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Oct. V-iU iy SPRIKCr.UD K.i.) LU112 IT. CCS fyf (T' it 6-1 In lAilcflih" r.f 7n 9 Liaises Answer i Denials contract dates in other parts of the country." (Thi morning, however, administrators were noting that the Oklahoma City school system has been ruled in violation o' the wage-price frteze, and that teachers have been ordered to return the raises already paid to them.) Increases in Springfield, ap "The avowed purpose of the President's program, which we loyally support, is to control inflation. The raise in question cannot be inflationary because, as no product is involved there is no product cost to be increased and no added cost to any consumer." i The telegram goes on to state that teachers in the R-12 District have received no pay rate increases "for two years due to financial problems peculiar to that their "white collar and blue collar counter Lemler-Prert to Get Award mm bone, A ie-pc trf-k-iratied it re-appeal was to the Office of Preparedness at I Eiftergoey eogo tudar Jpr.r.;.'i!d sch'jol I adouuitra rs. Kia early I aiiynni bad received an official (A a rerjest for recon.ii-ideratica ef salary in crease.

"Do net penalize the educator butrse of Ciler.dir accident of fcii work date," con-f tr.e wire sigTwd bv Board Pre-. E.LI Cantrell. Supt. J. E.

and SEA President Sally Carter. One of ptiir.ts emphasized ia it te-ap'ieal slates: Bridge to Cross When Finished TVi a bridge to nowhere, at the moment, bat in late 1972 it cxvected to be cempleted aad wiS become the longest bridle ia Missouri, This view if hm the present Mo. bridge, just west of Warsaw, ver Use (H4e River. More abacs fee bridge will be in Sssday's and Leader. Dr.

Kemiinger presented his views mi "what troubled youth are troubled about" in a speech prepared for a luncheon meet- uig of tfee Missouri Association for Mental Health. At banquet of the association. Miss Barbara Clau-ser, a staff writer for Springfield Newspapers, will ac cept the State 1971 Mental BeaSih award for The Leader and Press. The award is being made to the newspaper for "out standing, ia-cepth coverage of, K-estai fcsaih." Misa Clauser i tracy of the stories. "Sto'St os us feel rather put open by the very existence of the adukseer.t," Menninger said, i annoyed with his presence, his I oitprediclabiiity, his demands, ht rapid alternation from lang- Uid parashUm with righteous in-depecdetrce.

At times we feel the vKtirs even as he declares os to be the victimizer." Instead of the first and sometimes only adult reaction of "fearful, anry rejection," Men-ainger said, the adult world mast: 1 Tilk to them and, even See TOCTH, Page 29 Count Youth In, Menninger Urges JEFFERSON CITY (AP)'lenge and genuine engagement The main problem of i in tbe real task of living, today's troubled youth is "the "Unfortunately, 1 think we failure of our aduli society to adult have failed our youth by-permit the adolescent a genuase, having fcCIed to listen, or having hotiest-to-goodness part in the LMeeed, haticg failed to bear." Donegan May Run Iffienimajp IPmiIq 3 iia BDcoffiilbtf By WARREN GEURIX Staff Writer A former Greene County state representative and two incumbent members of the Missouri House from here will face important decisions about their political futures in the coming weeks, In light of yesterday's re-districting of the House. parts in private enterprise have enjoyed substantial raises during that that both the cost of living index and the rate of inflation have increased "ap proximately 12 percent" during the two years; and that the contracts were approved June 23, 1971 and issued on July 7 by offi- The denial, signed by Francis X. Tobin, regional director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, Kansas City, stated: "Your letter of Sept. 24, 1971 failed to set forth facts and cir cumstances which would indicate that the economic stabilization program has inflicted a gross inequity in this case. "Therefore your request for an exemption from the wage ceiling imposed by the.

program is denied." cial board action. Today's denial of the appeal sent on Sept. 24 was received in the wake of a meeting called on the subject by the Springfield Education Association cabinet. "We should have postponed this meeting until after the President's talk," declared one teacher Thursday afternoon as the question-and-answer session on the freeze of teachers sal aries ajourned lust 45 minutes before Nixon's Phase II explanation began. In answering the written ques tions from R-12 District teachers Kuklenski admitted several times that he didn't have the answer and urged that teachers study the guidelines which were expected from Washington.

