Word: md
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That promising display of solidarity, however, was soon overshadowed by a blitz of controversial decisions and internal struggles. At a two-day session in Hunt Valley, Md., the new commission's conservative majority dominated the liberal members. By a 5-to-3 vote, the group decided to cancel an investigation of how cutbacks in student financial aid affected colleges where most students were black or Hispanic, and by a 6-to-2 vote, it came out against the Detroit police department's use of numerical quotas for the promotion of blacks to lieutenant...
...Koppels, their children (Andrea, 20; Deirdre, 18; Andrew, 13; and Tara, 12) and Grace Anne's father live in a modern house in Potomac, Md. They spend little time on Washington's social scene. Says NBC Correspondent Marvin Kalb, who collaborated with Koppel on a bestselling 1977 novel about diplomatic intrigue, In the National Interest: "Ted has very strong family feelings and does everything with dedication." Says Koppel: "Our idea of an enjoyable evening is dinner, usually Japanese, and a movie." His hobbies include reading, running, skiing and playing tennis. "I do them all at the same time...
...extracurricular activities. For the past year, Los Angeles has had a regulation requiring a C average and no failing grades for students participating in any nonacademic activities. Says School Board Member Rita Walters: "We had to reinforce the academic mission of the schools." The Prince George's County, Md., board of education last year also introduced the C-average rule. The Idaho board of education decided last October that a student who misses more than 10% of classes because of extracurricular activities will be marked as absent from school. In Milwaukee a student is denied participation in nonacademic activities...
Landover, Md--Patrick Ewing scored 10 points grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead fourth ranked Georgetown to a 74 54 victory over Monmouth in college basketball last night...