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Teacher tests defended by Bennett c. 1986 N.Y. Times News Service WASHINGTON Secretary of Education William J. Bennett Tuesday defended the use of basic skills tests such as the one given to teachers in Texas on Monday and predicted that such tests would become increasingly common. ‘ ‘Testing of teachers will be a fact of life within the next five or 10 years around the country,” Bennett said at a luncheon here. Teachers who cannot pass a basic literacy test should not be in the classroom, he said, adding that merely passing such a test did not mean that the teacher belonged in the classroom, either. While many teachers in Texas objected to the test there as unfair and demeaning, Bennett said “tests will satisfy the public that something is being done” to insure the quality of public education. They will “restore professionalism to teaching,” he said. On another issue, Bennett said that since the Supreme Court’s ruling last July that public school systems could not send teachers into parochial classrooms, many children were not receiving the remedial or enrichment programs to which they were entitled. stBanner Graphic fUSPS 142-020) Consolidation of The Daily Banner Established 1850 The Herald The Daily Graphic Established 1883 Telephone 653-5151 Published daily except Sunday and Holidays by Banner Graphic, Inc. at 100 North Jackeon St., Greencastle, IN 46135. Second-class postage paid at Greencastle, IN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Banner Graphic, P.O. Box SO9, Greencastle. IN 46135 Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier *1.20 iPer Week, by motor route *1.25 Mail Subscription Rates *, R.R. in Rest ot Restol Putnam County Indiana U.S.A. 3 Months * *17.40 *17.70 *19.00 6 Months *32.25 *32.80 *36.70 1 Year *63.00 *64.00 *72.70 Mail subscriptions payable in advance ... not accepted in town and where motor route service is available. Member ol the Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the' use lor republication ol all the local news printed in this

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Stock market soars; analysts say oil slump may have run course

NEW YORK (AP) Potential oil-price stability and a continuing drop in interest rates fueled the biggest stock market gain in more than three years, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high. The average of 30 industrials, one of the market’s best known gauges, rose 43.10 to 1,746.05 on Tuesday, its second biggest one-day gain ever, coming on the New York Stock Exchange’s fifth-busiest trading day in history. It was the biggest surge since the record daily gain of 43.41 points Nov. 3, 1982, and pushed the Dow above its previous high of 1,713.99 set Feb. 27. One factor encouraging the market was oil prices, which edged higher in futures trading Tuesday as some analysts speculated that the sharp slump in oil may have run its course. Analysts said the market also was boosted by the belief that long-term interest rates would decline further in the credit markets and that statistics scheduled for release later this week would show sluggish economic growth, which also tends to depress interest rates. Interest rates kept falling Tuesday in the credit markets. Prices of long-term

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The price of gasoline at Indiana service stations could tumble to 60 cents a gallon, a spokesman for the Indiana Service Station Dealers Association says. Since December, the price of unleaded fuel has nearly halved, dropping at a rate of 5 cents to 8 cents a week, according to Ron Johnstone, president of the trade organization. “It could get into the low 60s and maybe even the high 505,” Johnstone said. “At the rate it’s been dropping, who knows where the bottom is.” Johnstone, who owns two Amoco

government bonds, which move in the opposite direction from interest rates, rose $5 to $lO for every SI,OOO in face value. In commodities trading, the price of West Texas intermediate, the main grade of U.S. crude oil, rose 25 cents to $13.10 a barrel for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price had fallen below sl2 last week, a level not seen since 1978, and analysts were talking

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stations in Indianapolis, said unleaded prices are expected to dip below 70 cents a gallon by the end of the week. Hoosiers haven’t seen that kind of price since 1978, he added. “It’s like a pay raise,” said Hugh Orr, a spokesman for the AAA Hoosier Motor Club. “We just can’t keep abreast of how fast they’re going down.” In a Dec. 13 fuel survey by the motor club, unleaded gasoline averaged $1.21 for self service. Orr said prices this week average 76 cents.

about further declines. But prices have bounced back in the past week, amid what some analysts say is a growing belief that the world’s major oil-producing nations might be able to agree on cutting production to stabilize world oil prices. West Texas intermediate was bringing $31.70 a barrel late last year.

