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nnon Paper Of 41 Communities LOGANSPORT, INDIANA. 46947 Founded in 1844-- 21. 1972 mos Minimum Bill OK'd WASHINGTON (UPI)-In a narrow decision that brought George S. McGovern from his vacation to cast a pro-labor ballot, the Senate has voted to require employers to give 6 million low p-iid workers a pay raise just before the November election. it an farm hands on farms employ ing seven McGovern cast a crucial- but, as it full-time workers, turned out, not decisive-vote in the 47-46 or more which the Senate paychecks by a total of $2.8 billion a year.

But far more important to organized labor was the bill's provisions expanding the minimum wage law to cover 7.4 million now exempt-maids and other household employes, federal, state and local blue collar civil servants, some retail clerks rollcall by President Nixon's bill to raise the minimum wage to $2 an hour. That vote cleared the way for the Senate's final vote of 65 to 27 which passed a far more expansive measure raising the minimum wage to $2.20 ar. hour over 26 months. That bill was backed by Democrats and championed by the AFL- CIO over strong business opposition. The vote of McGovern, the Democratic presidential candidate who has been having trouble with labor leaders, was crucial because of the closeness of the tally- but was not decisive since a 46-46 tie would have killed it.

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who usually votes in case of a tie, was absent from the Senate Thursday. The Democratic bill provides a 37.5 per cent increase, by the fall of 1974, in the minimum wage. It boosts the minimum for millions of workers to $2 within 60 days of enactment and to $2.20 later. If enacted like that, employers of 6.1 million workers will be forced to increase mure luu-i-ujit.

The Senate bill still must be reconciled with one narrowly passed by the House in May which reflects the administration views But Democrats were confident most of the liberalizing features would be retained in the final compromise version to be sent to President Nixon. Sen. Peter H. Dominick, who led the administration's fight, said he felt the Democrats were intent upon loading the bill so much as to invite a Nixon get an election issue. Dominick argued the Democratic bill would touch off a new round of inflation and force marginal businesses to the wall, increasing unemployment.

Democrats scoffed that those arguments dated back to 1949, when the minimum wage was raised from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour. They said history had disproved that argument. McGovern hurried back here to vote, well aware that he would have aroused labor's wrath had he missed the vote and had the outcome been different because of his absence. Chamber's Membership Drive Will Open July 26 The Logansport Area Chamber of Commerce's membership campign workers met Friday to complete plans for the annual membership drive. Utilizing a football flair, "Kick-Off for Progress" will be the theme of this year s' membership drive, set for Wednesday and Thursday, July 26 and 27 General chairman of the drive is Charles Kingery, acting as "football commissioner." Membership drive workers will be organized into three teams representing Indiana Notre Dame and Purdue.

Team captains are Mrs. Betty Jewell, Indiana; Mike Jordon, Notre Dame; and Forrest Spencer, Purdue. Membership sales handbooks were distributed to workers during the planning se'sion Friday morning at the Holiday Inn. Buffalo Still Roam In Paths Of Trucks In Carroll County bruised buffalo is still missing from its Carroll County home. It was hit twice Thursday, by two pickup trucks, but left the scene of both accidents, fast.

The animal is owned by Glenn Little, Rt. 4, Delphi. It had not returned home Friday morning. It was first struck at 6:05 a.m. Thursday on 421, a half mile south of here.

James L. Foreman, 47, Rt. 4, Peru, driver of a pickup reported to authorities he was southbound on the highway when the animal darted into his path. He said he struck the 800-pound buffalo a glancing blow and skidded to a stop. There was $75 damage to his vehicle.

At 6-44 a m. on County Road 200 North, a half mile east of U.S. 421, Jim Yates reported that his truck hit a buffalo which ran away. There was little damage reported to the truck. The buffalo is believed one of two owned by Glen Little.

