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r- t- t- P-? METRO TODAYSUBURBAN NEWS THE CINCINNATI ENQUlKEToetoay, October It. ICT Money Woes Crimp Purchases Of Texts Li DFiOf Enquvr photo BY HAT AUC F06ES LOVELAND HURST High School's outdated texts fal to cover current events. Our American Republic 1965), left, ends with swearing In of LBJ to presidency. Earth SPc Selena 1966) was written before U.S. moon landing.

A tax levy failed last August as have all operating levies on the ballot since 19(19. (A temporary levy for capital Improvements has passed In that time, however.) Voters will be asked on November 8 to pass a 7.24-mtll levy. If that falls, the district must take drastic measures to avoid a debt at the end of this calendar year. DeWitt says age doesnt harm some subjects like literature and geology. But It hurls American history for today's Juniors, many of whom hadnl aeen their first birthday when Johnson became President In November, 1963.

"The Issues today are the lack of national pride and spirit" he said. "That goes back to an understanding of Watergate and even back to the Kennedy assassinations." The 1988 freshman science book's coverage of the space race lags a bit behind the latest developments-such as the 1969 moon landing. Here's what Earth and Space Science says: "In a textbook which may be used for several years. It Is Impossible to give you the latest facts on the most recent space events. Instead, we shall try to explain some of the basic theory of space flight" A 1959 science book finally was phased out two years ago.

HISTORY TEACHER Wanda Deebra finds the situation exasperating. "Men like Nell Armstrong (the first man to set foot on the moon, now a University of Cincinnati professor) and Ous Orlssom, (students) donl know who they are. For Orlssom, a guess would be third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies," she said. "Many areni sure of the rela- Moon Landing Speculation In Outdated Books BY STEVEN ROSEN Prter LOVELAND-Loveland Hurst High School, built In 1981. Is comparatively modern, but the 1965 Our American Republic textbook used In the school's American History classes Is ancient American History Is mandatory for Loveland's 17S Juniors (about 00 other district Juniors go to vocational school).

The text's narration of history ends with Lyndon Johnson's 1904 election to the presidency. It reads: "President Johnson Interpreted his victory as a mandate to move resolutely toward the goal of better health. educaUon and em ployment for all-whlch he called the Qreat Society." To find out how the ureal soci ety fared, and then what happened, students must depend on their teachers' use of such supplemental materials as photocopies of sections from more recent texts and library books. That system works poorly, says Principal Ronald C. DeWitt 'IN A public school required course, you have to put something Into a kid hands so mat ne can study." DeWitt said.

"Otherwise that person of low ability will not do well." The old texts are still used be cause of a lack of money, DeWitt says. Loveland doesn't have enough cash to keep all textbooks relatively current competition In the textbook area." DeWitt says. By competition, he refers to other schools In the Eastern Hills athletic league, Including Deer Park, Glen Este, Madeira, Marlemont and Sycamore. BESIDES THE old American History text Loveland high school students use a 1965 text of Modern Sociology, a 1967 physiology text and a 1963 biology book (now being phased out). This year, they received a new American government book.

8upt. Charles Waple's proposed 1980 budget based on the proposed levy, calls for almost a 100 increase from 1979 In spending for books and supplies. Textbook purchases would Increase to 155,000 from $10,200. Plan For Fairfield Stresses Control Forces, Officials Told tlonshlp between the Kennedys." she said. "They might say one was an uncle or one was the father, without the text, there's nothing there for them to pick up and flip through.

"Parents say (students) don't need to have that in a book, that everybody knows those people." Miss Deebra said. "Everybody over 25 knows. But when you're 15 or 18, you dont know. You need to have those names In the book and they're not there. That's a shame." Generally, DeWitt says, school districts review textbooks every five years to prepare for change.

