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i School construction vote Saturday i tory below Your local Economist Newspaper Blue Islamd Sun-Standard Phones News or Ads 388-2O2O Circulation 422-1212 Vol.99 No. 45 20 cents Per Copy Thursday, June 5, 1975 65 cents Monthly By Can -i Brother's fiance slain Charge Chicago man with manslaughter Blaze guts Southeast side building A fire Tuesday evening totally destroyed a maintenance building in the back plant area of Blue Electric, 138th and Chatham Sts. Blue Island fire department officials estimated minimum damage to the 40-foolt by 70-foot structure at $15,000. Further details coming in th Sunday edition of the Sun-Standard. A 20-ye ar-old woman was shot in the back and killed Sunday night in Blue Isla nd by the brother of her fiance, ace ording to Blue Island police Witnes.

to the shooting called it "acciden The brother, Joseph Bonneim 17, 10526 S. Oakley, Chicago, was charged by pohce with involuntary lanslaughter, a felony. Pronoi jnced dead on arrival at St. Francis hospital Sunday at 8 p.m. was De nise M.

Danahe-r, 20, also of 10526 Oakley. The shooting happened a bout 10 minutes earlier in her fiance's apartment, Michael Bonnema, 25 12556 S. Fairview apt 3e, poli ce said. Polic were told by the younger Bonner na that he pulled the trigger of a 12-g auge shotgun, not knowing il was loaded, that he was cleaning in an ap.irtment bedroom. Miss Danaher reportedly felled by the blas.t as shf; stood in a hallway talking to her fi ance who was in another bedroom.

Poli ce related the following events, in the shooting: Josieph Bonnema brought over to the a partment a gun-cleaning kit a his brother's request. He saw the shotgun laying on a bedroom window sill, i picked it up and pulled back he gun's, slide to see if the chamber 'as empt y. Polling places listed Dist. 130 referendum Saturday By GLENN RICHARDS School district 130 registered voters will decide this Saturday the future of a $2.9 million school construction program designed to replace the condemned Lincoln' school and a failing wing on the Kerr Junior High school. Area residents are faced with a $1.5 million bond referendum to match a state grant of $1,427,248 for the project.

Seven polling places in Blue Island, Robbins and Creslwood will be open from noon until 7 p.m. Regardless of whether the referendum passes or fails, District 130 Superintendent Dr. John Wroblewski said, "The problem will not go away." He referred to the inevitable Chousing problems associated with the Lincoln school closing. Dr. Wroblewski said the structure of the 1911 building "has been under observation and scrutiny by the District 130 board of education" prior to 1972, when he came to the district.

In February, Cook County school officials closed the main structure of the Lincoln school, 2140 W. Broadway, due to structural inadequacies. Tt was later condemned, effective July 1 Also, the 1895-1915 Greenwood addition at Kerr Junior High school, 2510 Grunewald St, failed the state's Life Safety Standards. In "an on-going Dr. Wroblewsiki said architects, engineers and olhir professional consultants were su mmoned by the district's board education and administration to conduct investigations and make st udies on possible alternatives to the si tuation.

After examining these studies, the board administration concluded the onl reasonable course of action is to replace the Lincoln school and addition, Dr. Wroblewski said. He emphasized the proposed work at the Lincoln and Kerr schools is not for additional facilities, but for re- placer nent of the present facilities The alternatives the board of education had to contend with the Lincoln school situation were to either close the school and not rebuild, rebuild comparably at another location, or to rebuild at its present site. "Mot to rebuild at all would result in ci jmpletely over-crowding the other dist rict schools," Dr. Wroblewski safe 1 He added that rebuilding at another site would not best serve the res idents of the Lincoln school area.

lihe board of education found that ex tensive remodeling of the Greenwood addition at Kerr Junior High sc hool would not amount to the best al ternative economically. "Extensively remodieling with the footings and reconst ruction of the foundation would be xlremely costly, plus you would still ave the wooden joists," he said. The District 130 board applied Feb. 8 to the state Capilal Developement Board for a replacement work grant, almost simultaneously with the county's order to close the Lincoln school and the substandard condition report on the Greenwood wi ng. A team of structural engineers, architects, and officia Is from the CDB and the state Office of Education verified the District 13 1 0 application and responded with twoi grants.

$445,347 towards the Lincoln project and to the Kerr reconstruction. If District 130 volf fail to pass the $1 5 million referendum Saturday, the CDB grant will automatically be withdrawn and gw en to other state school districts of lesser priority. District 130 offic ials have stressed that the CDB grant will nearly cut in half the cost of thie district's needed replacement work. The CDB grants represent 48.8 per -ent of the total expense. Figures releascid by District 130 show the cost of the referendum to the homeowner of a house assessed at $8,000 ($23,000 real value) will average about $4 50 more per year "We are extrem ely hopeful the ref- Dist.

