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METRO TODAY THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Thursday, March 30, 1978 in: MM suburbia in brief id mil Gambling Law Violations t'OLUMBUS-Fifteen veterans and fraternal organizations In Hamilton County pleaded guilty before the Ohio Liquor Control Commission Wednesday to gambling violations stemming from a series of raids February 3. Commission Chairman David L. Kessler said the commission was expected to decide on penalties for the 15 organizations within two to four-weeks. Kessler said they probably would have their liquor permits -suspended, with the length of suspensions depending upon their records. All pleaded guilty to possession pi gaming devices such as "tip tickets, tip jars, bingo-style pinball ma--yiunes, entry blanks and boxes." Tlt.e 15 organizations and their Joeattons are: Cheviot-Eagles Lodge 2197, 3807 Olenmore and Amvets Post 41, 3509' Harrison Ave.

Elinwood Place-Eagles Lodge 1694, 5633 Vine Moose Lodge 811, 61)07 Vine St. and VFW Post 1042, 5910 Vine St. I Harrison American Legion, 110 lif. Vine St. Mt.

Healthy-American Legion Post 513, 7947 Hamilton Ave. Njorwood American Legion Post 123, 2112 Bennett Moose Lodge 301, 2004 Mills and Eagles Lodge.449, 2863 Harris Place. Reading-American Legion Post 65, J000 Reading and Eagles 1095, 403 Benson St. Woodlawn American Legion Ppstlll, 9854 Springfield Pike. -Colerain Post 7340, ,8326 Brownsway Ln.

WJiltewater Post Rd. STEVE WILSON Enqurer photo BY ALEX BURROWS GREENHILLS area residents discussing school racial and enrollment balance plans during a intermission in a public meeting Wednesday night at Greenhills High School auditorium. One Plan Withdrawn, But Criticism Unabated values here will be "a self-fulfilling prophecy." Harcum reiterated his view that some kind of action is necessary If the district )s to escape inclusion In a court-ordered metropolitan desegregation plan, pending the.ou-come of a federal court suit filed against Cm-clnnatl and suburban school districts by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). "We have had some racial Incidents in this school." Harcum said. "We have had some racial incidents In schools with very low bfct enrollments.

In most cases it's difficult to tell what precipitated It." z. BUT, HARCUM said, It has been proven that the racial makeup of schools "can influence and we believe does influence educational opportunity." Harcum said Tuesday night, during a hearing on the nine proposals ln Forest Park High School, that changlngjacial imbalances can "lead to an acute problem" ln the district. BY JIAA GREENFIELD Enquirer Reporter GREENHILLS-FOREST PARK SCHOOLS-Even after the most controversial alternative for achieving racial and enrollment balance was withdrawn Wednesday night, residents spoke out against any change in school attendance areas. After Supt. David Harcum eliminated one of nine alternatives-a proposal involving only new students moving Into the district a series of residents flatly told the school board they were opposed to any change in the schools' racial makeup.

"I'm rather sick to death of hearing about the racial balance in our society," said George Bishop, Springfield Township. "I DON'T think the real Issue is quality education. I think the real issue is coercion. It's coercion of the middle class by elitist bureaucrats, who are imposing their values on the rest of us," he said. Bishop said the enactment of any plan to coerce racial balance ln schools would cause people to move from the community or to send their children to private schools.

"I think this community Is already condemned," Bishop said. "It may be too late to do anything about it. I know that if I get the opportunity In the next couple of years, I will move away from this community." Others expressed views that were more moderate but followed a similar pattern at the meeting ln Greenhills High School auditorium. About 600 persons were ln. the building and another 200-300 were turned away at the door to prevent overcrowding, police said.

Richard Fink of Greenhills suggested that it would be foolish to try to solve a racial imbalance that will not become serious for about five years, according to school administration estimates, he said. PRESENTLY BLACK enrollment varies from 49 in a Forest Park elementary school to 4.2 at Greenhills High School and a Springfield Township elementary school. "It's like saying: 'Okay, I'm going to die eventually, but it's not a serious problem now. But I'm going to cut off my head now so I won't have to worry about It Fink said. Josepy R.

