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The Sioux City Journal. Tuesday, November 18,1 986 A 3 Around the city Committee to administer new computer system ill opinion, and cannot control operations of a stand-alone joint computer system. Formation of the committee, however, will meet the legal criteria, commission members said. Stephenson, Police Chief Gerald Donovan and Sheriff Russ White will form the committee. A criminal justice agency is required to run such a computer operation.

The state defines a criminal justice agency as a department which performs as its principle function the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarceration or rehabilitation of criminal offenders. In other action the supervisors Gave tentative approval to the low bid submitted for supplying the county with calcium cholnde which is used as a de-icer on roads. Tri-Cen-tury Chemical Corp. of Lenexa, submitted the lowest of three bids ($33,463) for three tons of the chemical. The bid estimate was $36,000.

Approved the six-month closure of a one-mile stretch of road northeast of Moville, Iowa, beginning Dec. 1. The road closing is linked to bridge construction. Voted to cancel the Dec. 29 weekly meeting because of the holidays.

Judge rules Wodtkes must vacate property Police charge two with terrorism A half-hour after hearing the first complaint, Sioux City police arrested two Jefferson, S.D., males on charges of terrorism in response to a series of gun-finng incidents Sunday night. Gregory Mace, 26, and Donald Mace, 19, were charged with two counts of terrorism, discharging firearms in the city, possession of burglary tools, and criminal mischief. In addition, Gregory Mace was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and with possession of a firearm by a known felon. Capt. Dennis O'Keefe, watch commander, and Capt.

Glenn Hanson, head of thjfc detective bureau, said the incidents included a complaint that persons in a car1 had been fired upon from a following vehicle in the vicinity of 3700 28th street, that two shots had been fired into a residence in the 500 block of Ninth Street, and that one shot had been fired into a plate glass window at Albrecht Cycle Shop at 200 Fifth St. O'Keefe witnessed the firing of the shot into the Albrecht Cycle Shop window and gave chase on foot. Five squad cars and seven officers soon were involved in the pursuit. The car in which the suspects were riding was stopped in the 1100 block of Ninth Street about 8 p.m., a half-hour after the initial complaint was filed at the police station. From the vehicle and its occupants police confiscated a 410-gauge bolt-action shotgun and said it had been used in the firing incidents.

They also confiscated two pellet handguns built as exact replicas of the Colt 357, a knife, a 12-inch billy club and an 18-inch billy club. 1e Mars teen-agers still in hospital Le Mars, Iowa, teen-agers remained hospitalized at Marian Health Center Monday with injuries they suffered in a high-speed chase over the weekend that ended up with a crash in Sioux City. Chad E. Ward, 16, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, but remains in the intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said. Victor Dyhuizen, 18, remains in fair condition.

A third youth, Jeff Betsworth, 17, has been released from the hospital. According to authorities, Ward was driving his car, with the other two boys as passengers, when Merrill police began pursuing them shortly after midnight Friday. Hinton police also failed to stop the vehicle, which reportedly reached speeds near 100 mph. Ward reportedly lost control of the car in the 1200 block of U.S. 75 and struck a parked truck and a sign in a restaurant parking lot.

Panel to review school asbestos plans SOUTH SIOUX CITY A recommendation on hiring an architectural firm to design a plan for removing and replacing asbestos from the ceiling of the public nigh school here will be made at the Dec. 8 school board meeting. Boyce Ranninger, the South Sioux City school district's administrative assistant, said Monday was the deadline for firms to submit proposals for the work. A district committee today will begin reviewing the proposals, Rann-ingersaid. The work will begin next June.

It will involve removing 57,000 square feet of asbestos from the ceiling of the school and replacing it with a new kind of insulation. The Environmental Protection Agency will loan the school district $149,398 and provide the district with a $29,307 grant to cover 90 percent of the cost of the work. According to an agreement reached with the EPA, the work must be completed by the summer of 1988. By Harvey M. Sanford Journal staff writer U.S.

District Judge Don O'Brien has ruled there will be no further delays granted to Leonhard and June Wodtke and their son, Bruce, in the matter of vacating farm property by midnight Nov. 30 for settlement of a federal judgment. The Wodtkes, all of rural Oto, Iowa, filed a number of items in federal court, beginning with a letter from Bruce Wodtke Sept. 25, a "summary judgment at law" filed Sept. 30 by Leonhard and June Wodtke, an "addendum to the brief in support of summary judgment" filed Oct.

6, a "judicial notice" filed by Bruce Wodtke, a "constructive notice" filed by Leonhard and June Wodtke Oct. 15, a "notice of cancellation of sale" filed Oct. 17, a "notice of objection at law filed by Leonhard and June Wodtke Oct. 20, and a "constructive notice at law" filed by Leonhard and June Wodtke Oct. 20.

