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St, Louis
has typical
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Suburbs drawing
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ByRcfcertReinbold
N. Y. Times Service
ST. LOUIS There is one impressive
statistic local boasters dtrat ballyhoo
much. After Chicago, St. Louis is the
nation's leading exporter of used
bricks. Great neatly- stacke- d piles of
weathered red bricks stand by the rail-road
tracks that hug the Mississippi
River. It is said they are shipped to
places like Savannah to restore historic
buildings and to Texas to make patios
for the new houses springing up around
Houston.
It is the supreme indignity. Having
taken so many of its people and jobs,
the so- call- ed Sunbelt is now even
carting off St Louis itselL Once the
fourth- large- st city in the country, a
vital manufacturing and commerce
center astride the great transportatian
networks that made it the natural 19th- centu- ry
gateway to the West, it is now
the twenty- thir- d.
Even as the flatbeds heavy with brick
trundle off, bulldozers are pushing
down other buildings. Local officials
Insigbt
hope that the l2St tenant to leave an
abandoned building will vacate
sometime between Monday and
Thursday; ji' it's on a Friday, the
building sill be vandalized beyond
saving before it can be boarded up on
Monday.
SnU. there are signs of hope. With
infusions of federal and private money,
downtown St Louis is booming again
after the construction of a new con-vention
center, new bank towers, a
stadium and the restoration into
restasraats and shops of the 11 blocks
of riverfront buildings called Laclede's
Landing.
Officials were astounded last week
when an Independence Day crowd
estimated as high as 400,000 turned out
for jazz and fireworks along the
waterfront, where few would tread until
recently.
Affluent young couples with a taste
for the Victorian are salvaging the
neighborhoods around Lafayette
Square and near the old Soulard
Market Not far away, the Ralston
Purina Co. frag bought up and is
rehabilitating dozens of homes near its
headquarters, and a bold black group,
Jeff- Vander- L- ou Inc is making a
viable neighborhood again cut of a
small section of the North Side that
resembles nothing so Trmrb as Dresden
after the fire bombing.
But by almost any objective ox sub-jective
standard, St Louis is still the
premier example of urban aban-donment
in America. The dry has last
53 percent of its inhabitants and a
quarter of its dwelling units since 1930.
Even blacks, mostly the more affluent
are departing, at the rate of 5,000 to
7,000 a year. More tha-- n 300 manufac-turing
companies have shut down or
left town in the last decade. Even the St
Louis Club is no longer in St Louis; it
moved to suburban Clayton a few years
ago.
The darkened ftnTks of abandoned
apartment buildings along Pershing
near the lovely Forest Park, the
disastrous West End " Urban Renewal"
area, raTte upon mile of boarded np
factories and stores along Olive, the
desolation of the North Side, all stand
in sharp contrast to the glittery new
( See NO GOVERNMENT, Page MA)
ByRandeQBeck
Mjsstwrian staff writer
U, S. Rep. Richard Icbord, D- M- o.,
Tuesday denied a CBS- T- V report winch
said a 1975 junket to South Africa by
himself and three other congressmen
was funded by that country's govern-ment
Referring to Monday's CBS broad-cast
which said the congressmen were
warned by State Department officials
- that the trip was funded by the South
African government, Icbord said he
" ted no knowledge before the trip or
afterward that it could have been
financed by the South African govern-ment"
The group, Icbord said, was invited
by CA. Tracey, chairman of the
Rbodesian Promotional CoundL and
Warner Ackerman, " a businessman
ircm South Africa."
CBS reported that Icbord, Reps. John
Dent, D- P- a., Harold Runnels, D- N.- M.,
Bob Wilson, R- Cal- if and Sen. Carl
Curtis, R- Ne- b.. were told by a Foreign
Service officer, Richard Doles, that " it
was South African government money
and that in fact we had been told so by
an employee of the South African in-formation
service."
The cost of the trip, which came
during the 1975 Easter recess, was
about $ 3,000, according to CBS. Taking
a gift from a foreign government may
violate the Constitution, the Foreign
Gifts and Declarations Act and the
Congressional Code of Ethics.
Icbord said he had received a letter
from Ackerman before the trip and that
Ackerman " wanted to improve
relations between the United States and
South Africa."
The trip took place while efforts were
under way in Congress to reimpose an
embargo on chrome imports from
Rhodesia. The embargo had been in
effect until 1S71, when it was repealed.
The Congressional Code of Ethics
states: " A member, officer, or em-ployee
of the House of Representatives
shall accept no gift of substantial value
directly or indirectly from any person
or organization or corporation having a
direct interest in legislation before the
Congress."
In 1874 The House Committee on
Standards and Official Conduct issued
an advisory opinion that prohibits
congressmen frcm accepting " travel or
living expenses" from foreign gover-nments.
Also on tour with Icbord's group was
E. F. Andres, then a vice president of
Allegheny- Lndlu- m Industries of Pitt-sburgh
Steel Co. Andres testified before
a House subcommittee in 1975 against
legislation mat would prohibit U--
S.
firms from importing Rhodesian
chrome. Icbord. a longtime proponent
of chrome imports from Rhodesia, said
after his trip: " I would have gone no
matter who picked up the check. It
doesn't make any difference."
