The Daily Journal from Franklin, Indiana • Page 2

Teachers, board await N-H-J pact settlement 5i Hoosierland news summary corporate loan had been made Set travel expenses at 15 he is then expected to prepare a report including proposals for The board set Tuesday at 1 p.m. for a special meeting to set salary increases and fringe cents per mile retroactive to July to the general fund at the beginning of the year. 1. Accepted Tuesday night were benefits for non-instructional Authorized payroll dates of resignations from Sam Stokes, personnel. every other Friday from January 9 Sin ma tt i- in band director at Indian Creek 1 June 30, 1978.

Ambulance runs also approved Trafalgar Elementary School principal Norman Stockton to serve as the system's representative for federal programs. Also Tuesday, the board authorized Helen Woods, Indian Creek High School business teacher, to serve on a North Central Association (NCA) evaluation team in Ferdinand on February 28 and March 3. Ray explained that NCA Middle and High Schools, effec Heard an informational tive January 6, and Judith report on guidance activities GREENWOOD Tuesday 10:06 a.m. -1200 Janet Drive Scruggs, teacher aide at Nineveh Elementary School, effective Teachers and school board members in Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation (N-H-J) are still waiting on a settlement to the 1977-78 teacher master contract with no specific date set for the next phase of negotiations, according to superintendent Charles Ray Ray said today that post-hearing briefs have been filed by both parties with fact-finder Richard Rubin. Rubin, a representative of the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB), met with the teacher and board negotiators in a fact-finding session on November 30.

After Rubin reviews the briefs, December 2. Raymond Axsom, 2, same settlement of the contract, especially in the areas of salaries and contract length. However, it was earlier reported that neither bargaining team is required to accept the suggestions of Rubin's report. While the school system still waits for a settlement, business progressed as usual Tuesday night at the monthly board meeting. Ray indicated that the board approved an application for in Title IV-B funds to be used for library and audio-visual materials in the corporation.

In a related item, the board Cynthia Hughes has been hired from Indian Creek High School guidance director Don Mitchell. Approved general claims of $30,654, cumulative building claims of $62,419 and debt serv-re claims of $120,000 for lease-rental agreements. address, accident, Johnson coun ty hospital. to replace Ms. Scruggs and the board has begun a search for a periodically requests assistance NEW WHITELAINU Tuesday from school corporations to new band director.

serve on teams. In other business Tuesday, the Following Tuesday's meeting, 5:46 p.m. 419 Hollybrook Drive, New Whiteland: Kathy A transfer of $140,000 was also board: the board convened into ex -Renewed its membership in ecutive session to discuss con Campaign against violence CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. (UPI) A group that is offering a $10,000 reward for information in the slaying of Ann Harmeier says the only way to fight growing violence in the United States is to work to prevent it. Members of the group all from Miss Harmeier's hometown have had 2,000 cards printed for distribution in out-of-town Christmas cards, but so far, the cards have only been distributed locally.

It reads "Where is Ann? This was the question asked by the family, friends and community about a young college student, Ann Louise Harmeier, who disappeared on her way to classes at Indiana University on the morning of Sept. 12. The answer to our question was not easy to accept when it came for we found Ann five weeks later brutally murdered by persons unknown. She was one of the hundreds of young boys and girls who lose their lives each year through senseless violence part of a problem which seems to be spreading across our nation with frightening implications." Teachers get new contracts Teachers in Merrillville and the Northwestern system in approved from the general fund to the cumulative building fund. Ray noted that an intra tract negotiations and salaries Cory, same address; fell, taken to Johnson County Memorial Hospital.

Indiana School Boards Association at an annual cost of $890. for non-instructional personnel. 1 WORTH'S a llttMiirr U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF BEST BLADE VV j- g- Wf Howard County have new contracts, although representatives of the bargaining agents for both groups indicated they were less than fully satisfied with terms of the new pacts. The Merrillville School Board Tuesday night approved the contract members of the Merrillville Classroom Teachers Association had approved Monday.

Merrillville's agreement, which is not retroactive, will increase the base pay for a beginning teacher from $9,200 to $9,752 as of Jan. 1. In January, 1979, the base salary will go to $10,337. The Howard County teachers have been starting at $8,850 but will now get $9,275. The top end remains at 60 academic hours beyond the bachelor's degree and 17 years experience, but the salary will now be $17,252.

