Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • 2

The Sioux City Journal, Saturday, Mar. II, 1972 3 Exon Offers Deal Tax on 1. 1 "Ml II No Takers Relief Bills; were Sens. Cal Carsten of Warns Young Iowaiis LINCOLN (JPI-Gov. J.

J. Exon Friday offered his personal property tax exemption adversaries a deal. In effect, he said: "Accept my proposal, and if the courts hold it unconstitutional, I'll accept yours." Exon called it a compromise. There was no immediate move by his antagonists to accept the compromise. Crofton Sen.

J. W. Burbach indicated he had compromised sufficiently already. "If this route were to be followed, everyone would stand to gain," Exon said, "bince lb- 1241 does not propose to start Sign at 19 Frot Members Donate Blood NW Iowa Solons Critical, but Roads Unit Bill Passes McWaters, instructor in philosophy at West-mar. The Alpha Kappa Lamba chapter, the only social fraternity on Westmar's campus, was officially charted last December.

"We are proud to be able to take part in community activities," commented chapter president Paul Roesti, a junior from Wells, Minn. Bill Bergcr, a Westmar College freshman from Dakota City, was a member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity at the Le Mars, Iowa, college who donated blood to the Siouxland Community Blood Bank in Sioux City. Assisting Berger is Mrs. Pat Mc-Waters, a medical technologist at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars and wife of Roger Unicameral for Prayer to U.S. Constitution DES MOINES ffl A bill to appropriate $4,617,900 to the Iowa Highway Commission for capital improvements barely: scraped through the Iowa House 51-32 Friday after several members sharply criticized the way the commission operates The bill would appropriate $4 million' for maintenance struc tures at various places in the staff" aUn annronriate $239,000 for field operation of fices at Storm Lake, Mason City and Chariton; $104,000 for im provements a commission headquarters in Ames and $274,000 for traffic weight operations.

The bill had passed the Senate Thursday with little discussion, but it came under strong fire in the House, where some lawmakers contended it proposed an unconstitutional use of primary road funds. Rep. John Camp, R-Bryant, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, explained that the bill is designed to launch a long-range program replacing many of the commis-1 LINCOLN Nebraska legislature tentatively approved Friday a resolution calling upon the U.S. House of Representa- tives to reconsider its rejection of the so-caled "prayer amendment" to die federal con stitution A 27-4 vote advanced the res olution from general file, but rot without some opposing floor spaeches. The proposed constitutional amendment is designed to per mit prayer sessions in public schools.

It reads: "Nothing contained In this constitution shall abridge the right of persons lawfully assembled, in any public build ing which is supported in whole or in part through the expendi- ture of public funds, to par- ticipate in voluntary prayer or House Debates Ombudsman-Bill, but Bons Bomi on Delegation of Power meditation." Because the resolution is be- Sen. Richard Proud of Omahajing handled as a bill, it will compamed that the 'etmend-lmove through the lawmaking ment's wording is so broad anyone could propose at any time a prayer session and dis rupt a proceeding thereby. He noted also it contains no ref- erence to God. A person, he exemptions of personal prop- erty until the 1973 tax year, with necessary state funding be- ing paid out in the latter part of 1973 and the early part of 1974, we could pass such legis lation in the next session and still not delay in the implementation date as presently planned. You will recognize that LB1475 begins relief in 1972." Burbach is plugging for a cur rently pending LB1241, which would grant exemption on business inventories and farm live stock and machinery, starting at uy2 per cent.

After five years of annual stepups of 124 per sion's present maintenance shops. He said the maintenance facilities the commission now has were built in the 1930s and are outmoded. Some modern trucks and snowplows are too big for the present maintenance sheds, he said. But Rep. Rollin Edelen, R-j Estherville, said he couldn't un derstand why the legislature would appropriate that much money for new maintenance shoos when there are "over 2,000 miles of cow paths in Iowa" which the commission hasn't improved.