Icbord said he will write a letter to
the State Department, asking why
allegations hadnt been made public
sooner.
The four other congressmen denied
the CBS report Tuesday.
Referring to the Icbord trip, a State
Department offidal said in 1975.
" These countries are trying hard to sell
their government American politicians
get the TP treatment on this PR type
of junket. We call it end- ru- n
diplomacy.'
When asked what he thought of the
allegations in general. Icbord said
" CBS was wanting to get up a news
story."
Rep. Richard Ichord
Denies ' junket' report
No, it's not a lovers' quarrel coming to a tragic end, it's just George
Godas assisting Jane Wymer as she tries to secure a television
antenna - to the side of a building recently. The two are atop the
roof of the Parthenon, a local restaurant owned and operated by
Godas. Ms. Wymer is employed there as a waitress.
WTgapa &
From our wire services
MOSCOW A turncoat Soviet
dissident testified Tuesday that his
former roommate, accused traitor
Anatoly Shcharansky, received direct
instructions from a CLA agent
testimony which conflicts with
President Carter's public statement on
the case.
In a simultaneous trial in Kaluga. 110
miles J176 kilometers) southwest cf
Moscow, a Soviet judge twice ejected
the wife of dissident Alexander Ginz- bu- rg
from a courtroom for shouting.
" It's a lie," at a government witness.
The twin trials, which have been
condemned by the Carter Ad- nunistrat- icsi.
drew further denun-ciation
Tuesday including an official
protest by the French Communist
party. A group cf ILS. senators
demanded Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance call off the SALT talks in Geneva
to protest the trials.
In Washington. President Carter
explored the possibility of winning
freedom for Anatoly Sbcharansky and
Alexander Ginzburg before their trials
but the Soviet Union turned a deaf ear.
a White House spokesman said
Tuesday.
Press secretary Jody Powell did not
disclose what possibilities the president
bad in mind in his attempts to avert the
dissidents' trials.
He refused to say whether the United
States had suggested trading Soviet
spies it holds for Shcharansky.
In Paris. France's Communist Party,
once the dosest and most militant
follower of the Kremlin line, filed an
nfnrial protest with the Soviet Em-bassy
Tuesday against the trials of two
leading Russian dissidents.
The French Communists filed a
formal protest with the Soviet embassy
asking that Alexander Ginzburg and
Anatoly Shcharansky be freed.
The French part-- , which once
: rilowed the instructions of Josef Stalin
: o the letter, was the first Communist
part;, to protest the judicial
prcceedings against the dissidents.
In the Shcharansky trial, a court
spokesman said 11 witnesses, induding
turncoat dissident Dr. Sanya Lipavsky
who briefly roomed with Shcharansky
ir. Moscow, testified against the
defendant Tuesday.
Iipavsky told the court he was
recruited to work for the CTA by Jewish
activist Vitaly Rubin, who now lives in
exile in the United States.
Lipavsky repeated charges he first
aired in February. 1977 mat Rubin sent
Shcharansky instructions throgn the
diplomatic mail to prepare information
on Jews who had been refused per-mission
to emigrate by Soviet
authorities on grounds cf state security.
" The witnesses examined by the
( See SENATE. Page ISA )
Widening plan for W Broadway
could involve less than 5 feet
ByMfkeRobiascn
SEssonrian staff writer
Widening West Broadway to a bet- ween- c- urb
distance cf 50 feet 15.2
meters) may not be necessary for the
dry to receive federal funding on the
proposed project. Rudolf Lemke.
district administrator for the Federal
Highway Administration. said
Tuesday.
In a telephone interview from Jef-ferson
City, Lemke said. " If the cir-cumstances
are severe enough to
warrant it." be would approve funding
for a smaller road width, but said the
city must prove that " the roadway
width should be reduced to something
less than 50 feet"
TpmVp said he thinks West Broadway
" doesn't warrant less than four lanes."
But, he said, the administration couH
approve either a two- lan- e street or a 44- fo- ot
13.4- met- er , four- lan- e street if the
city shows " mitigating factors."
' We can bend the rules," he said.
" We can't break them, bat we can bend
them a little if they provide a real
hardship."
If the administration approves the
project, the federal government will
pay about SI million of the expected
a. 65 million total cost
Public Works Director Ray Beck said
he met with members of Lemke's staff
twice before the City Council's May 1
public hearing on the proposed ex-pansion,
but was unable to eonvice
them of the need for a smaller street
The staff members told him that
federal guidelines on this type of
project require a width of at least 51
feet 1 15.5 meters?. Had the dty begun
the project at a later date, an even
greater width could be required. Beck
said " I haven't beard from them any
changes in attitude," he added.
" It's gotta be a pretty strong case."
and Columbia didn't have one. Lemke
said.
On May 1. Beck and other dty staff
members recommended that the
council proceed with the preliminary
West Broadway plans. Against
testimony from 25 persons, many of
thf-- m members of Citizens for the
Preservation of West Broadway, the
council voted 5-- 2 to proceed.
