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TT ...4 Rebound Augustana bounces back to beat SDSU 78-64 -1B Boll bntflo Legislature to debate deregulation 1 Farewell Renner couple retire from farm life 1C as? ft A Tha Sunday Sioux Falls, South Dakota A Gannett newspaper Jan. 11, 1987 1987 Argus Leader J1 1W II I I JUBSKoKBIT i i jaJDfeDDi Am I Nv if I it i' i ft J. I a I I will call upon your skills and your vision to create a future about which our grandparents could only imagine. That future includes saving every farm and ranch that we can save; that future means selling every bushel of grain and pound of red meat that we can sell; that future means improving every income in the state of South Dakota that we can improve; that future means bringing every job opportunity to this state that we can; and that future means saving every small business and community in this state that we can. "We might not succeed in every way but we're going to try, We're going to build on the vision of the work of Gov.

Bill Janklow and governors like Dick Kneip," he said. "We will create and mold and shape and compose and craft and invent a future that will provide opportunities so exciting that my kids and your kids will want to stay right here in South Dakota." MickelsonSee 2A By JULIE BOLOING Argus Leader Staff PIERRE Republican George Mickelson became South Dakota's 28th governor Saturday at an inaugural ceremony in the rotunda of the state Capitol building. A crowd of about 1,000 people jammed the building's second floor as Mickelson and Lt. Gov. Walter Dale Miller were given their oaths of office by Chief Justice George Wuest.

Mickelson's wife, Linda, held a Bible on which the governor rested his hand, and his children stood near him. His mother also watched the ceremony. Mickelson's inaugural speech was greeted and ended with a standing ovation. "Thank you for giving me the greatest privilege and honor that any citizen of this great state can ever have," Mickelson said. The new governor then challenged citizens to join with him in creating a future for the state.

"Today and for the next four years, AP photo urday to Gov. George S. Mickelson as the new governor's wife, Linda, holds the Bible. Chief Justice George Wuest of the South Dakota Supreme Court administers the oath of office Sat- Janklow ends 8 controversial years By TODD MURPHY Argus Leader Staff He waited one minute to take charge. It was 12:01 a.m.

Jan. 1, 1979, and the high school dropout who as a kid shot holes in Flandreau's water tower stood in a corner of a darkened state Capitol. With his hand on a family Bible, he became South Dakota's 27th governor. The late-night timing was unconventional; governors usually took the oath of office at inauguration ceremonies later in January. But it was not the first time William J.

Janklow had been called unconventional. Nor would it be the last." Janklow's purpose in taking office one minute after legally allowed was to prevent any possibility of last-minute patronage by his Democratic predecessor, Harvey Wollman. wanted to stop appointments to state boards and commissions." the boyish-looking 39-year-old versial governors in South Dakota history. He would be called brilliant and brutal, a visionary and a tyrant. He took control that New Year's morning, and in the time that followed for good or bad, among criticism or praise he did not let go.

He ranted. He raved. He lashed out at people he called incompetent. He cried out about the inefficiency of the state bureaucracy. And he wielded power.

In essence, he brought as much turmoil to the staid halls of state government as he had 25 years earlier to the streets of Flandreau. Saturday, Bill -Janklow let go. Republican George Mickelson became governor, and for the first time in a dozen years, Janklow became a pri vate citizen again. Now 47, he has said he is not JanklowSee 9A On page 10A: Janklow: A tough act to follow On page 11A: State's 27th governor looks back On page 1D: The Mickelsons have a ball Republican explained at the time. "Since the election is over and we happen to have won, it wasn't fair to the people of South Dakota to let those hundreds of appointments be made." Later, it would seem a fitting beginning to Janklow's administration.

During the eight years and two terms that followed, Janklow would become one of the most aggressive, dominant and contro Reagan talks tough on budget Study: Classwork figures in bad U.S. math mark Sunny skies return Mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures are expected today with west to northwest winds up to 15 miles an hour. The clear skies should continue tonight, but turn partly cloudy Monday, when highs could reach the lower 50s. Weather. 2A Briefly Report: S.

Africa population drops JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) South Africa's population fell 3.3 million from 1984 to mid-1985, the most recent figures available, a survey released Saturday by the South African Institute of Race Relations shows. Official estimates in 1984 put the population at 26.7 million, but preliminary figures from the 1985 census show a population of 23.4 million, said the institute, a private group. The figures do not include the populations of four black homelands considered independent by the South African government and by their own governments. But Ciskei, Transkei, Venda and Bophuthatswana are not recognized as nations by any other country. If their populations are added to the total figures, the population of South Africa would be 29.4 million, with 72 percent black and 15.6 percent white.

If the homelands are not counted, blacks would make up 65 percent of the population and whites 19.5 percent, the institute said. Light side Honest fisherman wins liars contest OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Brevity proved to be the soul of wit when Roy Harpham won the Great Plains Liars Open with this fish story: "I once met an honest fisherman." Folklorist Roger Welsch, board chairman of the new National1 Liars' Hall of Fame, on Friday described Harpham 's tale as the craziest story he'd ever heard. Saying there is an honest fisherman is like believing in unicorns, he said. The victory earned Harpham of Holstein a place in the new hall.