He cited a recent statement by State Director of Highways Joseph Coupal Jr. that the mileage of highways the com mission can improve each year is limited by a lack of inspec tors. Edelen also predicted that the Highway Commission will spend! unnecessarily large amounts of money to build maintenance structures instead of hiring consulting engineers "to design reasonable-priced structures." there won't be time for the bill to pass the Senate. Iowa has had an ombudsman of sorts for a couple of years, with former Rep. Lawrence Carstensen of Clinton holding the office under an Office of Economic Opportunity grant for.

a pilot program to determine how it would Gov. Ray! says it has worked well and should be contined. Rep. Joan Lipsky, R-Cedar Rapids, told the House a citizens' aide would be a great help to the average citizen who sees modern government as an unfathomable maze of bewil dering complexity. Rep.

John Camp, R-Bryant, tried to change the bill to give the governor instead of the Legislative Council the power to appoint the citizens' aide, but was voted down. Camp noted that the Legislative Council is a 16-member body composed of legislative leaders and five other members of each house of both political parties. He said a "political deadlock" might oc cur some time in the future which would make it difficult for the council to agree on an appointee. But Rep, William Winkelman, R-Lohrville, who was chief sponsor of the measure before the appropriations committee took it over as a committee bill, said it would be "absolutely wrong" for the governor to name the citizens', aide. He said it would create a "conflict of interest" because the citizens' aide's investiea- nawartirw Site of Drug Abuip Program March 21 HAWARDEN, Iowa Spe cial: A program on drug abuse and what can be done about it will be sponsored by the city of Hawarden and the Hawarden Youth Committee at 7:30 p.m.

iwarcn zi at the Sioux Theater. The program will consist of films, discussions, exhibits, and a talk by a state representative from the Drug Abuse Authority council. Any community wshne to have such a program may con tact bod bunderbruch, chairman of the area croun, at 411 Seventh Sioux City, Iowa. 51102, or call area code 712-277- 1436, extension 32. cent, the exemption would level off at 6214 per cent.

Exon's bill, LB1475, would grant 100 per cent exemption but place -dollar limits on exemption given any one tax payer, leveling off eventually at $1,000. An amendment currently at tached to LB1475 adds all mo tor vehicles to the favored classes of property, and Exon says this amendment will have to be removed. It would force an increase in sales and income taxes, which Exon opposes. Participating in the confer ence with Exon and Burbach "Let's wake up the Highway Commission once and for all," Edelen urged in calling for de feat of the measure. Rep.

Burl R. Priebe, D- Algona, said the commission often has too many inspectors on the job during highway con struction projects. On one job near Algona, he said, he found the commission had 13 inspec tors when the contractor had only a seven-man work force. Camp replied that the op ponents of the bills were "tak ing out their frustrations" fori the whole session on the Highway Commission. He said the commission had built well when it erected its present maintenance buildings and said the fact that they are still in ex cellent condition proves it.

"The same members who have been berating the com mission for good construction would be the first to scream if the new buildings started to fall down after five years," Camp said. "It it is wrong for the highway commission to build too well, then let the highway commission be wrong." tions would be mostly of the executive branch which the governor heads. Camp replied that as the bill is written, the citizens' aide's appointment must be confirmed by a constitutional majority of both the House and Senate, and he could be removed from of fice by the same kind of vote in the Legislature. That would give the Legislature enough control the appointment came from the governor, he argued. Rep William Gluba, Davenport, replied that letting the governor appoint the citizens' aide would be "like having the fox guard the chicken coop" and Camp's amendment was voted down 58-26.

SDSU Speaker Laud's Nixon's Trip to China tsjKUUKlJNUS. S.D. IT) A China expert lauded President Nixon's recent trip to China as a great step forward at South Dakota State University. John Fair- a nk a native and now director of the East Asian Research Cen ter at Harvard i ve sity, said the trip l-airsanks helped Ch ha and the United States beein understanding each other which takes a lot of talking Fairbanks, who has studied. taught and traveled in China said the Chinese U.S.

com munications line will be slow to open and the Chinese will be cautious about the relationship. The Nixon visit, he said, pro bably will not open the lines of trade because the Chinese have no need or capacity for using U.S. goods. The China trip also, according to Fairbanks, "got us over our feeling of fear of the Communists." "We've spent 25 years being afraid, feeling communisim was not desirable. We can't take a stand for or against Chinese communism, we're not there facing their problems.