But Loveland Is somewhat behind that general standard. "We are very much behind our the southwest corner of Pleasant and Nllles Is Included In the commercial district The team recommended a separate study for the community center park "as an Integral part of the design" and suggested the use of Planned Unit Development for all commercial areas In order to avoid strip development The school-park concept also receives great emphasis as "a cornerstone for building neighbor hood identity, one of the plan's major objectives." SCHOOL-PARK AREAS would be established at all existing schools and at three new school sites one Just east of Mornlngslde Drive near Northpolnte subdivision, a second off Ross Road In the New England Hills subdivision and a third off Oil-more Road Just north of the Fairways of Wild wood. Short-term recreation goals In the plan stress the acquisition of the new school-park sites, development of a playflelds at the schools, a tree-planting program and development of the Dravo gravel-pit park north of Lake Manor subdivision and the community center park. The parks plan and the open space plan also recommend the creation of a blkeway trail system 'on existing roads, easements and natural rights-of-way to link the refused to The were: Mrs. Jacob came from swimming Carl hives he has 8160 Margaret Kaaixe said, Timothy ance for five or ine seven under the Of Shaping BY SUE MacOONALD inquirer Union Bwmu FAIRFIELD Fairfield must begin to control the regional market forces shaping the city if the resi dents, community services, roads and schools are to keep pace with rapid growth, members of the citizens group that prepared a city master plan told city officials Mon day.

"Many or me factors working on Fairfield are externally generated out of our control-and how we deal with them Is what this (comprehensive plan) Is all about" Economic Development Administrator Darrell Lelbson told city council and about 120 residents at a special council meeting. Pointing out that nearly half the city Is undeveloped, Lelbson urged city officials to take special care with the use of land on major roads through the city and with community facilities that will serve all citizens-schools, parks, roads, housing and commercial centers. "IT IS not the plan that gets things done," he said. "It Is the people who work together to achieve a common goal-the mayor, the council, the planners, the citizens." work on the comprehensive plan began In February by a 15-member citizens advisory committee chaired Sergeant Alleges Security Broken In ChiePs Exam LOCKLAND-Pollct 8ft. Jesse Waxen has rued a letter of protest with in city uvii service com' mission alleging "security or the chief exam" recently administered Mere "was broken.

Police. 8gt Oene "toblnaon. who has aerved as acting chief since the August 3 resignation of former Chief Prank Uruber. scored highest on the September 28 examination. Robinson was sworn In aa chief Monday night at a Lockland City Council meeting.

Wagers aald Monday he (eela test security was broken, alleging a member of the city's Civil Service Commission "talked over the exam with the former chief (Oruber) before he (Oruber) left Wagers aald he feels the discussion affects the test validity and has requested a new test be given. IN ADDITION, Wagera has asked the Ohio Civil Service Commission for Information concerning lists of reference materials provided test participants and has asked an opin ion of what should, and what should not. be permitted as reference material. The Lw (rector, Pat Olee- son, said subpoenas will be Issued and a hearing held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on the protest.

Oleeson said. In go'ig over the procedures used In admlnlr terlnc the test, that he has uncovered no improprieties. He said that he believes all test participants were provided the same list of reference materials for the test Of Wagers' charge Robinson said: "Let him prove It When It comes up, well take It from there. Other than that, Robinson. 47, a 24-year-veteran of the police department, aald he did not "want to comment on It (the charges) at this ume." WALT SCHAEFER Anderson Seeks Citizen Of Year ANDERSON out there, someone -elected official, Interested middle-aged homeowner, community-minded youngster or bard-woralng senior clllten-has contributed to the progress of this township.

And the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce believes you know who that person Is and why he or she should be named Anderson Township's 1979 Citizen of the Year. The nominee does not have to be a resident, but has to have contributed to profess of the township In some way. Nominations for the award openeo week, and re-sumes will be accepted until November 30. Nominees from prior years who have not won the award may be resubmitted for consideration by the committee. A person Is not eligible to win more than one year.

The winner of the award will be honored at the organization's annual banquet In January. Along with the nominee's name and address, the chamber asks that reasons why this person should win the award be submitted. Send all nominations to Citizen of the Year Award, Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O Box 30271, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230. Suspect Charged In Store Holdup NORWOOD-Kenneth B. Oakley, 22, Luckey, Ohio, faces a charge of robbery In the $2ul holdup of the Day and Night Super Market, 3838 Montgomery here, at 8:55 p.m., Monday, police said.

Police said the holdup man, after holding his gun In his pocket and demanding "Just the large bills" from a clerk, escaped on foot Store owner bill Seremetls and a unidentified employee, pursued the man and caught up with him near Llndley and Wayland Aves. where he handed Ser netls the cash and ran, police said Oakley was apprehended by Police Officer William Schmidt Jr. at the Intersection of Llndley and Wayland police said. No one was hurt. SuburbanBi etius Editor JOHNKIESI VuTTER Telephone ext.

