European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday september 11,1990 4 m first Day is worst Day things look a bit overwhelming to Robert Doherty a Pupil at Belmont elementary school in Malden mass. Robert was attending the first Day of class As a first grader last week. Guide lists Best buys for Buck among private Public colleges new York apr Cooper Tynion which charges its 1,000 students just $300 a year leads a new list of Best College buys in a Money Magazine guide. Seven of the top 10 schools that offer a the Best education for the Bucko Are in new York Florida or new Jersey according to the new annual guide a the Money guide to the Best colleges in America a which went on Sale at Newsstands monday. The top three values a Cooper Union California Institute of technology and Rice University a Are All private. The remaining seven in the guides top 10 Are Public universities. A a we re thrilled and delighted and honoured a Cooper Union president Jay Iselin said in an interview. A the truth is that Cooper Union has always believed that education should be available to anyone of Talent regardless of their  the 108-Page publication produced in collaboration with Peterson a guides lists 100 Public and 100 private schools around the country that emerged As est values. The schools were determined through a computer analysis that weighed tuition charges against 17 measures of academic performance. The list excluded All two year colleges and narrowly specialized or sectarian schools. It also omitted the three . Military academies which Are free and provide excellent education but require at least five years military service a thereby masking their actual Cost a according to the guide. Public universities were judged on the basis of out of state tuition and private schools were judged at their full Price exclusive of any scholarships or financial Aid. Top on the list is Cooper Union for the advancement of science and Art a highly selective private College located in new York City and founded by real estate magnate Peter Cooper 131 years ago. The school provides a $ 15,000-a-year subsidy to each student from its $100 million endowment and contributions. Students pay Only a $300 activities fee. The rest of the guides top 10 Are in order a California Institute of technology Pasadena Calif., ranked High despite its $13,495 Price tag. The school has a teaching faculty of 274 for 799 undergraduates. Faculty and students have won 21 Nobel prizes. A Rice University Houston uses its $ 1 billion endowment to keep tuition at a Low $7,160 while maintaining an academic reputation rivalling Ivy league schools. A the new College of the University of South Florida Sarasota combines the Small feel of a private school with a Public College Price $5,488 for out of taters $ 1,515 for floridians. A state University of new York at Geneseo a Strong Liberal arts Branch of the 64-Campus Suny system charges out of states $4,925, $1,575 for new yorkers. A state University of new York at Binghamton a highly competitive a Public Ivy a Strong in Liberal arts costs $4,914 for out of state students $1,564 for ins taters. A Trenton state College Trenton n.j., offers a Strong Core curriculum for Liberal arts students at a Cost of $3,795 for out of states $2,720 for new Jersey students. A state University of new York at Albany with Strong programs in Public administration criminal Justice and other government related career tracks costs $4,835 for out of state students $1,485 for new yorkers. A University of Virginia Charlottesville Long considered one of the top state universities with particularly excellent English and economics departments charges virginians $2,966 and out of states $8,136. A University of Florida Gainesville which boasts 114 majors in 52 disciplines charges $4,630 for out of state students $ 1,320 for Florida residents. Stateside gunman kills 4 relatives before ending standoff Montgomery la. Apr a Man shot and killed his father sister and two other relatives sunday then traded gunfire with police before surrendering about two hours later authorities said. Two deputies were wounded in the standoff. Thomas Wilson Sillman 41, was booked on four counts of first degree murder and six counts of attempted murder stemming from the shots fired at police. Grant Parish deputies were called shortly before noon by a neighbor who heard gunshots at the Home in this Small Central Louisiana town where the alleged gunman lived with his parents. The dead were identified As Sillmann a father Thomas h. Sillman 80 his sister Carolyn Lewis 33 mrs Lewis husband James d. Lewis jr., 40 and Conley k Allen 67, the alleged gunman a Uncle. A Deputy town marshal Dan Fletcher of Montgomery was in stable condition and Grant Parish Deputy John Rollins was in Good condition at Rapides general Hospital in Alexandria. Details of their injuries were not released.14 runaway Railroad cars Stop just Short of Homes Pico Rivera Calif. Apr fourteen runaway Railroad cars collided with a locomotive sunday knocking Down Power lines and causing a Small fire authorities said. Nine of the cars derailed with one Landing inches from a Home. No one was injured and none of the Southern Pacific cars carried hazardous materials said Andy Anderson a spokesman for Southern Pacific in san Francisco. One of the derailed cars came to rest inches from a Home and 10 houses were evacuated while workers determined that the other nearby derailed cars were stable said los Angeles county sheriffs sgt. Pat Fallis. The Union Pacific locomotive Crew was warned of the impending collision and fled the locomotive before the crash Anderson said. One car carrying fibreboard caught  governor wife join bikers in toy drive Augusta Maine apr a it took some prodding from his congresswoman wife but Maine a governor hopped on the Back of a thundering motorcycle sunday to Lead thousands of leather Clad bikers in an annual Charity run. Gov. John r. Mckean known for his annual Tea parties that draw scores of motorcyclists to the executive mansion had shied away from Riding one of the big machines in past toys for tots runs through the state capital. But his wife . Rep. Olympia j. Snower Maine who once had a motorcycle learners permit persuaded him to try it. Mckean Rode on the Back of a motorcycle driven by Carlie Snowe the congresswoman a former father in Law and she Rode on one driven by Ken Monroe. The estimated 10,000 motorcyclists filled two trucks with Christmas presents for needy  up by intruder victim uses nose to dial for help Denver apr a woman saved herself by dealing for help with her nose after an intruder tied her up turned on the Gas in her stove and left a Candle burning apparently in Hope of triggering an explosion authorities said. Police said they were Hunting for the person who attacked the 37-year-old woman last week. Police did not release the victims name. After breaking into the woman a Home the Man tied her hands behind her and fastened them to a chair police said. He then ransacked the House turned on the Gas in the oven without lighting it closed the windows lit the Candle and left. But the victim was Able to tip her chair Over to the floor grab the Telephone with her Teeth and dial the emergency operator with her nose police said. The victim was taken to Denver general Hospital for treatment of exposure to natural Gas. 59% of new yorkers wish to move poll says new York apr six out of 10 new yorkers say they would live elsewhere if they could and three quarters describe the City As dangerous and dirty according to a poll published sunday. The joint poll by time Magazine and Cable news network asked 1,009 residents a if you could choose where you live would you stay in new York City or better in the past few years 7 percent a said yes sixty eight percent a said the were worse. Twice As Many new yorkers said things would get still worse compared with those who said things would get better a 45 percent to 23 percent. Asked if new York was dirty 78 per move somewhere else a according to the results 59 percent would be sex new yorkers and 37 percent would stay. The poll conducted aug. 2-5, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. Asked if the Quality of life had become cent said yes. Dangerous yes said 73 percent. On the other hand 54 percent described new York As a City they like to live in. That May be explained by the response to the statement a to live in new York City people must be a Little crazy. More than half 52 percent a agreed