Some of the queries concerned reports of increases being allowed in other states and school districts. To each of these questions, Kuklenski replied, "this procedure could vary with Ttavs Klnfft Last Traffic Mi 1 i I Fatalitv in Springfield In City This Year 12 Same Time Last Tear 22 In County This Year 25 Same Time Laut Year 23 Ia State This Year .1058 Same Time Last Year .1063 Ir City Thursday: Accidents le Injured 2 representative, No, 145 and No. proved by the school board in June, and on which the 1971-72 contracts were based, ranged from $470 for a beginning teach er to $1565 for a teacher on Step 12 of the master's schedule. The 100 teachers at the meeting were politely attentive, ap pearing neither openly friendly nor actively hostile. The only See TEACHERS, Page 20 'i -tH rtnM School Board President Bill CantreU "Your first obligation is to the 26,000 students in the system." MFA Mill Meet Held Fiscal Year Sales Near $10 Million Sales of nearly $40 million were reported today for the past fiscal year by the MFA Milling Company.

The farmers' cooperative an- nual report was presented by General Manager J. F. Johnson at the annual meeting at the Holiday Inn. 200 persons were present for the luncheon meet, ing and stayed to hear an address by William Everheart, president of Drury College. Johnson noted that the high volume of business was recorded on sales of $11,626,261 bun-dredweight of livestock feeds.

Savings were reported to be $1,077,629.45, of which was voted this morning to be returned to member exchanges on the basis of patronage to the milling company. Johnson noted that production of feeds was up 96,398 hun dredweight over last year. Other financial information presented this morning revealed the cooperative has total assets of nearly $9 million and that it paid $329,4.18.50 in taxes and licenses. Tlus included $70,702 into the school tax fund, Johnson said that over the past 36 years the cooperative has had total production of 258 million hundredweight, total savings of and that of this amount cash refunds have amounted to $24,149,483 or about 75 percent of the savings. Johnson noted that the top 20 local cooperatives which patronize the MFA Milling Company bad total sales of $5,147,000 hundredweight.

The top 15 cooperatives were Lebanon, Mountain Grove. Neosho, Bolivar, Harrison, Ava, El Dorado Springs-, Buffalo, Crane and Freeburg. By ANN FAIR DODSON Staff Writer Lakeside Water Company has filed a reply to most recent customer-complaints, In response to a Sept. 28 order by the Public Service Commission, Steve Forsyth, PSC public relations director, told The Leader and Press by telephone from Jefferson City today. Copies of Owner Robert Hawkins' letter accompanying the reply also reached Lakeside patrons by mail today and Mrs.

Robert Bell immediately contacted the commission to deny several statements which it contained. The hearing examiner who talked with Mrs. Bell indicated to her that the circumstances may warrant Immediate hear ing. Forsvth thought the commis sion probably will await tests of the water made by the Division of Health during the third quar ter of 1971, which he understood will be available "in a week or so" before reaching any con clusion of setting further pro ceedings in the matter. In his reply, Hawkins stated that City Utilities supplied Lake side with a standby supply of water earlier this year (as sug gested in a previous l'ic orrter) until CU decided it could not legally do so under the city charter and its bond covenants.

He filed a bill for $1352.86 and a cancelled check In that amount. CU Manager Marvin Castle-berry, who eadier had said CU informed Hawkins it could not legally provide the standby supply, was questioned by a report er. A connection was made to a firm which the utilities thought was a private customer, Castle-berry replied. Later, CU learned that the water actually was being used by Lakeside Water Company as a reserve supply. "It was an unauthorized service, and was disconnected," he said.