Lawhead. saying he spoke for 250 Greenhills residents, said the school system Is "currently supplying educational excellence." The school board and Harcum had not contended that a busing plan would Improve the quality of education, Lawhead said. A plan to move any students from their neighborhood school to balance enrollment couKJ "seriously damage the quality of education in this district," Lawhead said. He said he sees no need for any action by the board. IN A personal statement, Lawhead said residents are worried most about what any alteration of school attendance areas would do to the value of their property.

"The racists moved out a long time ago. You're dealing with people who are afraid they're going to forfeit their equity ln their homes, he said. If the board goes ahead and adopts one of the eight other "alternatives to better balance schools," Lawhead said, decline in property He said "related Loveland Hopes Law Will Invite Cab Service Ohio Bill May Increase County Board Powers BY BARBARA AAURPHY Enquirer Reporter LOVELAND, Ohio-To say, "call me a cab" is no joke in this city. People have learned to live without taxi service in the past three years since the local firm went out of business, but city council Is trying to change that. Council revised an old city ordinance this week that required taxi companies to operate every hour of the day.

Now cabbies must be ln service a minimum of 12 hours daily. "WE WANTED to change the ordinance to make it more livable," said council member Wendell J. (Pete) Vaughn, who proposed the new ordinance. Vaughn, who made the lack of Tuesday he sees "growing" problems to cultural and racial differences." .1 exercised their option to let voters decide ln a referendum. While the proposed amendments could help neutralize much of the bill's original opposition, State Rep.

Norman Murdock (R-Clnclnnati) said the bill still faces an uphill battle for passage. i MURDOCK, A candidate for commissioner ln Hamilton County and a participant in Wednesdays subcommittee hearing, saldi'l-fh not sure you can write a bill that will pass the House." The committee may create iew opposition in its steps to meet concerns of the existing opposition, Murdock maintains. Murdock's Democratic opponent for the commissioner's post, Delhi Township Trustee Dusty Rhodes, appeared Wednesday as several witnesses ln opposition to the bill. Rhodes said the bill in Its present form "attempts to mandate something the voters of Ohio have repeatedly and consistently turned down." (lt) The new form of government proposed in the bill could become law ln some counties before voters ever knew about the change, Rhodessald. But the township trustee said lie was "encouraged" by the proposed amendments.

OTHER WITNESSES Wednesday opposed to the Senate bill included Louise Cochran of Butler County and Marg Kllng of Hamilton County, both associated with local chapters of the Committee to Restore the Constitution. By STEVE WILSON Columbus Bureau Chief COLUMBUS, Ohio-Proposed legislation to enlarge boards of commissioners ln Hamilton, Butler and nine other urban Ohio counties may be headed toward massive surgery that would expand commissioners' powers as well. House Local Government Subcommittee Chairman Kenneth Rocco (D-Cleveland) said several amendments to the Senate-passed bill are being drafted, Including one that would grant Implied powers to the proposed larger boards of coun-' ty commissioners. One of the chief criticisms In the Senate had been that the bill Increased the size but not powers of commissioner boards in urban counties. Under the proposed amendment, the new, larger boards and elected administrators would have many of the same legislative powers now held by cities.

OTHER AMENDMENTS which may go into the bill include: Expanding the city council-type concept to boards of trustees ln large, urban townships. Limiting the number of commissioners ln the state's largest counties to seven, rather than nine as originally proposed. (Currently boards of county commissioners are limited to three members.) Placing the proposed changes ln boards of commissioners on a referendum ballot. As passed by the Senate, the new concept would be mandated, unless commissioners Kenwood Girl, 19, Dies During Vacation Trip taxi service an issue In the November election campaign, explained that taxis generally are not ln demand at all hours, particularly between midnight and dawn. A business could lose money operating 24 hours, he noted.

