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. (Continued from page 4) They plan to keep their home here on the lake. Bob has been director of manufacturing at the Barth Corp, plant in Milford for eight years and Rose has been receptionist at the Counting House Bank in North Webster for several years. According to friends, they wanted to “try their wings" in a new environment. Both Rose and Bob have been active in local affairs and have a host of friends in Syracuse and the surrounding area. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Republican women have set aside the first three evenings of this week to hold their door-to-door "blitz,” a time for bringing GOP literature to local homes throughout the county. According to Charlene Knispel, the party’s "Ms. GOP” in Turkey Creek Township, tonight (Wednesday) is the night the "blitz” will be held in this township. So get ready for it; there will be women working from 4:30 p.m. until dark.

Letter to the editor Not true comparison

Dear Editor: In the October 22nd issue of The Mail-Journal, a chart was presented that compared the salary schedules of the Lakeland teachers to other area corporations. The author of the article asked his readers to determine “Where Lakeland Teachers Fall In This Comparison.” The article failed to mention that the Lakeland teachers are paid on a calendar year schedule while the other schools on the chart are paid on a school year schedule. This chart is not a true comparison. The

Wong graduates from Law Enforcement Academy

Patrolman C. Corky Wong of the Syracuse Police Department will graduate from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Former U.S. District Attorney John E. Hirschman will be the main speaker. Colonel Arthur R. Raney, Jr., the academy’s executive director, and Deputy Ronald L. Hudnut of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department, class president, will also address the graduating officers, their families and guests. , The 99 graduates will participate in the ceremony which is a culmination of 400 hours of training during 10 weeks in residence at the academy. Indiana requires all nonelected law enforcement officers within the state to successfully complete basic training within thefr first year of service. Failure to do so results in the officer losing the power of arrest. Friday’s graduates have met

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FROM THE October 1980 issue of The Indiana Publisher: Another giggle was provided recently by a southeastern Indiana weekly which I will not identify here. The paper unwittingly carried a fine illustration of how punctuation can change meaning. There was a wedding story, complete with a two-column photo of>the bride and groom. Instead of the usual youngsters seen in wedding pictures, it showed an obviously mature couple, in their forties, to judge by their high-school graduation dates, and a trifle overweight, to boot. The reporter who wrote up the wedding spared no detail in describing the “pretty late summer wedding.” Probably the writer intended the phrase to be a compliment, and it would have been with some punctuation, as in “pretty (comma) late (hyphen) summer wedding ” As it stands. I can only hope the bride’s parents weren’t too upset with the implication that they* daughter was a bit long in the tooth for a first marriage.

reader must convert the Lakeland salary schedule to a school year schedule in order to make an accurate comparison. When the proper conversions are made, the Lakeland teachers’ salaries fall to the bottom of the chart. It is the responsibility of the media to inform the community of what is happening in education; but, let’s be certain that they are getting the facts straight. Perhaps they should have consulted both sides before printing the issues!!! LCEA Negotiating Team

the minimum standards of education, physical, mental and moral fitness established by the Law Enforcement Training Board and will be certified as law enforcement officers. Personal plate deadline approaching The Syracuse License Branch reminds customers that personalized license plates should be renewed before this Friday, Oct. 31. After that date anyone may pick up names not renewed. Any new personalized plates may be ordered at a local license branch until December 31. Door kicked/ SSO damage Howard Birkel, r 4 box 95A, Syracuse, reported that someone kicked in his door at about 2 a.m. on October 25. Damage was set at SSO.

