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1 The IMIh Indian 1 1 1 i I I Home Newspaper of the Calumet Region Copyright, 1983. The Times N. 3 sections-38 pages 25 cents Negley: Lengthen the school year T(g(oy By MICHAEL WATERS Times Staff Writer op Tuesday May 24, 198a Negley said a bill will be introduced in the next session of the general assembly to extend the school year to 180 teaching days. There are now 175. "This is certainly consistent with national trends," Negley said, adding that 33 states have 180-day years, 16 have 175 days and Missouri has fewer.

"I don't think 180 days is exorbitant to ask," he said. "In the 175-day category are all the trailers in education In the 180-day category are all the people we'd like to model ourselves after." The legislature rejected a similar bill this year because it contained no provision for paying teachers' salaries for the extra week of school. But Negley said that shouldn't be a stumbling block because some Indiana school systems already are on an 180-day year. And the salary of the average Indiana teacher ranks in the middle of the states with 180-day years, he said. Gov.

Robert Orr has proposed a 200-day school year, which also was suggested by the National Commission on Excellence in Education in its scathing attack on the quality of the nation's education. Negley, though, said a 200-day year is "a goal down the road" that won't happen for at least five years. Negley said the longer year would go into effect in each school system at the end of its current teacher contract if that contract was negotiated on a 175-day year. New contracts would then be nego- Continued Back Page This Section) educator said Monday another effort will be made to lengthen the school year a week. Harold Negley, superintendent of the Indiana Department of Public Instruction, also said he'll seek extra money to beef up summer school offerings, and to expand a program to lower class sizes in elementary schools.

SALE OF THE GREAT LAKES: Natural resource becomes cash What's right in the Region Lisa Zawadzki, an eighth-grader at Scott Schooi in Hammond, will particpiate in the National History Day finals June 16-18 at the University of Maryland. Lisa advanced to the finals by winning second place and a superior rating in the recent Indiana State Finals at Indiana University in Bloomington. Lisa's award-winning entry was a one-person dramatic performance, "All Fall Down," which deals with the Black Plague that swept Europe during the Middle Ages. Lisa is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Zawadzki of Hammond. ater Belf to compete Shower clouds stretch from Alabama to New England. Broken cloudiness spreads from Minnesota to northeast Montana while another area of broken clouds lies off the east coast. CLEVELAND (AP) Competition between the Water and Sun belts may be the key to economic health for Great Lakes states. That is the premise being pursued by the Council of Great Lakes Governors representing Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, and Michogan which begins meeting today in Cleveland.

Indiana Governor Robert Orr and Illinois Lt. Governor George Ryan are among those participating. The governors hold an ace card for luring federal money back into the region, says Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste. The states ring a unique water resource, Celeste said Monday.

"In the years to come, people will be talking about the competition between the Sun Belt and the Water Belt," he said. Five governors and a lieutenant governor intend to devise ways to attract federal dollars. Years ago, when the Great Lakes region was a thriving manufacturing hub, it didn't matter that most of the federal government's money was going to the South and the West. But now, the flagging economy of the Great Lakes area needs Uncle Sam's help, he said. Rather than philosophize, council representatives hope to come up with practical proposals to improve the region's financial picture, and with good reason.

At last count, their sue states accounted for 35 percent of (Continued Back Page This Section) 'fir Jfr GEORGE RYAN revenue source ROBERT ORR LAKE MICHIGAN seeks advantage liquid cash Weather- Rain Proposal targets SLOWDOWN OF INFLATION jobs amnion 133 There's a slight chance of showers tonight in the Calumet Region. The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight, with lows near 48. Wednesday will be cooler and partly cloudy, with highs of about 60. Showers are possible Friday or Saturday, with highs near 70. More temperatures and national weather map on Page A-14.

For 24-hour weather information, call Weatherline, 895-2600. By FREDERICK OTT Times Staff Writer 8.9 9.0 Region prices go up Prices in Chicago and Northwest Indiana advanced 0.5 percent in April, the Labor Department reported today. William E. Rice, Regional Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the April increase was the first advance in the Consumer Price Index since January. Rice said it was the largest in the Chicago area since June 1982, when the CPI jumped 1.4 percent.

Nationally, prices incrfeased 0.6 percent. Rising gasoline and housing copsts accounted for a major part of the increase. Higher gasoline prices reflected the 5 cent per gallon federal tax increase (Continued Back Page This Section) 6.8 5.4 4.8 cussed by the PIC last week, includes: Identification of products excluding steel and oil manufactured in Hammond; Additional products which could be 'manufactured with little change in the company mission; Establishment of a marketing program that would include solicitation and liaison with federal procurement agencies; Participation in exhibits and trade fairs in this country and abroad, and establishing contact with potential users of Hammond products through targeted advertising and manufacturer's representatives. The NIRPC report lists a cost of $195,000 for the first phase of the project. In the second phase, NIRPC proposes a program fashioned after one in Boston.