The other one was killed last Saturday when hit by a Norfolk and Western train, south of here. State Police and The Carroll County Sheriff's Department investigated. Gallup Poll Gives Nixon Lead In the latest Gallup poll made public Price Per Copy. Ten Cents Economy Expands WASHINGTON (UPI) -The U.S. economy expanded at "a prodigious rate in the second quarter while inflation slowed to a point below President Nixon goal for the year, the Commerce Department said today.

The deoartment said the Gross National Product'-the value of all goods and services produced by $30 billion'in April, May and June to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of Jl.wa billion Si.139 trillion. The Weather Forecast Mostly sunny, hot and humid today with variabfe afternoon and evening cloudiness. Fair and very warm tonight. Fair Saturday morning and partly cloudy. with a slight chance of a few thunder-showers in the afternoon.

Highs today lower 90s. Lows tonight lower 70s. Highs Saturday 88 to 92. Precipitation probability percentages 10 today and tonight, 20 Saturday. Thursday's high was 96 at 4:30 p.m.

The overnight low was 74 at 5 a.m. LISA GOODRICH A "kick-off" breakfast will be held at 8-30 a Wednesday in the Dresden Room of the Captain Logan Hotel, after which workers will begin soliciting new Chamber members. A "half-time" report session will be held at the Chamber office at 4 p.m. Wed- nesday, today Nixon was shown leading Workers will continue to seek new rn 4G cent to 32 per cent, memberships Thursday. The campaign Gallup organization said 1,149 will conclude with a "scoreboard finale jstered ters were surveyed im- or final report session at 4:30 p.m.

djatel after McGovern's nomination Thursday at the Captain Logan Hotel. Eighteen per cent favored Membership results will be posted and ther third-party candidacy special recognition given winning team Gov George Wallace Miss Lisa Goodrich Pioneer Days Queen Boiler Named To Extension Position Here Keith Boiler, of Paoli, will take charge of the Extension Agricultural and. Farm Management Programs in Cass County 16. Announcement of his appointment was made today by Ed McKaig, chairman ot the Cass County Extension Board. Boiler will assist with the Cass 4-H Fair, McKaig said.

He and his family will move to a home in Boone township in mid- AU Heh as a B.S. degree in Animal Science from Kansas State. After two years in the Air Force, he completed an advanced degree in Animal Nutrition at New Mexico by firms and dividuals. Clear Up 11 Local Crimes With Arrest Of Juveniles jn- leading Hubert with Wallace at 19 per cent. The latest poll showed that should Wallace forego a third party bid, as he has indicated, Nixon's lead over McGovern would widen to 56-37 per cent.

Now You Know ROYAL Miss Lisa Goodrich was crowned Pioneer Days Queen Thursday night. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goodrich, Rt. 2, Royal Center, was one of five girls chosen for the Queen and her court on May 12.

None knew which one had been chosen. Decision of the judges was not made known until Thursday night, the opening of the three-day Pioneer event. Max Met- izger, president of the Lions Club, was assisted by Miss Elizabeth McQuinn, Pioneer Days Queen of 1971, in crowning Miss Goodrich. First runner-up was Miss Susan Lawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Lawson, Rt. 4, Monticello. will be featured by the grand street parade starting at 3 p.m. There will be a garden tractor pull at 4 p.m. Parade winners will be announced at 4:30 p.m.

At that hour, midway, game and concession stands will open. The chicken bar-b-q The arrests of 10 Logansport juveniles have cleared up 11 crimes reported to police since January, according to Lt. James Jackson of the Juvenile Aid Division. The juveniles, all males ranging in age from 13 to 17, have been released to their parents pending appearance before Cass County Probation Office John McCammon. Two youths, ages 13 and 15, were charged with making a false report to police in connection with an incident June 15.

The boys had told police they had been robbed of $30 of their newspaper collection money after being attacked by two other youths. Five of the juveniles were charged connection with the theft of gasoline from a school bus parked in the area of the city light plant on June 28. A 13-year-old and a 17-year-old were charged with the theft of $26 from an auto owned by Linda Grauel, 1321 College on May 6, Lt. Jackson said. A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were in connection with the theft of four bottles of whiskey from the Frances Moss residence, 2211 High on May 31.

