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The Mid A I A I Raines TODAY: Partly sunny, high in the middle 60s. TUESDAY: Sunny and warmer, high in tbe low 70s. Map on Page 2. 102nd Yaar--225 DM Plaints, Illinois 60016 Monday, May 6, 1974 4 Sections, 36 pages Home Delivery 55c a week-- lOe a copy Behrel hopes new garage rates to aid Superblock by STEVE BROWN Mayor Herbert Behrel apparently played his trump card late last week in the continuing maneuvers surrounding final approval of the lease agreement for the EUinwood Street parking garage. Behrel, in a letter to all of the aldermen, said the developers of the proposed $12 million Superblock retail and office complex have agreed to an escalation clause in the lease agreement for parking space.

Neither the mayor nor any of the aldermen who had raised objections to the lease price which had been proposed for 406 spaces in the garage would predict the outcome of the vote on the proposed agreement when it comes before the city council tonight. BEHREL TOLD The Herald that he had no definite indication as to what the final outcome will be but added he hopes Picture ladies teach kids about fine art Picture ladies do not carry cameras they haul around famous works of art from class to class in many local schools. i laides at Devonshire School, 1401 S. Pennsylvania, are volunteer mothers who work through the PTA and visit classrooms once a month to teach children about fine art. Students at Devonshire learn about the works of Cezanne, Picasso, Seurat and Miro, among others, during 10-minute sessions with picture ladies.

The reproductions of the art work are selected from Chicago's Art Institute 'and are hung on the walls at Devonshire after they have been explained to children. Picture ladies include Pat Alfano. Jensine Anderson, Mary Ellman, Carolyn Evenson, Janice Pelkowski, Sandra Qureshi, Sue Schmidt, Marilyn Siska and Judy Terracina. Ann Randall is picture lady chairman. the new clause makes the garage more palatable.

The new clause provides for the basic $20 per month per space lease rate to be increased $1 per month per space at five- year increments over the 25-35 year life of the revenue bonds which will be used to finance the garage. A number of aldermen argued the $20 per month rate was too low to finance the cost of the garage. The 406 spaces, which will be leased by the developers of the Superblock building, would be used for tenants of the 12-story office buildings. Additional grade level parking for shoppers will be provided at Pearson and Prairie streets. Aid.

George Olen (2nd), who had voiced some of the strongest objections to the lease rate, said Friday that he has not studied the increase rate agreement and the escalation clause for maintenance of the garage. "I still have many questions and I hope to study the agreement over the weekend so that we can reach a decision. Olen had contended the rental rate should be closer to $30 per month per space. It was believed that a number of other aldermen, possibly as many as eight, had shared this view and were prepared to vote against the agreement tonight. Aid.

Richard Ward (8th) said he now feels the new agreement puts the financial aspects of the garage more in line with the expenses. "I feel this is more equitable for the citizens of Des Plaines," he added. APPROVAL OF the agreement, which also contains provisions for exchanging land to allow for the vacation of a section of Center Street for property along Prairie Street, is one of the few major roadblocks remaining in the groundbreaking for the redevelopment project. The project, which has been in the planning stages for nearly seven years, is seen as the first phase in a major effort to redevelop the entire downtown business district. A spokesman for the R.

Gottlieb, the prime developer in the project, said that groundbreaking would be delayed until the agreement would be finalized. A TUNING FORK and a water-filled bowl made for a ders Janine left, and Laurie Linning. The girls prize winning experiment for Maple School fourth-gra- were winners in the school science fair last week. 'Four schools in Junior high principal labels 'core' program by LINDA PUNCH Chippewa Junior High School principal James A. Roy calls his school "four schools in one." Roy's observation is based on the school's 10-year-old 'core' program, where students are divided into four groups, with four academic teachers sharing the same students for the entire year.

