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er 7,1993 V rence be- behav- yder, did e calls, d Times- that "the the child he Amer- inia, dis- s and les- State aesday, September 7,1993 The Battalion Page 5 A Keeping an eye on Texas Top flag suppliers P\ln 1992, Taiwan was the major foreign supplier of U.S. flags. The total value of 123,127 imported flags was $101.000, or an average of 82 cents per flag. dren, be nd mari- o eighth- ted using iccording icials say juveniles the prod- U.S. flags by country of manufacture, 1992 Country Quantity Value Taiwan 83,103 $ 83,000 Guatemala 610 6,000 Canada 1,831 3,000 China 36,914 2,000 West Germany 51 2,000 Mexico 1 1,000 Japan 36 1,000 Italy 103 1,000 United Kingdom 400 1,000 France 88 1,000 Total 123,137 $101,000 SOURCES: U S. Commerce Department International Trade Commission and John Sharp. Texas Comptroller of P.iblic Accounts Teen killed, 1 injured as party turns violent The Associated Press GRAND PRAIRIE — One teen-ager was shot to death and another was wounded when a party turned violent, authorities say. Nathaniel "Bud" Easterling Jr., 17, of Arlington, was shot to death early Sunday. A 15-year-old girl, whose name was not revealed, was in fair condi tion late Sunday at Methodist Medical Center, according to Sgt. Bar bara Dixon of the Grand Prairie Police Department. Police were looking for an 18-year-old suspect, Sgt. Dixon said. The party was to be a combination birthday party and an end of summer celebration, authorities said. Tim Wycoff, Easterling's stepfather, said he and his wife were at tempting to cope with the senselessness of the shootings. "You find yourself asking, 'When is it all going to end?"' Wycoff said. "The future just looks so bleak, as far as the control of our young kids. It seems to me that everyone has a gun right now. This past week has been one of the most violent 1 can remember," Wycoff said. Grand Prairie police said the violence at the party began after more young people than had been expected showed up at the party on Sat urday night. Witnesses said adult chaperones had been checking for guns and al cohol at the party before it got too crowded. The Brown Bag Concert Series \ Every Wednesday at 12:30 Starting: September 8th Academic Building Room 402 Sept. 8: Tom Acord, Tenor - Faculty, Cal. St. Univ. Hayward Everyone Welcome Admission Free Alpha Phi Omega national coed service fraternity I Leadership, ‘Jriends/iip. and Service j Anyone can join. Come find out more! Informational meeting: Tuesday and Wednesday Sept. 7th and 8th 6:45prn Blocker 165 questions? John 847-7201 or Amy 693-1876 Teachers offer hints in book for raising children u ,4 T s) ip er ed The Associated Press SLATON — America's teachers ant parents to sing silly songs, igtheir teen-agers and venture side the school cafeteria once in fhile. Turn off the TV set, the teach- I is plead, and make children read home. Educators repeated these 'oughts and more in the new wk"What America's Teachers lish Parents Knew," a mostly fbeat collection of 275 helpful [its. Tony and Judy Privett corn- led the material from the cozy basement in their Slaton home in Southeast Lubbock County. Some of the wishes are practi cal: "I wish that parents knew I do not need to know the gory details of a sickness in an absent note." Other wishes are more philo sophical: "l wish that parents would remember that young peo ple are like fresh cement — any thing dropped on them will make a big impression." Some entries are defensive, many are witty and all speak from the heart. "I wish parents would learn to let go," one kindergarten teacher wrote. "Sad little faces crying at the classroom door, pitiful looks (if abandonment, hanging around the halls, peeping through win dows, prolonged kisses at the door and repeated declarations of 'l love you' have got to stop. Par ents, your behavior is embarrass ing. Get a grip!" 'Flie Privctts say they wanted to put together an easy-to-read guidebook. The inspiration came when Mrs. Privett, an accountant, was taking classes to earn her teaching certificate. She got bogged down in heavy theory of classroom management, she said. "I knew you really had to be there to know what's going on," Mrs. Privett said. "As a parent, I'd like to know what teachers had to say." So the couple in January mailed questionnaires to princi pals at more than 6,000 schools in all 50 states. The forms asked teachers to complete the phrase, "I wish that parents ... ." Replies came back from 415 teachers, including 58 in Texas. 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