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1 $ " I T"" I 7 1IC. L CILTY l3Zt hi. o ! ? f oT. ST. 3- 1- 4- 74 Riddick gambling charges dropped ByMoryGeok Mteonriao staff witter Federal charges alleging that John L. Riddick, owner of John Riddick Motors, Inc , directed and owned a bockmaking business were dismissed Tuesday. A government motion for dismissal of an indictment against Riddick was signed to Dallas by a U. S attorney and Federal Judge Sarah T Hughes. Riddick, 65, of 7 Bingham Road, was arrested by the FBI Nov. 21 in Colum-- bia on charges of conducting an illegal gambling business and using telephones for interstate com- municati- on of gambling information. Riddtcks attorney, Warren Weill ver, said charges against Riddick were " a simple case of mistaken iden-tification." The government earlier accused Rid-dick of being the unidentified male in 1973 telephone conversations to John Eli Stone, a Dallas man later convicted of conducting a bookmaking business on sparling events. The unknown male called himself " Number 5 " WeUiver said today that Riddick " is not ' Number 5,' has never heard of ' Numbers' before in his life, and has no idea who the unknown male ' Number 5' istothisday " Someone, however, did place telephone calls to Stone between Nov 20, 1973, and Dec. 4, 1973, from Riddick Motors, according to the original in-dictment. UJS attorneys said the government learned froma 1973 computer telephone printout that such calls were placed. Tapes were made of conversations bet-ween someone at Riddick Motors who identified himself as " Big ' un" and Stone, but the unidentified voice was found to be that of " some person other than John Riddick or ' Number 5 '" Robert Prather, assistant US at-torney in Dallas, refused to comment further on who " Big ' un" might be It still is not known where " Number 5" was when he called Stone WeUiver said he believes the unknown man is from West Texas. R. D Matthews, a Las Vegas man in-dicted on the same charges as Riddick, will be tried next month, WeUiver said. " John Riddick never heard of R. D Matthews of Las Vegas prior to these charges," WeUiver said. " Mr Mat-thews' lawyer in Dallas told me that R. D Matthews' first question to him was ' Who the heU is this John L. Rid-dick of Columbia, Missouri7' " WeUiver said he hopes " everyone wdl learn" from the Riddick case that the federal government can make mistakes as easd as the local sheriff or police departments " Under our American system the mere filing of a charge is no evidence of guilt," he said. ' Pre- tri- al publicity can do as much damage to the individual and his family as conviction itself can do in the end." Of his ordeal, Riddick said, " When you know you're innocent tine publicity hurts very deeply' Iiasagfat Constipation worry you? Back Ernie He's one of 87 seeking election to presidency ByJlmDey Washington reporting program WASHINGTON Although one may not hear a great deal about them, several minor presidential dandidates this year are bringing what they regard as important political issues to the at-tention of the American electorate For instance, one presidential can-didate believes mat constipation is a major political issue and advocates a national health program to combat it Another wants to tow icebergs to California, melt them and use me water to irrigate the deserts. And still another, who obviously believes mat policy is more important than personality, refuses to reveal his true name and address and will give only analias. To date, 87 presidential candidates have registered with the Federal Elec-tion Commission in Washington, D C, and more are sure to follow. Some of the candidates, such as those of the Socialist and Libertarian parties, are dedicated to a narrow political ideology. Others rnaontytobringapar- ticulerissaetothepiinlk'sattentfe- n. -- Ernest W. WMtford, San Pedro, Calif., wants to require sanajEacfunes " to add bran or 7 per cent roughage to all processed foods" to fight con-stipation which be tarns " the No. I caused Hiatal" Pan! T. Laayhow ( the name is an alias) wants to restore patriotism to America and would do so by requiring everyone to geta Marine hafrpwt " Yes, guiff, too," be says. Ira R. Waggoner, Champaign, IE, the man who wants to use icebergs for irrigation, also wants a return to law and order. " Teddy Roosevelt said ' Speak softiy and carry a Ug stick.' Ill add a rope," Waggoner said in a letter to the commission. In addition to candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nomina-tions are candidates