Five of those arrested are charged with the theft of beer and whiskey from the Theater Tavern during the first week of. January. Two others, ages 14 and 17, were charged in connection with the theft of a car battery from a garage owned by Cassius Carr, 2207 High on June 17. Four youths were charged with breaking and entering in connection with burglaries June 6 and June 15 at a garage owned by B.L. Bergin, 2303 High St.

Eight of the 10 arrested are charged with breaking and entering in connection with burglaries at the Paul Porter residence, 2324 High the Dale Miller residence, 2115 Broadway, and the Robert Sheckell home, 2500 High all on July 16. Two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old are charged with vandalism in connection with the slashing.of a front door screen at the James Alder residence, 2008 High on July 16. gCi VlJlt Wl" uc LI i- Stubby and the Sounds of Pride will give a program in the grade school gym. The annual festival will end Sunday morning at 11 a.m. with a combined church worship at Pioneer High School auditorium.

Gangs Warned i GARY, Ind. (UPl)-Gary Police Chief Other members of the court are: Diane Charles Boone put warring gangs on notice Burley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert today ai officers soon may be armed ti ct onvpsrs old Burley, Rt.l; Tammy Herriford. daughter with addition ai automatic carbines.

Cork trees must be at least 20 years om Mrs Robert Mclntire; and oone said he hopes to arm 60 more before the bark can be striped and used daughter of r. and Mrs. pat rolmen with the carbines to protect his Eu Ree d. own officers and to fight the armed gangs on Sover was master of ceremonies, engaged in an effort to control illegal Indebtedness was exp ressed to the ud 8 es: drugs in Gary. Miss Cindy Martin, Sgt.

Carroll Green and Randy Putzler, both of the Army Recruiting Center, Logansport, and Phil ew briefly for the Extension Service in Kansas before joining the Indiana Extension Service in 1959. Since that time he has worked as a youth agent, area management agent, and area livestock and forage agent In 196. he moved to Orange County, where he handled the Agricultural and Youth programs in addition to serving as area agent for beef cattle and horses. UtKJl km- i commercially. Sfrike Negotiations Making Progress The strike of workers ai Logansport Hand, Royal Center.

MachVe Company entered its 21st day Miss Goodnch was Friday with negotiations running "around Mcoll: MISS the according to Gordon Duerr, president of the firm. Duerr said Friday he was hopeful the strike could be concluded in the near future. Company and union officials, members of local No. 450 of the In- escorted by Steve Nicoll- Miss Lawson, by Tom Farrer; Miss Herriford, by Tony Hershberger; Miss Reed, Brad Tickey; and Miss Burley, Bill Dorton. Today's program opens at 5 p.m.

with the chicken bar-b-q served by the Lions Club The midway, games and concession stands will be open. The championship In the strike of employes of the Coca- Cola Bottling Company, manager Charles Shaver of Kokomo said no progress has been made and no meetings are scheduled. The strike at the bottling firm began June 9. at 7 and a concert by the band at 7:30 Thieves Loot Autos While Owners Swim Two persons reported thefts from their vehicles while at France Park Thursday. Dennis Maggart, 814 Sherman told police $177 was taken from his wallet wnile he was swimming.

The wallet was in his auto's glove compartment, which had been pried open. Donald Neal of Young America, told officers 15 eight-track tapes were taken from the rear of his auto while he was swimming. Keith Boiler Need For Community College Shown By Committee's Survey j. nA hnrP Council Gives Tentative Okay To Proposed City Pay Increase mount pvPTVOne WOUld 3U1 A survey of this year's high school graduates and their parents shows a community college needed in Logansport, Michael Cart said today. The local Community College Committee, headed by Cart, Cass library administrator, conducted the survey in nine school corporations of six counties.