Roy said the program differs from the typical junior high school program, where a student may come in contact with six or seven teachers in a day. "In the Core program, a child is not a number each one has his own little niche," he said. "We want them to take part in school activities. If they aren't, we want to know why." SINCE TEACHERS work exclusively with the same group of students, they gain "a better understanding of the whole child." "We try, to have a personal touch with each student to show them we care and want them to achieve," he said. "When we find they're having problems, -we try to get to the parents right away." The Core program has helped the Chippewa faculty catch "a lot of behavioral problems in the budding stage," since each team of teachers consult sev- eral times a week to discuss problems, Roy added.

While the Core structure improves communications between individual teachers, Core leader William Jackson said it also improves student-teachers relations. "I might have a personality clash with one student and get a very warped view," he said. "But if I talk with the other four teachers and find out they have no problems, I figure there's more than I've been seeing." BECAUSE students meet with the same four teachers every day, there is more chance for an individual child to develop a rapport with one of the Core members. "No one person relates to everybody. Some kids get along with me very well, others look at me like some old ogre," Jackson said.

"With four other teachers, there's more possibility of keeping the channels of communication open." The Core program also leads to more consistent discipline in the classroom, according to teacher Sue Pekoe. "The kids know we get a chance to (Continued on page 5) Festival planning nears end Des Plaines business leaders and city officials are putting the finishing touches on the two-day Let's Talk Friendship Festival. The festival, which is being coordinated by the Industrial Division of the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will feature exhibitions and displays from 3 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Maine West High School. Students will view the fair from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Organizers of the exposition said the festival should give area residents an insight into the many businesses which are located in the city. "This should be an excellent opportunity to learn about what happens in Des Plaines businesswise," said Tony Kaitschuck, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. IN ADDITION to the two-day festival, Mayor Herbert Behrel has proclaimed this week as Des Plaines Industry Week in the city. More than 56 businesses from the area will present exhibits during the festival.

Organizers said the public is welcome to the festival and there will be no admission charge for viewing the exhibits. A continuous 10-minute multi-screen slide and film presentation will review the highlights of the city's growth during the 139-year history of Des Plaines. The presentation was narrated by television newscaster Fahey Flynn. Besides the film show, a brochure detailing the growth of the business community will be distributed. BUSINESS leaders said that in addition to showing the community what their firms do, they will also explain to the public how local industries help limit the increase in city taxes because of the property taxes they pay.

Kaitschuck also noted that young people from the community could learn a great deal about the long-time career opportunities with company's based in Des Plaines. The business exhibits will also include a description of the role industry plays in community service projects such as fund-raising drives for charitable and recreation groups and scholarships for area students, according to the organizers. Will Ninnis, vice president of DeSoto Inc. and general chairman of the festival predicted last week that the efforts by local businessmen have helped guarantee the festival should be a complete success. Oakton seniors' unit to hold bake sale Students in Oakton Community College's senior citizens classes will hold a bake sale today from 10:30 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. in building six at the college, 7900 N. Nagle Morton Grove. Donations will be used for a senior citizens' book fund. Senior citizen students attend courses in psychology and humanities from Oakton taught twice a week at the Meyer Kaplan Senior Citizens Center.

Senior citizens students are admitted to Oakton at half the regular tuition fee of $10 per semester hour. Further information on senior citizens' classes is available through Bonnie Agnew, teacher, 967-5120. The man behind Wheeling's new hospital The inside story Food costs Sect. Page Comics 4 Crossword 4 sen. raKc I to go up by farmers TALKING ABOUT THE tura ladies task.

Here, Terrflcina and Jenine ART and artist is part of a from left, Carolyn Evansen, Judy Andarson, show fina art to stu- dents at Davonshira School, Das Plaines. Picture ladies ara voluntaars who work with the PTA cultural arts program to bring fina art to the school children. Editorials 1 Horoscope 4 Movies 2 Obituaries 1 Religion Today 1 School Lunches 1 Sports 4 Suburban Living 2 Today on TV 2 10 5 3 7 6 11 1 1 Page 11.