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th Journal Timet, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1976 Rkiiw, wu. 3A to "find ftraillfo 7 By Robert A. Frahm Journal Times staff Ihejoitrna Ma7 deadlines moved up The Postal Service has moved up Its suggested Christmas mailing deadlines for parcels and letter mail within the U.S. to Dec.

3 and 10. Customers have been urged to get parcels In the mall by Dec. 3 and letters and greeting cards by Dec. 10, the Postal Service said. That's a week earlier than usual and Is being recommended because of Increased mall volume resulting from a United Parcel Service strike In 15 eastern and southern states.

While priority will go to letter mail, many postal facilities normally used for letters may have to be used to prevent an unmanageable backlog of parcels, according to the service. plut fringe Increatet of $1.5 million." REA: Richard Nelson received a raise of about $3,000 If you Include his fringe benefits In 1078." (from Insyt) Petertom "In September of 1976, the lupertntendent received talary Increate of REA: Nelson "says It (seniority layoff and fair evaluation procedures) would make It difficult to 'weed out' Inferior teachers." (from Insyt). Petertom "Again, we'd like to know where the lupertntendent laid that Modified teniori-ty for layoff and fair evaluation procedure! have been part of pott collective bargaining agreement! and were Included In the ichool dlitrtct'i Aug. 25 propotaL" REA: "Another dollar has been saved at the cost of human beings who work In the schools. The life Insurance package has been given to another company, thereby losing the 29 per cent paid-up life insurance benefit on retirement." (from Nov.

12 issue of Racine Labor Paper) Petertom "Actually, the life tmurance package hat not yet been given to another company, and when it It, paid-up life tmurance benefit! will be maintained." make It. At far at we know, there ttn't (a $5 million turplut)." REA: "Besides, he (School Supt. C. Richard Nelson) says he could and would replace, within a week, any teachers who walked off their Jobs by drawing from a nationwide surplus of unemployed teachers." (from Insyt) Petertom "He tayi he never laid that, and that It not the ichool dittrlct potltion." REA: Thatcher Peterson, Racine Board Negotiator, says the School Board Is ready to go back to the bargaining table to negotiate the 1078-77 contract but as far as he's concerned, negotiations are over for this year since the board has unilaterally Imposed a settlement which Is Its last offer on Aug. 25, 1978." (from Insyt) Petertom "REA hat a duty to tay where I laid that, became that It contrary to my potltion.

What I did lay it we have a duty to continue bargaining." REA: "Nelson says that the District does not have any money to grant a salary increase. (from Insyt) Petertom "I'd be interfiled In knowing where the lupertntendent laid that, In light of the fact the ichool diitrict hat granted wage Petertom "The total talary for the average teacher Uut year wot thtt year tht average learner will get $13,813. That'i $868 In talary plut cottof-llving pay plut a $213 Inmate In major fringe benefttt. That'i $1.5 million In cott to the $ckool dittrtct." REA: The board Is "spending more than $100,000 In public funds for lawyers and court costs to break the REA and stop collective bargaining." (from Insyt) Petertom "To dot; mW paid Mailt (a Madtton law firm) about $35,000 lince July 1, 1975, to defend the uhool dittrtct in eight or nine lawiulti brought agalntt tht dlttrtct by REA." REA: "The district claims It Is badly 'strapped' for funds (from Insyt) Petertom "We would be interfiled In knowing when and where we made that claim. REA: refusing to negotiate any salary Increases (from Insyt) Petertom (He again referred to talary figure:) REA: district Is carrying a $5 million unreported budget surplus (from Insyt) Petertom "That'i a remarkable atiertton, and we'd like to know on what batlt they Contending the teachers union lied about Contract talks, Unified School Board negotiator Thatcher Peterson asked a PTA group Monday to investigate the accuracy of claims made by contract bargainers.

