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Streator, Woodland teams lose Friday Lifestyles: teens and sex Illinois teens say parents do not tell them all they want to know about sex, a new statewide survey reveals. Teens say their parents talk more about values than facts when discussing sex. in an era when many teens are sexually active, the survey says. What's more, the parents agree. In another Lifestyle story Monday, a national survey reports that two-thirds of teenage boysxlaime they have had sex with a girl by the age of 15 many with at least three girls but most also said that sex without love is "meaningless." North Central Illinois Conference.

Geneseo pulled away in the second quarter, opening up a 12-point lead by halftime. They held the Bulldogs at bay for the third quarter before putting them away early in the fourth. At Woodland, Aaron Vercimak led the Warriors with 11 points, but they were never really in the game. The Warriors scored the first two points of the game, but M-D-R scored the next 12 points and were never threatened after that. The Warriors are now 4-5 and 0-3 in the Midstate Conference.

On a happier not. Tonica ended a 47-game losing streak with a 55-53 triumph over Toluca in Tri-County action. The Warriors had not won a game since December 1986. The Lostant Rams also sprang an upset in the Tri-County. They beat Roanoke-Benson for the first time since 1980.

The Rams shot 58 percent from the field for the game as they improved their record to 4-5. Local basketball teams continued their losing ways Friday night. Streator lost its sixth straight game in very unimpressive fashion. They turned the ball over 39 times in losing to Geneseo, 61-35. At Woodland High School, the Warriors lost their third in a row as they fell to Minonk-Dana-Rutland.

63-36. Chip Tinder had 13 points to lead the Bulldogs, but no one else scored in double figures. Streator is now 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the Times Streator. Illinois Saturday, December 17. 1988 35 Cents Volume 61, No.

297 'Watch list' has 4 local districts State examines school finances LaRouche decries his fraud conviction By Carol Patterson Times-Press Writer Some of the 150 schools presently on the Illinois State Board of Education's financial watch list may one day become another statistic in the trend towards consolidation, according to Kim Knauer, spokeswoman for the board. Knauer said that in the school year 1980-81, there were 1,010 school districts in Illinois. That compares to 972 school districts in existence for the 1988-89 school year. "The trend towards consolidation has been picking up a little speed due to financial pressures brought on by a drop in assessed valuation, which' impacts on local schools funds, and due to the state backing off in its' financial backing:" Knauer said some of schools on the financial Watch list such as Ot ter Creek-Hyatt, Grand Ridge, Cornell, and Odell, may face the worst-case scenario of having to consider reorganization by annexing and consolidating. "Pooling poverty isn't always the best answer," Knauer said.

Knauer said some schools look to consolidation to wipe away debt, through incentives made possible through the state. That's what Streator Elementary and Eagle districts are now considering. Yet Knauer suggested that schools need to put together a financial management plan, in order to avoid annexation. Knauer said schools should not make cuts so deep that the quality of education is lost. She suggested that officials could be looking at other places to make cuts, or could be looking at the way money is managed, or could be planning Please see List Page 3 Baby, it's cold outside! Recess is fun, but when it's cold, a mass huddle would do fine to replace the usual activities.

Alicia Hays, Traci Heinz and Trisha Landers brace against the this week outside Woodland grade cool weather school. (Times-Press Photo by Paula Gillman) Council race now has three names By Keith Harrison Times-Press Writer Former mayoral candidate Frank Verdiramo filed his petition for the spring City Council election on Friday, thus assuring a contested race for the two available seats. Councilmen Ed Brozak and Richard Conner, who currently hold the available seats, already have filed. City Clerk Jean Kimes said Friday afternoon that no other peti tions had been taken out. The last day to file petitions is Monday, from 8 a.m.

to 5 If five or more candidates file, there will be a primary election Feb. 28. The top four candidates would go on to the general election on April 4. Candidates names will be placed on the ballot in the order that petitions were filed: Brozak first, Conner second, Verdiramo third. Verdiramo, 47, says he is a self-employed research specialist.

