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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'
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Constipation
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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)
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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
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" 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
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to control discipline m the students
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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