Show © jffijUwtoe npn $& I urn r i The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 2 1996 — Page 9 I California Prosecutors want Microsoft Windows blueprints bilingual education law looms NEW YORK (AP) — Government prosecutors on Friday asked a federal judge to force Microsoft Corp to hand over its blueprints for its Windows software in the landmark antitrust case federal court in Washington eral magistrate in Utah on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to proride part of the source code for Windows 95 to a small against the firm The lawyers also sought to lengthen their pretrial questioning of Microsoft duunnan Bill Gates to at least two days By Michele Locke Associated Preet Witter BERKELEY Calif — Most They also sought to force Microsoft to make 17 employees available for questioning instred of nine including Gates aad Microsoft president Steve Ballmer as the company proposed Government attorneys in the filing in on plana just about bow aad decidea what to teach when school doors swing open in Sep tember Not this year Wters in June approved Proposition 227 which virtually eliminated bilingual education classes with its decree that children in the lawsuit had refused that Microsoft request Government prosecutors are seeking blueprints to Windows 95 as well as Windows 98 the latest update to the operating system that runs most of the world's software rival personal computers Microsoft based in Redmond Wash A Microsoft spokesman said die Utah considers the software code to be one of judge’s order only narrowly applied to a the company's most valuable pieces of portion of the Windows blueprint while intellectual property In both cases the government's request Friday seeks Microsoft tried to prevent recipients of the broader code The spokesman Jim die code from consulting on the design of Cullinan said Microsoft did not make any computer operating system software more employees available for pretrial for up to 18 months a stipulation tbe questioning because the government did government believes is unreasonable not give ample notice The judge in the Utah antitrust case The company plans to file objections to the motion he said which largely mirrors the government's saying Microsoft has “unilaterally reused" to allow more than eight hours of questions summers bilingual teacher Mary Roes Ortega looks over her lea DC repeatedly cited a ruling earlier this week in Utah in a similar antitrust case A fed- The Justice Department 20 states and the District of Columbia are suing Microsoft under federal antitrust law accusing the software giant of using its influence to unfairly crimp competition The company's popular Windows software runs about 80 percent of the world's desktop computers The trial is set to begin Sept 8 in US District Court in Washington before Judge Thomas Fen-fieJackson The states suing Microsoft are: California Connecticut Florida Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland ld Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio South Carolina Utah West Virginia and Wisconsin nation's most populous state should be taught “overwhelming ly” in English The measure becomes law Sunday and takes effect a day latet It will be implemented in classes next month For administrators and teachers across the state die fall Jitters are already here over a big question: What does it all mean in the classroom? “Nobody knows that's the scary part7’ said Ms Ortega a teacher in Los Angeles “It’s really depressing It s all in the air what's going to happen" The response by school districts range from compliance to defiance Dale Martin a spokeswoman for tbe California Teach- ers Association said some teachers are frustrated “They're lost'' agreed Jim Sweeney superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District "I can't remember anything like this" Proposition 227 backed by software millionaire Ron Unz requires that children who have limited English ability be put in a immersion course After 30 days parents can get a waiver to put their child back in bilingual education under limited condi- - one-ye- ar The law applies to semesters beginning more than 60 days afire the election aad the California Board of Education has issued temporary regulations giving districts the power to draw 19 their own plans The law hasn't been popular in allquarten The 9th UJS Circuit Court of Appeals in San Rtandaco on Fri- a request by bilingual education advocates for an day denied injunction that would have prevented the measure from taking effect Monday And in Los Angeles UJS District Judge Lourdes Baird refused to block the nation's second-largeschool district from proceeding with a new teaching plan st aimed at complying with Proposition 227 The ruling clears the way for the Los Angeles Unified School District to educate its 312000 students with limited English pro- ficiency without the benefit of teaching them in their native languages Other districts are fighting die ‘ The Oakland Hayward and Berkeley school districts went to state court to try to force the Board of Education to gnu them exemptions from the law Oakland officials say they are bound to provide primary language instruction under an with the Office of drill In Orange County two are asking state Schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin to spare their "dual immersion" programs by using her authority to waive t I Ihm and magnet schools The pro-sat strike would enroll noth $16-$2- iglish and Spanish speakers ith each learning some core bjects in their non-nati- ve Rag $25 Gonopt OoMng dianMa 17 JB lop In Girts 1 6 twftf sfimUbP loosest jeans In rtonewash and Had 2UI 2 Woven plaid shirts Rig in Gris 4 Sm 25 Rig $21 Corduroy or denha ownl 7-- tug laa-ia- ge Rag $14-$2- 2 In GMs 44 The request still pending has ven rise to speculation that tier programs could be exempt-- I this way Proposition 227 okeswoman Shot Annis said e believes any waivers except charter schools would be iUe-- Rag S-- Fcmxhe hanky shirts in seven colors In Boys 8-Rag $34 Santa fa ipdated carpenter jeans 22 M I Reg and Reg 14-d- p $24-$2- B On the Brink VHiecks shirts in Boys 8-On the Brink drort Save 25 Saw on our entire stock of Union lay tops hsofcb and stripe short ownl Sava 25 jeans and more In Gris 1 Knit and woven tops 8 $11439 Sweaters and flues Save csidganaSaw2S Rag $22 Sdtdndi denim jam 7-- Reg $28-$3- pahs In 2 Saw on Natural Issue Sava 25 Boys 62 M-- L Reg $32 Relaxed-f- it cords in khaki sprue navy and black IBiBB Reg $22 Box Oita long skevad woven shirts in Boys 4-- 7 1SJB Reg $24 UtbanP cords in khaki qauoe and Had 1MB 17J 1 Pick up L San Fraadaco officials mean-lii- le seat parents letter dedar-that the district will offer "a a Kidz Club card with your purchases and save money back-to-scho- ol on future merchandise With every $100 you spend in CMdren’s you wil receive $10 off your next Children’s purchase (See store for additional details) a as well as he letter said the move was aa act of defiance" but rely follows a federal consent cree that says children who k English must have FOT xss to math social studies and e ence while they leant the Ian-ig- have looked for wiggle an in the fine print suggerong Some l the word “overwhelmingly" rid mean 60 percent or less Snap ml man Moacar irtaauati Sanmw 10 SU-- B tui Bmwow 10 sji-- 7 ml aw St 6eome Dowarmti: Morrow thmuoh Soumw 10 Smt Laxt Doamrowi wo 2C1M Omkx vr mmc In Smi Lab 879-66auetneaE at Unw aaa at me US VMl mm the Manet at umuataireta (ocm su 4 u) Create Sum |