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Page A2-The Chronrcle, Thursday, May 24, 1984 91 I I I I I I JR* ll 11 1 ^EiSh 4*2^9 ImhSHL ll "^^^Hpc%9k H a ' ' V i rsNi )00* > I, Hfl/l r.- :| NEWS DIGEST? National, state and lo ?Muslim Marine found g r* A \/4 P I C IC1 IMC P1 ob K a . l: K < --:" ^ ?1 -w/ 1x11 i-i_-j11l ? uiqva i?i usui ii iviai inc V^JJl Alfred Griffin, who refused to go to Beirut because h did not want to kill Moslems, was found guilty last weel of being absent withcrut leave and missing a troop move ment. Lt. Col. Charles D. Breme, the sole judge in the case found the 23-year-old Griffin guilty after 20 minutes o deliberation. "I know what I am ? I am a Muslim and no one wil ever take that away from me," Griffin said. "To take th< life of another Moslem, your punishment would b doubled." Griffin said he refused to fight in Grenada ant Lebanon because of his religious beliefs. His punishmeq Are competency: tests NEW YORK - The high failure rate among blacks an Hispanics in the competency testing of the nation' teachers has prompted cries of racism from both groups Thirty states now require teachers to pass competenc tests before they can be certified. Arkansas will requir teacher interns to pass them beginning next year. About 12.5 percent of the nation's 2.4 million publi school teachers are minorities, but, with teacher testing that figure could drop to less than 5 percent, says Pritch Smith, an education professor at Jarvis Christian Colleg in Hawkins, Texas, who has been studying the problem "When you look at the fact that testing was used t< keep blacks out of Southern classrooms during th desegregation years, you have to look at them throug jaundiced eyes," says Mary Futrell, president of the 1. million-member National Education Association. Evidence is mounting that shows fewer black^are pass ing the tests and fewer are taking them. Among the statistics gathered by Smith: -- In Florida, 90 percent of the whites who took it pass ed the test compared with 35 percent of the black can didates. House rejects religious WASHINGTON* - The House rejected a move la; week to allow student religious meetings during non-clas hours in public high schools. The decision came afte critics of the bill claimed it would pave the way for cull and devil worship in classrooms. The 270-151 vote in favor of the-bill.feft. 11 vateiLshoj - ?^<>f4he;re<|Trhnetf rfeedeif for pas^ageTfYCTejet tion followed the Senate's rejection of a propose amendment March 20 that would have allowed organii ed, spoken prayer in public schools. The nine Democrats and two Republicans in the Nort Carolina delegation all voted for the bill. Supporters of the bill argued that it would protec Open line Apartment mana Q: I just moved from a larger apartment to a smaller or in the same complex. The landlady says I owe her bac rent from the other apartment, so she's holding the utilii assistance check I get from HUD. The check com* through her office and she passes it on to me. Can si legally do this? D.Y A: I asked an attorney at the Legal Aid Society at 216 V Fourth St., and he says it's hard to tell whether yoi apartment manager's action is legal without talking wit you. He suggests that you come in and talk with an a torney there, and to be sure to bring all documents an correspondence that might help the lawyer understan your complaint. Legal Aid takes new cases on Monday and Wednesdays during its regular hours, which are cal^newsjzrief^ ;uiltyof AWOL charges I. includes four months of hard labor, loss of pay and a e bad-conduct discharge. k During questioning, Griffin, of Chicago, said he did not state on his recruitment contract that he was a conscientious objector, and that he joined the military for the , benefits. He said he indicated on his recruitment papers f that he was a Baptist because a recruiting officer told him he might have problems if he revealed his true religious 1 affiliation. e Griffin testified that, had he gone to Lebanon, he e feared he would have found himself firing an M-60 machine gun. i "I felt I would have been disgrace to myself, my people t and Allah would have punished me," he said. for teachers racist? d -- In Georgia, which has aHminUff?rf?H itc r?wn tp<ar>h?r s competency test for five years, 34 percent of the blacks i. tested have passed on the first try compared with 87 pery cent of the whites. r e -- A recently-published study reports that only 15 percent of the 1,934 black students who took teacher exc aminations in Louisiana since they were required in 1978 ;, have passed. The study, conducted by Donald Kauchak, y a University of Utah educator, said the number of black e - graduates of public institutions taking the test declined i. from 444 in 1979 to 95 in 1982. 