Vaughn hopes the new law will appeal to a taxi company so taxi service can be revived here but so far no one has expressed an interest in expanding to or initiating business in Loveland. "It's very difficult for the people in the community," said former Mayor Viola Phillips. It is especially difficult for elderly and handicapped persons to get to a doctor, grocery store or church, she said. "Very few live in walking distance" of those places, particularly dents in an adjoining apartment also were overcome by the leaking gas and required hospitalization, police said. Suzanne's father, Charles K.

Shrout, a salesman with Peerless Chain said his daughter began a year of foreign study January 1, at the University of St. Louis of Madrid, Spain. She was on leave from the University of Cincinnati to study fine arts, with a major in foreign languages, he said. Suzanne and Clara were on spring break from school and took a trip to Tenerife to relax. Suzanne's last letter to her family was postmarked March 14.

"We'd Just kind of been giving her a chewing out among ourselves because we hadn't heard from her In so long," her father said. The Shrouts were on vacation when the news of their daughter's death reached them and they returned immediately to Cincinnati. "THE NAMES were spelled wrong, and we thought at first that it was a mistake," Mrs. Shrout said Wednesday, "until the Sanchez family called us today from St.Louis Miss Shrout was studying ln a fleeting Set Road Plans DELHI are Invited to-a public meeting on the proposed widening of Delhi Road from Ferry Road to Just east of -Gieenwell Road. of the Hamilton Coun-n'ngineer's staff will be at the "OellU.

Township building, 5125 Foley Rrfcv from 2 to 4:30 p.m. to answer questions about the widening and at a 7:30 p.m. meeting. Plans call for the road, now about 30 feet wide, to be widened to 57 feet for nearly one mile. This would give four moving traffic lanes and a center lane for making left turns, said Joe Hipfel, Hamilton County design engineer.

With commercial development on tooth sides of Delhi Road, the narrow road is inadequate for present traffic demands, Hipfel said. Construction, expected to begin in early 1980, would cost about $1.2 million and would be 70 federally-financed. The county would pay the balance. Man Injured In Train Fall ELMWOOD PLACE-A Westwood man, 34, was seriously injured Wednesday night when he was struck by a train at a railroad crossing at Linden and MacGregor police said. Ronald Terry was being treated at General Hospital late Wednesday for severe injuries to his arm and foot, police said.

Terry climbed on a slow moving train car, lost his balance and fell between two railroad cars, said Police Chief Stanley Wtlkymacky. The accident occurred about 9:21 p.m., Wilkymacky said. The man's parents live ln Elm-wood Place. Repairs Close Part of Ohio 126 MILFORD Ohio 126 from Milford to Camp Dennison in eastern Hamilton County was closed Wednesday for one week for repairs. An Ohio Department of Transportation spokesman said motorists should follow the posted detour route.

The road will reopen April 5. Dog Owners Given Warning NEWTOWN Dog owners have been warned by police to keep their dogs on a leash. After receiving numerous complaints about dogs running loose and destroying property in the Riverhills subdivision, police here will be on the lookout for untied canines. "We will pick up the dogs," Police Chief Ben Joehnk said. "If they are licensed, we will call the owners and warn them." If the dogs are not wearing license tags, police will call the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and have someone pick up the dog, Joehnk said.

Pet owners could face fines up to $18. when they live on the other side of the river, the former mayor said. For many years, the Joe Williams family ran a local taxi business, Mrs. Phillips said. After he died, the business was operated by serveral persons, she said.

Loveland has been without taxis for three or four, years, said City Manager Ray Nleml. Mrs. Phillips said members of the community have developed a dependence on each other for transportation. "We've learned to ask our neighbors If they need a lift anywhere or if they need something picked up," she said. BUT THAT doesn't solve the entire problem, she said.

Residents have organized an emergency transportation network for those who cannot get to their destination any other way. The group is called Loveland Organizational Volunteer Effort (LOVE). LOVE co-ordinates the effort to help needy persons within the Loveland School District, Mrs. Phillips said. The service is provided 24 hours, but only for emergencies, she said.