represent ing the Socialist Workers party, the Restoration party, the Labor party, the Commonwealth party, the Libertarian party, the Committee to Elect the Last President and the Citizens to Elect Stanley Arnold. Participation by minor parties and obscure candidates in presidential politics is as native to the American political scene as smoke- fille- d rooms and flowery campaign oratory But 1978 is different in two respects. There is a large increase in the num-ber of candidates who have filed this year ( 87 so far in 1976 compared to 3$ in 1972) and one of the candidates, Ellen McCormack of New York, is attracting a great deal of attention and is worrying some professional politicians. McCormack, who entered the race gii months ago, is basing her campaign on one emotion- charg- ed issue abor-tion. She already is on the Democratic ballot in two states, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and her supporters have told the FECthatsbe has qualified for federal matching funds. ( To qualify a candidate must raise $ 5,000 or more in contributions of $ 259 or less in each of 20 states) McCormack Is adamantly opposed to abortion and favors a constitutional nmptuftnpgit banning it Political scientists see the Mc- Corma- ck campaign as a new tread in American politics and they think it could, depending on its success, spark other one- issu- e campaigns from gun control opponents, environmentalists or other organizations with a political base who feel strongly about an Issue. These groups would mount a presidential campaign not because they think they can win or even because they want to win, but merely to elevate an issue, says Robert Httttn, professor of goveronet at Georgetown University. Of the minor candidates running, Mc- Corma- ck isdearly the exception. She Is attracting serious attention. The others serve largely as ft source of an even though they take themselves very seriously. They send their financial reports to the FEC for inspection, and many en-close their campaign platforms, which contain many novel approaches to ( See CANDIDATES, Page 14) A 68th Year No. 1 18 Good Morning! It's Wednesday, February 11,1976 3 Sections 34 Pages 15 Cents gagr'' Vi? JaBaLalBBBBBBBBSBwflBS9aLBSBBBBSBS m I wBLHsBSBsSLLsBsfl wtictUSfSBSSOSBIBSWt HBs'' BaWllaVBwfllLSSaHu k&& fSSjffij? 1 sH B HlXHsfnBHH" IHBHsBaHBsslsaHBaaK v- mEHHsnaJHOHaaBa- VaHEffi BlnHLaalsBBBBalaaiSanSBBBBflwBaaHB Afl- - t HaaHBaHBanLHaBHLHaHKSK . SSVBBBsBBIBBBMIBBBBlSaVQanaaVSBBlBBVS BaaHaVaaBBBsflHaBBlBBBBBSBBBBllS HHHHHnBHn HBaHSasBHDsBK MB; IflfliBnaBSSBRBBSSaBBBBBSH -- l ZEHflQnVHnnBBSnnHnBBBBMBK SSJ-- f y iHssftssHMsBsi t- - BRPHssnflBBnib?? " 9 k : isbmHHmmHH f" 4 ' f sfflHsaoDBBaVB5' Wt . iflSKBHBpBjBJBJBj I AwaWSTiWHlnBIBBWIiTn -- J? fc Bit. 89sSBSsSS9HSBcCBSflHalBBa9aBBHnSSflSBB9$ i9r-- - Sandy Colley found herself " boxed in" for smoking cigaret-tes. Colley, a sophomore at Sturgeon High School, spent the last three days in the three- side- d box as punishment for smoking. Colley remained in the box through the day while teachers brought her assignments. The box, constructed by an industrial arts instructor, is outside the administrative of-fices. ( Missourian photos by Charlie Nye) Confinement in box replaces suspension at Sturgeon High By Leslie Lyen Mtaeorfan staff writer STURGEON A three- side- d, topless box illuminated by one in-candescent floodlight rests in the hallway outside the admistrative offices of Sturgeon High School. And " f for the past three days, Sandy Colley, a sophomore at the school, has spent all her school hours sitting in that box Willian Spears, superintendent of Sturgeon public schools, two weeks ago ordered construction of the box to be used to discipline students Spears said he drew up the plans for the " individual study carrel," as be calls it and ordered industrial arts teacher Michael Holden to have it built The carrel was constructed as " our way of trying to prevent out- of- sch- ool suspension," Spears said Colley was caught smoking in the restroom during lunch hour last Wednesday, said Frank Curtis, principal of the school. She was suspended Friday and given a choice of sitting in the carrel for three days and doing her classwork or staying at home for three days and missing aU her classes, Spears said Curtis said she chose to at in the carrel rather than stay home " She made the decision to occupy her time in tins way " CoUey, however, said she was given no choice about sitting in the carrel or staying at home for three days She said Curtis told her last week