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lefuens Seotsnel 15 CENTS CARLISLE, PA. 18 PAGES TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1978 Todoy- Light turnout reported at polls 17 voters in one precinct two hours after opening with a "very light" turnout in all precincts. At the Friendship Fire Co. on West Street, polling place for Carlisle's fifth ward, 48 voters turned out. A total of 49 voters turned out at Rice Elementary School, South Middleton upper precinct's polling place.

NO PROBLEMS were reported at the school despite concern from some residents that the voters would block school by officials at the National Weather Service with a 100 percent chance of rain. Election officials said they expect the heaviest turnout between 5 and p.m. and said the weather will be a major factor in the amount of voters. "With the weather it's very unpredictable," said Gannet Graham, judge of elections at the Goodwill Fire Co. in Carlisle.

"We could get a thousand voters in here if we're lucky, we've gotten just over a hundred in the first two hours." Other polling places reported as few as bus traffic in parking their cars. Newville's north ward reported only nine voters during the first two hours and Dickinson Township's north precinct reported 17 voters. Voting on the West Shore was relatively light compared to last year's primary, according to election officials. Judy Wolnek, of Hampden Township's second precinct, reported 185 voters by 9:30 a.m. At Hampden's first precinct, south, 102 voters was reported "slow going for this A light turnout at the polls was reported by election officials early Tuesday with the weather and the lack of interest as main factors.

"The primaries never bring much of a turnout, but so far it's only half of the turnout we got in last year's Roy L. Miller, judge of. elections in North Middleton Township. He said only 127 voters had come in during the first two hours of voting. A CLOUDY and cool day was predicted time in the morning" by judge of elections Judy Lenhart.

In Mechanicsburg at the borough's third ward, Winifred Pepper, judge of elections, reported, "only" 41 voters. At the fifth ward in Mechanicsburg, judge of elections Marlin McCaleb reported 74 voters and predicted a light turnout for the rest of the day. According to the state Bureau of Elections there are 5.3 million voters 3.1 Democrats and 2.2 Republicans registered to vote in the primaries. Sonny Sentinel says: "Who's going to win? You tell me." Big Spring holds line on taxes I CV directors reduce taxes by 3.5 mills COMMENCEMENT More than 1,000 alumni are expected to attend this weekend's commencement exercises at Dickinson College. Page 7.

SIGNED President Carter Monday signed the farm aid bill, but some farmers think it may be too late for this year. Page 2. LOTTERY The number drawn Monday in the Pennsylvania daily lottery is 650. SHE'S BACK Patty Hearst, the heiress kidnaped and who was involved in a bank robbery, has been returned to prison. Page 2.

ADMINISTRATOR David C. Hogue is the new administrator at the Cumberland County Nursing Home. Page 7. APPROVAL Tentative approval has been given the school budget by the Cumberland Valley school Board. Page 8.

WINNER The Carlisle High School Band walked off with two major honors in the Preakness Festival at Baltimore over the weekend. Page 7. I -2. I -I i I i i I i i I -I -i'J "'i J'A- I a By RICK WAKELY Staff Writer NEW KINGSTOWN The Cumberland Valley School Board adopted a tentative $13.6 million 1978-79 budget Monday that includes a 3'-mill tax reduction for district residents. The 6-1 approval came after board members haggled into the pre-dawn hours, paring some $98,000 from the proposed budget in a line-by-line review.

Even with a hefty tax reduction, however, $379,982 would remain in the district's budgetary reserve, a sum administrators believe is necessary in the face of uncertainty about next year's state subsidy. Joseph Hafer, who made the motion for adoption, said he believed a 3'i-mill tax cut while retaining a sizable reserve would permit the district to hold the line on taxes next year. "EVEN THOUGH we're keeping $100,000 less than what they (the administration) recommend, I say let's take the gamble," he said. But Marjorie Katzman, the only board member who voted against the motion, maintained the budget reserve was still too large. Noting "there are always uncertainties," she said she favored a further reduction in taxes.

"If we carry the monies," she added, "we might not think as much about stewardship of people's monies." With a major budget cut of $27,500 in capital outlay, and more minor cuts in audio visual equipment, in-service programs, kitchen equipment and extra duty salaries, the total budget still represents an increase of 6.8 percent over last year's "austerity budget." Although $203,000 will remain in the roof repair allocation, board members disagree on how the money should be spent, and Monday they requested a more definitive capital improvements study be submitted before a final decision is made. ADMINISTRATORS last week had proposed a roof repair plan utilizing a more durable, but more expensive, roofing material on older sections of Monroe and Middlesex elementary schools. Interscholastic sports on the intermediate level will be retained on the basis of a recommendation submitted by Edward Palmer, director of secondary education. Palmer said adding comparable girls' sports would cost the district only $200, but he reserved judgment on whether highly-competitive sports at that age level are beneficial untU a year-long study could be completed. Variables still undefined in the budget are administrative and extra-duty salaries, which are under study.

The tentative budget includes an estimated $40,000 reduction in debt service next year, made possible by the refunding of most of the district's outstanding bonds Monday see story on page 8 Sports Evening Sentinel Tom Killips William Farrell enters a voting booth at Goodwill Fire Co. today to cast his vote, while operator Diane Beam assists. Far-rell's raincoat tells the story this election day. By JEFF HAWKES Staff Writer NEWVILLE Spending is expected to increase more than six percent in the Big Spring School District, but taxes won't. The 1978-79 school district budget met tentative approval Monday night by a 6-3 school board vote.

