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(AP) — Three teenagers have filed a federal lawsuit against their high school, where they say Hispanic boys were singled out for a lecture on sexual harassment and warned not to touch white girls. Seniors Mario Rosales and Joshua Corron, of South Salem High School, and Edgar Pozos, who graduated last year, asked a U.S. District Court on Tuesday to stop the school from targeting Hispan ic males. According to court papers, they also want un specified damages for being among 30 dark-haired students rounded up in November 1999 for a lec ture held in the school auditorium by an advocate for migrant workers who promised to “civilize the boys.” Some students singled out last fall wer^ not Hispanic; others did not understand parts of the speech, delivered in Spanish. In the lawsuit, South Salem Principal Kris Olsen and the Salem-Keizer School District are ac cused of arranging the session following com plaints that Hispanic boys had bothered non-His- panic girls in the hallway. 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Delivery available. $20 minimum • Daily Beer Specials Accepting Aggie Bucks starting in October 201 College Main (Northgate) I hr. free parking in city lot J — Kay Baker Superintendent After the assembly, parent Tammy asked the principal why Hispanic males! targeted and if he knew it was illegal.! legedly admitted the assembly was a “sen The lawsuit also alleges that Rubin Co sultant on migrant worker issues, had vok to discuss “the problem of Hispanic males touching Caucasian girls.” He warned audience members not tos harass "Americans” or they’d get kick;I school, the lawsuit claims. The assembled students said that if the) purpose was to teach about sexual hard- then all male students — regardless of her should have been forced to attend, the pap Superintendent Kay Baker said thedej not yet seen a copy of the lawsuit. “We really want all students in thedk have positive experiences, and we take ami plaint very seriously,” she said. & IS 'orbei Inflation causes 200 Social Security to rai ; F AND WlRI The Texas id not defea |xas in Austin That all cha en the 25th-i ranked ’Horr Gregory Gy -14. The match \ ac Aggies as A ;lli moved ah< [come the / Jngest coach ii jetory. I “To get the c ;xas for the f io great thin )n’t think it’s WASHINGTON (AP) — Retirees will get the biggest cost-of-living in crease in their Social Security checks in nine years — an average of $29 a month — beginning in January. The cost-of-living announcement, affecting 45.2 million Americans get ting Social Security checks, came Wednesday, just weeks before a hot ly contested presidential election in which senior votes could make the difference in several crucial states. The 3.5 percent boost — an ad justment the Social Security Admin istration always announces in Octo ber — is aimed at preventing rising inflation from eroding beneficiaries’ buying power. “I’m always glad to get a raise,” said retiree Robert Simmons, 81, of Pendleton, Ind. “In 1936, when my Social Security card was made out, I thought I’d never live long enough to collect a dime. I’ve been blessed by having it.” The elderly are the segment of America most likely to vote, and of the five states with the largest per centage of people 65 and over in their populations, four — Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania and West Virginia — are close battlegrounds in this elec tion. Other states with large senior populations such as Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio are also very competitive. Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the Republican presidential nominee, and Vice President A1 Gore, the De mocrat, have repeatedly clashed over Social Security. Bush proposes al lowing individuals some control over how to invest their retirement funds, while Gore says that would threaten the long-term solvency of the na tion’s huge retirement system. The annual adjustment is tied to the government’s estimate of in creases in consumer prices. “Inflation is one of the worst ene mies of the elderly,” said Social Se curity Commissioner Kenneth Apfel. "The past eight years, which have seen low inflation rates and a strong economy, have been particularly good for the elderly.” The 3.5-percent increase was the largest since a 3.7-percent rise in 1992. It means the average monthly check for retirees will rise to $845 next year, up from $816 this year. That compares with an increase of 2.4 percent for 2000, which translat ed into an average of $19 a month more for retirees. While many seniors complain about the rising costs of heating their homes, of more concern to them are rapidly rising costs for medical care, economists say. For the first nine months of this year, costs for medical care, includ ing prescription drugs, have been ris- i . <• a c tppy to set reci mg at an annual rate of4.5pe; "A a t compared with a 3.7 percent in; 1 , s0 P 1 ° for all of 1999. A total of foi “Any additional income plus,” said June Meadows,aF old retiree from Edgemere.Mt “We’re very fortunate, well prescription drug plan. If n would be a burden becausen husband’s illness. One of his scriptions cost $1,000 for weeks," she said. Simmons said his insurance has buffered him from rising me care costs, but both he and Me. said they worry about those te tunate. And while they would; see soaring energy costs gof Simmons and Meadows said tk not strained their lifestyles. When they go to the polls month, Simmons said he will ably vote for Gore and Meaj has not decided Te Texas A&M In addition reYue\xvev\Y ciT 115 Friday at 5 p. Social Security paymeffitf0//f- crease for disabled workewM ilies whose breadwinnersIM “In 1936, wh( my Social Secwi card was mam out, I thoughtll never live lotm enough to colk\ a dime. I've i blessed by havii\ it.” — Robert Sit# Pendleton, Ind., rfl The maximum monthlypffl for the 6.3 million low-income j viduals receiving Supplemental curity Income, known as 7 will rise by 3.5 percent, i boost the maximum mon check by $ 18 to $530. For a 71 the SSI maximum goes upfl $796. Increased payments'to SS| cipients will begin Dec. 29. Separately, the DepartmeS Health and Human Services nounced that the monthly M7J premium deducted from moshjj ly and disabled Americans’ curity checks for insurance cov® of doctors’ office visits will ii7 by $4.50 to $50 in 2001. The inct which takes effect Jan. 1, higher health-care costs and cl; in Medicare law. It is not based^1 cost-of-living adjustment. Muslim Christii Moden Social Security raises in 2001 Social Security checks will increase 3.5 percent next year — the bigg# I cost-of-living increase in nearly a decade. Here are the annual cost-# I living increases that beneficiaries have received since the system w# f linked to the Consumer Price Index in 1975. July 1980 14.3% January 2001 3.5% 1975 ’80 ’85 ’90 ’95 ’00 July January Note: There was no cost-of-living adjustment for six months in 1983 in order to help bail Social Security out of a financial crisis. Sponsors: Mu