she had to sit in the carrel for three days -- " Kyi . vLThlBBalBaaVHA- nidsSsScsniSSt- ' iW lipHV1" i , t& c 5 itoJbr nnnbssBBSEl sflflHsssssaHF " h. " 3S0SGE$ ttKlEEKnmUUKtt8BBKBiUm kBcST -- JcJgHHJBBnWiBssBnBKss t j? t t jj jMSBssssBBBsfflHsnanHSEHBJfi- - . t t tt-- Ji i iX- - Irfffirft rT crjsreajissBff9KEsiffaaBBMaass j 3 ctttJ ft . " asPsvfbBcC " It wasn't that bad, but it was kind of stupid," she said I've been very careful about the temperature and conditions m the carrel," Spears said ' She has all the rights and privileges of all the other students, except that she can't attend classes " Her teachers bring the girl her homework assignments, Spears said, and she can go to lunch, geta drink of water or go to the restroom if she wants to Spears said he does not regard the in school suspension" as punish-ment This is an endeavor by this school to control discipline m the students We have no punishment in mind. She's certainly not being punished, she has the opportunity to do her work " There is much more benefit to staying in school than roaming the streets We in no way are isolating this child." Spears said he thought the girl was happy with the outcome ' of the decision Curtis said he had mailed a letter to the girl's parents notifying them of her offense and suspension, but said he had never received any calls or questions from them. The girl's mother refused to com ment on any of the actions taken against her daughter Arlm Bloemker, treasurer of the Sturgeon School Board, said the carrel had been used in suspension ( See NO, Page 14) Busch's son kills friend in S$ Louis ST LOUIS ( UPI) The 20- year-- old son of beer magnate August A. Busch Jr. was showing a .357- magna- m revolver to a longtime family friend when it accidentally discharged early Tuesday, striking the man in the face and killing him. Police in St. Louis County were in-vestigating the incident but said no foul play was indicated. Peter Busch, son of the brewery executive, was not arrested and no charges had been filed. David Leaker, 23, son of a potato chip company executive, was killed in the younger Busch's tearoom on the second floor of the family mansion at Grant's Farm, the site of a log cabin built by Ulysses S Grant before the Civil War, Homicide Detective Frank Savetz said Busch and Leeker were longtime friends and had spent Monday evening . together before arriving at the Busch estate, where Leeker was to spend the night The two men played cards, stop-ped for something to eat in the kitchen, then went to Busch's bedroom. Alfred Fleishman, a spokesman for the family, said young Busch and Leeker had been friends for many years and Leeker frequently stayed overnight at the mansion. Busch and Leeker were preparing to go to bed about I ajn , Fleishman said, ( See BUSCS, Page 14) City leaves cold behind for a day By Steven Rosen and Steve Painter Missourian staff writer " It's put me in a very erotic mood I really like it and it makes me want to convert to Lady Godiva " Maybe most Columbians were not as enthusiastic about the warm weather as University freshman Mara Yust, Mark Twain Residence Hail, but the change was evident everywhere Tuesday With the temperature reaching 28 C ( 73 F) and with strong southwesterly winds most of the day, many Columbians took the opportunity simply to relax and enjoy the change Shortly after noon, Greg Gibbs, 313 E Bnarwood Lane, sat at Rockbridge State Park enjoying his lunch and peacefully gazing at Hinkson Creek, swollen from the melting snows. 1 " I usually come out here for an hour I or so between classes on warm days," Gibbssaid. He soon was joined by Carl and Janet Blum, Walnut Hills Trailer Court, who took advantage of the warm weather to get out on their motorcycles for the first I time this year I Soon, more and more people flowed I into the park, not seeming to mind the J muddy trails leading to the rock bridge and the Devil's Icebox. Meanwhile, cars were lining up at Robo Car Wash, 1212 Tandy Ave., to remove the cinders left by road crews after last week's snow I expect we'U have close to 500 cars before the day is over," said Fred Laird, part- own- er of the car wash. Many Columbians, whose jobs kept them inside aU day, did not have the chance to enjoy the warm weather They only could hope the good weather would last through the weekend. It's frustrating There's nothing you can do about it," said Susan Powell, a sales clerk at the Honeybee, 103 S Nin-th St " It would be so pretty to be out-side, especiaUy when there are only a couple of nice days ' Vernon Jennings, director of general services at the MFA Insurance Co ,1817 W Broadway, said several employes wanted to be outside " Everybody seemed to enjoy today because we ( See SPIRITS, Page 14) U. S. judges to sue government N. Y. Times Sendee WASHINGTON In a highly unusual departure from Judicial tradition, 44 federal judges plan to sue the United States today in an effort to get a pay in-crease. The judges also are seeking thou-sands of dollars in damages each to make up for what they say was con-stitutionally inadequate pay for their work on the federal bench over tiie last seven years The judges include federal district court judges and members of various United States courts of appeals, in-cluding the chief judges of two courts of appeals. They are represented by for-mer Supreme Court Justice Arthur J Goldberg They intend to file their suit in the United States Court of Claims here, the court for suits against the government Chief Judge George L. Hart Jr of the United States District Court in Washington announced the move here The other 44 judges announced it in their home cities Essentially, the judges contend that the President and Congress have violated the judges' constitutional right to " compensation" by failing to adequately offset the impact of in-flation on their salaries The Constitution provides that federal Judges shall receive " a com- pensatf- oh, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office" The judges said, in the petition to be filed today, that this provision means that the legislative and executive bran-ches are prohibited from reducing " directly or indirectly" the dollar amount of salaries The provision also means, they say, that those branches of government have an affirmative " duty" to take ac-tion from time to time to " prevent diminishment of judicial compensation resulting from substantial reductions in the value ofmoney " The judges contend that Congress and the President failed to carry out that duty in the face of the effect of in-flation on the judicial salaries that were set in 1969 $ 40000 for district court judges and $ 42,500 for court of appeals judges By Oct 1,1975, the judges said, those salaries were worth 34 5 per cent less, using the consumer price index with 1969 as a base year But when judicial salaries were finau raised on Oct 1, they were raised a much smaller per-centage to $ 42,000 for district court judges, according to the petition, worth only $ 27,510, and to $ 44,635 for appeals court judges, worth only $ 29,230 Each judge asked for damages " measured as the diminution of his earnings for the entire period since March 15, 1969 " They also asked for interest, and for " such further or other relief as this court should deem just and appropriate " Ex- tena- nt slams deposit 6ripof By- Ja- y Johnson BAlssoBSiaa staff writer Ken Henderson says he's been having trouble with the mail. Ron Wood says it's a ripofL Wood, alfonner Henderson tenant at 309 Waugh St, now living in St Louis, complains that Henderson has not returned his $ 820 damage deposit and has no intentkn of doing so Henderson said the first check be sent Wood was lost to the malL The last check he sent to Wood 11 days ago also was lost in the mail, Henderson said. Wood said Tuesday be does not ex-pect to get back the deposit " He makes a regular practice of keeping deposits," Wood said Wood, who attended the University last year, has been trying to recover his deposit since last May, and although Henderson and apartment manager Hershel " Slim" Jones say he deserves a full refund, he has not received one Wood said be was looking for housing as the semester's start neared and ended up at 309 Waugh St " He catches kids who need housing at the last minute and he's got ' em," Wood said Although Wood thought he protected his deposit by getting a sujned letter from Jones stating he bad not damaged his room and that he was entitled to a fuU refund, the letter has been useless in getting his deposit back. Wood's father has not had much luck retrieving the deposit either Wood's father came to Columbia last August and talked to Henderson who told him he would get the deposit in two or three weeks " It must have been lost in the mall," Henderson said Henderson has had problems before, but not with the mails In September Henderson was fined $ 100 for allowing occupation of the basement at 309 Waugh St after the city had declared the basement unfit for human occupancy Henderson also was fined for violations of the city's housing and electrical codes
