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Veteran Muncie teacher, community activist Ruth Ellen Redd dies

Ruth Redd

Special to The Muncie Times Retired Muncie Community Schools teacher Ruth Ellen Redd died April 18. She was 86. Her final days were spent in St. Vincent Hospice and in her Muncie home under the care of St. John Hospice. Ruth Ellen Rhinehart was bom Feb. 23, 1925, in Connersville, Ind., to Rieman and Louise (Keene) Rhinehart. She was a Muncie resident for 65 years. Her funeral was Tuesday at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Long officiating. She attended and grad-

uated from Connersville High School in 1944. In 1948, she graduated from Ball State Teachers' College, where she studied French, English and Spanish. At Ball State, she was a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. She taught high school Spanish and junior college French in Kansas City, Kan.. After 2 years in Kansas, she returned to Muncie and obtained a job with the Muncie Housing Authority. In 1950 she married Roscoe Redd and became permanent Muncie resident. The couple had one daughter, Carolyn Redd Reeves.

In 1954 she began teaching at Longfellow Elementary School. In 1962 she moved to Kuhner Junior High School where she taught Spanish, English and social studies. At this time, she earned a graduate certificate in guidance. She started the guidance classes for 9th graders at Kuhner. In 1970 she became the director of guidance at Kuhner. Later, she moved to Muncie Central High School she taught Spanish and was a part-time guidance counselor. When she retired, in 1988, she was a full-time guidance counselor. continued on page 3

As gas pump prices bite, president urges congressional leaders to end gas, oil tax breaks, invest in green energy

WASHINGTON, D.C.As gas prices continue to soar, passing the $4 mark per gallon in most states and approaching $5 per gallon in California, President Barack is urging congressional leaders to act. The embattled president, who faces serious political and electoral risks if the problem continues, Tuesday sent a letter urging the congressional majority and minority

leaders to act. The letter read: "I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to eliminate unwarranted tax breaks for the oil and gas industry, and to use those dollars to invest in clean energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. "High oil and gasoline prices are weighing on the minds and pocket-

books of every American family. While our economy has begun to recover, with 1.8 million private sector jobs created over the last 13 months, too many Americans are still struggling to find a job or simply just to pay the bills. The recent steep increase in gas prices, driven by increased global demand and compounded by unrest and continued on page 5

President Barack Obama