In a letter to the Unified PTA Council, Peterson suggested the council form a Monitoring Committee to determine the truthfulness of allegations made by the teachers union or the school district. The Racine Education Association (REA), representing teachers, and the school district are locked in a struggle over a contract to replace one that expired Aug. 25. PTA Council Co-president Jane Mutchler said Peterson's suggestion would be discussed at a council meeting tonight. "I think there is a need for some sorting out of what's true and whatletter, are several claims made by the REA.

Here are the REA claims, as listed by Peterson. Peterson's answers came in a telephone Interview this morning. REA: "The board has tried cutting salaries." (from Insyt, a newsletter published by REA) Police beat 111., has been reduced to a charge of reckless driving. Police arrested Garrett last week after he allegedly chased a Flash Cab Co. taxi in his car.

STOLEN Camera equipment and a CB radio valued at about mm 'qm wwmw wfv fflsw wp 600 from the car of Mark Sal-amon, 1419Vi Superior while it was parked in the K-Martlotat 1750 Ohio St. Antique furniture valued at $1,450 owned by Donald Owens, 1612 Grange from a basement at the DeKoven Foundation, 600 21st St. Jewelry and stereo equipment valued at $875 from the apartment of Joan Winter, 4112 Marquette Drive. Silverware and Jewelry valued at about $600 from the home of Harold Greiveldinger, 3216 Michigan Blvd. INJURED Jewel Wilear, 84, 800 Hamilton listed in satisfactory condition in St.

Mary's Hospital with injuries suffered Monday in a fall at her home. Celia Shimmen, 72, 1605 Hayes listed in good condition in St. Mary's with injuries suffered in a fall Monday at her home. ARRESTED Jose Gonzales, 18, 1512'4 West on three armed robbery charges Monday after he was waived into adult court in connection with robberies allegedly committed when Gonzales was a juvenile. MISCELLANEOUS A felony charge of conduct regardless of life against Larry Garrett, 22, S.

Beloit, I f. 1 -Vs ff: -i. r. I I v'- 'I 'iV'lla -is' I I 1 i is4 i lfiSC J. I- 1 I I 4 I i Journal Times Photo by William Lizdas Bengal Tiger, weighing between 200 and 300 pounds, was coaxed Into a portable cage.

Tigers are an endangered species and can be bought only by licensed gamekeepers. C'mon Emily, please Perturbed by all the commotion, a reluctant "Emily" was the first of four tigers to leave Racine Zoo for a new home In Beaver Dam. It took almost two hours before the REA halts negotiations By julianne Corty Journal Times Staff Negotiations set for this week between the teachers union and the Unified School Board have been cancelled. The Racine Education Association (REA), notified state mediator Herman Torosian Monday it wanted to wait until Nov, 22 to go back into bargaining sessions with the board's negotiating team. The contract for 1,500 teachers expired Aug.

25 and efforts toward reaching a new contract have so far been unsuccessful. Talks broke off last Wednesday after a bitter exchange between union head James Ennis and board negotiator Thatcher Peterson. Ennis demanded some immediate changes in the board's position but Peterson said changes wouldn't be ready until the following Tuesday (today). Ennis became irked when Peterson at one point told him to "shut up" and the session broke up. Ennis has written the board's Negotiating Committee asking for daily negotiations beginning Nov.

22. Committee Chairman Robert Zach said today the committee has not yet decided whether to agree to daily talks but will "reach a consensus" Wednesday. Meanwhile, teachers have been invited to attend meetings being held tonight to review the contract demands. Ennis sdld teachers will decide which demands are essential to Include in a new contract. Latino group seeks change By Chris Boultinghouse Journal Times Staff Representatives of the Racine area Hispanic community met with Police Chief Donald Dodge Monday to talk about ways to combat the violence which has left 11 Chicano men dead here in the last four years.

"The meeting was to work out ways to improve the situation," Dodge said today. "They feel this kind of stuff is tearing down the image of the Latin community." Dodge said things like better gun control and stiffer penalties for crimes involving guns were discussed. "If we have a couple more of these shootouts In Mexican taverns and restaurants, we could possibly start going into these places and searching the people who are known to carry guns," Dodge said. He pointed out that police must have reason to believe a weapon is being carried before persons can be searched. Daniel Rameriz, interim director of the Racine Spanish Center, said more meetings will be held.