246, 447 GREEN TWP. rFICE JOHN ERARDI, Reporter Telephone 385-5077, 385-5105 CREENHIL1 OFFICE WALT SCHAEFER, Reporter WILLIAM A. WEATHERS, Reporter Telephone 851-7772, 851-7777 ANDERSON TWP. OFFICE BARBARA MURPHY, Reporter Telephone 231-0936, 231-0937 school parks with subdivisions, the community center and recom mended open spaces along th Oreat Miami River. The system Includes a south westerly greenbelt stretching from Nllles and Pleasant to below Lake Manor along a proposed connector street THE TEAM pointed out that the open space plan serves as part of an objective to provide natural buffers between lands that are zoned for different uses (e.g.

between a small business district and subdivision). The transportation plan calls for several short-term projects, inciud Ing the widening of Ollmore Road to four lanes from 1-275 and the extension of Ollmore Road north to Ohio 4, the widening of Port-Union Road as for Industrial access the extension of Mack Road to Mul hauser Road. A series of connector roads would Include the eventual west ward extension of Augusta Boule vard to River Road and a new road leading from the community center near Nllles and Pleasant to an area Just south of Lake Manor subdlvl slon along a southwesterly route that follows the base of the ridge that overlooks the city from the south. The master plan team will present Its strategies for impie mentlng the comprehensive plan to city council in November. follow the ruling.

beekeepers allowed zoning variances by Merle Hensley and supervised by Lelbson. The committee stressed the need for a comprehensive system "based not only on objective facta but also on community values." The team placed great emphasis on the need for community and neighborhood Identity, an efficient traffic system to Improve roads and encourage walking, development of neighborhood school-park sites, development of a community facili ties plan to meet the needs all resl- dents, and preservation of natural and open spaces. The plan Is divided Into four sections: a Parks and Recreation Plan, an Open Space Plan, a Land Use Plan and a Transportation Plan. AT THE heart of the plan is a community center park that establishes a downtown commercial district stretching out from the Nllles Road-Pleasant Avenue Intersection consisting of "center or cluster development as opposed to strip or sprawled development to form a community shopping and activity area" The commercial area stretches beyond the existing business district west of Fair Plaza and Arby's Restaurant to East River Road and to the east on Nllles Road to Pleasant Run Creek. A largely undeveloped farm at bees last variances It passed In In the meantime.

DeWitt gets more mileage out of the older books by getting them rebound In shiny new covers for about S2 each. Prices have Increased dramatically for newer ones. The old biology books, now being eliminated, cost 84.25 each. The new ones, about the same size, cost $10 95 each. Also, the high school relies on a used-textbook seller to replace worn copies, since many of the books are out-of-print "There's not a lot of public schools doing this, but little private schools Just getting started or foreign countries.

"We've used It heavily for three or four years-you're buying books at 40 the cost of new ones. It's borrowing against the inevitable," De-Witt said. RV Parking Ordinance Postponed MADEIRA City Council sandwiched Its regular session Monday night between two executive meetings, and In the open meeting tabled the two ordinances that were up for a first reading. The posponed ordinances would have: Amended an ordinance on truck parking In traffic. It would restrict parking of recreational vehicles (RVs), trucks and trailers on residential streets In the city.

Set regulations regarding pin-ball machines In the city, licensing, distributing and exhibiting of the devices and penalties for violation of the ordinance. Mayor Forest Atkins said both ordinances were tabled because of technicalities Involving the numbering of the measures. They would not come up again until the numbering Is corrected. THE PARKING ordinance, however, came In for discussion by council and residents. Many residents who own RVs said they felt council should not be so stringent or penalize families who own such vehicles.

One resident submitted a petition of 54 names against passage of the ordinance. Council has discussed the off-street parking situation In the city for some time now. The Law and Contracts Committee has recommended the parking ordinance be passed for reasons of safety, according to Councilman Perry Ancona. The ordinance applies to trucks, seml-trallers, boats, motor homes and travel trailers. It also Includes truck campers and camper boxes.

