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MM Mn j1 11 in I'orihorn f.ladicon Counfy MTH YEAR NO. 270 15 CENTS West Gentral schoo Today's News hears requests 4 I I I t' I 1 1. I A V1r' I -v 1 1 vf A 1 Vj' Hit 1 -1 minimum rt immiriDiTIi uiijjl.i i board Over a dozen items were discussed during a lengthy meeting of the West Central School Board Wednesday night including some rather unusual requests. Superintendent Dale Prough conveyed to the board a request from a man belonging to the Dunkard religious sect, asking that his son be allowed to leave school after the eighth grade. "The father, who is a carpenter, feels he can teach his child the skills of a craftsman at home.

He feels this would benefit the child much more than what he could leam in school," Prough said. The superintendent said he understands it is part of the Dunkard beliefs that the eighth grade is as far as a child should go in school. But it is against the law to take a child out of school admonished to not keep double sets of records. Bids for a mini- bus to transport special education students were taken by the board, but were rejected because they did not meet specifications. The board will contact the firms involved for newbids.

The board also received a quotation from Letro-Communications Co. of Anderson for a radio system to allow the superintendent to communicate with WC schools in case of emergency. The warning system presented did not allow for two-way communication, so the board asked the company for a revised proposal. The school calendar for the 1975-76 school year will revert to the six- week grading period last used two years ago. growth in Lapel Thursday.

Fifty homes and 60 to 75 mobile homes will go up there the next year, which may necessitate expansion the the Lapel School, Mills said. An open- record policy, conforming to new federal laws, was approved by the board. An outline of the new policy, which allows parents the right to inspect and correct (if inaccurate) all of their childrens' school records, is available at the superintendent's of flee. All records currently on file for both students and teachers are currently being purged, Prough said. "I think the philosophy of this is good," he told the board.

"Too often an individual gets tagged in the lower grades and it may end up costing him a job or opportunity later on in life." He said all principals have been Memorial Hospital as he left the hospital where he has been a patient since October 28. (UPI Telephoto) FORMER PRESIDENT Richard Nixon stands up and is assisted into a limousine by a Secret Service man and nurse Andrea Evanson at Long Beach on km Israielirminister claims U.N. ignored his speech MS 11 LONG BEACH, Calif. (UPI) A weak and underweight Richard Nixon convalesced at home in San Clemente today, with his doctors worrying that the Watergate court's medical examiners may subject him to unnecessary strain. Nixon, pale and shaky in pajamas and robe, appeared to totter as he left Long Beach UNITED NATIONS (UPI) -Israeli Ambassador Yosef Te-koah has7 accused the General Assembly of trying to muzzle him during the U.N.

debate on Palestine. The assembly voted 75-23 with IB abstentions Thursday to back its Arab president, Ab-delaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, in 'limiting each nation to just one major address during the debate. Tekoah said Bouteflika's proposal was the latest evidence of his anti-Israeli "bias." He said the Algerian diplomat gave Palestine guerrilla leader before age 16, Prough noted The board took the request under advisement. The board delayed action on a request from a man asking for tuition to -allow two children living with him and his wife to attend West Central schools. An attorney representing the couple said they have not adopted the children yet, but are attempting todoso.

Some members balked at a request from the mother of a blind child that the board pay transportation costs for the child to attend the Indianapolis School for the Such payment is optional according to law. The board postponed action until it could be determined whether the woman wanted subsidy for daily or weekly trips. Board president Howard Mills said he made a survey of housing Yasser Arafat honors usually reserved for a head of state. "Ther is only one Israel, but there are 20 Arab states," Tekoah declared. He said the vote was an attempt to "muzzle Israel's freedom to speak." Tekoah had signed up to speak each day in an effort to counter the Arab speeches.

Diplomats already worried by the inflexibility displayed by Tekoah and Arafat in their addresses Wednesday said the speech limitation had never before been imposed in the 29-year history of the United Nations. accountable for its 1974 mandate. Most of the questions from the regular White House correspondents and the members of Sigma Delta Chi, the professional journalists' society, dealt with the economy. Ford again rejected a tax on gasoline and repeatedly opposed wage and price controls, calling them "just absolutely the wrong approach to the solution of a weakening economy." Ford admitted 6ne economic indicator unemployment will increase, but he said no economist has indicated to him M7 II Morman missionaries are murdered in Texas Ford claims inflation receding AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) -Mormon missionaries Gary Darley and Mark Fischer felt sorry for church dropout Robert Elmer Kleason and as a result spent their Monday nights off talking to him about religion, their faith and their church.