All filings were resisted by the United States Oct. 30 as without merit, said Asher Schroeder, assistant U.S. attorney for northern Iowa. Schroeder noted Bruce Wodtke's letter contends he has had a lease on the land and is entitled to notice of lease termination, but Schroeder said his interest would still be extinguished in a tax foreclosure, and that the tax liens were filed prior to any lease Bruce may have had. Youth here pleads Owner of Channel 9 acquires new outlet My turn Bob Hentges For all you do-it-yourselfers who aren't very good at doing it, I'd like to nominate a hero.

It will be an anonymous hero, because I don't know who the man is. But after last week, he has to be my No. 1 hero in the handyman category. I'm talking about the genius who invented the electric screwdriver. Genius? I can hear the experts and handymen scoffing and laughing at me right now.

But we inexperts and non-handymen know better. I guess I was vaguely aware that there was was such a thing as an electric screwdriver, but it never occurred to me that I would have need of one around the house. Not until last week. The story really began about a year ago when my wife decided that my den would make a good guest room. After all the painting, carpeting, hauling out of books and cabinets, and hauling in a bed and dresser, we had a nice little room for anyone who wanted to visit us.

Shelly, our 10-year-old, had to try it out the first night the room was finished. And we haven't been able to get her out of it ever since. Alta finally decided that the way to entice Shelly back into her own room was to completely redo it. Out went the waterbed, desk, dresser, bookcase and collection of junk that Shelly had accumulated. In went new carpeting, a trundle bed, a room-organizer, a desk and dressers.

There was only one small problem. Everything except the bed had to be assembled. Now I'm not completely helpless as a handyman. I have i i i pmiueu uui uuuse uiieii ciiuugii, shingled the roof myself, built a bookcase from a mess of boards and bricks, and done a few other things I didn't know how to do. But I must admit that anything on that order takes me a bit longer than one would expect.

When we picked up the case containing Shelly's new room-organizer, I figured I would have it done in time so that I wouldn't miss too much of my Thursday afternoon pool session. But at 6 p.m. the job was still unfinished and I had to quit so Shelly and I could get to Briar Cliff in time for the 7 p.m. performance of "DeadyeDick." After an evening of booing the villain and throwing popcorn at him, I resumed work on the room-organizer a little before midnight, and finally finished the job around 2 a.m. The finished job looked pretty neat, but I wasn't too happy about the blister on my thumb from putting in a couple million screws, give or take a few dozen.

The next day when I was showing my wounded thumb to unsympathetic fellow workers at The Journal, Editor Cal Olson sang the praises of the electric screwdriver, and allowed as how he would even like to have one himself. So that night, before beginning work on assembling Shelly's desk, I invested $24 in one of the gadgets. And believe me, it was well worth it. Everything went together with ease and I was able to avoid any wear and tear on my thumb. I'm now ready to take on any job around our house that requires the use of a screwdriver.

I'm trying to figure out if there is any way I can use it to fasten a fancy headboard for a waterbed to some other piece of furniture. We were able to sell all of Shelly's old furniture, but the people who promised to buy the headboard haven't come through, so it's sitting in our living room until we can find a buyer. So much for the tale of the electric screwdriver. Now I'm wondering, can the electric hammer be the next new labor-saving device for the amateur handyman? Hentges is assistant news editor at The Journal. Space wars' will continue DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The next battle in the Iowa Capitol's "space wars" will be fought next month, leaders of the Iowa Legislature say.

House Speaker Donald Avenson, D-Oelwein, said that an effort to force some statewide elected officials to move out of the Capitol and into other state-owned buildings will be renewed in December. A measure passed by the Legislature last spring requires the secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer to move out of the Capitol by Jan. 1 to make more room for legislative committee rooms and offices for legislative staff. McCook water will be shut off NORTH SIOUX CITY The McCook Lake Water System will be shut off at 10 a.m. Wednesday, suspending water service to the system's clients for a period of four to six hours.

Bob Harms, superintendent of the McCook Lake Sanitarv Svstpm saiH the water will be turned off to permit the installation of a new water shutoff valve at the McCook Lake water A committee, under the guidelines of the Woodbury County Information and Communications Commission, is being formed to administer the criminal justice computer system. The Communications Commission, comprised jointly of representatives from the board of supervisors and Sioux City Council along with Don Stevenson of the Sioux City Community School District, was formed earlier to oversee operations of computer systems of the city and county. But the commission does not have jurisdication to run the criminal justice system, according to a legal Siouxland neighbors Holstein club elects HOLSTEIN, Iowa Tom Gardalen was elected president of the Holstein Community Club. Kathy Breyfogle was elected vice president and Sandy Jensen treasurer. Chrstine Wiese was re-elected secretary.

