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hitt & l: rhy jt. OLIVIA, :. 652 : i ST. l- 5- - 7i See Sports, Page 6A 70th Year - No. 252 (; Worning! It JJ rtinostlax. July 1 2. 1 9 7 3 Sections - 36 Pages - ! 5 Cents St, Louis has typical problems Suburbs drawing residents, monev 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. -- lasidte -- j ty A bonus buy As usual, your Columbia ifissourian is a bargain buy. Your purchase today brings yon a bonus of more than $ 10 in money- savin- g coupons, most of which you'll want to redeem when yoa do your weekly grocery shopping. 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.
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Item.Transcript | hitt & l: rhy jt. OLIVIA, :. 652 : i ST. l- 5- - 7i See Sports, Page 6A 70th Year - No. 252 (; Worning! It JJ rtinostlax. July 1 2. 1 9 7 3 Sections - 36 Pages - ! 5 Cents St, Louis has typical problems Suburbs drawing residents, monev 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. -- lasidte -- j ty A bonus buy As usual, your Columbia ifissourian is a bargain buy. Your purchase today brings yon a bonus of more than $ 10 in money- savin- g coupons, most of which you'll want to redeem when yoa do your weekly grocery shopping. 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. |