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MARY PARISH SINCE 1872 FIFTEEN CENTS PER COPY MONDAY, MAY 29, 1978 Tfeg Pso 9 tyjT(or i (( i I fv ft Chit? u' A teenagers are still missing. Authorities suspect they may be victims of the same suspect who has kidnapped victims on Thursday nights from various parts of the Tri-City area since March 2. A nationwide alert has gone out for Robert Carl Hohenberger, who worked for a welding company in Bayou Vista under the alias of Frank Green. His car was reportedly spotted in Bossier City last week. The 35-year-old Hohenberger, a former sheriff's deputy in California, had been in the Bayou Vista area since December after leaving the California State Penitentiary at San Quentin.

by LARRY COLLINS An intensive nationwide search has been launched for a California man following the discovery of a third strangled body in a cane field hear Calumet Saturday morning. Saturday between 7 and 8 a.m. authorities discovered the body of Gordon M. Cannella, 17, of Bayou Vista, sprawled out in a field with a rope tied and pulled tight around his neck. Thursday night, sheriff's deputies found the bodies of 15-year-old Judy Adams and 19-year-old Bridgett Cantrell Sons in a septic tank in Bayou Vista.

They were also the victims of strangulation. Two more 7. Authorities Searching For Missing Youths MossDve Appiroprisrt iomio mill Consumes LegDcleitfiuire's Tkrae According to law enforcement officials, Hohenberger has been convicted of sex offenses on three occasions in California and is currently wanted in that state for the rape and kidnapping of a Palm Desert, coed last October. Cannella and Mrs. Sons were abducted from the Pennysaver Store on La.

182 in Bayou Vista on Thursday, April 27. Miss Adams, along with a companion, Bertha Gould, 14, had been missing since Thursday, May 11, when they were seen getting into a car on Victor II Boulevard. A fifth kidnap victim, 16-year-old Mary Leah Rodermund, was last seen Thursday, March 2, when making a purchase at the Drug Store in the Inglewood Mall on Victor II Boulevard. According to authorities the bodies had not been mutilated, though the Cannella body did show signs of decomposition. The bodies of the Adams and Sons girls were bound and gaged, and one body was blindfolded.

Cannella 's body was not bound. All three teenagers had been the victims of strangulation. While the parish coronor's office would not comment on whether the victims had been sexually assaulted, an FBI official has been quoted as saying sex was the motive behind the kidnappings. In the April 27 kidnapping of Cannella and Mrs. Sons, deputies reported that Cannella had been visiting Mrs.

Sons at the store when abducted. About 10 o'clock that night the store was discovered empty and the cash register looted. Cannella's car and Mrs. Sons' purse were still at the store. Mrs.

Sons'purse contained almost as much money as the $150 taken from the cash register, according to authorities. Police said, the Adams and Gould girls felt someone was following them the night of May 11 as they left the Central Catholic Fair and Extravaganza and one of the girls sought help from the occupants of a nearby car. But, the girls declined their help when it appeared a man had befriended them. It was the last time either of the (Continued on page 12) OBITUARIES JUDY ANN ADAMS BRIDGET L. CANTRELL SONS ANDREW SWEARINGEN (See page 12) While three bodies were discovered in the past five days to account for three kidnap victims, two other area teenagers who were kidnapped this year remain missing.

Mary Leah Rodermund and Bertha Gould are still unaccounted for but presumed to be victims of foul play. Miss Rodermund, 16, has been missing since March 2, and Miss Gould has been missing since May 11. Law enforcement officials had been using divers to search Bayou Teche, but the search was called off this morning after nothing was found. The diving operations were conducted by Oceaneering International, which donated the manpower and equipment for the operations. Oceaneering International personnel involved in the activity included John Wood, operations manager; Jim Stuckey; Mike Hood and Dell Dod- BERTHA GOULD r' son.