Police say Kleason, 42, who fancied himself a big game hunter and liked to have his SOUTH BEND (UPI) Policeman Thomas DeRue, 28, was shot to death Thursday as he responded to a holdup alarm from a downtown clothing store. Police a short time later arrested Robert Fultz, 22, in a hotel two blocks away, and held him on a preliminary murder charge. INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Gov. Otis Bo wen Thursday maintained the position that state patronage employes cannot be fired solely for failure to contribute to the Republican party. Bowen's statement came after the State Employes Association complained that a highway worker had been fired for refusing to contribute.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Republican state legislators met today to choose their 1975 leadership. Senate President pro tern Phillip Gutman of Fort Wayne was expected to retain that post, while in the House, Rep. Kermit was expected to be named minority leader. He was House speaker during the past two years when Republicans held the majority in the House. INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) The U.

S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago Thursday refused to remove Federal Judge S. Hugh Dillin from the continuing Indianapolis school desegregation case. Indiana Attorney General. Theodore Sendak had requested Dillin' removal.

Snow flurries continued in Indiana today in the wake of a winter storm which dumped up to eight inches of snow on north portions of the state late Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures fell to wintry levels for the first time this season and indications were they would stay there awhile. PHOENIX, Ariz. (UPI) President Ford spoke to the members of Sigma Delta Chi, the professional journalists' society, Thursday night. In a question-and-answer session, most of the questions dealt with the economy.

The President said inflation is "starting to recede," but that he still supports his legislative proposals for repairing the economy. He issued a challenge to the Congress to help do something about it. United Mine Worker's President Arnold Miller said a 38-member bargaining council would resume consideration of the contract tentatively agreed, on this morning The council wound up an eight-hour session early Friday without taking a vote. Miller said he still felt the contract was "a good one," and that the council had about 19 more items to go through before voting. The bargaining council must accept the proposed contract before it can be ratified by the union membership.

WASHINGTON (UPI) -In order to determine whether the CIA tried to steer the FBI away from the Watergate cover-up, U.S. District Court Judge John J. Sirica Thursday ordered former CIA chief Richard Helms flown to Washington for questioning. Helms, now ambassador to Iran, may be the only man who really knows. AUSTIN, Tex.

(UPI) Church dropout Robert Elmer Kleason, who fancied himself a big game hunter killed two Mormon missionaries, Gary Darley and Mark Fischer, and dismembered his body after the two evidently tried to talk him into returning to the church. Kleason was committed to a federal prison iiustmai ai opuiigneiu, Wednesday for 90 days of psychiatric tests. PHOENIX, Ariz. (UPI) -President Ford says inflation is "starting to recede," that he still supports his legislative proposals for repairing the economy, and he challenged Congress to help do something about it. In a question-and-answer session Thursday night, Ford showed a combative, campaigning spirit despite the defeat of of many of the GOP candidates he fought for in October.

He indicated that he would pattern his actions after the first president he ever met, Harry S. Truman, and hold Congress M-G school board adopts record policy The diplomats had hoped the invitation to Arafat would lead to a dialogue defusing the explosive Middle East situation, which has sparked four wars in a quarter-century. Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas denounced by Israel as "terrorists and murderers," flew to Cuba Thursday after urging the assembly to help create a Palestinian nation. In Israel, Foreign Minister Yigal Allon summoned the ambassadors of 50 nations to urge opposition to any Arab- that it will go above 7 per cent. The way to solve the problems, he said, is to pass his economic proposals.

"I happen to think we've got two problems: a weakening economy and inflation that's too high," Ford said. "The proposals that I submitted 31 in number try to meet both. And at the moment I see no justification for any major revisions." This included his "Constructive proposal" of a 5 per cent surtax for middle and upper incomes, which faces a tough time in Congress. It "would iter 1 backed resolution introduced at the U.N. debate.

