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Photo by Diane Yeamans) CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Pre schoolers at the Barton County Mental Health Association's Day Care Center made Christmas decorations of clay. The work also helped them learn to work with their hands. Karen Searle, observer, helped one pre schooler with her decoration. Child care center: the helping hands By DIANE YEAMANS I ribune Staff Writer On the whole, it's like any pre school or day care center. The children meet others then age, learn table manners, dabble in art and are exposed to as many different experiences as Posslble Aff The only difference is the children at the Barton County Mental Health Association Day Care Center are mentally reiaraea varying down, especially the children.

Margaret Laird, coordinator for the pre school. said Thurs day that the school's function is to offer things any pre school would. pnasisea. The children, she said, are Bck indoors, the children anywhere from 3 to 10 years work on making something old. Usually, they are kept at now it's Christmas decorations the pre school for two years and 01 ay then sent to the regular school Marching and rhythms lead system.

to fine motor development, or Mitchell WASHINGTON (AP) Wa Neal then asked Mitchell if Dr. Charles Hufnagel of tergate prosecutors pressed for he had sought to have Liddy Georgetown University, chair mer Atty. Gen. John N. Mit fired or had reported his pro man of the panel that examined chell today to acknowledge that posal to then President Nixon Nixon and his medical records he never told anyone in the or any of his top administration in California on Monday.

The White House or the Justice De or campaign aides or anyone in panel is scheduled to report its partment that crimes had been the Justice Department. findings to Sirica on Friday, proposed to him by an aide in In each case Mitchell replied, At a news conference in Los Richard M. Nixon's 1972 re "No, Sir." Angeles on Tuesday members election organization. The exchange between Neal of the panel said they had Referring to the political in and Mitchell became so heated reached a unanimous con telligence plan proposed by G. that U.S.

District Judge John J. elusion but they declined to say Gordon Liddy, prosecutor Sirica finally intervened and what it was. James F. Neal asked Mitchell, cautioned Neal to give the wit Ehrlichman has subpoenaed "Did the Liddy plan include ness a chance to complete his Nixon to testify as a defense answer. witness.

Mitchell quarreled with the Just before Mitchell began Mitchell, first of the five de word "kidnaping" but said, "It his second day of testimony at fendants to take the stand in did contemplate segregating the cover up trial, Sirica check his own defense, described how (demonstration) leaders and taking them out of the coun try. "And he made the proposal in the office of the attorney general of the United States?" Neal asked. He did," Mitchell responded. Rogers Wj "CiinK'rt'ss for nnl ,1 week, so thc been li.uk ll for len il.ns Hack whaP Why. back at what lli.N was back al before Wlu! was lhc back at before0 I don't know but lhe sull is back al uh.il "Some lalk of a special session after this one is ort llul H's nol ubal ou would call popular demand' II.

I'm Mews pa per fl I The usual day at the pre school is filled with activity, Mornings are spent singing, doing finger plays and the traditional flag salute and roll can. Th(1 HiHoH smarj groups for occupational therapy and language stimulation. During this time, emphasis is placed on the voweis an(j constants, how they're pronounced and how to speak plainly A a iMgo outdoors to run and play. Muscle coordination while walking riding tricycles and swinging is details ed with court appointed doctors to determine if they are ready to report whether Nixon is well enough to testify at the trial. William S.

Frates, defense lawyer for former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman, and prosecutor James F. Neal joined in asking Sirica to find out whether the doctors were ready to report earlier than scheduled. Sirica had his law clerk call Sunny and mild today. Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Thursday.

High today and tomorrow in the low tonight in the 30's. Southwesterly winds 5 15 miles per hour today and tonight. Local Weather Data Yesterday's high 56, low 36. A year ago today high 45, low 33. No precipitation yesterday Total for the month 1.05".

Total for the year 27.61" Barometer at 10 a today was 30 25 and steady Humidity at 10 a today was 86 per cent control of the smaller muscle movements. The rest of the day is spent in free play, lunch, more outdoor play, a nap and a story. Three teachers and observers from ara coIIps anH inir colleges are currently helping Laird. Judy Tanner is a full time teacher. Karen Searle, Fort Hays State College, is observing for her third month, and Chip Latta, Barton County uommuniry junior college, is observing one month.