Hawkins was billed and he paid, Castleberry affirmed. Hawkins' report to the PSC referred to "a company under contract to buy" the Lakeside system, but did not identify it. It financed new pressure equip- ment, and proposes a tower and other improvements if negotiations are concluded, he said. Castleberry said City Utilities has not executed a contract to buy Lakeside. Hawkins contacted Dave Plank, manager of the water department, yesterday, with a request for another conference.

"If Mr. Hawkins has anything new to offer, we will be glad to meet with him at any time," said Castleberry. To the PSC, Hawkins said that after, the new pump was installed, four eustomers complained that pressure was too high, but that two later told him it was "all right." One of these See ANSWER. Page 20 Public Transit Is Given Help 36 Stales Subsidize, Castleberry Says Public transit systems are subsidized in 36 states, City L'til-ities Manager Marvin Castleberry, just home from an American Transit Association conference in Dallas, said today. "It is generally recounired that we can't expect transportation systems to support themselves from the fare box," the manager reported.

"Costs are too hifth, and fares which would meet them drive the customers away." Some cities support transit svstems by taxes, others by utilities bills, as in Springfield. Emphasis at the conference, atteoded also by Bill Rtiyte, transportation department Chan fan H. A. Baker Joe Ben of the Ltii'tUs Board, iiieniritd: (1) Federal, state and local subsidization; (2) Rights-of-way for the exclusive us of buses "to aiovt people, rather than vW (3) Trend toward state depart, ments of transportation, Hfcg that proposed by Missouri Gov. HeanniS.

on of r'p itste of the A V.cM si fives of ft was a fcatuie of the ATI conference. -Ruyk as named vii chairman of toe smalt operations division of ATA, and Castleberry was elected to the board of directors. Once Upun a Time By llank Biiiirias Man Quizzed Foul Play Feared In Disappearance Springfield police detectives arrested a 35-year-old Spring-fieldian today for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a Springfield woman on June 11. Detective Lt. Ray Benton said the arrest climaxed almost a week of intensive investigation into the disappearance of Dixie May Forrester, 33, of 2113 West Atlantic.

"We received information from several sources, beginning last Friday night, that foul play may have been involved In the disappearance of Dixie Forrester," Benton said. Authorities would not name the sources of their information, but indicated that a uniformed officer, answering a disturbance call last Friday night, obtained information concerning the woman's disappearance from one of the persons involved and turned it over to police i Since then, detectives have followed leads that took them into neighboring Polk County and have interviewed "many persons'' involved with Miss Forrester, including ber father, Alphis Forrester, of the Atlantic address, in an attempt to determine her whereabouts. The woman reportedly was a clerk in a local liquor store before she disappeared. Arrested about 8:30 a.m. to day at the home of a friend on West Thoman, the suspect was taken to police headquarters and was to undergo extensive questioning and, possibly a pol ygraph ttsti.

He was arrested by Detectives Sgt Walt Ayres and John Smith after several hours of surveillance at his apartment. Information gathered from relatives indicated that the woman nas lett Home pre viously, but would never stay away from her 6-year-old daughter, Michel, for a great length of time. Apparently alarmed over her disappearance, her father contacted The Leader and Press June 28 and furnished a picture of her which appeared in that afternoon's edition. According to her father, the woman's 1955 Chevrolet station wagon was found parked near the suspect's apartment, the night of her disappearance. He asked "anyone who might know of bis daughter's whereabouts, who saw the vehicle or anyone around the car" to contact him or Springfield pnlice.

Forrester described his dauch-tec as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 112 pounds, with "short cut" brown hair and hazel-green eyes. The man told detectives be is still caring for Miss Forrester's daughter. Breakin Su.pect Held, Treated A rural Poplar Bluff man was arrested for investigation of burglary early this morning after police officers spotted hnn waking away from a breakin at 614 Mt. Vernon. i Officers Ronald Hardt and I Larry Craig said the suspect! was taken to Cox Center and treated for a severe tin- ger laceration suffered ben be allegedly broke a glass pane at the home of Bill J.

