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Home Edition Mississippi's Leading Newspaper For More Than A Century Established 1837 VOL. CXXXVTI NO. 104 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, iucAgt 10 CENTS 34 PAGES Tecker Admits He Killed Teacher Raise By RONNI PATRIQUIN Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer After months of silence on why he killed the 1974 teacher pay raise bill, Senate Education Committee Chairman Jack Tucker of Tunica said Friday he had been fulfilling "a moral commitment" he made during the '73 legislative session and that he would do the same again in any special session called this year. In an afternoon press conference, Tucker explained he had made "a gentlemen's agreement or moral commitment" with other members of his committee in 1973 in order to insure passage of a pay raise during that session of the legislature. He said he had told his committee, "On my oath I would not come back this year and ask the legislature to further increase teacher salaries, and I would not support that either directly or indirectly." He emphasized he believes this commitment would extend to any special legislative session during 1974.

"I will support it next year." Tucker said, with regard to his '73 agreement, "I was asked if I would repeat my agreement on the floor of the Senate when I handled the bill. I said 'yes' and I did twice." Pointing to Senate Rule 87, he noted that any senator could have rriade a move to force the bill out of the committee. Rule 87 says a bill will be taken from a committee "by a motion signed by a majority of all Senators In commenting on his colleagues who have been strong in their criticisms of his actions, Tucker said, "Rule 87 was available to every member of the Senate, a lot of difference twixt talking and doing." Admitting he had assigned the bill, which would have also lowered the teacher-pupil ratio in the first three grades; to a subcommittee in order to block its passe, Tucker said, "That gave me a delay. I though I was entitled to it and I took it." He said anv time he could have been assured of the votes to amend the bill on the floor of the Senate in order to remove the teacher pay features, he would have brought it out. And he noted he would have liked to have seen the kindergarten provision of the bill, which had been removed by the House in order to add the pay raise, reinstated.

Regarding the actions of teacher organizations, Tucker labeled their change in lobbying techniques as "drastic" and Tucker went on to explain whereas before the teacher orgainizations have had a single lobbyist, "last year they had a barrage of lobbyists and they took to the letter writing method." He indicated teachers salaries in Mississippi are too low, but said more help should be given locally. The legislature should, he said, "do something about the inequity of salaries across the state" pointing out one way to help local governments help supplement the basic state teacher pay would be to do something about raising the millage rate for local taxing purposes. He also disputed charges that the governor, lieutenant governor and the predominantly white Mississippi Education Association had not done what they could to encourage passage of the bill. "The MEA did try to get the increase out, and the governor did talk to me about it. His only concern was "Do we have the money," he said.

Lt. Gov. William Winter, according to Tucker, discussed the matter with him, and "when he found out about my personal commitment, he said he would not interfere." During the '74 session, there was an indication by House Education Committee Chairman George Rogers of Vicksburg that the death of the Senate-passed career education bill in the House committee was directly related to the death of the teacher pay bill in the Tucker's committee. See TUCKER, Pg. 6 they partake of their favorite noon refreshment are Maurine Bruner, left, and Shane Michael Smakuler, who has the best seat in the park, his mother Peggy Smakuler's lap.

Photos by Jimmy Lay A LARK IN THE PARK A little lunch music, maestro, And so Conductor Lewis Dalvit and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra obliged once again Friday at the annual Spring Brown Bag Concert at Smith Park in downtown Jackson. Enjoying the symphony here as Summer Blasts Feds For Nixing Primary on the same ballot despite party affiliation. The two top vote-getters, if no one receives a majority, would compete in the run-off. See PRIMARY, Pg. 6 INDEX INTRIGUED FANS Several hundred Jacksonians, mostly young people, stood in lines outside the Deville Cinema on 1-55 North for several hours Friday in efforts to view "The Exorcist." The film was for the first time and after the 7 p.m.

showing. Police had to clear an irate mob from the area after the second seizure. All Photos bv Bill Milstead. By JACK ELLIOTT Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer State Atty. Gen.

A. F. Summer blasted the federal Justice Department and, what he termed, "small but loquacious groups" in the state for rejection of the controversial open primary law by U. S. Atty.

Gen. William Saxbe's civil rights division. Summer's office said they received official word at 1:30 p.m. Friday in a phone call from Jerry Jones with the civil rights division. A spokesman for Summer said they would be receiving a letter next week from civil rights division head J.

