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i- wins entry to regional softball final Page 9 KMiPMPlii rtfa -1 -r-r fiiif ilii t-'- Jfc Springfield news-Sun 1 Levies cuts proposed to pay for school repairs Undercover drug operation nets 21 By Keith Streitenberger Nn8ia Staff Writer I Board weighs funding plans munity the size of Clark but drugs will remain a continuing problem The drug investigation which resulted in the arrest of 21 people on 48 indictments was a joint effort of the Sheriffs Department the Springfield Police Division and the prosecutor's office More arrests were expected ence at his headquarters believe it (the arrests) will have an influence on the sale and availability (of crack and cocaine) in he said Prosecutor Stephen Schumaker said he believes the crackdown on drug trafficking working to an extent aware of our efforts" He said law officers disrupt the flow (of drugs) in a com The arrest of 2 1 people on drug trafficking charges Monday night signals a concerted effort to fight crack and cocaine trafficking in Clark County according to Sheriff Gene Kelly is not the end this is the beginning' Kelly said during a Tuesday morning news confer- By Dan Hughea NcwkSub Staff Writer Schumaker Kelly See ARRESTS on Page 4 1989 budget is squeezed to buy roofs Senate near vote on treaty By Dan Hughea News-Sua Staff Writer 1 Knight-Ridder News Service WASHINGTON Senate leaders of both parties Tuesday moved to cut off a conservative filibuster against the Intermediate-range Nuclear Weapons Treaty raising hopes that the treaty City Board of Education mem- ben are counting on a mild winter and a generous Teamsters Union to help generate $750000 to put roofe on South High School and the Jefferson Building and a boiler in Kenton Elementary School Treasurer Nancy Boerger said her office preliminarily has cut by 10 percent 1989 appropriations for maintenance contracts putt chased services utilities materials and supplies new equipment and replacement parts- vy -'Boerger also said she eliminated planned 5 percent inflationary increases for those funds which brings the actual cut lO percent No work has been done on the budgets for wages and hinge benefits she said 7 Other cuts were made to raise the $750000: rr No salary increase" is projected for support personnel although their Teamsters contract City Board of Education members Tuesday weighed four proposals on how to pay for repair and maintenance of district buildings and spent almost as much time on a plan that never officially made it to the table Besides considering two similar proposals for 35-mill 20-year bond issues recommended last week board members on Tuesday received proposals from: Larry Spicer 236 St George Place for a 3-mill five-year permanent improvement levy Mary Haynes 1 105 Sundown Rd for consolidation of students into one high school reduction of administrative expenses by 25 percent elimination of duplicate programs and adjustment of curriculum to basic educational Almost as much debate was devoted to a plan that was not submitted one that was being formulated by the Alliance for Excellence in Education which opposed the 9-mill five-year permanent improvement levy which failed May 3 In a prepared statement alliance spokeswoman Phyllis Lantz Sielke said that her group met with Supt James A Frantz on Friday to outline its plan but made no headway because the plan was not in writing But Sielke argued that the meeting was taped and that the tape is available for board members' review The alliance earlier had recommended a 32-mill five-year permanent improvement levy as an alternative to the issue which failed May 3 Sielke said that Frantz did not stipulate the medium of the presentation added that the public not back a $19 million to $20 million package no matter how you See CUTS on Page 4 ypy i News-Sun photo by Bob Ross will be ratified in time for President Reagan's arrival in Moscow this weekend wSptj BMA Although there were still several critical obstacles to Robert Byrd overcome including the continuing bitter opposition by conservative Republicans Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd D-WVa told President Reagan he expected the Senate to approve the treaty by Friday it would accommodate the president to have it before the summit let's give it to Byrd later told reporters President Reagan leaves Washington Wednesday for Helsinki Finland where he will rest and prepare for the summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev But the president does not arrive in Moscow until Sunday giving the Senate a few more days to complete its work on the treaty signed here last December by Reagan and Gorbachev White House Chief of StafT Howard Baker a former Senate leader is planning to remain in Washington to lobby his former colleagues and could then take the treaty to Moscow once it is approved Byrd and Minority Leader Bob Dole R-Kan stood together on the Senate floor in a display of combined power as they filed a cloture motion to end the conservative filibuster The Senate is expected to vote to close off debate sometime early Thursday Making monsters wrap it and insisted are tired of Xeroxing copies that evidently end up quickly in the wastebasket" Those comments brought an uncharacteristically angry response from Frantz who said he was repulsed and certainly professionally about what he called a misrepresentation session they took the responsibility saying that their mom's work was inside Shannon and Sean are the children of Jan and Dick O'Neal 2630 Cavins Dr Shannon O'Neal 3 left and brother Sean 5 play on their front porch creating "monsters" out of Play-Doh Asked whose job It was to clean up after the monstrous See SCHOOLS on Page 4 Noxious smoke may have caused ills By Mizell Stewart III Newt-Sun Staff Writer have mentioned it" she said Lee decided to have all his personnel at the scene tested because he said he want to take any chances talked to the doctor in the emergency room and he thought diagnostic blood tests should be taken of everybody in the Fire Division Lt Bill Auckerman