Miss Rodermund, daughter of oilfield supply-company executive Carl Rodermund, has been missing since she went on a shopping errand March 2 at the Drug Store in the Inglewood Mall on Victor II Boulevard. Morgan City police said at the time a ransom call, demanding $5,000 was made to the girl's family, at which time the girl reportedly spoke with the family. But, no information was given as to where to bring the money and the kidnapper never called again. Miss Gould, 14, disappeared along with Judy Adams, whose body was found Thursday night in a Bayou Vista septic tank, on May 11, after attending the Central Catholic High School fair. MARY LEAH RODERMUND Edwin Edwards by midnight June 30 before any money can be spent.

Two years ago, a holdup in the appropriations bill delayed state spending for several days and threatened to delay paychecks for thousands of employees. During hearings on the bill, representatives added $22 million worth of programs, but in a special Sunday meeting and two evening sessions, Reilly's committee slashed added programs and brought the bill within $1 million of the funds available. "As far as I'm concerned, this bill is in balance," said Legislative Fiscal Officer Joseph Kyle as the committee wrapped up its work. The Senate returns from a shortened Memorial Day weekend to hear a bill on agriculture commodity AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE Bayou Vista and surrounding area and a nationwide manhunt began Thursday after the bodies of two kidnap victims were found in a septic tank at Services a Bayou Vista welding company. The bodies of Judy Adams and Bridget Sons, who were abducted in separate incidents, were found in the tank at 6:42 p.m.

Thursday. Saturday morning the body of Gordon Cannella was found in a Calumet cane field. Sought as a suspect in the incidents is Robert Carl Hohenberger, who was working at Services under the alias of Frank Green. Hohenberger is also sought in California on charges of rape and kidnapping. markets.

Opponents said the measure was an attempt by the agriculture commissioner to control almost single-handedly how much is produced and what prices products will bring. Health and Welfare Committee members scheduled a vote on a bill to allow druggists to substitute less expensive generic drugs for brand names on doctors' prescriptions. Weather Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight and a slight chance on Tuesday. Lows tonight in the low 70s. Highs Tuesday in the low 90s.

South and southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Probability of rain 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. CCHS state playoff game, is a regular singer at Holy Cross Catholic Church and won the disco dance contest at the CCHS fair this year. He has also participated in district and state rallies in the field of sociology. Persons wishing to help Fouquier meet the tuition cost may call 384-1647.

Fouquier said any donations "would be greatly appreciated." JUDE FOUQUIER yr Fouquier Joins Cast Of Up With People' BATON ROUGE, La. (UPI) -Routine business is shoved aside today and will remain on hold until the House completes hearings on the state's $3.7 billion spending authorization bill. Committee chairman will need special permission of the House to hold meetings during hearings on the appropriations bill that already has been amended and re-amended during five weeks of hearings in the House Appropriations Commitee. The bill will become the law that how all state funds will be spent by the state in the 1978-79 fiscal year that begins July 1. Only one House committee meeting was scheduled Monday.

Civil Law and Procedure members planned to meet at 7 p.m. or after the House adjourned to continue discussing a controversial bill that allows the courts to override the Public Service Commission rate decisions. Rep. Kevin Reilly, D-Baton Rouge and chairman of the Appropriations Committee, predicted it would take more than a week for the bill to clear the House. Then it must be reviewed by a Senate committee, debated on the Senate floor and go back to the House if any changes are made.

The bill must be signed by Gov. Subdivision Hearing Set A public hearing on the proposed subdivision ordinance for unincorporated St. Mary Parish will be held Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Franklin. The meeting is being called by the St.

Mary Parish Police Jury and will be held in the jury meeting room on the fifth floor of the parish courthouse. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments regarding the proposed ordinance. The proposed statute has been published by the police jury in its official journal, The Daily Review. The document was also published in the Franklin Banner-Tribune. Areas including streets, drainage, buildings requirements and others are covered in the proposed ordinance which has been under consideration by the jury for more than two years.

Yr i us 1 I si Jude Fouquier, a recent graduate of Central Catholic High School was selected with more than 300 students from among 6,000 applicants to join the cast of "Up With People." "Up With People" is a non-profit organization which tours the United States and foreign countries presenting a musical production that emphasizes the importance of people. The show was recently in Morgan City for a performance and also performed locally during the Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. Fouquier, the son of Flo Fouquier, is currently in the process of raising the needed $4,500 tuition fee. He is the only person from the east St. Mary area accepted to the internationally known organization and is requesting the assistance of the local community.