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Item.Transcript | 1 $ " I T"" I 7 1IC. L CILTY l3Zt hi. o ! ? f oT. ST. 3- 1- 4- 74 Riddick gambling charges dropped ByMoryGeok Mteonriao staff witter Federal charges alleging that John L. Riddick, owner of John Riddick Motors, Inc , directed and owned a bockmaking business were dismissed Tuesday. A government motion for dismissal of an indictment against Riddick was signed to Dallas by a U. S attorney and Federal Judge Sarah T Hughes. Riddick, 65, of 7 Bingham Road, was arrested by the FBI Nov. 21 in Colum-- bia on charges of conducting an illegal gambling business and using telephones for interstate com- municati- on of gambling information. Riddtcks attorney, Warren Weill ver, said charges against Riddick were " a simple case of mistaken iden-tification." The government earlier accused Rid-dick of being the unidentified male in 1973 telephone conversations to John Eli Stone, a Dallas man later convicted of conducting a bookmaking business on sparling events. The unknown male called himself " Number 5 " WeUiver said today that Riddick " is not ' Number 5,' has never heard of ' Numbers' before in his life, and has no idea who the unknown male ' Number 5' istothisday " Someone, however, did place telephone calls to Stone between Nov 20, 1973, and Dec. 4, 1973, from Riddick Motors, according to the original in-dictment. UJS attorneys said the government learned froma 1973 computer telephone printout that such calls were placed. Tapes were made of conversations bet-ween someone at Riddick Motors who identified himself as " Big ' un" and Stone, but the unidentified voice was found to be that of " some person other than John Riddick or ' Number 5 '" Robert Prather, assistant US at-torney in Dallas, refused to comment further on who " Big ' un" might be It still is not known where " Number 5" was when he called Stone WeUiver said he believes the unknown man is from West Texas. R. D Matthews, a Las Vegas man in-dicted on the same charges as Riddick, will be tried next month, WeUiver said. " John Riddick never heard of R. D Matthews of Las Vegas prior to these charges," WeUiver said. " Mr Mat-thews' lawyer in Dallas told me that R. D Matthews' first question to him was ' Who the heU is this John L. Rid-dick of Columbia, Missouri7' " WeUiver said he hopes " everyone wdl learn" from the Riddick case that the federal government can make mistakes as easd as the local sheriff or police departments " Under our American system the mere filing of a charge is no evidence of guilt," he said. ' Pre- tri- al publicity can do as much damage to the individual and his family as conviction itself can do in the end." Of his ordeal, Riddick said, " When you know you're innocent tine publicity hurts very deeply' Iiasagfat Constipation worry you? Back Ernie He's one of 87 seeking election to presidency ByJlmDey Washington reporting program WASHINGTON Although one may not hear a great deal about them, several minor presidential dandidates this year are bringing what they regard as important political issues to the at-tention of the American electorate For instance, one presidential can-didate believes mat constipation is a major political issue and advocates a national health program to combat it Another wants to tow icebergs to California, melt them and use me water to irrigate the deserts. And still another, who obviously believes mat policy is more important than personality, refuses to reveal his true name and address and will give only analias. To date, 87 presidential candidates have registered with the Federal Elec-tion Commission in Washington, D C, and more are sure to follow. Some of the candidates, such as those of the Socialist and Libertarian parties, are dedicated to a narrow political ideology. Others rnaontytobringapar- ticulerissaetothepiinlk'sattentfe- n. -- Ernest W. WMtford, San Pedro, Calif., wants to require sanajEacfunes " to add bran or 7 per cent roughage to all processed foods" to fight con-stipation which be tarns " the No. I caused Hiatal" Pan! T. Laayhow ( the name is an alias) wants to restore patriotism to America and would do so by requiring everyone to geta Marine hafrpwt " Yes, guiff, too," be says. Ira R. Waggoner, Champaign, IE, the man who wants to use icebergs for irrigation, also wants a return to law and order. " Teddy Roosevelt said ' Speak softiy and carry a Ug stick.' Ill add a rope," Waggoner said in a letter to the commission. In addition to candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nomina-tions are