A brief look at the political scene

UNI-PAC Northeast and Wa-PAC, the teacher Association political action committees serving Noble, LaGrange, Steuben and Kosciusko Counties, have endorsed Gene Cogan, Democrat. Mr. Cogan is challenging for the Indiana Senate for District 13. The teacher PAC groups are supporting Gene Cogan because of his answers to questions during a recent interview as compared to his opponents record on educational matters. Gene Cogan supports: 1) Significant funding from the state level for public schools. 2) Improvements in the teacher-school board bargaining law to insure early, fair contract settlements. 3) Sound financing of the teacher retirement fund. 4) A reduction in the retirement age to encourage openings for younger teachers. “As a former educator, we can tell that Gene Cogan understands the needs of public schools if they are to maintain quality learning for all our children.” says Kathy Maroney, PAC chairwoman. “Our schools are faced with financial problems that are resulting in a cut-back in the numbers of teachers and increase class sizes,” said Gerald Goen, UNI-PAC Northeast treasurer. "Gene Cogan believes public schools are a top priority of state government,” Goen added. “We know that Gene Cogan’s established record as a state representative in 1965-66 qualifies him as an honest, hardworking public servant who will listen to all citizens of the 13th district. His centrally located residence and commitment to travel the district in his “office on wheels” will make him responsive to the needs of the people he represents,” emphasized Miss Maroney. STATE SENATOR John B. Augsburger (R Syracuse) has received the endorsement of the Indiana Right of Life Committee. Mary Pat Marshall, director of the Indiana Right to Life Political Action Committee said: “We ... are happy to endorse you in the 1980 election.” Augsburger is seeking re-election to a second four-year term in Senate District 13. which includes Steuben, Kosciusko, LaGrange and Noble Counties. JOHN HILLENBRAND, Democratic nominee for governor, announced several new programs for Indiana at news conferences around the state this week. Speaking at the governor’s conference on Aging and the Aged in Merrillville, Hillenbrand emphasized two programs designed to enable Older Hoosiers to maintain households as an alternative to entering nursing homes. “I propose that the next general assembly consider an across-the-board deferral of property tax for the homesteads of older Hoosiers. I will urge that at least a 20 per cent deferral be available for our senior citizens. Soaring energy costs and high inflation are eating away at the financial security of older Hoosiers. Property taxes should not add to this increasing burden," Hillenbrand stated. In addition, Hillenbrand called for a simplified application procedure for the circuit breaker tax credit, SAFE, and the utility tax credit. Hillenbrand noted other areas of concern regarding the elderly, including abuse and neglect of the elderly, crime against the elderly and unfair utility pricing. “There is a need for a state agency to coordinate and oversee all services for older Hoosiers,” Hillenbrand concluded. CONGRESSMAN FLOYD Fithian Friday pledged to continue his vigorous program of serving the people of the Second District if reelected and challenged his opponent to speak out on the issue. In the third in a series of policy statements, Fithian noted that his opponent has made no commitment to any kind of constituent service program. “One of the most important jobs of any Congressman is keeping in touch with and serving the people he represents. That means listening to what they have to say. And it means going to bat for them to cut through red tape, be it to find a missing Social Security check, helping a veteran get his benefits, helping a farmer with an FmHA loan or assisting a small businessman. “That’s why, over the past six years, I’ve made serving the people of the Second District my nCimber one priority. And I plan to continue this vigorous constituent service if re-elected because I think the people of the Second District deserve and demand it,” Fithian said. Fithian noted that he was one of the first two Congressmen in the country to institute a program of town meetings and that he was the first to make the program so extensive. Fithian said he has held a town meeting for every city and town in the Second District at least a dozen times. Fithian also was the first Hoosier legislator to install a toll-free “800” telephone line. Dozens of calls are received on the line, which Fithian installed at his own expense, every day, he said. In addition, Fithian said he helps to serve the Second District by keeping more than half his staff in the district, by travelling to Indiana nearly every week end and by keeping his office accessible through district offices in Lafayette, Portage and Warsaw and through the mobile office. Fithian said he and his staff of caseworkers have helped more than 12,000 people with various problems with the federal government

and that he has a full-time special projects director to help communities get information about federal grants and loans available “All of these are important ways a Congressman can, and should, serve the people he represents,” Fithian said. “I challenge my opponent to tell the people of the Second District how he would serve them. So far he has said absolutely nothing on that score. “Would he continue my toll-free telephone line? Would he commit the staff resources to helping people here in Indiana? Would he continue my program of town meetings in each and every community? “These are questions which must be asked. And I think the people of the Second District deserve an answer,” Fithian said. “SENATOR BAYH has made the assertion, in paid political ads, that Dan Quayle’s attendance record in subcommittees is somehow so poor as to make him unqualified for the position of United States Senator,” reads a Quayle news release. “A couple of points about attendance, and about subcommittees generally: First, anyone who has dealt with the Congress — either the 6 The South Bend Tribune, Monday, October 27, 1980 ”"“-©ribunr/ opinion Published Afternoon* and Sunday Morning* in The Tribune Building, Colfax Ave. at lofayette Blvd., South Bend, Ind 46626 In Our Second Century of Service / THE SOUTH BEND WEEKLY TRIBUNE Established March 9, 1872 THE SOUTH BEND DAILY TRIBUNE Established May 28. 1873 Franklin D. Schurz Jr. Editor ond Publisher EDITORIALS Senate endorsertient