Allon said the resolution undoubtedly would give "further encouragement to the extreme elements in the Arab world that are pushing the region into renewed warfare." He labeled Arafat's speech rhetoric and' verbal posturing." Lebanese President Suleiman Franjieh, considered a moderate, delivered a low-key speech Thursday asking the assembly to help Palestinian people left (Continued on Page 3) affect only 28 per cent of the personal income taxpayers" whom, he suggested, might be willing to sacrifice a few cents a day to help whip inflation. The prospect of a face-off with Congress came up again and again. Ford said Congress will have to act on the economy, has been dragging its heels on the Nelson Rockefeller nomination for the vice presidency, hurt him by objecting to aid to Turkey during the Cyprus dispute and of the long period of Democratic control he (Continued on Page 3) t7l mr sl unstable blood pressure, which shoots up under even minor stress, such as conversation with a friend or thinking about a problem. That increases the danger of internal bleeding, because of the anticoagulation drugs Nixon must take, he sail Reporters asked Lungren whether the upcoming examina- (Continued on Page 3) Austin but not at all active in the last five or six months." Kleason had begun attending Sunday school, church and Bible classes regularly at a Pentecostal diurch in Burnet. "I think most of all they were interested in trying to help him," said Frank McCullough, local bishop of the Church of (Continued on Page 3) committee, currently conducting a study of student' vocational needs.

Discussed repair costs, the feasibility of hiring bus maintenance personnel and plans to advertise for school bus bids. It was announced that an Area School Board meeting will be held at Carmel on November 21. Kodery WM Sayi "The whole financial structure of Wall Streetv. cfvomoH tn fait nn tho mom (art that the Federal Reserve Bank raised the amount of interest. Any business that can't survive a 1 per cent raise must be skating on thin ice.

"Why, even' the poor farmers took a raise of from 6 to 10 per cent, with another 10 per cent to get a loan from a bank. It took all that to break him and nobody connected with the government paid any attention. But let Wall Street have a and the whole country has to help get them back in bed again. August 12, 1929. Slect4 and tdlttd by Bryan Slr ling.

rlohtt rtierved for tnt Will Roocrj Memorial Memorial Hospital Thursday, ending a 23-day stay in which he came close to death following surgery. His doctors said he would be confined to bed at San Clemente, except for very short periods on his feet. Dr. John Lungren, Nixon's personal physician, again said he was worried about Nixon's best trophies mounted by a taxidermist neighbor, killed the young churchmen, dismembered their bodies and con- cealed parts near his trailer house. "They felt sorry for him," said fellow missionary Brant Hardcastle.

"Kleason always told them about how the church treated him wrong. He was a member of the church here in hearing for deletion of what they may consider "inappropriate" information contained in their child's record. The board in general felt they had been forced by the Federal Government to accept the new records policy which imposes federal restriction on administrative handling of student knew they had no choice but to approve the policy change. 1 In other action, the board Accepted the resignation of M-G vocational agriculture instructor Robert Henman on reasons, effective Jan. 11, 1975.

Raised the rent on use of the gymnasium from to $10 for the first two hours, and from $4 to $5 for each hour following. Approved a tornado warning plan for disaster- preparedness in compliance with state regulations. Approved the request for additional appropriations of $11,400 to cover unseen expenses in transportation, maintenance and transfer accounts. Heard a report from Supt. Harold Dick on the progress of the area vocational planning WEATHER Mostly cloudy, rather windy and continued cold today with chance of a few light snow flurries.

Partly cloudy and a.s ljttle colder tonight. Increas-' ing cloudiness and not so cold Saturday with slight chance Of a little snow in afternoon. Highs today mid 30s. Lows tonight 20. to 24.

1 fjg Ik FAIRMOUNT The Madison-Grant School Board had no alternative but to approve an amendment to the students record policy giving the parents the right to examine their child's school records. The school board Tuesday night regretfully approved the amendment conforming to Federal guidelines which opens student records to only parents and professional staff. With the parents approval the records may also be open for any other agency to examine the records. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, signed into law on Aug. 21, will allow a student's parents to have access to academic, social, economic, and behavioral data collected by school administrations after Jan.

1,1975. In addition the school system must keep a record of all persons who examine a student's file, including the data, title, and purpose of the person seeking information on a student. A parent may also request a Guide Lamp layoffs (nfinue GuideLamp Division of General Motors today announced the layoff of another 190 Syes in a further reduction of its production schedules. Guide had placed 274 persons on layoff the previous four weeks. All layoffs to date have been of non- seniority employes and are listed as indefinite layoffs.

I 1 fT 11 I tor Jt. against inflation and predicted that while the recession will worsen the nation faces nothing like the great depression of the 1930's. (UPI Telephoto) PRESIDENT GERALD FORD, addressing the convention of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, said in Phoenix, Ariz. Thursday the U.S. has turned the corner in the fight.