218 meet Saturday to continue investigations of custodial purchases The high school district 218 board of education will meet in special session Saturday, June 7, to continue investigations into alleged improper purchases with school monies. The meeting is in response to charges brought against custodial personnel by nine members of the City News Notes The Marist Student Council is spon soring a "fabulous Fifties" danca June 11. Guys and dolls will be invi't- ed to grease back their hair and dust off the khakis and shoes to bop to the tunes of The dan ce will last from 8-11 p.m. and a i sion is $1:75. On June 20, the will revert to its regular top 40 or- mat, with music provided by "BJEL- MONT Admission will be $1 .50.

The Blue Island Senior will hold a pot luck dinner picnic June 26 at noon at Centennial Park, 1732 Vermont si Participants are asked to bring your favorite dish or dessert, your own plate, cup and ware' one gift wrapped to be used as a prize, and donations for the Wh He Elephant Table. Free coffee, sugar, cream, bread, butter, and pop will be provided. For further information, contact the Blue Island Park District Movie Buffs will have two opportunities to see Katherine Hepburn in "Morning a 1933 feature film to be shown at the Blue Island public- library June 6 al 2 p.m and 7 p.m There is no admission charge Abracadabra, anyone? The Blue Island Park district will begin another new magic today at Memorial Park, Lower Level, at 7 p.m. Fees for this class are $20 for park district residents and $30 for non-residents. The class will meet each Thursday, except July 3 and July 10, until Aug 21.

For further information and registration details, call the park district office at 385-3304. custodian and grounds departments in the district 1 'he group cites purchase orders for materials allegedly used for personal matters among its varied complaint Superintendent of the district Dr. Lowell Johnson eclmed to comment on tentative bo ard action or the charges, pending the outcome of Saturday's meeting the board's subsequent approval of minutes of past meetings in connection with the investigation. Johnson said hat disciplinary action, from prob ation to dismissal, could be imposed on the accused cus todial employes i the board found ev idence to prove the allegations. However, John son said, the board may decide to -urtail invcstigatioi for a while for further study.

He added that evidence' to substantiate the allegations are eyewitness" reports, and "one says is, the other says no. Where do you go with that 9 Karen Williarr is, spokesperson for the custodial rievance Committee' told the Sun-Standard that the grou would not be sat isfied with any boar -d action less of dis missal. The meeting will be held at 10 a m. in the Northwest Building, 115th Ridgeland, in Al erendum will pass with a plu- rali ty of votes," Dr Wroblew ski said Moinday. "Should it fail, District 130 wil I be faced with an int olerable houising situation," he added A to the current state of he economy and the upcoming Dr.

Wroblewski said, "Th ere would be no possibility of going ifter a referendum today, with the economic- situation as it is, if it were not for Lincoln and Kerr schools 'being identified as severe life safety violations." He said the board if education woiuld like to "wait for more favora- bl; conditions, but in as much as the grants are available, it makes it very pailatable." If the referendum ails, Dr Wroble wski said he does know presently what would happe in the district "'We will be in a incredible condition if the referen'Jum fails because would still have the problem without the grants," he He said the re ierendum has the support of local government and constituent Parent ai.id Teacher Associations The main concern of the dist rict administrat is with voter apa- 1 hy, he said. If the referendum is passed construction would begin this fall on replacing the i school, which would receive top priority in the project It would accomodate 240 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, plus sixth-gr aders until construction work at the 'Kerr Junior High schoo' I is completed The lory masonry structun would prov 17,600 feet )f area, inclu ding seven classrooms, a gymnasium, and other school speci al rooms, off and storage areas Enrollm enl projections for the ne xt three yea rs at the Lincoln school h( v- er aroun the 240 student populat' ion figure. Renov ation of the Korr facili ties would uegin during the summer of 1977 he would replace 12 a deteriorating a tion arid a considered "antiquated" heatirif and ventilating system. A parent committee working with schfjo'i administrators decided re cent- ly to temporarily house Lincoln stud next a i i sc hools until a new buildin.t; is com- Fourth, fifth and sixth grade Lincoln students are currently I jusscd to ihc Hale, Whitticr and fUovero schools. If the referendum is not pa -s( -d, Dr Wroblewski boundaries would have to be changed within the iistncl and over-crowding of class rooms would result.