candidates represent ing the Socialist Workers party, the Restoration party, the Labor party, the Commonwealth party, the Libertarian party, the Committee to Elect the Last President and the Citizens to Elect Stanley Arnold. Participation by minor parties and obscure candidates in presidential politics is as native to the American political scene as smoke- fille- d rooms and flowery campaign oratory But 1978 is different in two respects. There is a large increase in the num-ber of candidates who have filed this year ( 87 so far in 1976 compared to 3$ in 1972) and one of the candidates, Ellen McCormack of New York, is attracting a great deal of attention and is worrying some professional politicians. McCormack, who entered the race gii months ago, is basing her campaign on one emotion- charg- ed issue abor-tion. She already is on the Democratic ballot in two states, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and her supporters have told the FECthatsbe has qualified for federal matching funds. ( To qualify a candidate must raise $ 5,000 or more in contributions of $ 259 or less in each of 20 states) McCormack Is adamantly opposed to abortion and favors a constitutional nmptuftnpgit banning it Political scientists see the Mc- Corma- ck campaign as a new tread in American politics and they think it could, depending on its success, spark other one- issu- e campaigns from gun control opponents, environmentalists or other organizations with a political base who feel strongly about an Issue. These groups would mount a presidential campaign not because they think they can win or even because they want to win, but merely to elevate an issue, says Robert Httttn, professor of goveronet at Georgetown University. Of the minor candidates running, Mc- Corma- ck isdearly the exception. She Is attracting serious attention. The others serve largely as ft source of an even though they take themselves very seriously. They send their financial reports to the FEC for inspection, and many en-close their campaign platforms, which contain many novel approaches to ( See CANDIDATES, Page 14) A 68th Year No. 1 18 Good Morning! It's Wednesday, February 11,1976 3 Sections 34 Pages 15 Cents gagr'' Vi? JaBaLalBBBBBBBBSBwflBS9aLBSBBBBSBS m I wBLHsBSBsSLLsBsfl wtictUSfSBSSOSBIBSWt HBs'' BaWllaVBwfllLSSaHu k&& fSSjffij? 1 sH B HlXHsfnBHH" IHBHsBaHBsslsaHBaaK v- mEHHsnaJHOHaaBa- VaHEffi BlnHLaalsBBBBalaaiSanSBBBBflwBaaHB Afl- - t HaaHBaHBanLHaBHLHaHKSK . SSVBBBsBBIBBBMIBBBBlSaVQanaaVSBBlBBVS BaaHaVaaBBBsflHaBBlBBBBBSBBBBllS HHHHHnBHn HBaHSasBHDsBK MB; IflfliBnaBSSBRBBSSaBBBBBSH -- l ZEHflQnVHnnBBSnnHnBBBBMBK SSJ-- f y iHssftssHMsBsi t- - BRPHssnflBBnib?? " 9 k : isbmHHmmHH f" 4 ' f sfflHsaoDBBaVB5' Wt . iflSKBHBpBjBJBJBj I AwaWSTiWHlnBIBBWIiTn -- J? fc Bit. 89sSBSsSS9HSBcCBSflHalBBa9aBBHnSSflSBB9$ i9r-- - Sandy Colley found herself " boxed in" for smoking cigaret-tes. Colley, a sophomore at Sturgeon High School, spent the last three days in the three- side- d box as punishment for smoking. Colley remained in the box through the day while teachers brought her assignments. The box, constructed by an industrial arts instructor, is outside the administrative of-fices. ( Missourian photos by Charlie Nye) Confinement in box replaces suspension at Sturgeon High By Leslie Lyen Mtaeorfan staff writer STURGEON A three- side- d, topless box illuminated by one in-candescent floodlight rests in the hallway outside the admistrative offices of Sturgeon High School. And " f for the past three days, Sandy Colley, a sophomore at the school, has spent all her school hours sitting in that box Willian Spears, superintendent of Sturgeon public schools, two weeks ago ordered construction of the box to be used to discipline students Spears said he drew up the plans for the " individual study carrel," as be calls it and ordered industrial arts teacher Michael Holden to have it built The carrel was constructed as " our way of trying to prevent out- of- sch- ool suspension," Spears said Colley was caught smoking in the restroom during lunch hour last Wednesday, said Frank Curtis, principal of the school. She was suspended Friday and given a choice of sitting in the carrel for three days and doing her classwork or staying at home for three days and missing aU her classes, Spears said Curtis said she chose to at in the carrel rather than stay home " She made the decision to occupy her time in tins way " CoUey, however, said she was given no choice about sitting in the carrel or staying at home for three days She said Curtis told her