Arson conviction affirmed INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) An appellate court has affirmed the first degree arson conviction of a man who tossed a molotov cocktail at an Indianapolis home, even though the house failed to ignite. The Second District Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision Tuesday, affirmed the conviction of Louis Lynch in Marion Criminal Court. The dissenting justice said Lynch should only have been convicted of attempted arson. The trial evidence identified Lynch as the man who hurled a bottle containing a flammable liquid and a burning cloth wick at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Estel Barnett on June 48, 1975. The flames quickly burned out, blistering and discoloring paint on the house's aluminum siding and causing $91 damage. Highway bridge bid INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Ralph Rogers of Blooming-ton submitted a low bid of $1.9 million on the largest state highway project with a bid below engineer's estimates, but one involving five bridges in Lake County failed to attract a bid below estimates. State projections indicate the five Lake County bridges will cost more than $3.5 million, although no official estimate was announced since the only bid received was too high. Sealed bids on 28 projects were opened Tuesday and are being reviewed by the department's staff today.

Thursday, the Indiana State Highway Department will award contracts, and may fill additional projects by awarding contracts to companies-whose bids were no more than five percent over the engineer's estimates. Other projects will have to be advertised for bidding again at a later date. Typhoid cases confirmed INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Laboratory tests have confirmed three cases of typhoid fever in Indiana this year, slightly below the state average for the past five years. The Indiana State Board of Health said there were 21 laboratory confirmed cases of the disease in Indiana in the five-year period, 1972-77, for an average of 4.2 a year. Seventeen of the infections were acquired domestically and the other four were contracted in India, Vietnam, Mexico and the Philippines.

Of the domestic cases, four occurred in Jasper County, two each in Benton and Marion, and one each in St. Joseph, Starke, Madison, Vanderburgh, Howard, Grant, Kosciusko, Jay and Monroe Counties. Most of the counties are in the northern half of the state. GROUND DEEF 69 WHOLE OFF SHOULDER limn u. FRYERS ENGLISH CUT CUT-UP IJY LB.

FRYERS CUBED FRYER LB. LB. ECKRICH SMOKED $f39 HElfiilSTi FRYER LEGS Youngster hurt in fire INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) A six-year-old girl suffered minor burns on her feet when fire erupted in her bedroom of a two-story apartment building. Authorities Tuesday said Sherry Bledsoe suffered the burns when she walked from her room to the bedroom of her parents and said her room was on fire. The child's mother, Joyce Bledsoe, said she found her daughter's bed in flames.

The mother, father and five children fled the building along with three other families, District Fire Chief Karl Huebner said. Cause of the fire was not determined immediately, but Huebner said that a television set and several extension cords in the girl's room may have started the blaze. ECKRICH HONEY PEPPER 00 LOAF FRYER THIGHS. GROCERIES MARDI GRAS 140 CT. NAPKINS 3 0Z.

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The letter said in part, "It does not appear that further proceedings on the charges are warranted. It added the NIRB was "refusing to issue a complaint in this matter." The complaint had been filed by Marilyn L. Schultz, a striker at Elwood who claimed the company had violated the rights of union members. She cited alleged failure to comply with grievance procedures, company refusal to reinstate employees when jobs are open because of their union activities, and refusal to negotiate on mandatory issues. Grocery stores suspend CHICAGO (UPI) Two Indiana grocery stores have been suspended from the federal food stamp program by the U.S.

Agriculture Department on charges of allowing customers to buy ineligible products with the coupons. Keasling Market in Bicknell, owned by John Keasling, and Jim Magnus Grocery at Oolitic, owned by James Magnus, were disqualified for one year by the federal agency. The department accused Keasling of repeatedly accepting food stamps for laundry and cleaning products, cooking utensils, toys, paper products, health care items and bottle deposit payments, and returning cash as change. I MILK SHURFRESH 1 LB. BKEAD CHIFFON, QUARTERS 41" 49' 3K.T OLIO LIBBVS303SIZE PIQPKISI ''CALIF.

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