The observing programs of the various colleges help students Ford cuts $4.6 off budget WASHINGTON AP for food stamps and the elderly Ford acknowledged probable gressional attitudes came Tuesday before Ford announced his proposed cuts. The House Appropriations Committee recommended against cancelling $455,035,000 for the Rural Electrification Administration and $85 million for the Agricultural Conservation Program Ford had asked for these cutbacks previously. The committee also stated its disagreement with Ford's announced intention to defer release of $9 billion in grants for waste treatment facilities and $407,535,992 for water and sewer facilities. The committee concurred with Ford on a number of spending cutbacks totaling $116,963,000. ident Ford has proposed new spending cuts of $4 billion, but he has given up his former spending ceiling in the face of a deepening economic slump that has stiffened congressional op position to such economy moves The proposed cuts include a $1.7 billion reduction medical and welfare programs administered by the Department of ealth Education and Welfare.

billion irK'the Veterans Administration budget; $325 mil lion in the food stamp program administered by the Agriculture Department, million in Defense Department spending and other cuts. The cuts would mean poor people would have to pay more In other congressional action Tuesday on money bills: The House Rules Committee dealt a probably fatal blow to a bill authorizing $2 billion federally backed loans for America's railroads to up grade their physical facilities, improve track and increase their freight car fleet Congress sent Ford a $33 billion appropriation bill for the Labor and Health, Education and Welfare Departments The bill is $485 2 million under the budget requests submitted to Congress. The House and Senate passed without debate and sent to Ford an $851 million vocational and rehabilitation bill identical to one which he had vetoed a month ago. v.ould pav more of their medi cal bills Ford set a new spending tar get of S302 2 billion for the current fiscal year, discarding his previous goal of $300 billion just a day after Treasury Secretary William Simon said the nation may be facing the longest of the postwar period. The worsening economy also has increased pressures on Congress to maintain or increase exisUng social programs of the Ford proposals had been put forth previously without winning congressional approval And hours before his new announcement, earlier cuts Ford had proposed were rejected by a House committee resistance to his proposals but said, "I strongly urg" the Congress to accept them and join with me in this belt tightening.

The reductions are essential to demonstrate to the American people that the federal government is orking seriously to restrain its spending Ford's cutback recommendations would require some 135 actions by Congress, which is trying to adjourn by Dec 20. House Democratic Leader Thomas P. O'Neill said he had not fully studied the recommendations and could not yet tell whether congressional action could be completed this year. An indication of exiting con as 'inflationary' ivuuon K.ocn has been the pre school's cook i years. The pre school is funded by a mm levy and tne united und.

Laird said this is the first year surrounding counties have contributed to the pre school. WASHINGTON (AP) Pres ident Ford has vetoed as in flationary a bill to increase vet erans benefits by 22.7 per cent, but a congressional override of the veto appears certain. At a meeting of Republican senators after the veto Tues day, not a single senator raised his hand when the GOP lead ership asked who would support the veto, according to a nartici irie veto override vote will come in the House next Tues hm Tf the Hnco nf0c ride, the Senate will vote on the issue the next day. The President's veto message culpability I didn't intend to do anvthine further about it Mit. chell said.

During several hours on the witness stand over a two day PC1IUU lVlllCneil Iiaiiy COn Mitchell tradicted the testimony of sev eral prosecution witnesses. Sirica took over questioning of former attorney general at the close of the day on Tues day. The iudee sent Hip mrv hnm for the day and then turned to Mitchell and asked if he could explain whv the Nivnn ram. paign finance committee gave mousanas oi dollars to the Wa tergate burglars and their law vers. 'Liddy plan9 Ehrlichman tried to get him to take at least partial blame for the Watergate break in.

Mitchell said he met with Ehrlichman al the White House on April 14, 1973 in a session that was pretty indelibly im pressed upon my mind." He said Ehrlichman told him that then President Nixon felt that some people might be refraining from telling all they knew about Watergate because they thought it was in the best interest of the president. Ehrlichman told Mitchell that Nixon thought such people should step forward. "1 told him since I had no CHILDREN'S LETTERS How coiwe Vou Jhy eoVt do Quy Great Bend Vol. 99 No. 92 Tribune )0 Wednesday, November 27, 1974 DAT Miners view new contract WASHINGTON AP) Re gional officials of the striking umicu mine kci a nave dp proved a revised contract offer and sent it to the coal fields, where it received a cautious re action.

Vet bill package is agreed to by the un ion's 120,000 striking members, me nations coal mines can be reopened sometime next week The union's bargaining coun cil of regional officials voted approval 22 to 15 Tuesday 1 evening me vote taKen vetoed said his veto decision "has not been an easy one" but that it was necessary to avoid adding another $500 million to the budget, He again urged Congress to vote an 18.2 per cent increase. which he said would give a vet eran with a wife and child $352 a month compared with the current $298. The vetoed bill would provide $366. gible post Korea veterans and seven million Vietnam era vet Ford objected to a provision in the bill to allow 45 months of undergraduate study instead of the present maximum 36. He said "the present entitlement of four academic years ficient time to permit a veteran to obtain his baccalaureate de eree and enable him to adjust to civilian life." He objected also to a provi sion that would establish a $600 a year loan program He said avauauie guaranieeu loan programs which provide substantially more assistance to the veterans at less cost to the tax Iiayer.

