European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday july 3,1988 nation s school system in peril Shanker says stateside san Francisco a the president of the american federation of teachers has warned that de spite rising teacher pay rough Days lie ahead for Public schools unless there Are Radical changes in the nation s education  Shanker said he was delivering that message in his keynote address saturday to 3,000 aft delegates at the Start of their biennial convention. Shanker s Union released a report Friday that indicated . Teacher salaries Are at a record High $28,085 on average in 1987-88 and starting pay is up to $ 18,5 5 7 on  Shanker an outspoken critic of traditional school structures has argued that schools fail to deliver an adequate education to 80 percent of their Stu dents. He recently proposed allowing groups of six to12 teachers to Experiment with running their own  said in an interview that if teachers Don t take the Lead in persuading the Public to restructure schools we redoing to end up being dismantled out of  at a meeting of local aft presidents Friday Patrick o Rourke president of the Union s innovative Ham mond ind., local suggested the Union Convene a special conference next summer to look at its own Structure. Maybe we need to take a real hard look at the Union from the Bottom up o Rourke said. Even the soviet Republic is doing  aft vice presidents Sandra Feldman the head of new York s United federation of teachers and Edward Mcelroy head of the Rhode Island federation told the 125 local presidents that the executive bugged Bug up photo a drone european Bee models a tiny transmitter at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge Tenn. The transmitter is designed to be attached twosome Africani Zed killer bees to enable scientists to track the flights of the intruders which have extended their Range As far North As Mexico and Are threat ening to Migrate to the United states. Council already is doing some self examination. The delegates were to vote sunday on whether to expand the Council from 36 to 40 members. Shanker 59, president since 1974 of the nation second largest teachers Union is running for re elec Tion monday with no announced  665,000-member aft represents nearly a half million of the nation s 2.4 million Public school teach ers primarily in big cities. The 1.9 million member National education association which opens its convention monday in new Orleans is the nation s largest teachers Union with 1.5 million  distributed a letter he sent to Shanker in Jan uary urging a wide ranging review of the Union. We seem to take for granted that the people who have led our unions for the past 20 years will always be there he  aft salary report singled out Connecticut As the state with the biggest increase in average salaries last year 15.8 percent to $33,776, fifth in the nation. The highest paid teachers Are in Alaska where the received $40,510 on average the lowest paid Are in a Kansas with an average of $20,340 last year the aft said. The report said teachers earned an average of 17 percent More than All american workers in 1987 and 10 percent More than All government workers. On tuesday the delegates will hear from democratic presidential contenders Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson via a satellite television  on the convention s Agenda is the consideration of several resolutions including one that would put the Union on record As opposing standardized tests for kindergarten students. Csc accused of satellite taps Cleveland a the House intelligence committee is investigating allegations that the nation Al Security Agency engaged in electronic eavesdrop Ping of congressmen and american citizens the Plain dealer reported  alleged Telephone bugging was accomplished through interception of satellite signals the newspaper said. It said the allegations surfaced during secret testimony earlier this year by Margaret a. Newsham 45, former employee at Lockheed missiles and space co. In Sunnyvale . Alan Freitag Public affairs duty officer for the defense department in Washington said thursday night he was not familiar with Newsham or her allegations and could not comment on the , a former software configuration manage ment analyst for space projects at Lockheed handle classified assignments overseas and possessed Asa special Access  lost her top secret Access after becoming a whistle Blower on waste in a government program and making accusations that she was sexually harassed according to the Plain dealer which said she was fired from Lockheed for alleged time card  told rep. Louis Stokes a Ohio chair Man of the permanent select committee on Intelli gence that the monitoring was being done with the cooperation of British authorities and from English soil the newspaper  Asa eavesdropping on Ordinary Telephone Calls is