Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1976-09-28

              In town
today
8 pan. MSA classical concert,
pianist Ruth Laredo, Jesse
Auditorium
Exhibits
Continuing: Stephens College
Student Art Gallery, multi- med- ia
show featuring painting,
sculpture, photography,
ceramics and glass works, 1 to 5
p m. Brady Commons Art
Gallery, Environment Artby Lee
Snyder and drawings by Rich
Guyette, 2 to 10 pan Columbia
Gallery of Photograghy, black
and white photographs by Abigail
Heyman, 9 aan. to 5: 30 pan
University Fine Arts Gallery,
Gallery Art Faculty, 9 aan. to 3
pm Columbia Art League, all
members exhibition of new
works, 10 30 am to 3pm
Kirtley Library, Columbia
College, etchings by Rembrandt,
8am to 10 pan Ellis Library,
Italian Baroque Drawings and
Textiles Through Two Millenia, 2
to 5 pm Public Library,
photographs by Jeff Mintz and
hand- carve- d birds by Randy M
Mayes, 9am to6pm
See Page 13 for movie listings
Insight
PILOT key
to solvency
of utility
Every time you run that faucet or
turn on the air conditioner, you're not
only running up your monthly utility
bill, you're also adding revenue to the
city's coffers
This is because of the payments the
Columbia Water and Light Department
must make to the city's general
revenue fund Since these payments
mean higher operating costs for the
utility, they are passed along to the
This report onthe Colombia Water
and Light Department and its place
in me financial picture of the City of
Columbia was prepared by Patricia
Fernandez, Jane Kennedy atsd
Steve Lord cf the Catambia Mjf- saurla- n's
special reporting team on
government and politics.
consumer in the form of higher utility
rates
PILOT, an acronym for payment- in- heu- of- tax- es,
is paid yearly to the city
and adds up to an amount roughly
equivalent to what would be paid if the
department were privately owned.
The utility is rot privately owned,
however It is a municipal plant, and
because of this questions have arisen
about whether these payments are
Justifiable Why should a municipal
plant have to pay money to the city7
Proponents of this view point out mat
the department could be using this
money to lower its rates After all, they
ask, who is the utility serving the
consumers or the city7
This idea appeals to most penny- conscio- us
citizens, but the problem is
more complex than this line of thinking
might suggest.
PILOT consists of a 7 per cent
receipts charge which is included in the
customers' monthly utility bills and a
charge comparable to a property tax,
based on the assessed value of the
department's physical plant.
The rationale for thepayments is that
the department is a business and should
be operated as such. " People should
remember Columbia's Water and Light
Department is a business that just
happens to be owned by the
government," City Finance Director
Mike Scanlan says " It should be
construed as a business although it's
publicly owned."
Edward Robb, University assistant
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Gilbert Dupuy, 1100 Tandy Ave., takes the hose
to his dog Kabar after the snow- whit- e Alaskan
Malamute's daily mudbath. It seems that Kabar
loves the water in the pond behind his house so
much so that he insists on swimming in it even
though it has become merely a puddle of mud.