It would mean: Compiling a comparative structure and comprehensive data system to (Continued Back Page This Section) 1 HAMMOND The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission has issued a two-part, $300,000 proposal to create jobs and assist Hammond businesses in marketing. The proposal was the result of an advertisement run by the Hammond Private Industry Council, a volunteer group promoting industrial expansion and job growth in Hammond. The advertisement appeared in the Feb. 20 editions of The Times. But according to Dewey Pearman, executive vice president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, the proposal calls for projects which "could be or are being done" by the existing 39 staff members in the city's planning department.

Pearman said the group is trying to set up a meeting with NIRPC's Norm Tuf-ford Friday to resolve duplication. The NIRPC proposal, which was dis Guaranteed Results The Times guarantees results on classified advertising for private party "For Sale" listings. You sell your item or your money is refunded. See classified pages for full details. 1976 77 '78 '79 80 81 82 Unadjusted rata, January October Source: U.S.

Dept. of Labor Index Advice Business Classified Comics A-5 Editorial A-12 A-6 Obituaries C-l ci-b spons A-y A-10 Theater A-9 Channel 50 fate to be decided June 6 Our phone numbers By DIANE DONOVAN Times Staff Writer 219-932-8200 Want ads: 8a.m. Circulation: 219-932-3112 After the board chooses between the two applicants, the Federal Communications Commission will have the final say on the transfer. Roman has said he has questions about whether it would violate the constitutional separation of church and state for a religious organization to take over a federally funded public broadcasting station. But Lake Central's main concern in the license transfer is "protecting the school's interest in licensing and equipment," he said.

In a related matter, the school board approved canceling its contract with Lou Iaconetti as station manager of WCAE-TV. longer afford to help fund the station. The Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting Inc. is a non-profit organization. It "was formed in 1979 by former members of the Channel 50 advisory board, who resigned when the school board wouldn't relinquish the license.

The Church of the Cardinal Virtues has about 200 members. It offers spiritual counseling to the elderly and middle-aged people out of work. Because the denomination has no church, Right Rev. William E. St.

Jacques feels the television station would be an ideal vehicle for getting the church's message to shut-ins. ST. JOHN The Lake Central School Board will decide a new license-holder for WCAE-TV (Channel 50) on June 6. After a closed-door meeting Monday to consider applications from Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting Inc. and the Church of the Cardinal Virtues, School Superintendent Thomas Roman said the board is close to making a decision.

Channel 50 went off the air May 2 after the school board, which holds the license, decided it could no 9a.m. NewsSports: 219-932-3106 Other calls: 219-932-3100 Toll Free Numbers Calumet City, Lansing, Dolton, South Holland, etc. 312-375-2679 Crown Point, Hobart, Merrillville 219-738-2762 Lowell, Cedar Lake, Shelby, 219-696-0030 Mozambique 'goes to war' Plan to transfer students rejected By MICHAEL WATERS Tunes Staff Writer Loser's corner 30 people in Red Bank, N.J. They were the losers after a 31-year-old woman kept a hand touching a new car for almost 70 hours to outlast them in winning a $6,000 car. Marilyn Bennett of Eatontown kept her hand on the 1983 Plymouth Colt for 69 hours, 44 minutes to win the endurance contest sponsored by a local radio station and an auto dealer.

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) -Mozambique is "in a war situation." It follows a South African air strike on suspected guerrilla bases to avenge last week's bombing in South Africa's capital, Information Minister Jose Luis Cabacom said. "Our sovereignty has been attacked by a neighboring country," Cabaco said late Monday night, after South African Impala fighters strafed and rocketed suspected hideouts, safe houses and training centers of the African National Congress on the outskirts of Maputo, the Mozembican capital. Parents claimed sixth-graders in those schools have been beaten up, sexually harassed and had their lunch money "extorted" by older and bigger high school students. "School should be a pleasant experience, not a horrendous nightmare as it has been for some children," said Kathy Coleman, whose fifth-grade daughter will go to Gavit Middle SchoolHigh School in the fall. She said mixing sixth-graders and high school seniors is like "sending a lamb into a lion's den." Continued Back Page This Section) HAMMOND In a raucous meeting Monday, a divided Hammond School Board rejected demands to reorganize the school system.

The meeting was punctuated by the walkout of two school board members. Dozens of angry parents filled the board room to demand that sixth-graders be moved from middle schools into neighborhood elementary schools. They were especially critical of two middle schools Gavit and Clark which share buildings with high schools. south) ir LAHU XJ.