last week she had to sit in the carrel for three days -- " Kyi . vLThlBBalBaaVHA- nidsSsScsniSSt- ' iW lipHV1" i , t& c 5 itoJbr nnnbssBBSEl sflflHsssssaHF " h. " 3S0SGE$ ttKlEEKnmUUKtt8BBKBiUm kBcST -- JcJgHHJBBnWiBssBnBKss t j? t t jj jMSBssssBBBsfflHsnanHSEHBJfi- - . t t tt-- Ji i iX- - Irfffirft rT crjsreajissBff9KEsiffaaBBMaass j 3 ctttJ ft . " asPsvfbBcC " It wasn't that bad, but it was kind of stupid," she said I've been very careful about the temperature and conditions m the carrel," Spears said ' She has all the rights and privileges of all the other students, except that she can't attend classes " Her teachers bring the girl her homework assignments, Spears said, and she can go to lunch, geta drink of water or go to the restroom if she wants to Spears said he does not regard the in school suspension" as punish-ment This is an endeavor by this school to control discipline m the students We have no punishment in mind. She's certainly not being punished, she has the opportunity to do her work " There is much more benefit to staying in school than roaming the streets We in no way are isolating this child." Spears said he thought the girl was happy with the outcome ' of the decision Curtis said he had mailed a letter to the girl's parents notifying them of her offense and suspension, but said he had never received any calls or questions from them. The girl's mother refused to com ment on any of the actions taken against her daughter Arlm Bloemker, treasurer of the Sturgeon School Board, said the carrel had been used in suspension ( See NO, Page 14) Busch's son kills friend in S$ Louis ST LOUIS ( UPI) The 20- year-- old son of beer magnate August A. Busch Jr. was showing a .357- magna- m revolver to a longtime family friend when it accidentally discharged early Tuesday, striking the man in the face and killing him. Police in St. Louis County were in-vestigating the incident but said no foul play was indicated. Peter Busch, son of the brewery executive, was not arrested and no charges had been filed. David Leaker, 23, son of a potato chip company executive, was killed in the younger Busch's tearoom on the second floor of the family mansion at Grant's Farm, the site of a log cabin built by Ulysses S Grant before the Civil War, Homicide Detective Frank Savetz said Busch and Leeker were longtime friends and had spent Monday evening . together before arriving at the Busch estate, where Leeker was to spend the night The two men played cards, stop-ped for something to eat in the kitchen, then went to Busch's bedroom. Alfred Fleishman, a spokesman for the family, said young Busch and Leeker had been friends for many years and Leeker frequently stayed overnight at the mansion. Busch and Leeker were preparing to go to bed about I ajn , Fleishman said, ( See BUSCS, Page 14) City leaves cold behind for a day By Steven Rosen and Steve Painter Missourian staff writer " It's put me in a very erotic mood I really like it and it makes me want to convert to Lady Godiva " Maybe most Columbians were not as enthusiastic about the warm weather as University freshman Mara Yust, Mark Twain Residence Hail, but the change was evident everywhere Tuesday With the temperature reaching 28 C ( 73 F) and with strong southwesterly winds most of the day, many Columbians took the opportunity simply to relax and enjoy the change Shortly after noon, Greg Gibbs, 313 E Bnarwood Lane, sat at Rockbridge State Park enjoying his lunch and peacefully gazing at Hinkson Creek, swollen from the melting snows. 1 " I usually come out here for an hour I or so between classes on warm days," Gibbssaid. He soon was joined by Carl and Janet Blum, Walnut Hills Trailer Court, who took advantage of the warm weather to get out on their motorcycles for the first I time this year I Soon, more and more people flowed I into the park, not seeming to mind the J muddy trails leading to the rock bridge and the Devil's Icebox. Meanwhile, cars were lining up at Robo Car Wash, 1212 Tandy Ave., to remove the cinders left by road crews after last week's snow I expect we'U have close to 500 cars before the day is over," said Fred Laird, part- own- er of the car wash. Many Columbians, whose jobs kept them inside aU day, did not have the chance to enjoy the warm weather They only could hope the good weather would last through the weekend. It's frustrating There's nothing you can do about it," said Susan Powell, a sales clerk at the Honeybee, 103 S Nin-th St " It would be so pretty to be out-side, especiaUy when there are only a couple of nice