And Ford said he wants hieh er benefits to start Jan 1 stead of beine retroactive to Seln as the veloed bil1 dld By substituting his proposal for tne vetoed bill. Ford said WUU1U oavc ll0n of $814 million first year costs of the vetoed bill. earlier in the day to reject the Vci approval broke a uedUI" wai inreatened to se riously prolong the walkout, now in its lhird week. UMW President Arnold Miller said the package provides a 64 wages ano hnr Hi' e.aleV bor settlement in this decade," ulTlL, MM explain the contract to district eigm or more re gionai meetings on Saturday and that voting by secret ballot will begin Mondav. Initial rank and file reaction to the proposed settlement was mixed, with many miners an parently taking a wait and see attitude "They don't really kjiow wnai in it, said Howard Moore, president of I'MW Local 6108 at Slab Fork.

W.Va. na Kicnard btineman. presi dent of Local 1619 in Indiana LJff Index WASHINGTON (AP) A 14 per cent jump in new claims for unemployment insurance in October helped push the gov indicator of future economic trends into the sharp est sustained drop since the Ko rean war, the Commerce De partment reported today. The Commerce Department saia its index ol leading in u.i.uw.ou.cuwiailUI October. At the same time, the depart times provided confusing sig ment revised what had original nals during periods of economic ly been reported as a 2.5 per strength, its downturns are concent drop in September to show sidered more reliable.

instead a 3.3 per cent droo for the month. based on eight of the elements vital factor in curbing inflation. October marked the third the index and six indicated Other factors indicating de straight month of decline the declining economic activity. A cline were prices for industrial ndex, which now stands 5.3 per cent below when lt was in JU1' The September drop was the worst monthly decline since the km Mteiilr Photo bv Tom Vn Brimmer GOBBLE A few Brit Spaugh Zoo residents really have something to be thank ful for tomorrow. While these four feathered friends nibble seeds, most Central Kansans will sit down to traditional Thanksgiving meals with turkeys as the featured guest.

County, said miners will have "mixed emotions" about the council's sudden turnabout te" 11 Wl11 raise questions," iaid' do" know what Wl11 happen at the local level." ine oargaming council last W6ek the firSt tenta live settlement, sending Miller LLbWg table t0 industry concessions in two key areas wages and vacations. The new pact would provide a 10 per cent wage increase the suited in more than 23,000 lay first year, a 4 per cent increase offs in the steel and railroad in the second and 3 per cent the dustries, and government econ third. The total is 2 per cent higher than the original propos Miners would also receive cost of living increases. They now earn $42 to $50 a day. The revised package also pro vides two weeks summer vaca tion instead of the earlier ij yv down government began compiling tfe index in 1948, surpassing the previous largest drop of 2.9 P61" cent in June 1951.

The latest decline is the first time since 1970 that the index has declined for three straight months. The index is composed of 12 elements designed to reveal in wmcn direction me economy is heading. Although the index has some The report issued today was revised report will be issued at a aaie wnen ngures are auaoie on the other tour ele ments. New 0,3 for unemploy ment insurance totaled 396,000, an increase of 50,000 over the 10c News Department 793 3544 proposal that one of the weeks be taken at Christmas. Miller attributed the change in the vote to the "democratic process working at its finest." He said during the three hour recess between votes, council members "had time to think about their responsibility to the membership UMW members struck mines 7 perNC6nt Lthe tions coal on Nov.

12 when their previous three vear con tract expired. The srike has re omists predicted 400,000 would be out of work if the strike lasts tour weeks. Council members leaving union headquarters after the vote generally expressed optimism that the contract would be ratified again previous month. Workers still on the job sustained a decrease of one tenth of an hour in their average work week, indicating paychecks shrunk from lack of overtime. The work week averaged 40 hours in October.

New orders for durable goods, those which have a life expectancy ot more than three years, were off by 1 .8 per cent. An even more ominous sign was a 8.2 per cent drop in contracts and orders for factories and equipment. An expansion of output, which increases the supply of available goods. materials and new building per mi is issued. The only elements showing increases were stock prices and the ratio of the selling cost of goods to the cost oi labor involved in producing them.

March volunteers needed The Barton County Mother's March of Dimes campaign, which begins in January, is in need of volunteers. People wishing more information may call 793 3648. The campaign will be Jan. 12 19, and not Jan. lfi 26, as previously reported in the Tribune.

Planning Commission meets With engineering details for a sanitary sewer problem worked out, the city county regional planning commission approved a plat for Country Acres No. 8 Tuesday night. The commission also set a hearinR date of Dec. 30 for request for zoning change from multi family to commercial on property in Gunn A subdivision. Miss World winner resigns LONDON (AP) Helen Morgan, the 22 year old unwed mother who won the Miss World title last week, has resigned the title, a spokesman for the contest's organizers said today She became the second Miss World in a row to vacate her title prematurely.

Last year, Marjono Wallace of Indianapolis was stripped of the honor by the organizers after 14 weeks because of publicity over her relationships with pop singer Tom Jones and former soccer star George Hest. Eric Morlcy of the Merer, organization said Miss Morgan "mentioned there is a possibility of a divorce cnnc and she thinks the circumstances she should resign rRRCHIVE vlEWSPAPEi.