( Missounan photo by Michael D. Asher)
FCC proposes
new channel
for Columbia
By Molly Maloney
Missourian staff writer
The Federal Communications
Commission has proposed the
establishment of a non- commerc- ial
educational television channel for the
Columbia area
In a ruling on a petition by the New
Wave Corp of Columbia, the FCC
proposed the assignment of Channel 23
to Columbia for non- commerc- ial
operation as an educational station
New Wave Corp operates KOPN Radio
in Columbia
The FCC proposed the channel
assignment in a decision which also
dismissed a petition by KCBJTV
( Channel 17) to reassign KOMU- T- V
( Channel 8) as a non- commerc- ial
educational station KOMU is licensed
to the University Board of Curators
The size and make- u- p of the
Columbia market warrant the
establishment of an educational
television service, the FCC said in its
decision The commission will accept
comments on the proposed channel
until Nov 1 and will determine by Nov
22 if the channel will be assigned The
CC then would accept applications for
station operation
Steve Dreher, New Wave manager,
said no definite time- tabl- e has been set
for the actual establishment of a non-commercial
station in the event the
FCC assigns Channel 23 to Columbia
In its ruling on KOMU TV, the FCC
said the University was fully qualified
to operate KOMU as a commercial
station independent of state funds
Mark Lipp, an FCC spokesman, said
KCBJ complamed of an " unfair
competitive situation" in which the
station was forced to compete with a
University- owne- d VHF station
Lipp said the FCC had ' no grounds'
for revoking KOMU's commercial
license " The FCC could not in any way
( See STATIONS, Page 11)
Busing campaign to stress safety
By Carter Dunkin
Missourian staff writer
A campaign to increase free school
bus service in Columbia will stress the
safety of school children, Ed
Bartolacci, a leader of the campaign,
said Monday.
He said the group, which met Friday
night, also plans to seek a performance
audit of the school district by the state
aoditar'a office
Bartolacci, who led the petition drive
which compelled the Columbia Board of
Education to put a busing proposal on
the Nov 2 ballot, said there are " a lot of
different safety areas" the group plans
to consider.
He said increased traffic congestion
around schools, increased chances of
motorists hitting children walking
along busy streets and possible
delinquency are some of the problems
resulting from the transportation cuts
the school board made last summer in a
budget- cuttin- g effort
The board limited free transportation
at secondary schools to students living
3 roues ( 5 6 kilometers) or more from
school
Previously, all secondary students
living two miles ( 3 2 kilometers) or
more from school had free bus service
About 800 students were affected by the
change
The petition asked for a vote to
provide bus service for all students
living one- ha- lf mile ( 8 kilometer) or
more from school
This year, the school board did not
change service for elementary
students, who nde free if they live a
mile or more from school The petition
requested that these children also be
eligible for the one- ha- lf mile service
To finance the proposed increased
bus service, the school board placed a
19- ce- nt tax rate increase on the Nov 2
ballot
Bartolacci said parents are not the
only targets of the campaign
He said the group needs to show how
drivers in the city are affected by the
risk of hitting kids "
The group also will try ' to get the
college vote," Bartolacci said
Members of the group are looking
into printing and advertising costs,
Bartolacci said ' When we find out
what the cost is, we'll figure out how to
( best publicize) the issue "
The group also plans to petition the
state auditor's office to conduct a
performance audit of the school
district The petition needs to be signed
by 5 per cent of the qualified voters in
the district, based on the number of
votes cast in the last gubernatorial
election ( 1972)
Bartolacci said he thinks about 1,200
signatures would be enough
" I think there's a real credibility
problem between the school system, the
board and the people I think it is ( a
result of) the political atmosphere in
America today," Bartolacci said
" If the auditor learns everything is
fine," Bartolacci said, " I think
credibility would be restored to the
board
4We do not feel there are any
particular improprieties " It would be
" just an independent, outside view of
the district," he said
Research yields
sex treatments
By John H. Ullmann
end Kenny Schlager
Mlssourian staff writers
Herpes Simplex Virus Type Two is
a form of venereal disease generally
considered incurable. Mostafa S.
Fahim, a researcher at the University
School of Medicine, may have found an
effective treatment using a special
salve and ultrasound.
Most birth control methods revolve
around controls for women.
Vasectomies for men- ha- ve become
increasingly popular, with more than
four million men having undergone this
relatively simple operation. But some
men have adverse side effects, and if
they change their minds later, the
reversal operation is unsuccessful
about 70 per cent of the tune FaMmhas
developed an inexpensive male
contraceptive method using ultrasound
that is apparently effective, reversible
and painless
Many people are worried about a
possible pet population explosion in this
country and a seeming reluctance of
pet owners to neuter their dogs and
cats Fahim has developed an
inexpensive drug mat chemically
castrates a pet without surgery or use
of hormones
Mostafa Fahun was born in Cairo,
Egypt, 45 years ago After earning
degrees in chemistry and
endocrinology from the University of
Cairo, he came to the University for
advanced studies and received MJS
and Ph-- D degrees in reproductive
biology.