He placed last in the 1987 mayoral primary and waged an unsuccessful bid for city commissioner in 1983, but predicted that he will be more successful this time. "I can't lose," Verdiramo said. "My vote will come from the general populace. Many people know me in this city." Verdiramo said his campaign will focus on energy and environmental issues. The prospects of any other contenders for the race appear dim.

Two former councilmen, for ex didates they support. Dell was non-committal on rating the current council's performance. "I think they're trying," he said. And succeeding? "I don't know," Dell said. "That will be up to the taxpayers, I guess." Neumann refused to discuss the current council.

The other former member of the council, Florian Centko, was unavailable for comment. ample, have expressed no interest in returning to their seats. "I am still vitally interested in the city of Streator," said former mayor Art Dell. "But I have no intention of running for council." Former councilman Larry Neumann was nearly as resolute. "I'm pretty close to ruling it out," Neumann said.

"I really haven't given it that much thought. But I'm busy with other things that I'm doing." Both men refused to say which, if any, of the three current can ALEXANDRIA, Va. (UPI) -Political extremist Lyndon LaRouche denounced his mail fraud conviction as a "gross, disgusting, obscene miscarriage of justice" and said he expects to be killed in prison. LaRouche, convicted in federal court Friday, said he felt no remorse about his conviction because he did not bilk investors of more than $30 million. "Why should LaRouche retorted at a news conferece after his conviction Friday in U.S.

District Court. "I didn't do anything wrong." He said it was the government's fault that the lenders, most of them elderly people, lost their money because it forced his organization into backruptcy before the loans could be repaid. "I'm amazed, absolutely amazed," LaRouche said of the verdict shortly after the jury left the courtroom. The jury convicted LaRouche and six associates of mail fraud in borrowing the money for his many political organizations without intending to repay any of it. All seven were free on their own recognizance pending appeal.

The jury also convicted the 66-year-old perennial presidential candidate of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by concealing income to avoid taxes. "This is a gross, disgusting, obscene miscarriage of justice," LaRouche said at the news conference. "We had a runaway jury that just went all the way with no regard for the facts." LaRouche also said the trial was an effort by the government to kill him once he is in jail. "I expect to be killed; a soldier does," LaRouche said. "I will not live in prison." The jury delivered 48 convictions against the seven defendants a day and a half after the government concluded its case against them.

U.S. District Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. set sentencing for Jan. 27.

LaRouche, who was indicted on 13 counts, faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count, or 65 years in prison and $3.2 million in fines. LaRouche and his associates still face charges of obstruction of justice in Boston by hampering a grand jury investigation into a $1 million credit card scam to help finance his 1984 presidential campaign. The defendants showed little emotion at the verdicts, although one, fund-raiser Joyce Rubinstein, wept outside the courtroom. The other defendants were chief fund-raiser William Wertz, head legal officer Edward Spannaus and fund-raisers Michael Bill-ington, Paul Greenberg, and Dennis Small. Assistant U.S.

Attorney John Markham said he was gratified at the verdicts but did not consider them a victory. Satanism in LaSalle County? Think twice, deputies suggest damage to property or theft or killing of livestock. "These are self-styled satanists, rather than traditional satanists," Templeton said. "We investigate the law when it is broken," Templeton said. "We're here to talk about ritualistic crime.

We, don't investigate churches," Templeton said. "If you" want to worship a garbage can, you can." The two deputies advised the staff members signs of symbolism related to satanism. They described the various symbols including an written inside of a circle which is a display of total anarchy and a double-edged ax turned upside down, which is the opposite of justice. Templeton said, "Satanists are not the dregs of society. They come from all socio-economic groups.

It's getting more widespread than it ever has been. We're not going to say there is a satanist around every tree. We're just saying watch and see what's going on. It's a very bad trip to get into." The two added gruesome details of the religious practice including the killing a baby for its blood used in a group's rituals and the story of a sacrifice of a woman and her newborn baby. "There are things that when you hear them will just boggle your mind," Simpko said.