"We're concerned about the situation, and we felt it was time for the community to show our concern to the officials Involved, mainly the police department," Ramirez said. "We're trying to establish a good rapport with the police department so we can make the needs of the community known, so people won't just concentrate on the violence and the aggression. "We want to determine what the community can do and what the officials can do to help us with these difficulties. "We should, and we will, be working together. This was the first meeting, but it won't be the last.

"One of the things we want to do is get the police department to understand the Latino community too. Perhaps they need a public relations man somebody to keep them In tune with what's happening, so maybe we can circumvent some of these things," Ramirez said. Others in the group which met with Dodge were Father Glen Gessner, director of the Cristo Rey Centers Ben Navarro, director of the Mexican-American Political and Educational Committee; Alex Cruz, community relation coordinator for the City Community Services Department; and James Casteneda of MAPEC They said they plari to arrange meetings with other city off-icals and community leaders to talk about dealing with problems that have caused the violence here. 1 Deaths Court reporters, Flynn disagree ERICKSON, Adam J. 4311 Durand Nov.

15, High Ridge Health Care Center. Wilson Funeral Home. WAGNER, Glen Formerly of 608 15th Nov. 16, St. Mary's Hospital.

Wilson Funeral Home. Births By Ceeta Sharma Journal Times Staff Ken Chovan is a court reporter in Racine County's felony court. Like all county employes he's salaried to work 40 hours a week. But often, especially when his judge Judge John Ahlgrimm is involved in a long trial, he ends up working 50 to 60 hours a week. He gets no compensation from the county for the extra hours.

And because of the extra work, like other court reporters.Tie sometimes takes transcribing home with him or pays a stenographer-typist to do it for him. This is just part of the reason court reporters need to charge for transcripts according to a member of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Shorthand Reporters Association. "Sometimes due to unrelenting deadlines, we have to dictate our testimony and pay someone to type it for us," said Wesley Gales, a reporter at the Kenosha County Courthouse. "By the time that's done we have little or nothing left to show for our extra transcripts." The practice of court reporters to charge for. original transcripts and copies has been criticised by Juvenile Judge Dennis Flynn as a waste of taxpayers' money.

Emphasizing his criticism, Flynn has ordered the practice halted In his own court until an at torney general's opinion is provided. Flynn, who has written Atty. Gen. Bronson LaFoliette asking for an opinion on the practice, said court reporters are using county and state materials to make transcripts and then charging again for something they are already being paid to do. Court reporters' average a yearly salary of about $19,000.

They charge 50 to 60 cents a page for original transcripts and 15 to 20 cents a page for copies. "They are charging government for what they do at the very time they are being paid In excess of $19,000 to do exactly that," Flynn said. "And they are using offices and machines and' paper provided by the county and state to make transcripts." Flynn said in circuit court the transcripts often are unavailable since they are sealed together with the dispositions. He indicated he believes it is ridiculous to pay court reporters 50 or 15 cents a page for transcripts when a duplicating machine could make copies for four cents a page. But court reporters say state statutes not only allow them to charge but the statues also set the rates for transcripts.

"I might add the law as it reads today is precisely the same as it always has been," Gales said- "If you went back to 1876, you'd find very little difference about that in the state statutes." Gales and several others point out the dual method of compensation for transcripts is necessary because if court reporters started billing the county for overtime almost unavoidable in trials the county would end up paying a lot Galffl said that until computer aided transcription hits Wisconsin, the cost of transcripts will need to remain the same. In computer aided transcription (now being used in parts of California, Virginia and Pennsylvania), a court reporter's notes are fed into a computer via telephone wires. They instantly come back as readable copy thus reducing the time and effort involved in transcribing. But Judge Flynn insists something should be done now. And if it's the state statutes that allow the practice, he's prepared to work at it on the legislative level.