S.v' 1. Arrested at 1:20 a.m.. the 27- year-old man ttnurtulk na wn rnrrng f-e h'inp thioti ti iijr it v. hened t'n p. LlK'itl fuUmi biolin in tie door aad a ton iik i able amount of mJ inside the home, but apparently nothing was imssinR.

Charges were expected to be tied this afternoon. Under the plan filed yesterday by the six Supreme Court Commissioners which did not follow present ward and township boundaries Greene County is included in six of the new districts, four of which are wholly inside the county. Two of the six new House seats have no incumbent state From Autos 3 Quizzed On Tliofta A 16-year-old youth is in juvenile detention and two other suspects are being questioned as police detectives continue an investigation today into a series of Wednesday night car pilferings in the city. Detective Don Eskew said this morning he expected charges to be filed against a 20-year-old man and a woman arrested at his North Kansas home at 11:30 last night. Making the arrest were Detectives Charles Upp and Joe Jared, who said the three are suspects in the theft of $325 in items from the car of Robert L.

WUioughby, 811 North. brook. Willoughby told police yesterday his car had been entered and he lost a tape player, tapes and several tools. Police also were investigating their possible connection with the theft of $200 in tapes and a tape player from Bruce Hollo-well, 805 East Stanford, and $138 worth from Dale Alday, 1150 South Crutcher. Among other Wednesday night theft reports were Bob Reaves' account of the loss of a $170 plaver and tape from a car parked at his 1244 South Crutcher home, and the theft of two speakers and 12 tapes from the car of Jeanne Smallwood, 1110 South Crutcher.

Mike Husmann, 1001 East Stanford, said nothing was taken after his car was forced open, but a camera flash attachment worth $25 was smashed. Police also are investigating a breakin at Temple Baptist Church, 845 South Fort, where a large pane at a baptismal font was broken, a breakfast of eggs and coffee was consumed in the kiichen and two American flags were stolen. Vole Canvass Decreases 186 Greene County's official canvass of ballots cast in Tuesday's special constitution election showed a total vote decrease of 186 compared with earlier unofficial returns. The canvass of the vates tal lied was completed yesterday afternoon by Greene County Clerk A. E.

(Ted) Willis, with the aid of a Republican and a Democrat tally clerk. The official vote tally, with unofficial returns in parent. real life action of living," Dr. Roy W. Menninger said today.

Last week Dr. was re-elected president of the ilea-ninger Foundation id Topeia, an internationally known research and treatment clinic for the mentally troubled. "In a hundred ways," be said, "today's adolescents are teiiujg us in words, pictures and actions that they have beea left out and by-passed, de-swa a place in a world that tiey already feel a vital part of. Sorely it is correct to say tfaat oar adolescents provocative befcavssr expressed their eociusioa asd perplexity, but I suspect it ts also their way of sayicg to us, 'I object. "They are telling us ho Ifcey feel at our systematkaHy gating them from adult society.

They are trying to make cs understand how grave is our fail-lire to perceive their legitimate needs for recognition, for participation and for genuine thai- if voman Days 'Friend' Hits Her, Takes Car Police advised a 22-year-old Springfield woman to contact the city prosecutor eariy today after she accused a 42-year-oid man -with whom the fca beta living of assaulting her asd taking her car. Investigating a disturbance ca North Cedarbroci a best 12; 15 a.m., Officer Bob Sanderson said he talked with the yovr.g woman, who fiii she was five months pregnant asd ihe rcaa she was living with tad dtcikd to return to his ife. According to llie coicp'ainant, the mas and his spou came to her residence late last eight to pick up two vehicles that belonged to him, one of which he had bought for the jrstasg woman. In an ensuing altercation over possession of the car keys, the woman said, she was kicked her former roommate had struck her in the mouth hu fist. t.

tv ess u. I J. THIS IS Fire Prevention Week. Eecijgnizing. of course, that preventing fires is a fulltime job requtricg more than a week effort.