The race for Indiana’s U. S. senator pits incumbent Birch Bayh of Terre Haute, a Democrat, against Republican 4th District Congressman Dan Quayle. The storm of criticism that is pouring on the federal Democratic administration also is hitting Bayh, who is completing his third term 5 in the Senate. We do not feel, however, that the outcries against a president should be directed simultaneously and in the same vein against a senator, just because they are of the same political party. More important, from the standpoint of the voters of the state, should be how well the senator has represented them. This is why we think it is a mistake to tar Bayh with the same brush used on President Carter. Bayh has never had an easy race. The three opponents he has beaten were all good men, Homer Capehart, William Ruckleshaus. and Richard Lugar His current opponent, Quayle, is no exception. Quayle has been a popular congressman for the Indiana residents in the Northeastern part of the state. He brings to the race a set of conservative credentials, a number of which we favor. But we must ask ourselves if Bayh as the incumbent has failed his constitutents. We don’t think that he has. He is well known on Capitol Hill and he is effective. The constitutional amendment for replacing a vice-president bears his name. He fought and won the battle against two Nixon Supreme Court nominees who should never have been named in the first place.

He does not run from controversy. His views are clear on abortion He does not favor it, but he does not think the Constitution should forbid it. This stand has brought down on him the wrath of so-called “right-to-life” groups. It is a one-issue matter that should not determine the outcome of an election. Bayh does look out for Indiana interests. He has involved himself in trying to help save jobs of Chrysler and International Har vester workers; and his help was significant in easing the workers’ plight when Studebaker ceased production in South Bend, and in attracting a proposed new gasohol plant for this area. The “time for a change" cry overlooks many things, mostly in the field of social improvement Agencies for the poor and the aged and the handicapped would not have been created at the federal level if the states had done their jobs. State governments still have not equipped themselves to handle such matters adequately. A change in this case, if not handled with care, could bring social chaos. Should Quayle win, we think the state would be well-served. But we are troubled by the apparent rigidity of his conservatism. We think in the Senate, where his vote would be one of a hundred instead of one of 435, he would soon find himself faced with the necessity of compromise. But we think Bayh has been a good senator, a credit to the state. We cannot, in conscience, advocate turning him out. We endorse Bayh for re-election.

Wed., October 29,1980 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

House or the Senate — knows perfectly well that subcommittees meet all the time, and often a member will have two or three subcommittees scheduled to meet at the same time in different sections of the Capitol complex. “Unless a member is chairman of a subcommittee, an attempt to show “good” attendance at those meetings may well result in failure. “For example. Senator Bayh’s is chairman of the transportation subcommittee of the Senate committee of appropriations However, his attendance on two other subcommittees, Labor HEW and agriculture during the 96th Congress show the following: “Labor HEW — 45 meetings, Sen. Bayh attended three, miss percentage. 93.3 per cent “Agriculture — 18 meetings. Sen. Bayh attended one, miss percentage: 94.4 per cent “The point is, it is futile to attempt to draw some conclusion from looking at attendance at subcommittee meetings. “Also, many committees and subcommittees conduct their business through voice votes,’ rather than roll call votes.’ For instance, Dan Quayle is a member of the House committee on foreign affairs. During the first session of the 96th Congress, that committee had only nine recorded votes. Os those nine, three were votes on whether to go into executive session (thus excluding the press), rather than on weighty foreign policy issues. "Second, looking at attendance generally, committee meetings typically recess when there is a vote on the floor of the House or the Senate, so the issue of having to be in two places at once doesn't arise...” “CONGRESSMAN QUAYLE and I have now concluded the last in a series of debates and joint appearances around the state of Indiana," stated Senator Birch Bayh on October 23. "I believe these debates have been useful to the voters. They have provided an opportunity for viewers to take the full measure of each of us as elected officials currently serving in office and see which one of us they want to be their Senator for the next six years. a “The debates I have had with Congressman Quayle have been instructive for me as well. I have not been privy to every campaign stop the Congressman has made. However, in the past week or so. I have appeared with him in Indianapolis, Bloomington, Evansville, Chicago and South Bend. These experiences have helped me better define what I believe is at stake in this election “Being a Senator from Indiana is a deep trust, a tough job and something I take very seriously. As the Senator from Indiana, I represent 54 million Hoosiers in Washington People who don’t have a fancy lawyer to lobby for them like the powerful vested interests do. People who depend on me to do their lobbying. “As their Senator. I have worked hard and used the experience, seniority and influence I have to fight for Indiana in Washington . . especially to fight those large, vested interests that look out only for themselves. These fights have Earned me some tough enemies And many of them are trying to influence the outcome of this election. “Hoosiers have heard a lot from Congressman Quayle, and his TV ads, about what is wrong with our country. They have heard very little from Congressman Quayle — who has been in office for four years — about what he has done to make something that is wrong, right The way he’s tells it. he could just as well have been running a hardware store down in Boonville as be a member of Congress. —Th® Jourrud-Gazvtt® Opinion Mon., Oct 27, 1980 ■ Hillenbrand for governor

