Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1964 — Page 8

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New Vocational School System Is Outlined INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Legislation to set up a new vocational education system tp, replace the almost new Indiana Vocational Technical College is being drawn up for presentation to the 1965 Indiana General Assembly. Governor Welsh and Luke White, Covington, chairman of a committee named by Welsh to s udy post-high school vocational education, unveiled the new plan at a joint news conference Wednesday Welsh said the plan, calling for establishment of 10-20 regional institutions around the state, will “bring order out of chaos” which now exists with the numerous post-high school education programs. The Indiana Voca’ional Technical College, created by the 1963 Legislature to provide training for Hoosiers who do not go on to college, will be scrapped. under the, new plan, White said the college, which still exists largely on paper, is "• remedy not adequate to the needs.” New Board Planned The seven-member board to coordinate the various vocational and technical education programs will take over the role originally planmd for the college. It also will administer the new flood of federal vocational education funds which now go to the Indiana Department of Public Instruction. The State Board of Education will continue to be responsible for vocational programs in the public schools, including adult education programs. A , new network of Indiana Polytechnical Institutes to be governed by a 15-member board of regents will be created under the plan to handle other pos’-hlgh school education. White said the program, which has the unanimous support of his committee calls for spending as much as S3O million to set up the network of regional schools. He said operating expenses are estimated at SBOO annually per student with construction costs of $1 million to $1.5 million for each school. The plan calls for the greater part of construction funds to be raised

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Speech Class Aids , In School Program The speech class of Decatur high school, under the direction of speech teacher Tony Kelly, has been working for several weeks in preparation for the annual Christmas program at the school. ‘The class will present several Nativity scenes to coincide with the music of ‘The Song.of Christmas,” Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. “Our class will act as scene characters and the narrator of the dialogue,” Kelly said. “My part L to direct the dialogue and k< » eve ything running smoothly.” • T|ie Christmas program changes it scenery’, characters and music from year to year and the perfo man-c is always a fine production. Ch racte-s in the tableau are: Mar y. Sheri Affolder; Joseph, Dave Smith: Arch angel, Lynn Lehman: supporting angels, Janeen E Hex, Joann Kallenberger; wiaemen, Dave Adams, Max Elliott. Mark Jones; and shepherds, Derryl Grote, Carolyn Lcsluk, Tim Magley and Pat Beam, Richard Anderson will b> the narrator for the December 29 pageant. 'Die p-ogram, open to the public. enjoyed a good attendance last year. Christmas Presents Damaged By Fire The Decatur fire department this morning answered a call to extinguish a fire at the Russell Owens residence, 322 N. Fifth Street. The fire, which started In a pile of Christmas presents next to a heater, was quickly extinguished. Decatur fire chief Cedric Fisher said that about 50 to 100 dollars damage was done to th o pres n’s Ito added that there was also some smoke damage in the upstairs bedroom when* the fire occurred.

locally with the federal government putting up alxiut one-third of the money. About two-thirds of the operating funds would come from federal and i state sources with the rest raised locally. Tuition Charge Possible Whi’e said the local share of the operating funds could possibly be raised by charging tuition at the schools. He said that In contrast to the $2 million in federal funds available to the state last year, there will be $4.4 million this year, $5.8 million in 1965-66 and $7 million in 1966-67. However, he sad, the committee believes tha’ during the next two years the state will be able to spend only about he $lO million included in the proposed 1965-67 budge* for the Itidmna Vocational Technical Welsh said that with this amount -df'Tixleral money avail-, able “it becomes critically important to have orderly training without duhHeatlon,” White said there are numerous sources of federal funds, some of which the state is now losing His coTn+ni'tee said .that all available funds “should be used and matched and imj permitted to lapse unless the purpose of the federal funds Is wholly inconsistent with the s ate program.”