Ten years ago be decided to emigrate
to the United States, became a U. S
citizen and accepted a position in the
department of obstetrics and
gynecology at the School of Medicine
Since mat time, his research interests
have covered a dazzling array of
( See ULTRASOUND, Page 14)
Wanted: Husband for mother
hoping to keep family in U. S.
i
EAST ALTON, DL ( AP) Susan
Spurrier's methods of finding a
husband must seem a trifle direct by
most men, even if this is a leap year.
But some men seem to approve of
her approach.
The 28- year-- old English divorcee
and mother of two is spending much
of her time screening answers to a
classified ad in which he said she
needed a mate quickly.
If she doesn't find one by the end of
the year, she and her two children
will be deported to England.
" But what else can you do," she
asked. " You can hardly walk up to
someone on the street and ask mem
if they'd like to marry you. Pmdoing
mis for the sake of my two
children''
Mrs. Spurrier came to the United
States with her former U. S Air
Force husband, Calvert Spurrier,
fouryears ago
The couple since has divorced, but
Mrs. Spurrier learned mat her
former husband bad not completed
the paperwork that would have
permitted her to stay in the United
States.
" I'm not eligible for a student or
working visa, so I'm told my only
choice, if I want to remain in
America, is to remarry," the
attractive blonde said.
Mrs. Spurrier said the three- lin- e
want ad she placed in me Wood
River ( HL) Journal last week has
triggered a deluge of responses,
some from as far away as California
and New Jersey.
" I was getting so many calls I
couldnt handle them alL" she said
in explaining why she has taken an
unlisted telephone number. " I don't
want any so- call- ed lady- kille- rs or
cranks contacting me. Having had
one marriage fail, I'm naturally
going to be very cautious.
" I was a little nervousat first But
I consider myself a pretty good
judge of character. I can tell within
a few boors whether I like someone
oroot"
In the meantime, publicity
generated by radio and television
interviews and news stories seem
likely to add to the 40 or 50 serious
responses she has received to her
plea
Mostafa Fahim has conducted extensive conducts his research at Sinclair Farm,
research on animal sterilization using ( Missounan photo by Rebecca Collette)
ultrasound. Fahim, a University professor,
Disciplinary proceedings begin
Brown may lose license
Former Boone County Court
Presiding Judge Bob Brown is facing
possible suspension of his license to
practice law
The Missouri Bar Administration
Advisory Committee Monday asked the
Missouri Supreme Court to order
Brown to show cause why be should
continue practicing law.
Brown resigned as presiding judge
and pleaded guilty Sept 21 to two
counts of oppression in office He was
fined $ 1,000 and placed on probation for
one year.
Under Supreme Court rules, the ad-visory
committee can ask for a
lawyer's suspension when he is con-victed
of or pleads guilty to a crime in-volving
moral turpitude, pending
disciplinary proceedings by the com-mittee
Brown's crime involved moral
turpitude, said Harold Barrick of
Sedalia, chairman of the advisory
committee
Disciplinary proceedings could result
in Brown's disbarment
If the advisory committee believes
there are sufficient grounds, it can ask
the Supreme Court for Brown's
disbarment. Either the Supreme Court
or an official appointed by the court
would make the final ruling on
disbarment
Two other Columbia lawyers also
face possible disciplinary action
The advisory committee has asked
for the disbarment of James O'Gara,
who is charged with mixing his own
funds with those of a client and filing a
false affidavit
Attorney Robert Head also faces
possible disciplinary action because of
10 pending charges against nun for
stealing at least $ 39,000
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