If these were the horse-and-buggj days, and somehow the citizens of Indiana had collectively decided to stay .put. circa 1830, we’d probably tell you to elect Bob Orr governor as your best insurance against change But it s time this state recognized its acute problems by electing a governor who has a con cept of progress and how to achieve it So we don’t hesitate to endorse Democrat John Hillenbrand over Lt Gov Robert Orr for governor of Indiana Mr Hillenbrand has wide experience in business and headed the Department for Natural Resources for 18 years He and his running mate, state Sen Robert Peterson, should have no trouble put ting together an administration that can run the state efficiently. But that’s al most the easy part. Mr Orr surely would draw on the Bowen administration to keep the wheels of state government creaking along as they have these eight lackluster years Mr. Hillenbrand shows more of a grasp of what the state could do beyond those daily minimums. His solutions reflect more vision of the possibilities from vigorous state leadership He has more sensitivity toward the weakest and most vulnerable members of society He looks toward the future; Mr. Orr wants merely to tinker with the past On issue after issue, Mr. Orr seems to have his head in the sand. Take the matter of how hard-pressed towns and cities are to provide necessary services under Gov. Bowen’s tax freeze Mr Orr likes the current plan, which lets counties vote themselves a local-option income tax of up to 1 percent. In effect, this gives counties a veto over the cities. It’s not surprising that only a handful of counties have chosen the tax. Rather than putting the cities at the mercy of the counties, Mr Hillenbrand would give the cities the right to invoke their own tax, up to a total of 2 percent, which voters would approve in a referendum. Mr Hillenbrand’s proposal is hardly radical. But unlike the Bo-wen-Orr plan, it squarely faces the reality of politics and economics of local government in this state. On so simple a matter as opening license branch records to public inspection, Mr. Orr acts as though somebody might get national defense secrets. Os course, the secret is how much money the party in power rakes in from these operations. If the public knew the details of this glorious political booty, peoJohn Hillenbrand

pie might get upset about making involuntary political contributions Mr Hillenbrand says he wants to make the records public That’s not a radical view, either We believe it’s a responsible one. though Judging from campaign statements. Mr Orr’s favorite word is “improve ” He wants to improve the state’s energy program, which, by the way, he and the rest of the Bowen administration grossly neglected for years until it was pointed out that Indiana could be a potentially major energy supplier and, therefore, an important part of the national program to give the country a genuine measure of energy independence Mr Orr also wants to “improve’’ our current prisoner rehabilitation programs, which plainly aren’t working, which have been a scandal to the whole field of criminal justice and penology and which are generally so ineffective they probably ought to be dismantled And Mr. Orr wants to “ improve” Indiana’s business climate, so the state can attract new industry and provide jobs He offers some tax cuts, other incentives and vocational education programs Now who could quarrel with this? But Mr Orr must be asked what, as head of the state’s Department of Commerce, he has been doing the past eight years as Indiana lost one industry after another and many vastly reduced their operations On each one of these and other questions. John Hillenbrand has staked out a typically more progressive position He would emphasize the development of synthetic fuel plants, and put.a lot more effort into gasohoj, which’the Republican candidate continues to treat like some wild scheme. Mr Hillenbrand would get private industry involved in prisoner rehabilitation —a real innovation. He would form an "industrial strategy,” featuring a dozen or so themes that look far into the future needs of the state’s growth His plan for a moratorium on state taxes to promote car sales might not produce the bonanza in jobs he claims for it. But unlike Mr. Orr, he isn’t willing to see the state sit back and wait un-. til the problem is solved at the national level. There is no more striking difference between the two, however, than on school financing. Specifically, Mr. Orr prefers to keep the cumulative building fund intact from raids by school boards for general expenses such as teacher salaries. It’s one of the most backward, regressive positions Mr. Orr takes on any issue. It means taxing people for the sanctity of the building fund in an era of declining school populations and horribly spiraling costs for personnel. Mr. Hillenbrand, sensibly, would let the schools decide how to spend their money We fully realize that the Hillenbrand campaign got off to a horrible start, as * ter a bruising primary battle and the reluctance of labor and other traditionally Democratic allies to join the fight against the Bowen legacy. We would Like to see Mr. Hillenbrand coming out even more boldly than he has on Public Service Commission reform and even more strongly opposing further development of nuclear power plants in the state. But measured in almost every category, Mr. Hillenbrand gives us some reason to hope that this state can join the 20th century before its decline in jobs, education and human services is irreversible. We have no such faith in Mr. Orr.

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