Plan Approach To Russia On Weapons' Ban PARIS (UPD - The Western nuclear powers plan an approach to Russia early in the new year for an agreed ban on the spread of nuclear weapons, diplomatic sources said today. The United Sates and Britain, in particular, are inidngly j. rturbed by the ; - oect of gradual nuclear i I i teration. Loth nuclear powers were .nd .to be anxious to halt the spread of nuciead weapons and honeful of enlisting Russian cooperation in a pact to accomplish this. Rod China’s recent explosion of her first, nuclear device and repirts that another explosion Is imminent have heightened American and British fears. Underlying Force France’s-* determina’ion to have her own nuclear force at ail costs was underlined privately and publicly in ministerial discussions at the NATO conference here. The fact that U. S. Secretary of Sta’e Dean Rusk expressed T>ersonally to President Charles de Gaulle American concern about the continuing spread of

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Four Deaths Boost State Traffic Toll By United Preae International Four deaths Wednesday raised Indiana’s 1964 traffic toll to at least 1,330 compared with 1,263 this time last year. The latest victim was William

nuclear weapons waa considered significant among leaders of the alliance gathered here. Rusk met wi’h De Gaulle I Wednesday. The issue of nuclear non-dissemination was discussed by President Joh n - son and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson during their summit talks in Washington last week. Boh leaders underlined the need to halt nuclear proliferation. Seeks To Reassure Britain has sought to reassure Russia that Bri'ish plans for an Atlantic nuclear force with an overriding permanent American veto would prove a safeguard against the passing on of nuclear weapons within the alliance. Diplomatic feelers were Expected to be put out to the Soviets by Britain soon on the" prospect for an accord banning he spread of such weapons. Soundings were also expected to be made within the United '3 Nations for a resolution endors-.T 1 ing the need for such a ban. e

G. Bozell, 16, Liberty Center. He was killed Wednesday night when a car went out of control in an attempt to avoid a headon collision with another car on U.S. 24 two miles west of Huntington. Authorities said the car smashed into a guard rail and hurtled down an embankment. Gary W. Holley, 21, Andrews, the other occupant, was hospitalized with fractured ribs. Steven Cochran, 12, inaianapolis, a newspaper delivery boy, was killed Wednesday afternoon when he rode his bicycle out of a driveway into the path of a car on a Marion County road south of Indianapolis. The driver of the car, John Gore, 18, Indianapolis, told police he was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident. Paul Cooper, 49, R.R. 1, Farmland, was killed when h* car went out of control on a Delaware County road near Muncie, ran into a ditch and struck a culvert. Ora Wells, 64, We't Terre Haute, was killed Wednesday morning in a hit-run accident as he pushed a cart across a Wabash River bridge at the edge of Terre Haute. James Herring, 19, R.R. 4, Tejre Haute, was arrested later and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or injury. He was released under $5,000 bond. 3 If something to sell or~ - trade — use the Democrat Wartr 5 ads — They get BIG results.

Steel Firms Aware Os Union Optimism PITTSBURGH (UPD—Booming operations in the steel industry today spurred hopes of negotiators lor the United Steelworkerg union (USW) in contract talks with management. Union representatives feel justified in seeking higher wages, Improved job security and a “fair share” of profi‘s on the premise that producers expect higher sales and incomes for the first nine months of this year. Bargainers for the “big 11” ■ producers were well aware of union optimism as they went iqto their third round of talks today. Formal negotiations be- • Rear-End Collision Here Last Evening One accident, a rear-end collision, occurred in Decatur Wednesday afternoon. The mishap occurred at the intersection of Adams and 13th streets at 4:58 p.m. Barbara Andrews, 29, of 412% W. Main St., Berne, was westbound and had stopped for a stop sign at the intersection of 13th street. Her auto was sruck in he rear by a westbound pick- - up truck operated by Francis J. Coyne, 54, route 5, Decatur. Damages were estimated at SIOO to e the car, while the truck was not damaged. . ;

gan Tuesday and continued Wednesday. The early call for meetings was made in the hope of reaching a contract in advance of the current contract’s expiration next Aprty 30. Should bargainers fail to agree by that time, the union is free to strike May 1. USW officials have made no

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