Program is planned ARTHUR, Iowa Dennis Miesner of Ida Grove will present a slide program on last summer's Farm Heritage Days at a meeting of the Ida County Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Arthur School gym. Seniors to meet SIOUX CENTER, Iowa The' Kingdom Senior Citizens Council will sponsor a luncheon for senior citizens at noon Thursday at the Dordt College West Commons. Kenneth Venhuizen, executive director of Bethesda Midwest, will discuss "Grandparenting." Reservations must be made by today. writers wm speak WAYNE, Neb.

The Wayne State College annual Plains Writers' Series will feature two writers on Thursday. Bob Ross of Long Pine, a college literary professor, and Richard Dug-gin, a University of Nebraska-Omaha professor, will address a fiction writing workshop class at 2 p.m. and will give a reading of their works at a free, public program at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Building. Tree festival slated LE MARS, Iowa The Westmar Service Auxiliary will hold its four-day Festival of Trees on Thursday through Sunday at the Westmar College Lower Commons.

Le Mars businesses, club, churches and citizens will take part. Seventeen trees have been decorated in a variety of themes. Local choirs, musicians and dancers will entertain. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will go to the college library. Auxiliary plans bazaar IDA GROVE, Iowa The Horn Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual fund-raising bazaar from 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ida Grove Commundity Hall, wiht a theme of "Auxiliary Homecoming." Marlene Kurth is chairwoman for the event, which will include a noon lunch, face painting, craft booths, a bake sale and quilt sales. 1 r-j liiinii iin li 'I i ff kf- be nice and help the person get along So Fred doesn't show up for work one morning and you tell the boss, 'Oh, yeah, he called in. He has a flat But you know where Fred is. Or Fred's too wired to go to a meeting, and you tell Fred, 'Okay, you sit there and I'll go in your Or the wife who covers up her husband's problem and tries to deny it." The first thing you have to do is not deny Fred's problem to yourself.

"You make it clear to the person you're not going to help him any longer. You make it clear you care Sioux City teen-ager Thomas Tymkowicz, accused of first-degree murder for the death of James L.Dyson, has pleaded not guilty. Tymkowiz, 2414 Jay entered the plea Monday in Woodbury County District Court and trial was set for Jan. 13. However, a plea agreement reportedly is being worked on and a plea taking date is set for Dec.

29. Tymkowicz, 17, remains in custody in the Juvenile Detention Center. Earlier this month, a juvenile court refereee ruled Tymkowicz should be tried as an adult on the murder charge which alleges he shot Dyson last Sept. It at Dyson's residence, 1115 S. Rustin St.

The charge accuses the defendant of premeditating Dyson's death. Investigators said the shooting occurred after the two teen-agers, along with two others, were partying with alcohol and drugs. Tymkowicz reportedly had brought a gun to the party and was taunting the others with the weapon. Dyson's body was found partially under a bed in his room. The gun used in the shooting was found near the residence, fully loaded, except for one empty chamber.

Dyson was shot once. Groups here dedicate flagpole and flag A 20-foot flagpole donated by the Sertoma Club to WACO 300 S. Martha was dedicated Monday morning in special ceremonies. Miles Patton executive director of WACO, said the flagpole is a "little brother" to the 80-foot flagpole which the Sertoma Club donated to the City of Sioux City. The taller flagpole is located at the Sioux City Gateway.

A flag which had been flown over the nation's Capitol was donated to WACO by the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Participating in the dedication program Monday were members of the Sertoma Club and of the Disabled American Veterans and its Auxiliary. The flag was raised while guests and 60 WACO clients sang the national anthem. Larchwood man withdraws guilty plea Russell Zangger of Larchwood, Iowa, has withdrawn his guilty plea to a charge of sending obscene material through the mail. Zangger, 64, had pleaded guilty to that charge last month and was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in U.S.

District Court in Sioux City, but Zangger said he had changed his mind and wasn't comfortable with pleading guilty to the charges. Judge Donald O'Brien then gave Zangger the weekend to make up his mind. Citadel Communications Co. owner and operator of Sioux City television station KCAU Channel 9, Monday announced the acquisition of KBGT-TV Channel 8 at Albion and Lincoln, Neb. Citadel Communications will operate KBGT-TV as a satellite station of KCAU-TV, an ABC affiliate.