But a recent manuever by a
Broadway group member could prove
the need for a smaller expansion and
could even delay construction in-definitely.
Archaeologist Dave Ives. 100
Edgewood Ave.. Friday filed a request
with the state Office of Historical
Preservation to have the area from
Garth Avenue to Clinkscales Road
placed on the national register of
historical places.
If the area is eligible for the national
register, members of the Federal
Highway . Administration, the State
Highway Department and the
Historical Preservation Office must
meet to determine ways to void or
reduce any adverse affects the project
could have, said Ken Bechtel, environ-mentalist
for the highway adminis-tration.
Bechtel said he eouid not not predict
how long a delay in construction could
last " One case may take six months,
another might take five years." he said.
" My only hope is that delays out there
won't cost the dty more money." Beck
said. Widening the street " is not a next- ye- ar
type of decision. It's a 10- -, 20- - or 3ft- ye- ar
decision."
ByMary Arm King
SEssoarian staff writer
A lawsuit brought by landlords and
tenants against the city that could have
t? ln the teeth out of the city's new
bousing ordinance may have been
countered " Kith a new ordinance in-troduced
in the City Council meeting
Monday night
Second Ward Councilman Don Mnsby
presented the new ordinance after a 2ft- mim- rte
dosed session. If adopted, the
ordinance would replace bat be almost
identical to the old lawadopted March S
bythecoundL
The proposed ordinance addresses
some of ibe issues raised by the lawsuit,
but ignores ethers. Changes introduced
include:
A defense clause exempting a
landlord from responsibility if his
tenant wiH cot allow access to the
rental property. The lawsuit bad
charged that the owner or manager of
property could be prosecuted for action
fa frpn hy trig tpremt
Reduced paperwork for an owner
cf many separate dwellings. The owner
may file for a " certificate of com-pliance,"
equivalent to a business
license for landlords, for all his
ptupaty rather than filing separately
for each unit
A slight bike in the fee schedule
from a total of $ 5 to $ 6.50 for each
However, other charges brought by
me lawsuit were ignored by the counciL
The lawsuit accuses the city of
discriminating against rental property
owners by forcing them to submit their
property to inspections, but exempting
owners who occupy their dwellings
or who own real estate containing two
or fewer rooming units. Sixth Ward
Cbnncflman Clyde Wilson c? i the new
onfinanty does notAMrvsz that to ? f
alL
Diane Farish, Third Ward, said the
objection was not valid because " one is
a business and the other is not If I'm
renting oat to someone I would want an
expert to say that my house is in good
shape." Private homes should not be
subject to the same kind of regulations.
Mrs. Farish said.
Wilson said that other objections
brought by the lawsuit such as the
ordinance subjecting landlords to the
whims of enforcing officers aisd
allowing an " unreasonable and ar-bitrary
exercise of police authority,"
were put into the lawsuit for effect
Owners of any kind of property,
especially property for sale or rent,
have to subject themselves to in-spection
and licensing procedures all
the time, and landlords should be also,
Wilson said.
CSty Counselor Rhonda Thomas said
the new ordinance '" may resolve" the
lawsuit, but plaintiffs' attorney Bob
Roper declined comment " I've got
some ideas about tins, but Fm not going
to give them out right now." Roper
said.
Enforcement of Columbia's bousing
code particularly with regard to
rental units has troubled the dty for
several years. Problems cf over-crowding
and inadequate parking have
been wrestled with by the council
before, and solutions such as down- zoni- ng
and " seH- pclicin- g" by landlords
have been ineffective in upgrading
rental property, particularly that oc-cupied
by students.
A rental license plan proposed to the
council by Wilson to alleviate the
problem was passed March 6 of this
year after other proposals presented by
Wilson were defeated in 1977 and 1974.
As a result, a lawsuit was filed by 102
landlords and tenants which resulted in
a temporary injunction issued June 12.
The injunction prevented inspection by
the Public Works Department of
property owned by the plaintiffs. The
injunction covered only the plaintiffs.
however, and other inspections have
proceeded. The injunction will expire
Sept 32.
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The policeman's a pilot I
A run- inwit- h a shotgun and a pair of Dobermans led University Police Maj. I
Mick Deaver to pursue a pilot's license. Deaver. who once had to use a police
walkie- talki- e to talk to the control tower after his plane's radio was knocked
out, discusses some of his airborne trials and travels. See story. Page ISA.
6: SS pm " Anything Goes," Summer Dinner Theater, show time, 8 p. m.,
Columbia College.
7 pjn. Swedish massage workshop. Women's Center, Gentry Hall
basement University.
7: 39 p. m. " The Taming of the Shrew," Maplewood Barn Theater, Nifong
Park.
7: 38 pjQ. Dinner to raise funds to save the Meramec River, Hilton Inn, 2250
1-- 70 Drive SW.
8: 15 pjn. '' Of Mice and Men," Summer Repertory Theater, performed at
Uaivmity Theater.