days ' Vernon Jennings, director of general services at the MFA Insurance Co ,1817 W Broadway, said several employes wanted to be outside " Everybody seemed to enjoy today because we ( See SPIRITS, Page 14) U. S. judges to sue government N. Y. Times Sendee WASHINGTON In a highly unusual departure from Judicial tradition, 44 federal judges plan to sue the United States today in an effort to get a pay in-crease. The judges also are seeking thou-sands of dollars in damages each to make up for what they say was con-stitutionally inadequate pay for their work on the federal bench over tiie last seven years The judges include federal district court judges and members of various United States courts of appeals, in-cluding the chief judges of two courts of appeals. They are represented by for-mer Supreme Court Justice Arthur J Goldberg They intend to file their suit in the United States Court of Claims here, the court for suits against the government Chief Judge George L. Hart Jr of the United States District Court in Washington announced the move here The other 44 judges announced it in their home cities Essentially, the judges contend that the President and Congress have violated the judges' constitutional right to " compensation" by failing to adequately offset the impact of in-flation on their salaries The Constitution provides that federal Judges shall receive " a com- pensatf- oh, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office" The judges said, in the petition to be filed today, that this provision means that the legislative and executive bran-ches are prohibited from reducing " directly or indirectly" the dollar amount of salaries The provision also means, they say, that those branches of government have an affirmative " duty" to take ac-tion from time to time to " prevent diminishment of judicial compensation resulting from substantial reductions in the value ofmoney " The judges contend that Congress and the President failed to carry out that duty in the face of the effect of in-flation on the judicial salaries that were set in 1969 $ 40000 for district court judges and $ 42,500 for court of appeals judges By Oct 1,1975, the judges said, those salaries were worth 34 5 per cent less, using the consumer price index with 1969 as a base year But when judicial salaries were finau raised on Oct 1, they were raised a much smaller per-centage to $ 42,000 for district court judges, according to the petition, worth only $ 27,510, and to $ 44,635 for appeals court judges, worth only $ 29,230 Each judge asked for damages " measured as the diminution of his earnings for the entire period since March 15, 1969 " They also asked for interest, and for " such further or other relief as this court should deem just and appropriate " Ex- tena- nt slams deposit 6ripof By- Ja- y Johnson BAlssoBSiaa staff writer Ken Henderson says he's been having trouble with the mail. Ron Wood says it's a ripofL Wood, alfonner Henderson tenant at 309 Waugh St, now living in St Louis, complains that Henderson has not returned his $ 820 damage deposit and has no intentkn of doing so Henderson said the first check be sent Wood was lost to the malL The last check he sent to Wood 11 days ago also was lost in the mail, Henderson said. Wood said Tuesday be does not ex-pect to get back the deposit " He makes a regular practice of keeping deposits," Wood said Wood, who attended the University last year, has been trying to recover his deposit since last May, and although Henderson and apartment manager Hershel " Slim" Jones say he deserves a full refund, he has not received one Wood said be was looking for housing as the semester's start neared and ended up at 309 Waugh St " He catches kids who need housing at the last minute and he's got ' em," Wood said Although Wood thought he protected his deposit by getting a sujned letter from Jones stating he bad not damaged his room and that he was entitled to a fuU refund, the letter has been useless in getting his deposit back. Wood's father has not had much luck retrieving the deposit either Wood's father came to Columbia last August and talked to Henderson who told him he would get the deposit in two or three weeks " It must have been lost in the mall," Henderson said Henderson has had problems before, but not with the mails In September Henderson was fined $ 100 for allowing occupation of the basement at 309 Waugh St after the city had declared the basement unfit for human occupancy Henderson also was fined for violations of the city's housing and electrical codes |