Formerly an independent station, KBGT-TV now will retransmit a substantial portion of Channel 9 programming to an area in Nebraska previously unable to receive it along with new local programming. Philip Lombardo, president of Citadel Communications said he was "pleased to announce this extended service to viewers in Nebraska and welcomed the opportunity to provide this and yet to be expanded local program service to our new coverage area." With acquisition of the new station, KCAU will be able to reach an additional 463,000 viewers, said Ray Cole, director of broadcast operations for The summary judgment filed by the elder Wodtkes purports to order judgment for them of $447,031.75 plus $30,000 in costs, Schroeder said. An addendum to it purports to strike the judgment against the Wodtkes because International Trust and Mortgage Ltd. is not named in the original suit. Schroeder says both filings are without merit because the Wodtkes have no authority to enter summary judgment against any party, and the court determined last December the mortgage of International Trust and Mortgage was a sham.

The "constructive notice," Schroeder said, contends an offset judgment or the "summary judgment at law" was entered that nullifies the claims of the United States against Leonhard Wodtke. The documents have no basis in law1 nor merit, Schroeder said. In a court order filed Nov. 12, all the Wodtke filings were ordered stricken or were denied. The court noted no motion for stay of execution pending appeal has been filed, and no such motion will be entertained.

"There will be no more delays," the court ruled. All of the Wodtkes are ordered to vacate the premises by midnight Nov. 30, the court said, and the U.S. marshal is authorized to enforce the order on or after Dec. 1 "by use of any and all necessary means." KCAU.

The Sioux City station's coverage area now encompasses approximately 626,000 persons while KBGT's coverage area includes 549,000 persons, Cole said. However, the stations' coverage areas overlap in an area where about 86,000 persons are able to receive signals from both stations. KCAU will establish a news bureau at Albion by no later than the first of the year, Cole continued. KGBT then will originate local news and information programming of specific interest to the Nebraska viewers. KCAU's acquisition of KBGT did not include its Lincoln studio and KCAU will operate the satellite station from its transmitter and tower located near Genoa, Neb.

Citadel Communications also operates WVNY, an ABC affiliate in Burlington, WUTV, an independent station in Buffalo, N.Y.; WMGC-TV, an ABC affiliate in Binghamton, N.Y., and WHBF-TV, the CBS affiliate in Rock Island, 111. Drug Abuse offers a basic theme: "Although we can't make life go exactly as we plan, we certainly can make plans that help us enjoy life and don't set us up for disappointment and frustration. Make your goals realistic and plan for them well. Keep them growing and up-to-date with your own progress. And take pride in your goals they express who you are and who you can That's the way it is, leaving never-never land.

NEXT: Where Do We Go From Here? innocent to murder the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "There are some people who try cocaine and find it to be a horrible experience. You give a stimulant to someone, who is already fearful and anxious, he's going to find that drug is the worst he's ever had. Give a stimulant to a nervous person and you get an anxiety attack. Not everybody likes most drugs." But those who do regularly use drugs often begin with a notion of the therapeutic.

"When alcoholics or drug users talk about drugs, it's not as some illicit act they're engaging in. It's medicine," Dr. Glantz says. After a while the drugged state is normal. Everything else is not.

The avenues of help are clear for parents and families. "I think that in the case of a child, you don't make suggestions, you take charge," Dr. Glantz says. "Some parents think they should ask their 15-year-old if his drug practice should continue. These are parents who can't get him to clean his room and they think they're going to talk their kid out of drugs." The parents have to say no, until the youngster can say no for himself.

It's harder to say no to an adult. But friends and family members can do a lot of naysaying in their own roles. Says Dr. Glantz: "I think the first thing you do is make it clear you're not going to help them do it anymore. For a long time we've talked about people who act as facilitators: people who help others use drugs.

Not because they're evil. They're just trying to They can come back from never-never land By John A. Barbour Associated Press writer A curious fact about drug abuse: Society has the means to bring people back from never-never land, but doesn't muster its resources to do it. Why do people get strung out on drugs? Why do some people need a couple of drinks because they have to make a speech, and then need a 'couple more to settle down after they have? At first, a potential drug user may 'Just want to give it a try; then if the feeling was pleasurable, may want to go back to that feeling. Before long the user begins to look at the drug as a medicine.

If he is anxious or stressed, he wants something to calm himself down. If he seeks stimulation, he goes after those things that give him a feeling of excitement, power, accomplishment, ability. Not all people react to drugs in the same way, says Dr. Meyer Glantz of the Prevention Research branch of mm j- ii'hiritnnriHi i 7 about him. But you want him to get help.

And you'll help him get help. And you'll stick with him through it." "I'm a clinical psychologist. I've got a real bias. I don't think there's such a thing as an addicted person or a dependent person or whatever we're allowed to call them now, who doesn't have serious psychological problems. Just getting a kid or an adult off the drug isn't enough.

They need help. They need therapy." In a handbook on treatment modes, the National Institute on Sum -r'-r.