European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday april 5,1989 More funds urged for special education Washington apr the Federal deficit should not be an obstacle to serv ing All handicapped and disadvantage students eligible Tor help under Federal programs the president of the nation largest teachers Union said tuesday. I do not believe that the children of America created the deficit said Mary fur Cut president of the 1.9 million Mcm bar National education association the organization is calling for an extra s0 billion in Federal education spending to counter a shocking erosion in serv ices under four major programs for Dis Adan Lagud students Low income College students handicapped students and Stu dents with limited proficiency in English. A in a report called Federal education funding present realities and future needs the group says Many Federal program reach Only a fraction of those they ate meant to serve. Serving All Stu Denis eligible for the four program would Cost More than $ 10 billion it says. I m nol an expert so i can t say where we would get the Money Futrill said. Bui she said the Union has offered to sit. Down with Bush administration officials and members of Congress to look at the Overall budget and rearrange priorities. We arc aware of the fact that we can to this in one year fulfil said ii might Lake five years or 10 years. But what s important is that we recognize the problem. And make the commit Mentlo fully fund these programs in 1993 or the report looks Al chapter 1 Grant so bolster Basic skills among disadvantaged youngsters the education for Al handicapped act which helps states educate disabled youngsters bilingual Edu cation Grants to make sure students wit native languages other than English succeed in school and Pell Grants for Colleg students from Low income families. The Union reported the following Sta. Ristics chapter i. The number of student served declined from 7 million in 1980 81 to 5.7 million in 1988-89. The pro Gram reached 65 percent of eligible Stu dents in 1980-51 but Only 40 percent by1986.  Congress provided $4.6 billion for chapter i in fiscal 1989, enough to serve 47 percent of eligible students. To serve the estimated 8.5 million who will qualify next year would Cost about $6.9 Bil lion a $2.3 billion increase Over current Levels. A handicapped. The Federal share of costs to local school districts started at12 percent is years ago and was in tended to Rise gradually to 40  it stayed at 12 percent until 1980 and has fallen to 7 percent today. To reach the 40 percent target would Cost 16.4 billion a $6.5 billion increase Over current Levels. Bilingual education. Such programs serve one in 18 students who need help in English. An increase of More than is billion would be needed to serve All 1.6million students who the slates say arc eligible. -. Fell Grants. Such funds have in creased slightly when adjusted for inflation but the increases Nave nol come near Matching the soaring costs of Post secondary education. In addition. Con Gress has fallen far Short of meeting its own authorized maximum for individual Grants. About 1600 million would be needed to fully fund the maximum$2,900 Pell Grant per milled in fiscal 1990. ,. Greek immigrant named . Teacher of the year Washington Mary , a greek immigrant who survived her country s nazi occupation and brought her perspective to High school classes in american government was named National teacher of the year on tuesday. Bicouvaris the 38ih recipient of the award was not even a citizen when she began leaching in Hampton va., in 1963. But she became one five years later and developed a love for democracy thai has become her teach ing trademark said Virginia school superintendents. John Davi Bicouvaris 49, said her formula for leaching government and International relations combines respect for my Job love for the children that i teach and a very sincere commitment to make a  known to her students As mrs. Bic she founded and directs an award win Ning Model United nations program at Bethel High school in Hampton an organized a school wide Celebration of the 20qui anniversary of the Constitution. Her leaching ideas on the Constitution were turned into a Booklet circulated among educators nationwide asked whether her students take citizenship seriously Bicouvaris said no teen Ager in any country does so. Our kids they May not wave the Flag. But they love this country. I find our kids very protective and very Loving. I Don t worry about it she  she added that Ioctl my Stu dents that i will haunt you if the Day comes thai it is time to vote and you Don  in response to questions Bicouvaris offered advice to everyone from Parent and students to president Bush. For parents particularly of Youn children she urged them to provide a quiet place books love and talk an to get heavily involved in their Chil Dren s schooling. .,.