We are a different people with different traditions," he said. He asked for understanding of the Chinese world before a Judgement is made. All LA Avoca, Maurice Kremer of Au rora, Willard Waldo of DeWitt and Thomas Kennedy of Newman Grove; Tax Commissioner William Peters and Atty. Nor man Krivosha, counsel to the governor. Burbach said Friday he be lieves the legislature still can override a gubernatorial veto of the pending LB1241.

He said also he would not accept Exon's LB1475 "lock, stock and barrel," but. did not altogether rule out any compromise "if we can get together and work out something." Exon, describing the meeting, said there was general agreement that LB1475 "would do more for the family farmer and the small businessman than any other measure proposed." But Exon said, and Burbach agreed, that some senators are concerned about the bill's con stitutionality. Exon Signs Fieldhouse Compromise LINCOLN If) Gov. James Exon announced Friday afternoon he has signed into law a bill which will permit "accelerated" construction of a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln fieldhouse. The bill, Lincoln Sen.

land Luedtke's LB1433, was a compromise hammered out in several sessions between Exon and key senators involved in the fieldhouse project early in the current legislative session Exon calle the measure 'an excellent example of legisla tive-executive cooperation and compromise. In effect, the bill provides for the funding of fieldhouse construction from only part of the revenues raised by' a 1971 increase in cigarette taxes. The rest of the money goes into a central capital construction fund. At tbe time of the senators had directed that the money be split evenly between the fieldhouse and a new state office building. But under LB1433, the new state office building simply joins a number of other propos als, any of which could be fun ded by the rest of the cigarette tax revenue.

Plainview Panel Link Between Schools, Parents PLAINVIEW, Neb. A six-member panel has been named as a communica tions link between parents of students in the Plainview school systems and the school ad ministrators. Keith Redinbaugh heads the panel with other members being Dr. Roger Massie, Brad Al derman, Donald Hall, Mrs Donald White and Mrs. Vernon Clark.

The panel was chosen at an organizational meeting held this week with about 100 persons in attendance. Purpose of the panel will be to listen to criticisms and sug gestions about school activities, as well as to keep informed on new laws enacted by the Ne braska Legislature pertaining to schools, along with other benefits. aupt. i nomas Brown sees merit in the newly-created panel, as does Leslie Weber. president of the Plainview School Board.

It was emphasized that the panel, was not created because of any existing problem in the school program, but was established to foster better communication between the school and the people of Plain- view. Iowa Man Killed in West Deiul Crash WEST BEND, Iowa Soe- cial: Everett D. Maahs. Wbittemore, Iowa, waa killed Friday in a one-car accident a mile and a half southeast of West Bend, the Iowa Highway Patrol reported. Maahs, who was alone in the vehicle, was thrown from It aft er it apparently went out of control on a gravel road and rolled, the patrol said.

An Investigating patrolman said die victim was dead at the accident scene, Ray to Rights DES MOINES Iff) Young, Iowans shouldn't think thej states minimum drinking age has been lowered from 21 to 19 until the law actually takes feet, Gov. Robert Ray said Friday. The minimum age would be dropped to 19 effective July under a bill before the House, The bill' is expected to be sent to Ray's office next week after the House disposes of a motion to reconsider the 70-25 vote by which the biir was passed Thursday. Ray warned that young peo ple who drink under the age of 21 before the age is lowered to 19 still will be subject to pro secution. He said he "is assuming" that the law will be enforced.