SUZANNE SHROUT program affiliated with St. Louis (Mo.) University, her mother said. "She had gone to Spain to broaden her work ln fine arts." Miss Shrout was a graduate of Indian Hill High School and had been a cheerleader for the boys' wrestling team and was Interested in her art courses there, her mother said. She was an exchange student to Chile in 1976 with the American Field Service. The Shrouts have two other children, an older son, Charles and a younger son, Kevin.

"It's still under Intensive investigation," said Chief Deputy Sheriff Vic Carrelli. Chief Detective Herb Vogel said officers have talked to "all known friends and associates," but no one has recalled seeing the woman after February 23, he said. Some of the acquaintances have been administered polygraph, or lie-detector, tests. "There's not a lot new to report," said Vogel said. "We get her up to Thursday night, February 23, but from there we can't find anyone who has seen her." Some Reading Teaching Jobs Imperiled By Fewer Students A holiday in the Canary Islands concluded tragically Tuesday morning for 19-year-old Suzanne Kendall Shrout of Kenwood and her roommate.

Suzanne, of 7426 Briarpatch and Clara Amalla Sanchez, 20, of St. Louis, were found dead in an apartment ln the village of Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Officials said they apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas leak. THE U. S.

Consulate said autopsies would be performed and arrangements to return the two bodies to the U.S. for burial would be made later. Three Spanish stu- No Word Yet On UC Coed Police investigators said Wednesday no one has reported seeing Miss Cheryl Thompson, 19, a University of Cincinnati student, since she was seen by her brother Friday night at their parents' apartment. Miss Thompson's car was found on Bach Street Saturday, near Gats-by's disco in Oakley, where she was to meet her boyfriend late Friday night. Since news stories appeared Monday about the woman's disappearance, Hamilton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Vic Carrelli said, "we have not received information about her whereabouts." Hamilton County detectives and Cincinnati Homicide Squad are working on the case.

Carrelli said the disappearance had "strongly suspicious circumstances." Carrelli said that with each passing day, chances for finding the woman alive are less. "As time goes on, it becomes more doubtful," he said. Stolla Death Probe Stymied BY WILLIAM A. WEATHERS Enquirer Reporter READING An undetermined number of teachers here will lose their jobs at the end of the school year due to decreasing student enrollment, said Supt. William J.

Revis. "We're doing some reduction ln staff. It's tied ln with the reduction in enrollment," the superintendent said. Revls said he will make his official recommendation on the renewal of teacher contracts at the April 17 Reading Board of Education meeting. The administrator said he has been visiting the district's five schools to talk with staff people "ln advance" about the possibility of their contracts not being renewed.

THE DECISION not to rehire teachers will be based upon their area and level of certification and the number of years ln the district, he said. The district's enrollment-2413 as of February has been dropping by about 130 students annually ln recent years, Revls said. He attributed the decline to smaller families and because "there Isn't a great deal of room to expand for new growth (ln the district)." "We ve really been cutting back each year," said board member Carol A. Bullock. The school system has been able to make recent cutbacks through attrition, Mrs.

Bullock said. Some teachers retired, or took maternity leaves, or left the district when their spouses took Jobs elsewhere, 'she said. Trimming the budget by, not renewing teachers' contracts "hs not happened before," Mrs. Bullock said. THE ANTICIPATED cutbacks, however, aren't expected to aifefct the district's educational programs, she said.

"I don't think we'll have any problems," she said. The district already has smaller class sizes than those mandated by the Ohio Bojrd of Education. There are no plans "at the present" to close any school buildings, she said. V' The district has three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The middle school and one elementary school are ln separate buildings at the same site.

i Hamilton County Sheriff's detectives investigating the death of Charmaine Stolla, 17, Price Hill, have found "nothing remarkable" in recent interviews. Miss Stolla's body, clad ln only a bra, was found March 12 by hunters next to a shack off a closed portion of Old Coleraln Pike here. Deputies have determined she was last seen leaving a party on Dewey Avenue, Price Hill, February 23. She was headed, police said, to-meet friends at Western Bowl, 6383 Glenway Western Hills. rift-------.