NATION AND WORLD
University Daily Kansan, February 6, 1985
Page 11
Runaways flee abuses,survey shows
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — An increasing number of runaway children are really "throw-away kids" — youngders deserted by their parents home to escape sexual or physical abuse, a survey concluded yesterday.
The study also found these and other homeless children are more involved with drugs and alcohol, are more depressed and are more suicidal than their counterparts of five years ago.
"Our findings show that many of the tragedies facing youth are quite
real and prevalent," said June Bucy, executive director of the National Network of Runaway and Youth Services, an organization of about 300 shelters.
"Shelters are seeing more children and youth who have been sexually exploited, have serious mental health problems, a stable family situation," Bucy said.
"ONE HOPEFUL finding, however, is that if these children get safety, counseling and other services at a shelter, they have better than a 65 percent chance of getting some type of long-term living arrangement that will enable them to turn their lives around," she said.
The study surveyed more than 300 shelter in 200 cities. They reported their experiences with about 49,000 runaways.
Among the findings:
- about 40 percent of runaways were "throw-away kids," unwanted children thrown out by their parents or others, and those who escape a physical abuse.
- 33 percent of the shelters said they are seeing "a significant increase in drug and alcohol abuse."
- There is an acute shortage of
- 63 percent of the shelters reported that runaways have "greater mental problems" and "are more suicidal" than five years ago.
shelters, which provide temporary housing for runaways. When possible, they try to return the youngsters to their parents or place the children in foster homes.
The network estimates there are about 1.5 million runaways in the United States, ages 12 to 17. There are only 500 shelfers, with a total capacity of about 6,000.
"There are more shelters than three years ago, but there also are more shelters turning more young people away because they don't have room for them," said Don Mabitz the network's associate director.
Parents demand prior notice of class subjects
By United Press International
Parents around the country, prompted by letters from conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, are demanding that teachers seek their written permission before teaching about such sensitive topics as death, nuclear war and premarital sex.
At least one school system has responded with a warning to new teachers, and teachers' union officials fear the campaign, which has come from the Christian Radio Network, the publisher of standard textbooks.
Parents' groups in about 20 states
have drafted form letters to teachers and local school boards, listing 34 topics that could "undermine their child's beliefs and moral values."
"Parents are finding a tremendous rallying point behind these letters," said Malcolm Lawrence, coordinator of the Maryland Coalition of Concerned Parents, which sent its letters last month.
"PUPS HAVE the right to have and to hold their values and moral standards without direct or indirect manipulation by the schools," the Maryland form letter says. It demands direct parent notification before listed subjects are brought up in the classroom.
The 34 topics include: alcohol and drug abuse, abortion, suicide, nuclear war, anti-nationalistic politics, homosexuality, pre- or extra-marital sex, witchcraft, illegal behavior and organic evolution.
Thomas Tocco, Cobb County, Ga., school superintendent issued a memo to new teachers warning them about making personal inquiries of students or teaching about communism, religion, witchcraft, aberrant sexual behavior and abortion as contraceptive in the Trible, schools spokeswoman
ONE COBB COUNTY high school English teacher, Jo Williamson, struck Nathaniel Hawthorne "The
Scarlet Letter" from her list.
"I was worried to death," she said.
"I was worried with sickness."
"I'm doing witchcraft and religion." National Education Association civil rights director Dorothy Massey said one classic short story, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," was no longer available in standard textbooks. "The Lottery" deals with a mother who is stoned to death by townspeople after "winning" a population-control lottery.
Massey said she feared textbook publishers would react to parental pressure by censoring textbooks.
"If they don't think a school system will buy it, they won't write it," she
WASHINGTON — Rebels seeking to overthrow Nicaragua's Marxist-led government are offering "sophisticated investors" a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a revolution by buying bonds.
Officials of the rightist Nicaraguan Democratic Force, have come up with a plan to finance their revolution by selling bonds, which they compare to Israeli bonds sold to American Jews and other supporters of Israel.
investors," Matamoros said. "They are not a broad issue."
The bonds, cautioned the organization's spokesman Bosco Matamoros, are not for everybody.
The plan is yet another devised by the Democratic Force to finance their revolution since Congress in June cut off the rebels' U.S. aid, estimated at more than $75 million since late 1981. The group first turned to fund raising and officials say they have raised about $1 million a month in private donations.
"They are for sophisticated
Justice Department spokesman John Russell said the bond issue involved "no violation of the neutrality act," which "doesn't mention raising money." He said lawyers for the rebels might have to register as foreign agents to sell bonds.
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon, criticized for buying aircraft toilet seat covers for $640 each, announced yesterday that the maker of the tan fiberglass parts will drop the seat covers' cost to $100 each and refund $29.165.
on the Navy's submarine-hunting P-3 Orion planes was made public Monday when Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, told Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger the cost of the cover gave "new meaning to the word 'throne.'"
Pentagon to collect $29,165 from maker of toilet covers
Rebels propose bond sale to help finance revolution
The price paid for the seat covers
Hair Affair
The Pentagon said the Lockheed-
California Co. of Burbank, Calif.,
offered to refund $29,165 of the $34,560
the Navy had paid for 54 seat covers.
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