But he told newsmen that in the transition period after he signs the bill and before it takes effect, "I don't think you'll see a lot of people running out to drink." Ray said he would prefer to drop the age for all adult rights To Begin Release of Gavins Point Reservoir Water OMAHA UP) Additional water will be released from Gavins Point Reservoir starting next week to assure, the start of Missouri River navigation by April 1 at the latest the Corps of Engineers announced Friday. ine additional releases are expected to provide navigation flow levels upstream by March 21 and these flows should reach the mouth of the river by April 1. Natural runoff below Gavins Point dam on the Nebraska- South Dakota border, may allow some tows to enter the river before then, however. Maj. Gen.

J. W. Morris, chief of the Corps of Engineers Missouri River Division, an nounced the navigation plans along with the report that the six mamstem hydroelectric generating plants had set record of more than 2.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity during the December-February period. He said greater than normal releases made for flood storage evacuation made the high winter energy production. Man! That til to 18 and thinks that will be done eventually in Iowa.

But he indicated he will sign the bill this year and, if he is re-elected, will push next year for dropping the age to is. The bill to grant all rights at age 19 was put together in con ference committee. Monday. It was passed by the Senate Wednesday night and by the House Thursday. It was the result of compromise efforts to break a House-Senate deadlock over the The House version of the bill would have granted all adult rights at age 18.

It was favored by Ray. The Senate bill was essentially the same but would have set the minimum legal drinkineg age at 19. "I think the legislature had one great opportunity to really do it right," Ray said Friday. "It looks like the compromise really wasn't a compromise but it certainly was better than nothing at all." Vermillion Gas Firm to Retract Rate Boost Bid DES MOINES Central Natural Gas Co. of Vermillion, S.D., has moved to withdraw its request for a seven per cent rate increase and to make refunds to customers, Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nos- trand said Friday.

The only point in Iowa served by the firm is Rock Rapids, in north central Lyon county. The increase of $15,470 per year for the 900 customers in the area went into effect on a temporary basis last Dec. 1. Van No9trand said the company stated in its motion that; the expense of a full rate hearing before the commission would be prohibitive for the utility and its customers in Rock Rapids. The company wants to await the outcome of other rate crease cases pending before the commission and wants to review Federal Price Commission guidelines before taking further action, Van Nostrand said.

Water's Cold! Osteopath, Minibikc Bills Move at Lincoln LINCOLN IT) Winding up dards and regulations for em Moves Bill Amendment said, could successfully call for, prayers "to eliminate the con cept of God. "If anything, it's an anti-religious amendment," he said. Sen. Ernest Chambers of Oma-j ha said the man who chooses not to recognize God should be privileged not to participate in prayer. He said he upholds the right of individuals to pray but it's wise to allow the constitu tion to remain silent on the prayer issue." In rebuttal, the resolution chief sponsor, Sen.

Terry Car penter of Scottsbluff, said: "If there's anything left in this world to tie to, it's prayer." Cosponsors with Carpenter were Sens. William R. Skarda Jr. and Eugene Mahoney, both of Omaha stages required of bills. The op posing votes against advance ment from general file were cast by Sens.

Proud, Chambers, Duke Snyder and David Stan- mer, all of Omaha, ployment agencies was another of those approved. It was Omaha Sen. Eugene T. Maho- ney's LB1460. Tax Refunds Exceed 1971's LINCOLN Ml The state Department income tax of Revenue said refunds were still running about $1 million ahead of a year ago, but said the mo ney received by the state via returns is nearly $2 million below last year.

The refunds actually mailed out total $3.9 million as of Thursday, although some $4.5 million worth have been pro cessed, State Tax Commissioner William Peters reported. Last year at this time some $3.2 million in refunds had been mailed with a total of $3.4 million processed. Total amount received by the state was down to $2.5 million, however, Peters said. Last year the figure at this time was $4.3 million. Gruesome Find hy Hoys PJajinj; Wooded Area DES MOINES tfl Several boys playing in a wooded area on Des Moines' near north side discovered a shallow grave and the decomposed body of what is believed to be a man.