Second place went to an anonymous contestant from Randolph, who said, "In 1985, it was so dry his corn dried up and blew away, and in 1986, the carp ate it off at the water line." Third place was awarded to Lyle Ananias, of Limbo, N.D., who said, "For three weeks last summer in Limbo, it was too windy to load rocks." Harpham's prize is a week in Texas room, board and bait, all at his own expense, Welsch said. The second prize is two weeks in Texas at the winner's expense and third prize is a facsimile of Richard Nixon's autograph. The contest judges were described by Welsch only as a panel of experts: "People whose word cannot be trusted." Today Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan and Sen. Larry Pressler, will discuss issues affecting the handicapped at 7 p.m.

in the Crippled Children's Hospital gymnasium, 2501 W. 26th St. In National Football League playoff games, Denver plays Cleveland at 11:30 a.m. and Washington plays the New York Giants at 3 p.m. KDLT-TV will broadcast the first game, KELO-TV the second.

Index 100 pages Business Sec.E Obituaries 4C Channels Opinion 10-11 A Classified Sec.F Life Sec. Comics Sioux Empire Sec.C Sports Sec Ann Landers 5D Movies r- 90 Weather 2A In a fiesty defense of his new 1988 federal spending plan, Reagan put his critics on notice that any budget proposal considered by the administration must meet three criteria a strong national defense, a shrinking federal deficit and no tax increases. "I have to be frank," Reagan said. "If the big spenders want to fight on the budget, they'd better strap on their helmets and shoulder pads. I'm determined to go out there and win for the American people and yes, one for the Gipper." In his Hollywood days, Reagan played George Gipp in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, AH American, a dying football player who asks his teammates to "Win one for the Gipper." The president offered an upbeat review of his $1,024 trillion budget, which was presented on Monday and ran into immediate criticism on Capitol Hill.

ther isolate himself and the presidency by vetoing the bill again. "This time, we will vote to override your veto," he said. The $20 billion legislation, designed to tackle pollution of the nation's wa- Remain lerways, aaas a DaaaM billion to the ver- sion that last year passed in Congress with overwhelming support, but was vetoed by Reagan. The president remained out of the public eye for the second day following his return from the Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he Monday had prostate surgery. Aides said he intended to do some work on his State of the Union address, but hold to his program of limited activity as suggested by his doctors.

NEW YORK (AP) American mathematics pupils badly trail those in Japan and Hong Kong largely because of unchallenging and repetitious school curricula, a study of schools in 20 nations and territories concludes. The report, The Underachieving Curriculum: Assessing U.S. School Mathematics from an International Perspective, is to be a topic at an international symposium Jan. 15-16 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington. The latest study places blame for the nation's math woes squarely on the curriculum in U.S schools which, it contends, lacks focus, challenge and vitality, and needlessly repeats concepts year after year without building on them.

But it disputes oft-repeated i I- I I. William Janklow Visionary or tyrant? claims that American students are out-performed by other nations' students because of lack of sufficient time for instruction, large av- erage class size, or because of poorly trained teachers. In Japan, the average eighth-grade class has 40 pupils; the 12th-grade average is 43. Both exceed U.S. averages of 26 students in eighth grade and 20 in 12th grade.

And the average amount of time devoted to math in U.S. schools was 144 hours per year, compared to 101 hours in Japan. The problem is that the typical eighth grade math curriculum in the U.S. resembles a repeat of the elementary curriculum; in other countries students move along to new concepts, the study said. AP photo Michigan Avenue Chicago; i 1 WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan warned Congress Saturday that he is bouncing back from surgery and ready to do battle over his new trillion-dollar budget.

"My doctors tell me I'm coming along just fine and that's exactly how I feel just fine," Reagan said in his weekly radio address. "It won't be long before I'm suited up and back on the playing field." In response to Reagan's challenge, Rep. Jim Howard, told the president in the Democrats' weekly radio address that a new confrontation over a once-vetoed environmental bill awaits him. "Mr. President, when you vetoed the Clean Water Act you must have forgotten that Congress would be back in January.

We're back now and we're going to send you the same bill," Howard said. Noting the strong bipartisan backing that exists for the measure, Howard advised Reagan not to fur By The Associated Press A storm blamed for at least IS deaths spread road-glazing snow Saturday from the Great Lakes into the Northeast after dumping nearly a foot of snow on the Plains and Midwest, where some travelers were stranded overnight. Winter storm warnings were posted for much of eastern New York state, Vermont, southern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine, with 5 to 12 inches of snow possible by morning. Storm watches were issued for much of the rest of New England. A band of snow Saturday sped, across New York state, leaving 6 inches north of Albany and causing numerous minor traffic accidents.

But the main storm approaching across, the Great Lakes and another storm off the Atlantic Coast were expected to join and drop 8 to 12 inches on the region by today. "People have to get used to driving on it again," said Daniel A. Laden-dorf, spokesman for the Indianapolis Department of Transportation. More than 200 traffic accidents were reported in that city in just nine hours Friday. The storm, which left up to 18 inches of snow in southwestern Colorado's San Juan mountains earlier nv soDfls aiO rT7 i -jinw in I "rmm.m I I ff 1 if ('.

,1. On page 2A: Cold kills 4 in Europe Local weather roundup On page 1C: City faces heat wave the week, was blamed for four traffic deaths in Michigan, three each in Illinois and Missouri, two each in Indiana and Kansas and one in Iowa. In the northern Indiana town of Walkerton, a search continued by foot and horseback Saturday for a woman in her 70s who had wandered away from a nursing home wearing only a nightgown and a robe, police said. Police dispatcher Cookie Salyer said 8 inches of snow had fallen in the area, and the weather had grounded an air search Friday. Ten to 12 inches of snow had piled up by Saturday in Illinois at Belleville, in the southern part of the state, and Morris, southwest of Chicago, said a weather service specialist in Chicago, James Hall.

Runways at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport were open Saturday, after 200 plows, de-icers and worked through the night. Maintenance worker Mathew Stojek clears walks Saturday on North.