Tough fight' on missiles to Saudis WASHINGTON (AP) - The Reagan administration, kicking off its campaign for congressional approval of a $354 million missile purchase by Saudi Arabia, says the deal would deter Iran from attacking Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. Although delivery of the arms would not begin until 1989, a senior U.S. official said approval would send “a strong signal” to Iran, which has troops on the border of Kuwait, a Saudi ally. “It’s going to be a difficult fight, we realize that,” the official said Tuesday of the battle looming in Congress. Under the plan, the Saudis would be provided with 2,566 new U.S. missiles. The Saudis already have more than 3,000 of the weapons and have purchased $44 billion in arms from the United States since 1971. Congress, informed of the sale Tuesday, will have 50 days to try to block the sale by majority vote of the Senate and House. Then, if President Reagan vetoes the legislative action, a two-thirds vote would be required to deprive the Saudis of the Sidewinder, Stinger and Harpoon missiles. In Jerusalem, the Israeli government registered its opposition, saying Saudi Arabia was officially at war with the Jewish state. But the Israeli protest was mild, as usual, in an apparent effort to not appear to be meddling in the American political process. Israel’s supporters here seemed particularly alarmed by the projected sale of 800 Stinger missiles. These are shoulderfired weapons which a pro-Israeli lobbyist called “a terrorist’s delight.”

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CAPE TAN AVER AL; Fla. (AP) -'The county medical examiner’s office plans to seek a court order unless NASA and the Air Force turn over the remains of Challenger’s astronauts in accordance with state law, a source says. The controversy, coming as divers seek additional remains in the Atlantic, concerns state laws requiring the local medical examiner to conduct an autopsy on any person who is slain or dies by accident. The statutes apply even if death occurs on federal property. Remains of the seven astronauts killed when Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch Jan. 28 were brought ashore secretly Saturday night by a salvage ship that came in without running lights, sources said. , The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Air Force and medical examiner’s office reportedly were seeking a compromise, but no one from any of the organizations would comment on the disclosure. “Only a local medical examiner has the authority to determine the cause of a death by murder or by accident,” the source said Tuesday. “Local authorities have told NASA and the Air Force that by doing their own examinations, they would be operating in violation of the law. “They have said they will go to court if necessary to have the remains released. ” Although the crew cabin and remains were located on the floor of the Atlantic 18 miles offshore, by law the medical examiner would have jurisdiction if the remains were brought into Brevard County, the source said. Other sources have reported that forensic experts have been examining the astronaut body parts in a hospital at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. All the sources spoke on condition of anonymity. News organizations have had to use unidentified sources because NASA, citing consideration for the astronauts’ families, has blacked out information on the recovery operation since announcing the discovery Sunday of the remains. The space agency also has not

a debate over the course of space policy in the wake of the nation’s worst space disaster. Graham also said he believes the design on the seals of the shuttle booster rockets should be changed no matter what a presidential commission concludes about the cause of the Challenger accident. A seal on the right booster rocket has been identified by NASA s the probable cause of the accident. In other developments: Chief astronaut John Young said in a memo written before the Challenger disaster that a space shuttle accident on landing at Cape Canaveral was a certainty because the site is dangerous. Young said the weather, runway surface and water surrounding the Kennedy Space Center all make the Florida site dangerous. He urged that all future shuttle landings be at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The astronaut, who has flown more shuttle missions than anyone, wrote the memo Jan. 6, six days before the launch of Columbia on the last successful shuttle mission and 22 days before Challenger exploded.

House panel votes tribute to McAuliffe WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will consider changing the name of a national program honoring excellence in the teaching profession to honor Christa McAuliffe, the New Hampshire schoolteacher who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. A House committee approved the measure, which would change the name only and not the substance of the program. “This is a very fitting tribute to Mrs. McAuliffe,” Rep. James Jeffords, R-Vt., said Tuesday as the Committee on Education and Labor unanimously approved the legislation renaming the program the Christa McAuliffe National Talented Teacher Fellowship Program. Sen. Paul Simon, D.-111, intends to introduce the program’s name change in the Senate next week during committee consideration of Higher Education Act reauthorization legislation, said Simon’s aide, David Carle. acknowledged that human remains have been recovered. Meanwhile, the Navy salvage ship USS Preserver was in the area 18 miles offshore where NASA reported astronaut remains were located in the debris of Challenger’s cabin in 100 feet of water. The 213-foot Navy ship has a crew of 10 officers and 104 enlisted men and has about 20 deep-sea divers aboard. It has two booms capable of lifting debris weighing eight and 10 tons. Searchers hope the crew compartment will yield valuable magnetic tape and computer data. Quake coverage now required HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Predictions that western Kentucky will feel the effects of a major earthquake in the next 24 years have prompted some financial institutions to require home buyers to obtain earthquake insurance. W.J. Lawrence, president of First Federal Savings and Loan, said increased publicity about the concerns of scientists prompted his firm last year to write letters and send brochures to all customers, urging them to get coverage. “We may not have an earthquake for another 200 years, but we may not have a fire for another 200 years either,” he said.