Muncie Evening Press from Muncie, Indiana • Page 24

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1973 Yorkfown Plans Farm Spokesman Sees Inequity in Option Tax close-up exam-. committee's cal option money be distributed INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The! city, a spokesman for the Indiana Farmers Union told the Bowen's tax pro- ination of local option tax distribution per cent property tax reduction. The full impact of the local option plan won't be felt until Senate Finance Committee plan in Gov. Otis R. Bowen's Annexation Of Four Areas gram.

(Earlier Stories, Page 7) tax program is "gross dis tionately to tax levies not including school taxes. School financing is the largest single property tax expenditure for most Indiana property taxpayers. The remaining levies include those for cities and towns. Dorrell recommended the lo Lawrence Dorrell, legislative was devoted to local government. Dorrell said local option distribution now in the program "will be a super tax windfall for most cities and many industries located in cities." He referred to a provision for figuring the distribution propor crimination to most property across the board as property tax credits "applying propor- tionately to everyone's total property tax liability including school levies." That would be the same method used for new sales tax money, designed to provide 25 1977.

One-fourth of the money will go for property tax relief in 1974, one-half in 1975, and director for IFU, testified at taxpayers who live outside a The Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) was organized at Crystal Springs, in October, 1909. three-fourths in 1976. the first of five publico hearings by the committee in Indianapolis. Today's meeting Westbrook Addition is not in. Todav's session began the eluded in a Yorktown annexation ordinance placed before the Yorktown Town Board Tuesday Rogers Cheers Peace in Laos WASHINGTON (AP) Sec nignt, wnicn would add lour areas and nearly double the town's present population.

Areas included in the proposal inciuae: retary of State William P. Ro Lusk: Acres and Homewood Addition, including the neigh- gers today hailed the cease-fire in Laos as an Important move surrounding the York mmm ID town water tank and extending toward an over-all peace in In dochina and said U.S. bombing soutn to the Fenn Central Rail 'way tracks. An adjacent residential dev. 9)9)? there will halt by midnight EST tonight.

Ml elopment east of Delaware County Road 50O-W, which is Rogers, appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Com also bounded by the railroad. mittee just after the Laos Bradford Park and Manor cease-fire agreement text was View, east of County Road 400-W ftid going along both sides of received here, said he had not had time to study it in detail. But "I am very pleased to be Jnd. 32 to Warner Gear Division 01) 4Jid (fie Muncie Drive-in Theatre, 6 well as Beverly Heights, west able to confirm" that a Laos cease-fire to go Into effect noon ci ju-w and north of Ind. 32, Laotian time Thursday (mid and night EST tonight) has been reached by the irval Lao par A small neighborhood to the immediate north and east of Yorktown High School, whose northern boundary is county ties, Rogers said.

The, accord provides for for Koad 50-5. mation of a new provisional Lao government within 30 days and withdrawal of all foreign forces Residents of Lusk Acres and Homewood Addition fought an annexation attempt in 1970, but no remonstrators attended Tues within 60 days after the govern ment is formed, Rogers said. day night's meeting. The ordi As a result of the agree ment, all U.S. bombing in Laos nance must pass second and third readings, however, before will halt as of noon tomorrow Lao time at the latest, con currently with Lao operations U.S.D.A.

CHOICE BEEF ONLY on land, In the air and on wa final passage. WESTBROOD GROUP ATTENDS MEETING Three Westbrook residents, who appeared to ask about re ter," the Secretary of State said. The Lao settlement Is yet another important step in the 3S ports that they are marked for annexation, were told by Board over-all solution to the In CENTER SLICES BONELESS IIAf.1 president Charles Nelson the tt dochina problem," he eaid. lb. port was a "trial balloon" to create Interest in annexation of Westbrook, but there Is no im mediate intent unless the residents petition to be taken into Greensburgers To Retain Tree EMGE SMOKED PICNICS.

Yorktown. Noting that 22 homes in West-brodk were found last summer to have water problems, those present said they will advise hcir neighbors on present and future costs of installing sewers, CREENSBURG, Ind. (UPI) Decatur County and Greensburg city officials proceeded today ALL DISHWASHER TKf DETERGENT wmAW DETERGENT Giant Size MIRACLEWHITE ffTKl DETERGENT gOdSD CAMPBELL'S 0 T1 CHICKEN-NOODLE SOUP (ffc lww HANDI-WRAP en ft PLASTIC WRAP. 100 TABBY TREAT -n CAT FOOD 1WW with studies of whether to build as explained at the meeting by Fred Burgner, representative of new city-county building or remodel the ancient courthouse EMGE CHIEF uncoil. after determining apparently nobody wants to give up the famous tower tree.

At a hearing attended by about 250 persons Monday night, applause from the crowd EMGE the town's consulting engineers. Burgner said federal and state funds will now pay 85 per cent of the cost of including Westbrook in plans for new sewage treatment and water facilities, but not if Westbrook annexation is delayed for five years. He said the cost to taxpayers could rise from $50,000 now to $1 million in 1978, end some Westbrook homes could be condemned for poor water and sewage systems. indicated restoration of the old courthouse was favored by the WIENERS. 1 2 oz.

pkgs. majority. None among many persons who spoke on the hearing sug gested giving up the "Tree on the Tower" which has been Greensburg's trademark and a tourist attraction since the 1800s. Miss Delia Moos favored pre Monroe Hires Glinlon Firm serving the courthouse and said VELVEETA CHEESE the tower tree was a valuable landmark for the community. William Tellas said the tree has historic value.

QjrmnD era BAKED FRESH DAILY LLOYD J. HARRISS PIES The hearing was conducted by 2 Trustees of the Monroe Community School Corporation Tues the county commissioners, carton county council and city council. day night selected R. W. Clinton and Associates to design a new Transfer Students Will Be Advised elementary school building.

The new school will be con PARKAY 0LEO structed on land adjacent to the JIFFY CAKE FROSTING MIX 8.00 present Cowan School. A long 3B An informational program for students planning to transfer to Ball State University from other range planning committee has pkgs. been organized to arrange for institutions, called "Transfer Thank You funding of the project through a Day," will be conducted March CHERRIES S-'flBS)C holding company. Four architects were consid 10 by the Office of Admissions Eligibility, admission requirements, transfer of credits, pro ered by the board before Clinton was selected. Their fees were a).

gram scheduling and other information will be discussed. Stu most identical at about six per dents, parents and counselors cent of construction costs, ac are invited. cording to school superintendent Sessions will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Forum Marcus Lane. Room of the student center.

Ball LADY BORDEN Earliest possible date for occupancy of the new building is State personnel participating will include Dr. Richard D. Rowray, September of 1375, Lane said. ICE quart VINE RIPE Joseph Naumchcff, Charles Kaufman, Raymond Kennedy and Eu In other business, the board approved Larry Craver as the Ann nnnn gene R. Sceloff, all members of BANQUET FRIED the admissions office stair.

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