Authorities, at the scene said the condition of the remains in dicated that the person had been dead for "quite some time." The body was apparently wrapped in a plastic bag and buried with the head sticking out of the shallow grave, officers said. Dr. Robert Connair, Polk County medical examiner, declined to speculate on the cause of death, but said an autopsy would be performed. of Advance Bill Beefing Up Drug Laws LINCOLN IB The legislature rnaay gave first-round approval to a bill beefing up the state patrol's drug investigation division and ecifically authorizing un dercover agents. David City Sen.

Loran Schmit's LB1456 was finally advanced on a 36-0 vote after a flurry of state senators stood up to blast the drug traffic and those who profit from it. In original form, the bill authorized the state patrol to hire special drug investigators! and to provide special prosecutors in the state attor ney general's office to help local prosecutors win drug cases. Under an amendment adopted Friday, the bill specifically authorizes 10 investigators, two stenographers, one laboratory technician and "one or two" of the special prosecutors. Some early opposition to the bill was presented on the basis its cost, and Sen. Ramey Whitney of Chappell, a member of the Appropriations Commit tee, at first questioned the pa trol's need for more men.

But later and in the face of vehement protests from a score of senators that "any means and any expense' would be worth it, Whitney withdrew his objection 'and said he would support the bill. The legislature had a bit of sport with a bill to redesignate the state tree as the cotton- wood, but managed to give the measure first-round approval. Nebraska's state tree is now the American elm, but most of the elms in the state are af flicted with Dutch elm blight and are slowly dying out. Avoca Sen. Calvin Carstens' LB 1089 would originally have renamed the state tree as the green ash, but the legislature switched it to the cottonwood on the floor Friday.

Carstens had proposed the change himself in public hear ing on the bill earlier in the session, noting that his mail had run solidly against the green ash and in favor of the sturdy cottonwood. Phi Kappa Phi Initiates 251 at Iowa Stale AMES, Iowa Special: Phi Kappa Phi, the national scholastic honorary for land- grant colleges and universities initiated 172 undergraduates and 82 graduate students at Iowa State University recently, Siouxland initiates include: UNDERGRADUATE towa Attn Robert E. Anritrian and Frank T. Hoiverson. Athlon Gary StrHt.

ChrrokM Lvnn A. Rrahand. Denison Brvon H. Welch. tmmeKbura Ttmothv J.

Kurt. Eslhervill Pallv Van DeWolU Ol son. Horrl Janwj F. Broker. Hull Jodn O.

DcKostfr, loke Pork Mike R. ghimdI. Laurens Morlane Johnson Divntr. Le Mars Carol Tosnles. Mannimj David J.

Schroeder. Pnulllna Rnherf H. Luhhrt Ruthven Rooer J. HanhMi and Jnmt w. unoim, Siou Clt Deboroh A.

Carlson, MSI CiMirhaTt Lone, and Barbara M. Vondri. Sanborn Vernon L. sovkermnn. 38M Center St.

Storm Loke Diont E. Jesse and Steven l. jonannesen. sutnenana uouqios dianrora, Nebraska Pender James P. Renoert.

South Dakota Siioui Falls James S. Dramer and Glenn L. scnrorier. Iowa Sac City Lorry Wltte. Nebraska Bloomtleld Vlcent J.

Webb. Sorlnqtleld Merlvn K. Nielsen. South Dakota Shnmberloln James L. Rnker.

ell Raoidl Roser O. Muller. DES MOINES UP) The Iowa House debated for two hours Friday a bill to establish the state office of "citizens' aide," or ombudsman, as an employe of the legislature. The debate bogged down, however, in discussions of how broad the citizens' aide's powers should be and whether the governor or the Iowa Legislative Council should ap point him. Further action on the measure was deferred until next week.

The bill would give the citizens' aide broad powers to investigate complaints of citizens about the actions of government officials and agen cies or their failure to act and to propose remedies. It would appropriate a year to operate the office through the next fiscal year, The bill is a pet project of uov. Robert Ray, but 1 regarded by many legislators as an item that well could wait until some time in the future, Many are predicting that with the legislature trying to end the session by the end of next week, DES MOINES Bills in the Iowa Legislature Friday. House bills potsed by House no to Senate. Senate WHs nauvt tw tMi ao to House.