The safety of children Is endan gered because large vehicles parked on the city's nurrcw streets obstruct driver's vision, proi -ents say. ALTHOUGH ASKED to do so, council failed to pass resolutions endorsing state Issue I on returnable containers and the 1 sales tax extension of Queen City Metro bus service. In the first case, the motion failed for lack of a second and In the Metro case, no motion was made. Councllmen explained they had not received enough Informa tion on either Issue to enact such endorsements. Council began an executive sess- slon at 7 p.m.

to discuss selecting an Interim city manager to replace Oeorge Babe, whose resignation Is effective November 9. After the regular meeting, council went back Into executive session to discuss a suit against the city by Councilman Douglas Oppenheimer, who is chal lenging staggered councllmanlc terms. Storm Sewer Funds Granted COLUMBIA community will receive $98,000 in federal Community Development funds for storm sewer work to be done ln a small area here, trustees said. The area ln which the work will be done Is called Monnlng Park, and Is located north of Madlsonvllle. ac cording to Trustee Jim Harmon.

Three Montgomery Beekeepers Win Variances MONTOOMERY-An attempt to ban year by city council came to an end nigm wnen tne Board or zoning Appeals permanent variances to three city beekeepers. uui tne Doura limited the bee population to Radtke, permitted to keep the three under the temporary variance at Ln. "I can live with the three," existing levels In a community with numan population. Board members expressed concern a "it strictly a nobby." Demos, given a permanent varl hives at 7744 Trallwind Dr. February to give the city time to Investigate Insect-related complaints.

The action of the board also will avoid a legal challenge promised by the beekeepers If the council enforced its ban on their hobby. "One question we have not answered Is, 'Are the beekkeepers right or Is the city said Board Member Donald E. Jacob. The Issue has been hovering since April, 1978, when Montgomery residents alerglc to bee stings asked council to ban beekeeping. Law Director Richard Dusterberg ruled last year that beekeeping Is a type of animal husbandry which, under city zoning laws, Is restricted to residents living on five acres or more.

Coun-cll ordered the beehives removed by last November 30. However, Montgomery's beekeepes unlimited bee population could cause serious problems. Mary Lou Harvey, allowed to keep four The bee problem became an emotional issue hives she keeps at 10336 Deerrield Rd. temporary variance. to Mrs.

Harvey property. Incumbents Concerned Over Enrollment Drop Monday granted growing that an were few the bee Monday's the same nznnton county board of education Evans has lived In the Three Rivers school district 23 years and has served on the Cleves Board of Public Affairs. The father of four was appointed to the board six years ago and first elected In 1975. "I don't see any dissatisfaction," with the board, Evans said In explaining the lack of opposition. "I think It's a positive sign." Also running unopposed Is Patricia J.

McMullen, 44, 2829 Sprlngwood a housewife and mother of five. Mrs. McMullen, appointed to the board two years ago, said the election provides a chance to explain, what the board Is and does, some-thing "I don't think anybody knows." CATHY REUTTER lost year. But board members said there complaints this summer. Other than keepers, only two spectators attended meeting.

The board largely made permanent County Help For 'Locals' Is Stressed The Cleves man and Oak Hills woman seeking re-election to the Hamilton County Board of Education see the county office as a "service organization" to the local school districts In the suburbs. "For a number of years" the county board has been "acting as a service group for the 'locals' and many other school districts," offering programs no district could afford by Itself, explained Allen D. Evans, 55, 153 E. State Cleves. "Most recently, data processing In the financial area for a number of districts" has been offered, rather than having each school system buy Its own computer, said Evans, a quality control superintendent for Monsanto.

said most problems caused by the bees the Insects' frequent visits to the pool or Pat Elder, who lived adjacent forest Mils schools 8950 students ln the district, which Includes Newtown. "The homes here (In the township) cost $50,000 to $300,000, and the people ln that socio-economic group Just don't have large families," Memke said. "And with (both husband and wife) working, the prospects are dim they will have more children. "The thing that amazes me Is that so many young families could buy big homes as a major Investment, delaying children until they're in better financial condition," he said. FOREST HILLS SCHOOLS-As an 18-year resident of Anderson Town-shlp, pharmacist William K.

Memke, 49, has witnessed the area's phenomenal growth. Yet, as a member of the Board of Education for eight years, five of them as president, Memke has witnessed the school district's declining number of children. He may witness that for several more years. An upturn isn't expected for at least three years, said Memke, who is running unopposed for a third term. Phyllis H.

Layton, board vice president, Is running unopposed for a second term. Enrollment for this year, based on unofficial figures, has declined from the 1978-1979 school year by some 400 students, dipping to 7852 students. In 1974-1975, there were I Plans for the project. i.