0 e The Louisiana Department of Education will propose h lowering the passing scores on some parts of the teacher 7 exam, said Nancy Todd, a spokesperson for the department, but she maintained the tests are not unfair to ^ minorities. Said Smith: "If you talk to the establishment, they don't view testing as a racist act. They view it as insisting - on high standards. i- "But it's hard not to call it racism when you know the result in advance." 1 meetings in schools >t students seeking to exercise their constitutional rights of is free speech and the free exercise of religion. )r Opponents said the bill would establish religion in the :s schools and open the gate for the brainwashing of teenagers. :t_ The bill's chief sponsor^ft .IX. asked- .to ;calleagaes in ipnnrp the lHr*rrtrtin?j&tis d about what would happen" if the bill were made law* "This is not the the school prayer issue, nor is it the son of school prayer or grandson of school prayer," he said, h "All it does is to say if a school allows a Young Republicans club to meet, equal treatment must be given ;t to religious groups." ger's tactics legal? ie a.m. to 5 p.m. New clients are seen on a first-come, first :k served basis. ty 2S ie Where's The Restroom? Q: Why is there no public restroom facility at the East I. Winston Shopping Center? I recently saw a man relieving himself outside of a store and the police saw him and /. pulled up, but did not arrest him after he explained that jr he had to use the bathroom. Since you can't use the h bathrooms in the stores, some ought to be installed t- elsewhere. d L.I. d rs A: First of all, most outside shopping centers don't pro 8 Please see page A3 4 Crime Prevention Woman grabbed fro The following "Crime Box Score" is designed to keep you abreast of criminal activity in your community during the past week and to help you protect your family and property from crime. Armed Robbery 200 block, Greyhound Court The complainant went to the bus station to wait for her cousin, who did not show. The complainant then began to walk home when a subject approached her from behind, grabbed her around the neck and forced her to take off her blouse. The suspect then pulled out a knife, assaulted the complainant and took her money. When a car appeared, the attacker fled on foot. The complainant was treated for minor flesh wounds at a local hospital. The suspect is described as a 6-2, 150-pound, darkskinned black male in his late 20s. Strong-Armed Robbery 2300 block, Cherry Street The complainant was walking across the street to get a ^"fiead, knocking him to the pavement, then stole his wallet, which contained a large sum of money. A witness reported that three suspects assaulted the complainant and took his money. The investigation is continuing. Robbery 2300 block, Dunbar Street The complainant walked to a neighborhood residence. I HOW TO MAKE EXPENSIVE AND I ^ If you 're 1 a good look in which y you valuable tribute [ the gov to one year ei But assista fits of skil people, and trave All of the details are in th ask for a copy. ARM* BE ALL ?2> HjHF' this wc r PORT I DEALER PREP"? I I LOOK AT TH I May is &-4ft VALUE. 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The officer then chased the vehicle to the 300 block of East Ninth Street, where the driver jumped out of the vehicle, fled on foot and was lost in the darkness. The car the suspect was driving was the only item stolen from the busiress. 400 block, Goler Court Office equipment was taken. 1000 block, Highland Avenue Officers responded to a school alarm. One suspect was arrested and charged with storebreaking. 1000 block, Northwest Boulevard but were later recovered. Housebreaking 4200 block, Brownsbofo Road Four antique swords were taken. 1300 block, Jackson Avenue A 10-inch RCA color television was taken. C' ! COLLEGE LESS I MORE VALUABLE. ooking for ways to pay for college, take at the Army College Fund. It s a program ou can earn money for college while in the Army and train in one of 60 skills. s how it works. If you qualify, you con Dart of your Army pay each month, and rernment matches it rive dollars (or more) . 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