his candidacy for re election to he congressional scat once held by his late Uncle John f. Kennedy and former House speaker Thomas p. O Neill. The 35-Ycar-old freshman congressman son of the late sen. Robert f. Kennedy made his announcement to More than 200 cheering supporters at Arlington town Hall. Use the elections of 198 to Send a message of peace and Hope to those who suffer around the world he urged his constituents. We can mat1? a difference we can bring this country  with his Mother Ethel wife Sheila and two sons joining him on the platform Kennedy thanked those who worked with him during his first year in Congress to perform constituent services preserve veterans benefits threatened by budget eur and help find funds for investment m affordable hous ing. Kennedy spent a state record  million right ing through an 11-candidate primary Field to win the seat in 1986. This year he has the backing of 16 democratic state representatives from the District and faces no opposition within hit own party Kennedy aided Arntt Mahoney said the state Republican party has not announced a candidate to Challenge Kennedy