Stanley Pottinger. The rejection pf the open primary law leaves Mississippi with the two-party primary system. The open primary law would have re-. quired candidates for public office to run seized twice after the 2 p.m. matinee when it was screened in Jackson 'Exorcist' Seizures Amusements 18 Ann Landers 13 Bridge 13 Classified Ads 24-33 Comics 20 Crossword Puzzle 4 Editorial 12 Financial 22-23 Horoscope 13 Radio-TV Log 21 Sports 15-19, 22.

34 Weather 3 Women 13 Bring Near Riot By J. JAY THRASHER The arrested man was listed as Louis Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer a. Harding, 21, of 4220 Crescent Place. The controversial film "Exorcist" was Originally arrested on the scene for in-seized twice Friday by Jackson police citing to "riot, he was actually booked a under state obscenity laws. sh0rt time later for abusive language The first seizure was under a little- and interfering with the duties of a police known section of the state's obscenity officer.

laws which apparently will not require The section of the state code used to the city to prove the film obscene. It was make the initial seizure and to file mis-not immediately known whether the se- demeanor charges against the manager cond seizure, which for a time there an(j projectionist of the Deville Cinema Waller Mulls Session To Consider Primary Laws appeared to be a threat ot a not by cis- anc the parent corporation, ABC Inter- state Theaters, forbids showing of matter which has been judged obscene or while a complaint that the matter is' obscene is being adjudicated. The City of Hattiesburg recently seiz- See EXORCIST, Pg. 14 gruntled patrons waiting for the last scheduled showing of the night. One young black man was arrested in the confrontation which brought a dozen police units to the scene, including Lt.

R.P. Bagents. a watch commander in the department's uniformed Patrol Division. "As I see it now, all we have is a repealed law," he said referring to the old primary law which was repealed when the new law passed in 1971. Still, Waller indicated as he has in past weeks that any special session would not be called before July 1.

When asked how this would affect the June Congressional primary. Waller indicated in his opinion the law would have no bearing on that election saying he expected to it to be held under the repealed law. See WALLER, Pg. 6 By RONNI PATRIQUIN Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer An extraordinary session of the Mississippi Legislature may be necessary, according to Gov. Bill Waller, to deal with the state's primary election laws rejected Friday by U.S.

Atty. Gen. William Saxbe. Waller said in a special press conference Friday afternoon that Saxbe's decision to reject Mississippi's controversial open primary law leaves the state's election codes "in considerable turmoil." Kissinger Denies ImpeachmentTry Impedes Work WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger denied on Friday that prospects of President Nixon's possible impeachment have impeded U.S.

foreign policy or have set off a reckless try for a quick nuclear arms agreement with the Soviet Union. However, he indicated in a news conference that the domestic problems resulting from the Watergate scandals could have a negative impact on his job. "The problem of authority is always essential to the conduct of foreign policy and. therefore, over a period of time it is bound to affect the conduct or the ability to conduct foreign policy," Kissinger said. But for the moment, the secretary maintained, 'i have not noticed that proposals have been made that seem exorbitant and, therefore, perhaps triggered by our domestic difficulties." Kissinger, who leaves Sunday for the Middle East, said that "I am not sure we can complete negotiations on this trip" on separating Israeli and Syrian forces.

Kissinger said that while the fighting on the Golan Heights appears to have diminished in recent days the See KISSINGER, Pg. 14 Keady Allows Prison Mail To Be Inspected GREENVILLE, AP) U. S. District William Keady agreed Friday to give state penitentiary officials more authority to inspect prisoner mail. Keady's decision followed hearings Thursday and Friday on a motion by State Atty.

Gen. A. F. Summer that the court modify its earlier order on mail censorship. "The state has made a convincing showing that some things (in the previous order) need to be revised," Keady said.

Civil rights attorneys, who opposed any change in rules, were to present testimony Friday afternoon on another Parchman matter. The civil rights attorneys claim they have new evidence to back up requests that prison officials be held in contempt of court for permitting the alleged mistreatment of inmates last year. Keady received testimony on the Sm PRISON. Pg- 6 fife IP) w. vvs.

1 I QUELLING DISTURBANCE Jackson Cinema Friday night after officers seized "The Exorcist" for the second time. The charges were later changed to abusive language and interfering with the duties of an officer. i police officers subdue Louis A. Harding, 1 21, of 4220 Crescent Place, after 'arresting him for inciting to riot in a tense confrontation at the Deville JURY DELIBERATES CASE Former Atty. Gen.

John Mitchell, left, and former Treasury Secretary Maurice Stans, right, leave federal court after their conspiracy trial went to the jury Thursday. Earlier reports predcted a quick verdict, but now no verdict is expected before Monday. The jury began its first full day of deliberation Friday AP Wirephjo 4.