There are several in the legal field, however, who feel court reporters deserve that extra money. Attorney John Albert explained: "It's a skilled and rather difficult task. I don't think the charges are excessive," he said. Flynn, however, is not authorizing any extra payments for his court reporter until he hears from LaFoliette. St.

Luke's Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nuciforo (Sally Gedemer), 4219 Linder-man a son, Nov. 14. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Pope (Sharon Oatman), 710 Em-mertsen Road, a son, Nov. 15. Burlington Memorial Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Clement (Ann Bartelt), 359 Milwaukee Burlington, a daughter, Nov. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kaufman, Pell Lake, a son, Nov.

16. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Doer-ing (Marjorie Swift), 30427 Beechview Lane, Waterford, a son, Nov. 14.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Voss (Deborah Mawhlnney), 3002 Richmond Park Drive, Twin Lakes, a daughter, Nov. 15. Others.

Mrs. and Mrs. Christopher Langlois (Deborah Loew), Menominee, a daughter, Nov. 14. The parents are former Racine residents.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Krue-ger (Judl Kumlien), Janes-ville, a son, Nov. 13. The father is a former Racine St.

Luke's asked for more information an, executive director of lion six-story medical arts agreed verbally to use the fa-building with parking two cilities, but no written corn- years ago, but it was mitment has been received). PTA to hear Olley scrapped, partly, because not posed by St. Luke's? How firm are the plans for the residency? The committee's report will go on the the SEWSHA Executive Committee which will act on the proposal In a Dec. 3rd meeting. 5.

How will the family practice residency that St. Luke's has discussed with the Medical College of Wisconsin fit into the total program pro enough physicians in the community would agree to use the offices. According to Jeanne Chalekian, public information director, physicians have The McKinley Elmentary PTA will hear Unified School Board President Michelle Olley discuss the student code of rights and responsibilities at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the The Facilities Review Committee of the Southeastern Wisconsin Health Systems Agency (SEWSHA) has "conditionally" disapproved St. Luke's hospital's proposal for expansion and renovation, subject to the hospital's providing additional information.

"It is basically a sound proposal and we will re-review it after they have answered the questions," said Russell Juli- Meteor shower on tap in area SEWSHA. The Committee felt some issues remained unclear and listed these five areas: 1. More evidence of joint planning efforts between St. Mary's and St. Luke's hospital and their medical staff Is needed to insure health needs of the community will be met without duplication of services.

2. Specific uses of the proposed vacated space (The Unit and Horlick Buildings) should be documented. 3. Further documentation is necessary to show the need to increase psychiatric beds by 25. 4.

Documentation should be provided showing that the proposed physicians office building will be utilized. (St. Luke's had planned a $2-mil- Getting it straight their burning probably would not be visible to the naked eye. "Moonrise tonight is about 1:30 a.m. and when it comes up the shower will be more difficult to see," Cudworth said.

The Leonid Shower, he added, peaks more distinctly than some others, and meteor visibility will be substantially reduced Wednesday night and Thursday night. He said particles from meteor Stargazers will have the benefit of a meteor shower early Wednesday morning, with the peak frequency and peak visibility coming between midnight and 1:30 a.m. Weather forecasters say the sky should be crystal clear and cold tonight, making falling star sightings easy, if not comfortable. Kyle Cudworth, assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay.f said the shower, called the "Leonid Shower" the Constellation Leo, is made up of dust and gravel from a defunct com- the earth crosses the com-1 et's orbit the debris hits the earth's atmosphere and burns up. Visible particles are probably about pebble size," he said, adding other particles' are as small as a grain of sand, but shower rarely if ever reach the ground.

"Those that have impacted on earth have been random meteors," Cudworth said. Frequency of meteors on an average night in a very dark place Is about a half dozen an hour, he added, while the Leonid Shower may produce several dozen per hour at the peak, "though it varies a great deall from year to year When Clinitest tablets are dissolved in a person's urine specimen and the specimen turns orange, the person probably is diabetic. A Monday Journal Times story Incorrectly quoted Mrs. Pat Panyk, president of the Racine Diabetics Association, as saying if the specimen turns blue, a patient may have diabetes..