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The Battalion
Wednesday, September 4, 1991
Bush: 'Education President
He says school bell signals alarm about American system
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -
President Bush, delivering a trou
bling back-to-school message, said
Tuesday that America's education
system is failing and "we must
blame ourselves for betraying our
children."
"The ringing school bell
sounds an alarm, a warning to all
of us who care about the state of
American education" Bush said.
"Every day brings new evidence
of crisis."
Bush pressed his crusade to
improve schools during a brief
stop before returning to Washing
ton at the end of his 29-day Maine
vacation.
Bush's speech marked the be
ginning of a new emphasis on ed
ucation, the environment and oth
er domestic issues likely to be ma
jor themes of the coming election
year.
Democrats hope to exploit
what they believe is the presi
dent's weakness on problems at
home, such as the faltering econo
my and the lack of health insur
ance for many Americans.
Democratic Party Chairman
Ronald Brown said the president's
speech was intended to open
Bush's 1992 re-election campaign
and "redeem George Bush's em
barrassing failure to live up to his
lofty promise to be our education
president."
"George Bush and his White
House must match rhetoric with
real action and substitute direct
presidential responsibility for the
same old photo opportunity,"
Brown said in a statement. "Cam
paign pledges don't cut the mus
tard when our economic future
depends on smart kids and a
skilled work force."
Rep. Tom Andrews, D-Maine,
said it was good that the president
was drawing attention to the
problem, but that his proposals
don't go far enough. Bush, he said,
should shift millions of dollars
from the defense budget into edu
cation.
Maine Gov. John McKernan
Jr., a Republican, introduced Bush
to an audience of parents, students
and educators who filled Lewiston
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"Much of what the president
has tried to do on the domestic
agenda has been overlooked" be
cause of dramatic events around
the world, McKernan said.
Bush told the audience that
parents and students must get in
volved in the campaign to im
prove education.
He noted that the verbal scores
of high school seniors declined to
an all-time low on the Scholastic
Aptitude Test. "These numbers
11 us: Our schools are in trouble.
te
"But before we point fingers,
assign blame, how many of us de
mand more of children, ourselves,
our schools? Survey after survey
suggests too many parents and
students remain unconcerned, un
convinced that the state of their
own schools should worry them."
Bush said: "The truth is, all our
children are at risk. ... If our
schools fail, we can't blame Wash
ington. We can't blame Augusta,"
the capital of Maine.
"We must blame ourselves for
betraying our children."
They were screaming 'Let me out'
Fire kills 24 at chicken processing plant
HAMLET, N.C. (AP) — Eire broke out
Tuesday at a chicken processing plant, killing
24 people and injuring more than 40, authori
ties said. Employees and witnesses said one
exit was locked and one was temporarily
blocked by a truck.
"They were screaming 'Let me out!"' said
passer-by Sam Breeden. "They were beating on
the door."
Witnesses said a fryer at the Imperial Food
Products plant caught fire about 8:30 a.m. The
company makes chicken nuggets and marinat
ed chicken breasts sold at fast-food restaurants
and grocery stores.
Renee Hoffman, a spokeswoman for the
state Department of Crime Control and Public
Safety, said 24 were confirmed dead by mid-af
ternoon. Hospitals reported more than 40 were
injured.
The interior of the building was gutted.
A woman who was in the canteen said peo
ple rushed in yelling, "Fire! Fire!" The door
from the canteen to the outside was locked and
a man had to break the door open so those in
side could escape.
Carolyn Rainwater, a plant worker, said
she heard people screaming and "I saw a big
puff of black smoke and I started running for
the back door." The door was blocked by a de
livery truck and the workers had to wait for it
Director Frank Capra dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oscar-
winning director Frank Capra,
whose romantic idealism defined
the American dream through such
movie classics as "It's a Wonder
ful Life" and "Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington," died Tuesday. He
was 94.
Capra died in his sleep at 9:30
a.m. at his home in the desert city
of La Quinta, said his son, Tom
Capra, executive producer of
NBC's "Today Show" in New
York.
Capra "died of natural causes.
He just didn't wake up," his son
said. He said his father suffered a
series of minor strokes several
years ago and had been under 24-
hour nursing care.
A Sicilian immigrant, Capra
lived and celebrated his new
country's spirit of opportunity. He
came of age as a filmmaker during
the Depression, and his populist
work triumphed the little man
over the system, hope over de
spair and an optimistic vision of
country and place.
"The
simple: It is the love of the peo
ple, he remarked when he ac
cepted a Life Achievement Award
from the American Film Institute
in 1982.
Capra won Academy Awards
for "It Happened One Night,"
"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and
ie art of Frank Capra is very
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Bush told parents they are ex
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