COX MEDICAL Center has a treadmill device to evaluate heart patients. Doclurs thero they're getting better even when they feel they're gettjig cow here fast. THE UNITED Fund has set a goal of $603,800, up 5 percent over last year's collections. Let's see, ia the President's wage-price game plan, how to you score goaii? SPRINGFIELD teachers have hinted at a protest holiday if they dont get their raises. None of their students will protest holidays.

A GROUP of Kansas City and St. Louis youngsters gathered oii'-sue fee Medical Center here last weekend to protest federal parole jxilstsea. Ti-ey -re polite, telling officials, "We beg your pardon." 146, although the former is presently represented by Tom Carter, R-Hartvule, and the lat ter is composed of about three- fourths of Rep. Marvin Kennon's present 143rd district. Former State Rep.

George Donegan, of 1471 East Meadow- mere said today he will reach a decision on whether to file for election from the new 146th dis trict "by Thanksgiving, or at leaot by the end of the year. Donegan, a Springfield attor ney who defeated Kennon in the old 143rd district for the Republican nomination In 1966 and went on to serve two terms in Jefferson City, said ha expects to enter a full round of dis cussion with people in the new district before he reaches a de cision. First, I will be getting the exact description of the 146th district from Secretary of State James Kirkpatrick," Donegan said. "Then I will start talking to persons who represent con stituent groups in that area." The new district sounds like the east side of town that I'm familiar with. In fact from what I've heard it Is made up of about three-fourths of my old district (143), which is presently repre sented by Mr.

Kennon." Rep. Kennon, who celebrated his 34th birthday last night, also faces a key decision in which district to run from, if he de. cides to file for re-election. "Al though I have not seen any maps or exact descriptions of the new 146th or the new 149th," he said, "I wouldn't rule out any possibility." Kennon's address, 1028 North Clay, falls in the new 149th, where State Rep. Max Bacon, of 2526 North Clay, also resides.

However, since a large portion of Kennon's old district is in the new 146th, there is speculation be might decide to change his place of residence. In implying that, he would file for re-election, Rep. Kennon would offer no comment on when he might reach a decision and In which district he would file from. Meanwhile, State' Rep. Bacon, the county's lone Democrat in Jefferson City, has yet to announce a decision on whether he will run for re-election.

There has been some specula tion that Bacon, an attorney and gospel music store operator, might decide to return to pri vate life after completion of his first term in Jefferson City. La night he told a reporter that whether Kennon is in his diitncl Vill have "no effect whateve on his fmure plans. Three of Greene County's in cumbent state representatives, Les Langsford, R-old 141st, Dan a a i R-old 142nd, and Wayne Gronef. R-old 145th, are considered to be "sate" in tacir new district areas. The plan filed yesterday also presents Webster county 'WHO ti.e opf ortuitity to elect its own trite atue, or it wJ o1 a t'oi'n'ir an op pertumn' to nn un ttie urn poi'mn ti cHtntr Aceifima to irfotmit'rt plsed by IV si.

Langsford, the approximate boundary lines of the six new districts which include Secr.EMP, 2.1 Bovlor Qncrlcrs Sketched hesis: Amendment No. 1, 14 f'r, GS1 asauM to Amendment iso. 2, 1 41 ffiiO against to Amendment No. 3, 18.334 for, 5:41 Umt (16.350 to 5" 71), Amendment No. 4, 6VG7 lor, ajainst (6707 to IS.OtO); Amendment No.

5, 14.W3 for, 7i 3 against (14,105 to 7uo7). i. wilt have an x-ray area and labwMmy. fs- to cspand to 18 the fauisiitiis; 'X i.rnivct Ci-x by a ti'Mifl Hub-b'Tin. Mieet lt-vfl aird pv'csii" Wiil 2M) cars.

etiiiie p-i-ject should cost Vh million. fl Us a hv.j. V' u-rv -s 1 I A k. arA I.vna I Ss-4, ti.e fc.i:'.. r-.