stored in the warehouse could be the cause However Snyder said we may think about is conjecture at this Results of the tests will be available within the next two weeks according to a hospital spokesperson During the height of the blaze Monday nearby residents were advised to shut off air conditioners and close doors and windows be At least 1 1 firefighters were treated at local hospitals for skin irritation eye irritation and facial bums The remainder have undergone blood tests at Mercy Medical Center in an effort to pinpoint the cause of the problems Acting Fire Chief Donald Lee and Capt Larry Snyder of the Fire Prevention Bureau said the thick black smoke generated by burning roofing materials wood and other items cause of the smoke Judy Duffey an emergency room supervisor at Mercy said Tuesday no members of the public have yet complained of the symptoms experienced by the firefighters A nursing supervisor at Community Hospital who declined to be identified said she was -not aware that anyone besides firefighters was affected sure if we had several (cases) someone would The combination of burning materials at a warehouse fire Monday may have caused the skin and eye irritations which sent about 90 firefighters to area hospitals for treatment or tests Arson is suspected as the cause of the $100000 blaze at 256 Linden Ave See FIRE on page 4 Chakeres buys mall cinemas Outside By Peg Melnik Newi-Sun Staff Writer Home town gets boost Debate du jour: Restaurant tips or service fees? Associated Press Hollywood musical star Donald reprised the title song of his most famous movie Singing in The Rain in Danville 111 and sang the Danville High School fight song accompanied by actor The company also owns the State Cinema at 19 Fountain Ave the Regent Cinema at 1 17 Limestone SL and the Melody Cruise-In Auto Theater at 4025 National Rd Chakeres said the pending sale of 24 of his screens in Dayton play a role in the mall transaction National Amusements Inc the seventh largest movie chain in the country will acquire the Dayton screens Sept 1 Chakeres said he began negotiating with General Cinemas Corp for the mall cinemas in January before the Dayton deal surfaced had heard General Cinemas were selling some theaters in the East in a trade publication so I approached Chakeres said He declined to disclose the price he paid General Cinemas which has operated the cinemas at the mall since the' early 1970 No one from General Cinemas was available for comment Chakeres Theaters has monopolized the market for movie-goers in Springfield with the acquisition of Upper Valley Mall Cinemas I II and III The company now operates all six Springfield movie theaters Michael Chakeres president of the company said the purchase effective today will allow the company to be more competitive with Day-ton and Columbus in showing new releases going to try to show all the finest newest movies available from he said Chakeres said Tuesday he plans to add more screens to the mall cinema complex hire more employees and refurbish the cinemas But he said he couldn't elaborate on the financial investment or speculate on the number of employees he'll hire Gene Hackman comedians Dick and Jerry Van Dyke and pianist Bobby Short The five Danville natives all returned Monday to the eastern Illinois city to do a benefit for the resto- Today: mostly sunny high in the mid 60s Tonight: mostly clear and cool low about 40 Details Page 2 See CHAKERES on Page 4 CHICAGO cooking at the National Restaurant Association convention? The debate du jour is whether to tip or not to tip Some restaurateurs are calling for a switch to a flat service charge as is common in Europe But many find the idea unappetizing A federal tax law that went into effect Jan 1 requires restaurants to pay taxes on tips And if waiters fudge on the amount of tips they get the Internal Revenue Service can hold restaurants liable for taxes on the unreported gratuities Proponents of a service charge say that among other things it would make tax-related paperwork easier and would make cheating harder face it There are hundreds of thousands of waiters earning $40000 and declaring said Susan Wine who helps run the expensive Quilted Giraffe which replaced tips with' a service charge three years ago law never brought the owner in Wine said Tuesday from New York never made him a co-conspirator It always said he know hurt him Reagan criticized for trade bill veto Associated Press Gene Hackman ration of the 104-year-old Fischer Theater think it's an investment in the future of the said Short think that Danville must have a downtown and the Fischer is a vital part of downtown Alan Thomann a spokesman for the Vermilion Heritage Foundation which is raising funds to restore the abandoned Fischer said it was the first time all five Danville-born stars had appeared together Thomann noted Hackman and Jerry Van Dyke both worked as ushers at the Fischer the two-thirds majority required but it was thought unlikely that the Senate would go along whenit considers the override after next week's Memorial Day recess Sixty House Republicans defected from the administration and voted to override Only one Democrat Robert Mrazek of New York a strong advocate of free trade voted to sustain the president Lawmakers said Reagan's action represented the launching of a major campaign issue happen to think it's a better issue for the Democrats than for the said WASHINGTON President Reagan vetoed a major trade bill for the second time in three years Tuesday and the House swiftly countered by voting to enact the measure over his objections am convinced this bill will cost jobs and damage our economic Reagan said in focusing his veto message on a provision that would require companies to give their employees notice of plant closings and large-scale layoffs Within hours the House voted 308-113 to override the veto The margin was well above More People Page 5 changed and now the big places will have to face up to millions of dollars in tax Telephone 328-0300 Free long distance calls 1-800-441 -NEWS See VETO on Page 4 -F I.