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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 53

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Pupils Kept at Home in "The Neighbors" come calling in the weekday Times Inb bUUlHLAND 1 'i'MM iQgangeltg CtnUg 'I 4' 3')' vr i i. Kv School Row Imperial County Parents Protest Policies of Board May 10 More than 200 of 480 children were kept home from -San Pasqual Grade School yesterday as the re sult of a mass protest of School Board policies by scores of angry parents. A delightful visit with "The Neighbors" is one of the features of the weekday Times one of the reasons why Times home delivery is enjoyed by more than 400,000 Southern California families. For rewarding moments meet "The Neighbors" in The Times every weekday morning. Loran Ratcliff, spokesman for a committee formed by the parents, said the chil dren will be kept out of school Monday and every day until Imperial County THE NEIGHBORS By George Clark officials decide whether the newly elected Bard-San Pas' qual School Board was le gally established.

The sprawling school dis ONE MINUTE TO GO His eye on the station clock, Charles Waite watches expectantly for 1 1 p.m., to start his disc jockey broadcast on Pomona College's KSPC. Students get experience, no academic credit. RELAXING Pomona students Robert Reeves, in foreground, and from left in background, Melinda Whittlesey, De Forrest Home and Sue Love, relax on steps of Replico House before doing their stint at the college radio station, KSPC-FM. Orange County College Plan Rapped by Board at UCLA," he reported. "Three new State colleges around the city have begun to drain UCLA and now they are planning another one.

If we're overbuilding in that area, we ought to say so." Blair said the university has announced plans for an Orange County branch but trict along the Colorado River has been torn by strife since Jan. 21, when an election established the boundaries and saw five of 10 board candidates take office after a hotly contested campaign. A member of the canvassing board alleged that eight residents of Arizona, across the river, had cast ballots. Distant Poll Challenged A case now pending in Superior Court in El Centro charges that County School Superintendent Olin Gresh-am "deprived a great ruim-ber of voters of the right to vote" in the election. The suit, brought by Rat-cliff, claims that 108 voters in Palo Verde Valley were, in effect, disenfranchised because the precinct, nearest their homes was located in Winterhaven, a 120-mile drive to the south.

The 16 Palo Verde residents who did vote cast absentee ballots which were disqualified by the canvassing board. A meeting attended by 1755 parents preceded the nearly half emptying of classrooms at the single that no site has been se 1 1 5 ym tat, c. Ik. lected. "If you're going to start a cornfield in my chicken yard, we'd better go back to our farm." Reprinted from the weekday Times Lemoore Navy Air Station Funds Sought HANFORD, May 10 The Department of Defense has grade school here, and an-! asked Congress for other meeting has been FWjSlCO, May 10 The State Board of Education is unhappy about the Legislature's decision to build a State' college in Orange County and asks that no more money be spent until legislators from the area take a second look at the1 The board, meeting yesterday in Fresno, was to take up only a report on site buying and planning from officials of the, State Department of Education.

J. Burton Vasche, an associate superintendent of public instruction, told toard members the proposed college site, a 250-acre parcel east, of Fullerton, is full of orange groves and that the orange growers are doing so well this yeac that they would like a few extra months before th'ey tear out the trees. Board Member William G. Werner of Alameda wondered aloud why there was anv hurry. "We have seen a study that says a college won't be needed there for 10 years," he said.

"The university is planning a branch there and I understand the people of the area prefer a university branch to a State college, anyway. Let's take another Out of Their Hands Board President William Blair of Pasadena agreed that there is no hurry but said the matter is out of their hands because the college has been officially established by the Legislature. Board Member Byron H. Atkinson', dean of men at UCLA, said he is baffled by the proposed Orange County state college. "For the past three quarters, enrollment has sagged called for Mondav.

Mean -An pi 000 for its second year's work on Lemoore Naval Air Station. "This indicates again," Rep. Harlan Hagen said. while, a petition signed by 96 parents has been sent to Dist. Atty.

Arthur Lockie. Two Teachers Dismissed The petitioners contend mat tne xsavy. is going the status of the board is questionable since a suit on the board legality is PROGRAMS FROM FRANCE Rhodes Spedale, seated, checks programs mailed from Radio Diffusion Francois, one of 11 foreign networks that supply material to Pomona College's station KSPC-FM, manager Terry Drinkwater. Pomona Students Gain Experience in Operation of Campus Radio They also claim the trustees last week dismissed straight ahead on this base as it is necessary to national defense." Contracts are to be let this month for the first year's work on the base. Work will start early next month.

Planned Projects The second increment will two teacners in a retaliatory" move. One of the dismissed teachers was Mrs. Deward Millsap, wife of the -school KSPC is one of two Cali They work under the student station manager and technical director, and are responsible only to a broad-. include continuation of district superintendent, No fornia educational stations given a top award by the U.S. Department of Health, reason was given.

building aircraft parking, utilities, fuel storage, roads, liquid oxygen transfer building, remote receiver and A third complaint in the petition protests the board's "1 see the ever-primitive man going forth to struggle against nature for food." Reprinted from the weekday Timet cast committee of six students and, four faculty mem Education and Welfare for its "balance of educational programs in both areas of music and spoken art." It action last Tuesday in giving Chairman S. H. Flood, at transmitter buildings tacti his request, sole authority to hire teachers. cal air navigation facilities crash and fire has been elected to Rho Tau bers, and to the FCC. For most of the staff, operation of KSPC-FM is fun.