The tuition fee is charged because the organization is non-profit and gets its operating expenses from the tuition fees, ticket sales and donations. Fouquier, 18, has had some local entertaining experience. He appeared in "The Gift of Laughter" and participated in Bayou Bon Temps. He sang the national anthem at the kJ 3 L-if Kl F.C. "Butch" Felterman.

Standing at left are advisory board members for the bank, Frank S. Guarlsco and Emory Jennings, both of Patterson. GOLDIE CARDINALE, first vice president and manager of the Patterson Office of First National Bank, presents a donation on behalf of the bank to the Wedell-WIUiami Memorial Aviation Foundation. Accepting the donation is i A i pvt. 1 by LARRY WALL First In A Series Students attending St.

Mary Parish public schools are failing to keep up with their appropriate grade levels in the areas of reading, language and mathematics. Statistical results compiled from the California Achievement on a parishwide basis dicing the second semester of the 1976-77 academic year, Jed the majority of students tested are, on an avvage, performing at a level lower than their assigned grade placement. The test was administered to eighth, 10th and 12th grade students. The test scores indicate that as the students advance in grades, less progress is made. The test scores also indicate that students at some schools do much better than students at other schools.

Tracing students from the eighth to 12 grades levels In the Berwick area it is found, according to the test scores, that students are performing at or above the eight grade level at Berwick Junior High School. However, at the 10th grade level boys at Berwick High School have fallen behind in three areas while girls have only fallen behind in one area. Upon reaching the 12th grade level, boys at Berwick High School are failing to perform at the assigned grade in six of seven areas and girls are falling behind in all seven categories. The areas tested include language mechanics, usage and structure, spelling, reading vocabulary, reading comprehension, mathematic computations and mathematic concepts. While students in the Berwick area appear to be holding their own at the elementary level, the same trend is not followed in the Centerville and Franklin areas.

Eighth grade Centerville students are deficient in virtually all areas with boys operating at the proper rate in usage and structure while girls are faring all right in usage and structure and spelling. At the 10th grade level, all students are functioning below the assigned grade in all areas and continue that trend at the 12th grade level with one exception. Senior girls at Centerville High scored approximately one grade higher in language mechanics, but scored below the 12th grade level in all other areas. Both 10th and 12th grades students tested at Franklin While virtually all the 10th and 12th grade schools have the majority of students performing below the proper grade level, Patterson High School is doing Just the opposite. Beginning with the eighth grade, male students at Patterson Junior High are progressing at or close to their assigned grade levels.

The girls are deficient, according to the test scores, in the areas of vocabulary, math problems and math concepts. Tenth grade male students are deficient in spelling and vocabulary but on line in all other areas. The female students are on line or ahead in all test areas. Senior boys at PHS were found to be deficient in vocabulary while the senior girls were deficient in vocabulary, comprehension, math problems and math concepts. Deficiencies average from as little as a few months behind the appropriate grade level to as much as four years, with averages appearing to be between one md two years, throughout the parish.

The second Installment will look at treads noted ky the test scales In St. Mary Parish. High School failed to compile scores equal to their assigned grade. In most cases, eighth grade students at elementary and junior high schools which feed Franklin High were performing below their grade placement. One exception was Glenco Elementary, which houses grades one through eight.

There, with the exception of vocabulary, students are performing at or above their assigned grade. The lack of progress in Morgan City occurs on a more gradual basis. Students tested at Morgan City Junior High scored satisfactorily in most areas, with three exceptions. MCJHS boys were below the grade level in vocabulary and comprehension and girls were below grade placement in comprehension. At the 10th grade level at Morgan City High School, boys were below the assigned grade in all areas except math concepts, However, the girls were holding their own in all areas, except vocabulary, the same deficient area for girls at MCJHS.

The 12th grade test scores show students performing at below -grade levels in all areas with three exceptions. The boys are performing at or close to the proper grade level in language mechanics and spelling..