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CITY I Richmond Tjmes-Dispatch Thursday March 26 1992 B-3 14 missing Nancy Walberdies was mother absenteeism or transfers While no breakdown at results was available Dr Spagnolo said the survey uncovered a familiar pattern In general pupils poor fail the test at greater rates than do their nunc affluent counterparts he said State law leaves it up to local school divisions to determine how to handle pupils who have not passed the test by the ninth grade Those pupils can be retained In the eighth grade or they may be placed in other school setting i Continued from first page the test was rigorous The data also raise some difficult policy questions board members will be debating for the next several months Chief Bmnns them it months Chief among them is whether students without a passport should be allowed to participate in interscholastic sports board members said Under state law a student without can be admitted to a high and take high school courses at the discretion of individual school divisions Such students would be classified as until passing the test The Virginia High School League winch sets high school sports policy currently bars students not classified as ninth-graders from pitying school sports said Claudia Dodson program supervisor That rule could change depend-rd decides she ing on what the board Board member Lewis Nelson Jr said that policy should be decided possible Ex-director of Valentine dies at 96 Retired Army Maj Gen Leslie Carter former director of the Valentine Museum died in his Midlothian home Monday He was 96 Gen Carter a Salem native earned a bachelor's degree from Roanoke College and in 1955 the college presented him with an honorary doctor of science degree In 1956 he retired after almost 40 years in the Army He served during World War II and received many military awards such as the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf dusters and the Bronze Star with one oak leaf duster During the early 1960s Gen Carter served as the Valentine director He also was a chairman of the Chesterfield County chapter of the American Red Cross and worked in many other civic and charity organizations He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Carter and a son CoL Leslie Carter Jr of St Petersburg Fla A graveside service will be held at 11 am Monday in Arlington National Cemetery LOS ANGELES (AP) Actress Nancy Walker the abort wisecracking redhead beat known to TV viewer as mother and for hawk-ing paper towels died at her home yesterday She was 69 and had battled luiig cancer for two years Co-starring with Valerie Harper as archetypal Jewish mother Miss portrayal of Ida Moigenstern on earned her an Emmy nomination in 197S But she was just as famous as Rosie the waitress always mopping up after klutzy customers in commercials for Bounty paper towels Miss most recent work was a starring role in Fox Broadcasting comedy in which she played a Jewish mother whose daughter is married to a black man Family friend Frank Liberman said Miss Walker had just completed the final episode Miss Walker had been suffering from lung cancer for the last two years according to Liberman was veiy he said terribly talented comedian singer and dancer who started as a child Miss television roles also included Mildred the housekeeper on and for which she received three Emmy nominations (1973 1974 and 1973) In 1970 she briefly appeared as another housekeeper on Her taunts were far more varied than playing loud-mouthed housekeepers and mothers-in-law She was one of few women ever to direct and act on Broadway and in television In 1956 she made her Broadway directing debut with starring Thelma Ritter and Tony Randall Beginning in the 1970s she directed episodes of Mary Tier Moore and Agency winces at tuition rise Said Gcroe question is how mair people will fall through the Continued from first page Geroe of Virginia Beach Geroe and other board members year Board members have expressed concern at that rapid rise as well as the greater burden placed on students: in 1987-88 tuition accounted for 21 percent of the cost of educating a student while the state picked up the rest at $41 tuition will represent 29 percent of the total cost of educating a student per credit horn or not over the last five or six years a fundamental policy change has taken place in Virgin-board member Kenneth Groups work to repairFan house compared to $34 million last year will help offset the tuition increase For die first time part-time students also will be eligible for aid But there are no guarantees there will be enough aid for all students who qualify said Chancellor Arnold Oliver have an operating budget of million short of its 1991-92 appropriation Budget cuts and increased enrollment a 3 percent rise in the of students is predicted for have pinched the system financially officials said Man slain over cake twin brother held school lot of parents are concerned about whether their students are going to be playing or are not going to