Polling places Saturday an Kerr Junior High, 2510 Gruncwal Old Main high school, 12915 Map! San ders school, 13010 S. Divisio Paul Revere school, 123rd and In-gory sLs Lincoln school, 2MO Broad way; Horace Mann school, roadway and Sacramento, Robbins; and Nat a Halo, 135th and Long a Crestwood M. that point Joseph called a 15- girl into the bedroom to look girl told police she al the- gun. This asked Joseph if arid he said, "no the gun was loaded Joseph alleni) pted to pull back the slide again, an when it would not move he pullet 3 the trigger and Ihe went oft' He told police the girl 'was behind hi at the window and Miss Danaher was in the hallway. Police stalef that after Ihe girl was lold Ihe gun i was not loaded she turned away from the younger Bonnema She thei i heard a shot and saw Muss Danahe fall down in the hallway, police 5 jaid Police we re called to the scene by Joseph Fai -rell, 12845 Hoyne Blue Island He told police that he a sitting in the apartmenl kilchen al Ihe linr heard the shol and saw victim fall Recover ed in the apartment was a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun with four live rounds in the magazine and one spent shell in the chamber.

Ifhe fi ance and the girl witness we re vt upset by the shooting de.ath ai id were taken to St. Francis hospital for treatment where Michael Bo.nnerr ia refused, police said Sgt. James Tagler was allegedly kicked in Ihe faci and body while allempling lo res Iraii a Ihe viclim's fiance. ond i for Joseph Bonnema was set Monda at Midlothian branch of circuit c( jurt al $1,000. At his first case heairin Tuesday a continuance was issued i A 2 2-year-old Robbins man was ap- prehe 'nded in Robbins 20 minutes after a 3:22 p.m.

armed robbery Monday at Blue Island Bridal Specialties, 1302C i S. Western Ave. Re ibert Brown, of 13909 Grace, Robbins was positively identified by the brid al store owner in a line-up at the BIui Island police station later Monday Brown was charged by police wit' armed robbery, and his bond wa set at $5,000 Tuesday in the Mid- lot' hian branch of Cook County circuit co 1 urt. The first palrolman on the scene, Patrick Adams, obtained a de- sc -ription of the subject from Ihe bridal i store owner and checked surround- ir ig businesses for any added informal ion Off. Adams found a Park Island driver had jusl dropped off a man filling Ihe descriplion al 139lh and Lydia in Robbins.

She lold Off Adams lhal Ihe man had laid down in Ihe back seal for the duralion of the fare She said the subject did not enter any house al 139th and Lydia, but began walking south on Lydia in-, stead Off. Adams relayed subject's description over ihe police ISPERN nel- work. Afler Ihe informalion was taken by Robbins police, Robbins Deputy Chief Lawrence Moore picked up Brown on sight. Robbins police said the arrest was made on the strength of the description from Blue Island police. Robbins police brought Brown back to the Blue Island police station along wilh Ihree olher subjecls of similar appearance, and a hne-up was con- dueled in Ihe squad room.

During Ihe line-up Brown was idenlified as the offender by Ihe store owner, police said. Brown allegedly walked into Bridal Specialties, asked to see bridal headpieces, and the owner benl down behind the counter lo reach one. When she slraighlened up Brown squirted her in the eyes with a -chemical spray. Off. Adams said.

Police said the owner was forced into the store's room and tied up with an electrical cord from a steam iron. Off. Adams said her feet were also tied with some rope and Brown then emptied the cash register and the owner's purse Police said $24.41 was taken in the armed robbery The offender put the money in a paper bag ahd then hailed a taxi cab. Blue Island police said the ensuing arrest was very fast. Brown was charged wilh armed robbery because chemical spray is now considered a weapon, Off.

Adams said. His bond was set at $5,000, but no court dale was available al press time Barry Ratliff, 18, 3818 Lincoln Robbins, was admitled to St Francis hospital by ambulance Monday at 8:30 p.m. for stab wounds allegedly suffered during a quarrel Robbins police said Theotis Richmond, 24, of Robbins, was arrested after the incident and charged with aggravated battery. Robbins police said the charge is pending the condition of Ratliff, and could be changed to murder. St.

Francis hospital reported Tuesday afternoon Ratliff's condition to be stable. Robbins police said either a "quarrel or fight" broke out between Ratliff and Richmond in fronl of a house al 3427 W. 135th St. Monday evening Richmond admitled lo Ihe slabbing, Robbins police reported, but said he did it in self-defense If Ratliff doe.s not sign a complaint against Rich mond when he is released from the hospital, the aggravated battery charge will be dropped, according to Robbins police 'It's a Small World' Flamenco dancer Nancy Thweatt swirls her skirt in one of the skits in 'It's a Small World', a production of the Calumet school, featuring kindergarten and first grade students in skits, songs, and dances from around the world, Sec the jns-ido picture page for more photo coverage of this unusual for the primary students..