The district's real estate levy will remain at last year's level of 50 mills. The anticipated additional spending of $337,573 over last year's $5,347,109 budget is possible from increased state funding for rural school districts through Act 59. The district's budgetary reserve also has been reduced by $175,632 to $30,000. AREAS WHERE spending has increased include instruction, pupil personnel services, pupil transportation, plant maintenance, community services and debt service. Areas of decreased spending are administration costs, health services and student activities.

District Superintendent Harry G. Jacobs said the budget reflects a conservative estimate of anticipated state aid funding, and added "it looks very promising" that additional funds may be received even though the act must still be approved. The tentative budget was approved with little discussion. However, directors Mervin Chestnut, Bernita Mayberry and James A. Mentzer voted against it.

REVENUE ALSO will be generated through a 32 percent occupation tax, percent wage and other earned income tax, $5 per capita tax, a $5 resident tax, and a one percent realty transfer tax. In other action, the board discussed complaints of discipline problems in the middle school. Director Elwood D. Gutshall Jr. said he received numerous complaints from parents, including reports of students being threatened at knifepoint.

Jacobs said he was not aware of all the complaints and suggested further discussion be tabled for the personnel committee. The board also approved paying special education teachers for time they spend in preparing state-required individualized educational programs for their students and the paying of substitute teachers to replace teachers when they must do the required paperwork. Although the pay was unanimously approved, board member Mentzer said regular teachers also should be reimbursed when they are required to re-write a course of study. No action was taken on Mentzer's request. The board is expected at the June 6 meeting to decide how to schedule duties for principals at the six elementary schools and whether or not to increase the number of principals at the middle school.

There is now one principal there. No tax hike in S. Middleton; higher budget balance planned Jet sales win okay LITTLE HOPE An official of the International Olympic Committee said today there was little hope of compromise with Los Angeles and as a result, the 1984 Summer Olympics would not be awarded to the city. Page 9. BAD NIGHT It was a bad night for the Philadelphia Phillies and catcher Bob Boone in Houston Monday.

For the story, see Page 9. NO. 8 The Montreal Canadiens will be shooting for their 8th straight playoff victory over Boston tonight when they host the Bruins in game two of the Stanley Cup championship series. Page 9. ROOKIE The Kansas City Royals have several outstanding rookies this season, but one of them, pitcher Rich Gale, is slowly moving into the limelight.

For the story and the complete major league baseball roundup, see Page 10. WASHINGTON (UPI) Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel get their jet warplanes and President Carter chalks up his second major foreign policy victory with the Senate decision to uphold his $5 billion package deal for the Middle East. But the 54-44 vote late Monday was denounced immediately as devastating to Israel's morale by two staunch supporters of the Jewish state, and the depth of the administration triumph was thrown into question. A White House spokesman promptly said Carter was "deeply gratified" by the Senate vote, and Arab spokesmen also expressed pleasure. Both Pennsylvania senators, John Heinz and Richard Schweiker, voted in favor of the jets sale.

real estate tax receipts were higher than anticipated this year, and expenditures were kept at a minimun, accounting for the high surplus. Lee said next year's budget was very close to the current year's document, with no major changes in emphasis. It calls for no new teacher or administrative positions. One major capital expenditure planned is a new roof and boiler for the South Middleton Middle School, at a cost of about $150,000. Garman said the budget committee made few changes to the administration's budget proposal.

"We took some off and we put some on, but it came out pretty close," he said. night had not yet been totaled and typed up into a final document. The increase in expenditures should not require a tax hike due to a higher than expected year-end balance. Business Manager John Lee made a rough estimate that the ending balance for the current school year would be about $800,000. That represents an almost tenfold increase over the $90,000 ending balance planned when the current budget was adopted last spring.

HE EMPHASIZED, however, that the ending balance figure could change by as much as $200,000 as the end-of-year bills and payments come in. Lee said state subsidy payments and By JIM KERSHNER Staff Writer SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP A hold-the-line budget and a surprisingly high year-end balance should save South Middleton residents from any school tax increase next year. The South Middleton School Board meeting as the finance committee after the regular board meeting Monday night completed work on a tentative $3.9 million budget for the 1978-79 school year. A SPECIAL meeting has been set for 8 p.m. next Monday so the board can go through the formality of tentative adoption.

It will then go on public display for 30 days before final adoption. The $3.9 million budget proposal represents an increase of about $220,000 from last year's budget of $3.68 milllion. John Garman, budget committee chairman, declined to release specific figures from the proposal, saying adjustments made by the committee Monday Index "LORD, I Sakl'lf Lord. I said, where art you Classifieds 16,17,18 Comics, Entertainment 12,13 Family News 6 Farm News 14,15 Obituaries 8 People in News 3 Sports 9,10,11,12 State News Briefs 3 Weather Map 13 World News Briefs 2 I vT now that need you? New festival name: Sentinel Summerfair! I Lord, I wid, mi) mind i ilill Andjutlo narrou. At said.

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