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...Diana," 38, has taught high school history for ten years in a mostly black Washington, D.C., school. Says she: "I'm not really burned out, but there are a lot of problems and not much hope...
...Tracking," the grouping of students by ability, is no longer possible because it is discriminatory. "Too many whites are always in the upper track," Diana explains. But she finds that even in a virtually all-black school, just maintaining order among the non-learners keeps her from working with the 5% of the class, again mostly black, who can read well and want to learn: "They just sit around and die of boredom while I try to keep the other kids from fighting...
...less than her male counterparts over the 1¼-mile Derby distance, was still running strongly at the wire, adding a convincing show of stamina to an upset victory that may well rank among the most remarkable in thoroughbred racing history. Genuine Risk won $250,550 for Owner Diana Firestone, and, as a 13-to-1 long shot, $28.60 for each of her $2 bettors...
...Diana Firestone and her husband Bert, owner of 1975 Derby winner Foolish Pleasure, bought Genuine Risk at auction for $32,000. Her bloodlines were impressive: her sire, Exclusive Native, was also the sire of Affirmed, the 1978 Triple Crown winner, and her grandsire, Gallant Man, won the Belmont Stakes in 1957. The Firestones, who breed and occasionally break their own horses at the family's Virginia farm, register the colts under Mr. Firestone's name and the fillies under Mrs. Firestone...
Most of the action in Guyana occurs in the final half-hour of each installment. In Part 1, there is a climax that makes Dallas look like Washington Square: having already had an affair with a married female follower (Diana Scarwid), Jones starts to make love to the woman's husband (Brad Dourif) as she looks on. One's mind reels merely in contemplation of the efforts it no doubt took to get the scene past the network's censors. In Part 2, things get going when Congressman Leo Ryan (Beatty) arrives to investigate the Peoples Temple...