-for students simply showing up at the door of the schoolhouse is no enough she said. She also urged Stu dents to make school rather than Job their priority during High school. For Bush scheduled to present herewith a Crystal Apple wednesday Bicouvaris said she would ask him to follow up on his pledges to bean Edu cation president with the action needed to make education truly a priority. Would like him to gut the emphasis pm education As an in vestment and nol As an  National teacher of the year award is sponsored by the Council of chief stale school officers encyclopaedia Britannica inc. And Good housekeeping Magazine. When Fli Couvaris was 5, her father was killed by the nazis occupying Greece. She came to the unite states at 20. ". Sex cell Dye easts doubt on North s accuracy Washington a a former colleague of Oliver North s testified tuesday that responses North was pre paring for House members on Contra assistance did not appear to be accurate. Vincent Michael Cannistraro recounted for the jury in North s is. District court trial a conversation in september 1985 in which North shared some of the responses he was preparing for House members asking about reports that he was assisting the Nicaragua i rebels. He showed you some of his an Swers asked prosecutor John Keker. I asked him if they were accurate an they did not appear to be so responded Carmi Raro who at the Lime worked with North Al the  Council. Recalling Cannistraro j previously secret testimony before a Federal grand jury Keker asked did you do any thing in the conversation with North after seeing the responses when Cannistraro walked at an swering Keker the prosecutor but his hand up to his nose and then stretched out his Arm in a gesture reminiscent of the tale of pinocchio a puppet whose nose grew longer when he lied. Not that Long responded Cannistraro As the courtroom erupted in laughter. North is accused of lying to Congress in1985 by allegedly preparing letters signed by then National Security adviser Rober Mcfarlane denying the National Security Council staff was assisting the contras. The denials came amid a two Yea congressional ban on military Aid to the rebel Force. -. Cannistraro recalled a comment by Acia official that whatever Ollic was. Doing he was bound to get us All in a Lotof trouble and he wanted to slay far away from  /  v  was colonel North considered trustworthy person by his colleagues at the Csc asked Keker "1 had. Considered colonel North trustworthy person but there were Occa Sions when there were questions about some of the things he Lod us Cannistraro said after pausing. Keker then read portions of Cannistraro s grand jury testimony in 1987 i which he said that with colonel North you never could be certain if what he was telling us was True or fantasy or deliberately meant to  pc scr also revealed that Cannistraro made no mention in his 1987 grand jury appearance of his assertion monday that a a director William Casey said fresh Dent Reagan had designated North As the Man who would assist the . Casey. Said he had discussed this with the president of the United Sipi Sand this  it should be handled Cannistraro testified. Cams Truro one of the first witnesses called by North is the first to slate out right that Reagan had chosen North to work for the contras. Fiat improvement an experimental fall incl computer Monitor gives the clearest picture of any developed so far ism scientist say. The Model shown at Yurk town Heights . Has a set Khz density Al More than 1.5 million dots with images that can change on the screen fast enough far animated presentations. Navy delays next Trident ii test b Norman Black a military writer " Washington the Navy has put off its april test shot of the Trident ii missile to give investigators More Lime to find the cause of last month s rocket failure the Pentagon s chief spokesman said tuesday. The spokesman Dan Howard declined to provide a tentative Date for the rescheduled test beyond saying it would probably be in Early May. ,.he said the delay did not necessarily mean the entire test program for the Navy s newest and most potent wac Pontiac suffered a serious setback we re talking about a mechanical problem of som sort and the Broad evaluation by experts is that mechanical problems Are easier to solve than Sora other types of problems Howard said. The analysis to Dale of the telemetry data indicate that the missile control was lost due to a mechanical failure in the after end of the first stage motor. Until the investigation is completed and the extent of the corrective action is determined we simply cannot As sess the Impact on the Overall program Howard further disclosed that the Navy had discovered a Large debris Field from the failed test on the Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of about 2,500 be clans of the first stage rocket motor have been sighted he added. The Navy s investigation began March 21, shortly after the Trident ii missile fired from the submarine Tennessee blew up  after launch. The mis Sile popped to the surface As planned and the first stage ignited properly but then the missile began spinning like a  and exploded it was the first submarine launch of the new Long Range nuclear missile./,/ Howard said the first stage rocket nozzles of the missile Are supposed to swivel immediately after firing to put the weapon on a 19-Degrcc Angle of Light. Then another inter Nal command is sent to the nozzles to straighten. Two motors arc located in the missile s aft end to move the nozzles Back and. Forth n this Case the spokesman said the Noz Jalcs never straightened after he second command. The Ihrcke stoic Trident ii is a More lethal version of the weapon that is the heart of America s naval nuclear deterrent the Trident l the new missile cart deliver three to 12 nuclear warheads 10individual targets up id 6,000 Miles away. The Navy says the new weapon is much More accurate than its undersea predecessors Polaris Poseidon and Trident 1 and can match the targeting ability of land based missiles even though it u launched from a submerged moving submarine