The corporations surveyed were Logansport Caston, Pioneer, Eastern Pulaski, Kewanna, Peru, North White, Twin Lakes and Carroll Consolidated. Out of 1,131 graduating seniors responding to the survey, only 239 indicated they probably would not continue their education. To the question, "If a community-junior college is established in Logansport, would you be likely to attend it?" 276 students indicated they probably would, 341 were uncertain, and 506 said they probably would not attend. However, when the students were asked if they would be more likely to attend a local college if they could find desirable part-time employment here. 408 said yes, while 271 were uncertain and 437 said no.

No one major reason was cited by those who do not plan to continue their education. The largest number (95) indicated they "want to get a job and earn some money, while 83 others said they were "tired of school." Roughly equal numbers (48 to 67) cited marriage, lack of finances, poor grades, and a vocation that did not require further education. Only four said their parents did not want them to continue. Of the 535 parents who answered the questionnaire, 442 said they wanted their children to continue their education beyond high school. Only 36 said they wanted their children's education to stop with high school.

When the parents were asked if their children would attend a community college here, 182 said they would, another 187 were uncertain, and 154 said their children would not attend. The committee found 117 of the parents were interested themselves in takine courses if the college were established here. Parents indicated a strong desire for a community college. Of those surveyed, 386 were definitely in favor of its establishment here, and only 42 were opposed. Eighty-six others expressed no opinion.

Parents cited two principal reasons why some young people of the community do not continue their education beyond high school. These were lack of finances and lack of interest. 'Cart explained that the local committee's concept of a "community- college" is a two-year institution of higher learning offering the first two years of college work, specialized training programs, and appropriate adult programs. The Community College Committee was established by the Chamber of Commerce. Its members in addition to Cart are Dr.

Ted Hughes, Anthony Sabatini, Julian Ridlen, Mrs. Harry Armington, and Don Freehafer. I The City Council Thursday night gave informal approval to Mayor Eugene Monahan's proposed 1973 salary ordinance. No vote was taken on the proposal, with final action tentatively set for the council's next regular meeting on Aug. 7.

The ordinance provides for a five percent pay hike for all employes with the exception of certain workers in the water department. 14l Monahan explained to the solons that the exception was being made to bring the salaries of those employes in line with those of employes doing the same job in other departments of the city. To provide that equity, the salaries of those water department employes would have to be boosted in excess of the 5H percent ceiling that has been set by the federal wage and price control board. The city is seeking a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service on the proposal. The mayor hinted that if an answer is.

received before the council's next regular meeting, a special session might be called to adopt the salary ordinance. With informal approval of the ordinance, the mayor said, work would begin toward commuting the total cost of the pay package and the effect the new salaries would have on the city's 1973 tax rate Monahan said cost figures could not oe provided for Thursday night's review by the council "because of some uncertainties in certain portions of the ordinance relating to the general fund." "We will have some figures as soon as those variables are resolved," the mayor promised. The council did pass on final reading Thursday night an ordinance creating a $780 000 construction fund for improvements to the city electric system. The money is being taken from the electric department's depreciation ana replacement fund. Just because the city council approves a five percent pay hike for all city employes, doesn't necessarily mean that every employe will automatically get the raise Jan.

1, the mayor said. According to the mayor, any pay boost approved by the council will become automatically effective only for members of the city's police and fire departments. Monahan's comment came in response to a question raised by the council when he was asked if passage of the ordinance meant everyone would automatically get the raise. The mayor noted that like any other employer, the city has some employes who would not merit the increase because of poor work performance. Monahan added, however, that the policy would pertain to only about two percent of the employes on the city payroll.

-We anticipate that about 98 percent ot our people will have earned a pay raise by Jan! 1," the mayor said. Monahan commented further on the policy Friday morning, when asked who determined whether or not an employe was entitled to a pay hike. "Employes in each of our departments are evaluated by the department head," the mayor replied. "If the department head doesn't think an employe has earned a raise, then he doesn't get it." According the mayor, when an em- ploye is bypassed for a raise, he is called in "and we explain the'reasons why." "Frankly, we tell the employe that if he or she shapes up, they will be given the raise. If they don't, they will be terminated.".