But some have hecome so intrigued with radio broad CLAREMONT, May 10 The Replica House on the Pomona College campus-here bustles with activity these days as the studios of the student-owned and student-operated FM radio The building, a replica of the original bungalow in the city of Pomona where the college held its first classes in 1888, was erected here in 1937 and for years was used simply for storage. Few students or faculty ever visited it. Now it's the hub for an activity that clearly shows that it takes more than a Also the operations build Superintendent Millsap told the trustees that it is normal procedure for the ing, transportation shop, cold Sigma, national honor fra-' ternity of educational broad superintendent to recom casters, and is a member of casting they look forward to careers in it. mend prospective teachers storage warehouse, supply warehouse, administration building, barracks, bachelor officer quarters, post exchange and outdoor recrea the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. At the 11th annual West tion facilities are scheduled.

The station operates six days a week during the college year. It is silent on Saturdays and during college vacations, but a limited op ern Radio and Television Conference in S. Francisco earlier this month the station was given an award of merit for public service. TWISTING ROAD TO BE STRAIGHTENED HANFORD. May 10 The State Division of Highways has an eration is planned this sum token effort to keep 47 hours Los Rancheros End Long Ride SANTA BARBARA, Mav Monday of broadcasting going week "'ULda affpr w- nrfnir.

throufih Friday from 7 p. after week. Terry T. Drink mer. It broadcasts m.

It also received recognition to midnight and Sundays! for classical music commen Ground Broken for Fire Station ARCADIA, May 10 Ground was broken today for the $155,000 Central Fire Station pn Santa Anita Ave. Officiating was Mayor Elton D. Phillips. The station will be equipped with a new telephone alarm system, connected with 22 emergency boxes to be installed In three business districts where water of Brentwood, a Pomona senior who is station from 4:30 p.m. to midnight, tan- series at the annual 10 The national riding group, Los Rancheros Visi- on 90.7 megacycles, tadores, ended their IQ.jS manager, estimates that he eicht-dav trek today whennd several members of his seminar on educational broadcasting at Antioch College in Ohio.

Several of the 100-Mile Area I 1 SO-student staff work be camp in Rattlesnake Can yon here was disbanded. tween i ana nours a over 100-square-mile area' 4. of the Eastern San f' They broke camp after handing awards to the new week on station business. For each hour of programing heard, about two must be spent in preparation, he estimates. Hope to Boost Power Rv champions of th van Valley.

Its monthly program goes to nearly 1000 listeners from Pasadena to San Bernardino. Operating costs of ous events staged along During the last month, ac fires, accidents and other tivity at Replica House has their trails and camps in Santa Ynez Valley. Ihey eet no academic S200O a vpar nrnvufod hv emergencies can be reported nounced a plan to straighten 9-3 curves in a 9.5-mile stretch of State Route 41 between Kettleman City and the junction of Highway 33. District Highway Engineer Bill Welch of Fresno said bids will be called for this month. The work will take about 11 months to complete at a cost of around The new route will cover 6.6 miles and the grade will be lowered to an average 5.7.

The new route will be almost twice as wide as the present one. been heightened. Anticipating FCC approval for an in credit for this. None of them the Associated Students, in-is paid. The station is non-jclude mailings of these pro-profit and has no commor- anH nf rprordprl nrn.

crease in power the fall, students are preparing new OSi it Km fcaaKata Ct. JOKING YOUTH DIES WHEN SHOT IN HEAD ciais. grams from the foreign net-jprograms and investigating works. new technical methods to in- It features a variety of Merest new listeners thev Learn by Doing "Its first aim in both li ELs -CENTRO, May 10 the home of Dennis D. Mc- programs, with at least two hope to attract if KSPC goes hours of classical music the air with 1000 watts of cense and charter is to provide a means by which students learn radio station op Euen, 16, when Mah began playing with his own 22 rifle power in September.

The station daily receives evening. It also presents newscasts, panel discussions, lighter music, jazz sessions which he had loaned to Mc- erating by doing it," Drink- Don't shoot me Jn the foot, shoot me in the; head where It won't hurt," 16-year-old Richard Davis is said to have joked with a companion this afternoon. He died eight water sayg. card3 and letters from listeners complimenting it on Euen. Mah thought MJ gun and live broadcasts of cam- Theyleam by doing their rortured7Yearsby events.

Faculty mem- own eneineerinff. writineTrr. lJ pus some program and encourag- ing Drinkwater and his staff wouldn't fire as he aimed at Davis, because he hadn't fully closed the bolt, LL Wheel "I'm taking you off telephones." Reprinted fro the weekday Time Home delivery of the daily and Sunday Times is convenient and economical you save 1.20 per month over the cost of pingle-copy purchases. Why not order The Times delivered to your home every morning? Call your neighborhood Times dealer or MAdison 5-2345 today. LOS ANGELES TIMES their own scripts, doing theirrrs OIira Iena a nana-own announcing, staging Study While Working to keep up the good work.

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