the eighth grade of 1996 are the first group of pupils in Virginia required by law to earn a literacy passport State law requires pupils to pass all three parts of the test reading writing and mathematics Pupils who do not earn a passport as sixth-graders can retake the test in the seventh and eighth grades Amid concern that luge numbers of pupils have been unable to pass the test Dr Spagnolo ordered earlier this year a survey of school systems to determine the number of eighth-graders without passports He said 86 percent of all school divisions representing 90 percent of all sixth-graders statewide responded to the survey Dr Spagnolo said as many as one-third of eighth-graders without a passport do not have one because they have not taken all three portions of the test The reasons include said that policy shift eventually will take a toil the community mission of accessibility They said a larger amount of state discretionary financial aid approximately $53 million for 1992-93 and a dog The private non-profit Richmond Better Housing Coalition 644-0546 is coordinating the efforts of about 130 people who have called volunteering to help Ms West Robin Carlton a spokesperson for the organization said that those calling have included painters plumbers and other contractors Two groups are working to get the home of Grace West cleaned and repaired so she can move back in Ms West 55 was ordered out of her home at 2200 Stuart Ave last week because city officials found it unfit for human habitation Since then she has been allowed to enter die house only during the day to make repairs and care for her cats Work on floodwall is back to normal Construction of the James River floodwall returned to normal yesterj day after a one-day deity for safety reasons according to an Army Corps of Engineers official Rote tens dent engineer for the work was stopped while the contractor added safety personnel to the project The halt lasted from nooq Monday to 5 pm Tuesday Lane Construction Co of Meriden Conn is building the floodwall The Army Corps is overseeing the $100 ipillion project Construction is ahead of schedule Osborne said The target date for completion is the fall of 1993 off our everyday Nancy Walker Wisecracking redhead She appeared in the feature films Up and Be (1972) (1973) and By Death" (1976) Bom in Philadelphia to vaudeville parents Miss Walker was a New York stage actress for the first 30 years of her career She debuted at 19 in Foot which led to comic roles in musicals including the Ma and Re She moved to Los Angeles in 1970 where her work turned to television and film roles In 1976 after successful runs with and and Walker had two flops in one season the shortlived Nancy Walker and She is survived by her husband of 40 years vocal coach and writer David Craig her daughter Miranda Craig and a sister Betty Lou Barto birthday Tuesday The argument and shooting occurred as the 11-year-old brother was upstairs asleep and the 6-month-old son was also at the residence East said Gatewood was being held at the Henrico jail last night on $200000 bond pending an appearance this morning in General District Court Also yesterday police released the name of a 16-year-old New York youth who was killed by a shotgun blast last week outside a South Richmond apartment complex Gary Hinds of Brooklyn died after being shot in the upper torso around 11:40 am March 18 Police found him lying next to a trash bin near Southgate Court apartments in the 3400 block of Maury Street Though the comer is known for open-air drug dealing police said Hinds was shot during a robbery No arrests have been made Stratford Hall Stratford Hall Plantation will kick off its Family Days at Stratford with 1998 Students who are able to com- school courses successful-given credit for the work lcte as well as a chance to pass the test each time it is administered Dr Spagnolo said officials must ensure that remediation programs are available for youngsters who need them you are going to have high standards you nave to have a program in (dace to help students meet time standards" Dr Spagnolo said the concern board members and Virginia Community College System officials said the $6 tuition increase is critical Even with the tuition increase the system will $192 state number 1992-93 along with people wanting to donate labor food clothing and money University of Richmond employees are attempting to raise money to pay $7000 in bade taxes owed the city for the property and to establish a trust fund to pay future utility bills Janet Dunn manager of employees for the school said that those interested in contributing can call 289-8704 An argument between twins over a birthday cake last night resulted in a shooting that left one of the men dead in western Henrico County Robert Gatewood 21 of 1690 Liberty Bell Court was found shot in the head at the residence about 6:15 pnL according to Henrico police His twin Roger Gatewood of the same residence was charged with murder and illegal 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