barred in the United states loopholes in the Law allow the Agency to do it by monitoring microwave frequencies outside . Borders said James Bamford author of Puzzle Palace a Book on the Asa. City requires id insurance on vicious pets in City limits Galveston Texas a postal workers cheered As the Galveston City Council approved a Law requiring vicious animals to Wear fluorescent yellow c9llars and forcing some owners to take out liability insurance on their pets. The Law passed in response to pit Bull attacks requires vicious animals to Wear the collars which signify that the wearer has attacked humans or other animals or has been legally declared Likely to do so without provocation. The ordinance also requires that an animal declared vicious be tattooed with the number that appears on the permit allowing the owner to keep it inside the City limits. In addition owners of vicious animals can be forced to carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance to keep the pets in the City and can be fined up to $2,000 for violations of the new ordinance. Local letter carriers who were present at the coun cil meeting cheered when the ordinance was passed. A Galveston postal worker was severely bitten by a pit Bull in january and an 83-year-old candied from wounds inflicted in a november at tack by two pit bulls. Hippo seriously injures keeper at St. Louis zoo St. Louis a a 3,500-Pound female Hippopotamus apparently fearing for the safety of her 2 week old baby attacked and seriously injured a keeper at the St. Louis zoo on Friday officials said. Rick Coonrod 40, was one of two keeper escorting the zoo s Hippopotamus is from an out door Yard into indoor stalls through a series of chutes when the female Hippopotamus suddenly spun said zoo director Charles Hoessle. The Mother being separated from her baby struck a Gate and knocked Coon cd into a Moat then at tacked him before returning to her baby Hoessle said. The baby was born to the Hippopotamus june 17. She apparently bit him and stomped on his leg Hoessle said. The report we have is that he do shave a broken leg apparently not a life threatening  Hawaii Stock Exchange agreement reached los Angeles not the Pacific Stock Exchange which operates trading floors Here and in san Francisco says it has reached a agreement that it Hopes will Lead to the creation of another Exchange in Honolulu. Hawaii s location and time zone provide an attractive Opportunity said Phillip Norris the chairman of a financial group in Honolulu that signed the agreement with the Stock Exchange. It s our goal to make Honolulu a significant financial Center in the  Norris is a vice president of Prudential Bache securities. Or. Maurice Mann the Stock Exchange s chairman and chief executive said we have agreed to prepare a business action plan that would Lead to the establishment of such an sex  no timetable has been set for the project. The Pacific Stock Exchange currently has 72 specialists on its two equity floors and trades in1,379 issues 200 of them exclusively. Clash with state brings Amish Man jail term Preston Minn. A Namish Man has been sentenced to seven Days in jail and two dozen others believe they could soon follow in a Long standing clash Between religious beliefs and a state Highway safety Law. State Law requires non motorized vehicles to have a red outlined Orange reflective Triangle mounted on the Back toward approaching Drivers. But the Amish say displaying the sign would violate their religion because of their Bright color and because they Are worldly objects. Amish leaders and state legislator worked out a Compromise Law two years ago allowing the Amish to use a White outlined Black Triangle during the Day and the Orange sign at night. But the Amish Community has Bee divided Over the Compromise. Some re fuse to use the Orange sign at night handsome especially older and More conservative Amish use no signs. Gideon d. Hershberger was one of 24 Amish men and women who appeared thursday before Fillmore county District court judge Margaret Shaw John son. Hershberger was ticketed in october and again in february. He refused to pay a $20 Fine or perform five hours of Community service and was cited for con tempt of court. After finding him guilty Johnson offered him a Choice of a $150 Fine doing 30 hours of Community service or serv ing seven Days in jail. Hershberger chose jail. What else can a conscientious objector do he asked later. Each of the other defendants pleaded not guilty to violating state Law but then admitted that the facts against them were True. The judge found them guilty. Religious conviction in this Case is not a de sense to the charge she told one defendant. Though they were Only fined most of the Amish said they think they la eventually follow Hershberger to jail. The have until november to pay fines or per form Community service