Senote bills nassfrl by Hmice and House bills passed by Senote go to "vi wns "inerwis inoicOTea. SF1301. Ta ntvirnnrlnt tj A mllltAn Aibc BY HOUSE Irom ttie nrlmory hiohwoy fund to the own nionwoy Lommission for capital imnrovements. 51-3J. SFllWe, To provide for assessment of orooerty for tax purposes onnuolly Instead of every four years.

79-v. Returns 10 ocnaie ror ocnwi on amendments, HFM47, To rewrite lown's elertlan and vo'er rcoljtrotlon lows. 3-J. 5FIIH, To set compensation for mem- ours or in lienerai Assemdly when they die In ofllce. 47-0 5Fi, To allow the Conservot on Com- to set nunrino1 seasons.

u-i. SFI171. Ta SAt stnnrirtrrts far llrnclna of vehicles from wtiich food and dairy products ore sold. 44-0, To revise, updrrte and correct sections of the Iowa Code prtolnlno to SChMvH. 41-4.

HFJte, To prohibit use of carbon tetrachloride fire extlnouisiieri at mfaront WOTK IOOOT COmpS. 4-2. HFS44. Ta rhnnoM tfc nam of th al. diers Relief Commlssilon to ttia Veterans AffrHrs Commission.

4-0. HFtort, To leoaiire action of tht Audu- oon county Fair Board. 34-11. nr-isj. 10 oitow uotverwry nospttai aniou ances ra fronsoort rjartents for pay, 45-0.

HF117I, To clarify law an toll coo- servMion, 35-10. HF101J, To ollow election of new school ooord members without first moklno an imerim after 0 resignation. 4o-0. To House for concurrence with amendment. MF117, To otiow Tf commission Of insurance to moke nls annuo! report Aufl.

1 insreoa ot mov -u. INTRODUCED IN SFNATE SFIill, To provide that WI.OOO oporo- Bnaled to the oeolooicot survey lost year win not revert to rne general tuna, JF1214, to allow reimbursement to 10- rol school districts for oulllory services nrovlded to students of nonpublic tcnoois. ADoroprlotioni Committee, 1 11 f-n lUO III Legislature its lawmaking week, the legislature Friday afternoon attacked its accumulation of bills awaiting first round floor debate and advanced an even dozen of them. The measures dealt with subjects ranging from minibikes to employment agencies, juvenile judges to osteopaths. By agreement, senators limited themselves to non-contro versial bills, and most were advanced from general file with no opposition votes cast.

The bill designed to bring osteopaths into doctor-short Ne braska communities, Holbrook Sen. Richard Lewis LB149S, permits reciprocal licensing in Nebraska of licensed osteopath ic physicians from other states. Related to the same problem was a bill, also advanced, LB14S9, authorizing the Univer sity of Nebraska Medical Col lege to pay mileage expenses of seniors and interns to visit Nebraska communities and size them ud as possible spots in which to practice. The expense reimbursement would be limited to $100 per round trip and three trips per student. Sen.

Richard Maresh of Milli-gan, who pushed for the bill, called it another method to get prospective doctors to "come1 out and see the town and locate in the community." A bill sponsored by Sen. Wil liam R. Skarda Jr. of Omaha at the behest of the Nebraska Motor Carriers Association sets future smoke emission and noise limitations on diesel trucks of more than 10,000 pounds. Skarda said the bill, advanced 30-0, results from the Industry's recognition "they better do something about the problem." A minibike regulation bill passed last year Is rewritten to make it more workable in a bill, LB1196, also advanced.

A bill establishing some stan- 1 a Leo the Cold's haughty grimace of disdain should warn ail lesser cats fo ck onet tn morning, 2) refrain from mixing glue with the soup, 3) con-sider moving granite lions Indoors with the brass monkey, This leonine graces a private front porch at Red WlnV Minn. (AP Photofax) Kea.