By Don Hrabal Times-Press City Editor Local authorities are hoping a visible increase in satanistic practices in LaSalle County and elsewhere is a passing fad. Two LaSalle County sheriff's officers Gary Sim-pko and Tom Templeton addressed "satanism" to a group of Woodland School teachers and staff members this week. Evidence of alleged satanic symbols, such as those found spray-painted on walls or bridges, have led to more training for the department. But the officers see most of it as "dabbling" by young people and not actual membership or organized satanic practices. Templeton said the popularity of the fad affects both boys and girls.

"They seem to be most susceptible from junior high school age and on up," he said. "Most kids are looking at it as a fad," Templeton said. "Hopefully, it will just fade away. Let's hope it's not something the kids really want to get into. It can destroy their lives and possibly the lives of others." The sheriff's office involvement starts when a crime is committed.

Crimes commonly associated with satanism are Landfill planning takes first step at budget hearing By Pam Powers Times-Press Writer The tentativ budget for the first step of the plan that will eventually decide where a LaSalle County landfill will be located is scheduled for a public hearing later this month. The hearing is set for Dec. 27 in the LaSalle County complex county board room. The budget was developed to apply for an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grant to deal with the thorny landfill issue in the county. Phase I is the fact-finding part of a two-part solid waste plan required by the state for counties with populations over 100,000.

The plan must be adopted by March 1991. During this phase, officials need to study the current status of solid waste in the county, including the amount produced and exported and how much new capacity is needed. The IEPA has reported that the county can handle its waste for about another seven years. Numerous questions have been raised about the landfill project including where it would be located and if garbage will be imported from the Chicago area, Krogulski said. "Those questions are really not germane to our (the committee's) thinking right now," Krogulski said.

Krogulski said the issue can get heated and he hopes it doesn't cloud the efforts of the committee to come up with a feasible plan that is best for the county. He added that the committee is striving to disperse as much information about their activities as possible and to take public concerns into consideration. The second part of the implementation plan would be to consider waste handling and disposal options. The state's Solid Waste Management Act has established five priorities for managing waste, running from preferred options of volume reduction and reuse and recycling to the less favorable landfilling of wastes. LaSalle County's tentative budget is set at $29,301.

Krogulski said the anticipates paying about 30 percent of The total, or $8,790. The rest, or $20,511, the Solid Waste Management Committee expects to come from the IEPA grant set aside to help counties study the needs of their county. Krogulski said it has not been determined from what source the county's share of the Phase I cost would be taken from. He added that the money would have to come from the county budget. Most of the Phase I budget is planned to pay for work done by the LaSalle County Health Department.

Health department employees are expected to work over 800 hours at a cost of over $12,000 to Please see Landfill Page 3 Guns N' Roses hot Knowledge masters Extra mileage Ann Landers repeats a Paul Harvey broadcast from December 1979. The broadcast was tittedy "AND A NEW PAIR OF having to do -with long, hours, hard work and low pay? A man and wife would have to live in a dingy one-room walk-up. But there is a fringe benefit: You get a new pair of shoes. Harvey talks about the Salvation Army in Flair, Page 6. A team of 17 Streator High School students participated in the annual Knowledge Master Open academic contest Dec.

7. Out of a possible 2,000 points, Streator students scored 1,213 points, and finished 31 out of the 69 Illinois schools that competed. See Community, Page 3. Today's Index Classified 12, 18 Comics 11 Community 3 Editorial 4 Entertainment 14 Flair 6 Hospital Notes 3 Obituaries 3 Police Beat 3 Sports 7-10 Weather 2 Guns N' Roses had a lock on the top two spots in the local charts last week. Lies and Appetite for Destruction were ranked No.

1 and No. 2. Their single, Welcome to the Jungle, was ranked No. 7 across the country in single charts. Appetite for Destruction, meanwhile, ranked fourth in national album sales.

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