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f In 4ow today State Pair, Sedalla: C and 9 pan. Tex Beaeke and His Orchestra, Ray Eberle and Paul Kelly and the Modernaires. Exhibits Coa taming; University Fine Arts Gallery, University and College Designers Association displays publications, brochures, posters and miscellaneous printed materials, 9 a. m. to 3 pjn. EQis Library, Italian Baroque Drawings and Textiles Through Two Millenia, 2 to 5 pjn. Colombia Public Library, Scenes From Columbia, watercolors by Lws Mikrut, and 20th Century Doll Collection, loaned by Lois Miller Movie listings on Page ISA L Insight Communist mayor rules in Italy Rome coalition could be a model on national level N. Y. Times Service ROME Rome's city hall is situated on the Campidogho, a magnificent public square designed by Michelangelo. Across the Tiber River stands the Vatican, home of the Sisbne Chapel and other great works by the same master. " Some distance separates us," said Prof. Giuho Carlo Argan, the city's new mayor. " But the same genius should link us together." Argan was chosen this week as Rome's first Communist- backe- d mayor, and his comments indicate the party's conciliatory approach. The Communists want to maintain ties with the Roman Catholic Church, in, part because these two powerful forces spring from the same soil and share the same cultural heritage. Before the city council elections last June, the church strenuously campaigned agfl& ut ( be GafiBapai& L , and warned that Rome under the Reds would become " a city without God." But the Communists led the balloting with 5.5 per cent, while the Christian Democrats, who have ruled the city continuously since World War II, trailed with 33 1 per cent After weeks of negotiation, the Socialists and Social Democrats agreed to join the Communists in a ruling coalition But since the three parties held only 39 seats in the 80- mem- ber counal, they needed a promise from the three republican members to abstain from voting. Some analysts here believe this leftist front could be a model for future governments on the national level, but the Communists didvnot press their advantage. In a surprise move they agreed to name Argan, who ran as an independent on the Communist slate, rather than one of their own party stalwarts The election meant that the Communists now control every major aty on the Italian mainland. In many places they have won praise for practical problem- solvin- g instead of ideological crusades, and in an interview this week Argan struck a similar note. As a professor of art history at the University of Rome, the . mayor is deeply conjerned with protecting the priceless monuments in the historic central aty. But this problem, he said, cannot be separated from the very modem maladies afflicting the aty overcrowding, noise and pollution. " Rome has spread like an oil slick, mainly because of land speculation," be asserted. " The historic center is crushed under the weight of the new urban structures. They are the real dangers hovering over Rome." Yet with all the recent building, about 600,000 of Rome's 3 million people lack adequate housing At the same time, the city has accumulated an astronomical debt of about $ 5 billion. Argan offered no panaceas, but he did offer an approach. " Sobriety, correctness, seriousness and application of the law perhaps will not create much excitement at first, but we ( See MAYOR, Page 11A) . TVTE . L. T. lCt' . CILTY ' 9334 HUT & LOAriY ., T. COLUUBI , Mu. 65201 ST. 3- 1- 4- 74 N. Korea calls Ford 6boss of war9 SEOUL, South Korea ( UPI) North Korea called President Ford a " boss of war" Monday for sending an aircraft carrier into its waters and said it would " annihilate the U. S. imperialists" if fighting broke out. The United States and South Korea kept their forces on stepped- u- p alert and put a news blackout on all military maneuvers in the aftermath of last Wednesday's ax slaying of two American officers. A 7th fleet naval task force steamed through the Japan Sea toward Korea In a broadcast monitored in Tokyo, the. ( North) Korean Central News Agency said " Ford, boss of war, sent a UJ5. naval task force with the nuclear- powere- d aircraft carrier Midway carrying some 100 planes and guided missiles as the axis into the waters of the northern half of the republic and proclaimed an emergency alert order in the whole waters of Korea." The Midway is powered by conven-tional turbines, not nuclear reactors Quoting the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the agency said " 300,000 U. S. troops and South Korean puppet army ( soldiers) in full combat trim are deployed . at attacking posi tions along the military demarcation line" In a separate dispatch, the agency said " officers and common soldiers of the ( North) Korean Peoples Army stand ready to annihilate the U. S im-perialists if they ignite a new war." The bellicose remarks contrasted sharply with a mildly worded message North Korean President Kim n Sung sent earlier to the U. N Command in South Korea expressing regret over the killings of the Americans in the truce village of Panmunjom Both the United States and South Korea rejected Kim's note as unaccept able and a spokesman for the American military command in Seoul said the 42,000 US troops in South Korea and the 600,000nan South Korean armed forces were " on an increased alert status" Other than that, U. S. officials kept secret all US military activities in and around Korea. They declined to disclose the specific location of a U S 7th Fleet task force consisting of the Midway, one guided- missil- e cruiser and four frigates. Protest rallies continued in South Korea against last week's incident m which North Korean guards hacked the two UJS officers to death in a dispute over the trimming of a tree Kim's unprecedented personal mess-age the first he had ever sent to the U. N command offered no apology for the assault It simply said ". It is regretful that an incident occurred in the joint security area at Panmunjom this time An effort must be made so that such incidents may not recur in the future For this purpose both sides should make efforts " " We don't find this message to be acceptable," said a State Department spokesman in Washington " There's no acknowledgment of responsibiliU by the North Koreans" 68th Year - No. 283 GmmI Morning! Il's Tuesday 4us. 24, 1 976 4 Sections - 52 Page - 1 5 Cents It wasn't all work on the first day of school for Columbia youngsters. Novia McDaniel, 6, a first grader at Two- Mi- le Prairie School, had a good time jumping rope. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Plummer, 712 Easter Lane. ( Missourian photo by Lynn Israel) 9Tw& s a long trying day By Ruth Augur Missourian staff writer " Mrs. Crego, this bug's leg is broken." " Poor bug Go put him over the fence so no one will step on him and maybe hell get well " " Mrs. Crego, Mary got stung by a sweat bee." " Oh dear. Are you okay Mary Are you allergic to bees? " " Mrs. Crego, will you turn the jump rope for us'" RING . ." Okay children, everyone line up to go inside. Recess is over." Eventually all the children were in orderly lines and filing into the building and back to their classes. " First graders, I need your ears. That means everyone be very quiet," said Carol Crego, first grade teacher at Two- Mil- e Praine Elementary School " We're having a problem right now Jimmy. What is it7 . That's nght Everyone is being too noisy " Monday was the start of the school year, and Mrs Crego was trying to maintain order amidst the confusion caused by 36 excited and nervous first ( See TEACHER, Page HA) Police to drop some services By Virginia Young and K C. Martin Missourian staff writers Columbia Police Chief David Walsh Monday night received approval from the City Council to begin curtailing non-essential services police have been performing Walsh said the council had told him manpower increases would be slight for the fiscal year which begins Oct 1 " If we can't get more manpower, we have to eliminate some services," he said People filing accident reports for in-surance purposes three or four days after an accident occurs will fill out their own forms, eliminating the need for a patrol officer Other non- emergen- cy reports will be taken over the phone, rather than having an officer go to the location These changes will be implemented on an experimental basis immediately The decision came during the council's third budget work session Requests from the city manager's office, the municipal court, and the personnel, public works and fire departments also Were discussed City Manager Terry Novak recom-mended that the fife department's rescue squad be closed permanently to lessen the need for constant manning funds These funds allow the fire depart-ment to recall off- du- ty firemen to keep the companies up to full strength Fire Chief Dean Holland had estimated that about $ 50,000 would be needed for constant manning for the coming fiscal year. Under Novak's plan, only $ 11,700 would be needed The rescue squad, which has been closed approximately one month this summer because of a shortage of money, supplements the engine and ladder companies It also has special equipment for auto extrication, cliff rescues, drownings and machineiv accidents Holland said he agrees the squad should be closed to accommodate budget limitations However, he said $ 12,000 would be needed to equip two ladder companies with the rescue equipment The council also agreed to work on ordinance changes which would fine businesses for triggering a certain number of false alarms per month to the fire and police departments " It's a very real problem to policemen," Walsh said They respond at high speeds as if it's a real emergency where later there is found to be no justification for the speeds ' Walsh said false alarms are often triggered by employes when they open businesses in the mornings ' Alarm systems can be made to work properh and employes can learn not to trip them," Walsh said " The only way wc can force businesses to do something is with a penalty " The council also decided to consider ordinance changes concerning the city jail and car trespassing on private property Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov asked the council for a process server and a computer terminal in the new municipal court location Both items Asst City Manager Charles Hargrove said, are not included in the proposed 1976- 7- 7 budget Danov said a process sen er is neces-( Se- e COMPUTER, Page 14A ) Second strong quake jolts southern China By United Press International The second strong earthquake in two days jolted Szechuan Province in south central China Monday and the Philip-pine Islands were hit by a major after-shock of the Aug 17 quake that left 8,000 persons dead or missing. No immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quakes were available, the latest in a series of powerful upheavals this year that have killed tens of thousands far more than 50,000 lives if estimates of casual-ties in China are included Despite the heavy toll from earth-quakes this year, scientists have been unable to agree whether the calamities are related The Chinese tembior wasHhe third strong quake in Szechuan in a Week and the fourth in the country since the strongest earthquake m 12 years devastated a northern industrial area July 28 Although Szechuan is China's most populous province, with more than 66 million people, the three recent jolts struck mountainous regions far from large cities Most seismological stations which recorded the Chinese temblor, centered about 900 miles ( 1,440 kilometers) northwest of Hong Kong, said it measured about 6 7 on the open- ende- d Richter scale A monitoring station in Strasbourg, France, recorded it at ai. intensity of 7 25 to 7 5, slightly smaller than the 8 0 quake that devastated the southern Philippines last week Szechuan's Sunday quake registered about 6 8 Scientists said both temblors apparently were aftershocks from the area's Aug 16 quake, which measured 69 In the Philippines, the strongest shock Monday was recorded at the industrial town of Iligan, about 500 miles ( 800 kilometers) south of Manila The Philippine News Agency said residents panicked and drivers abandoned their cars in the streets, causing massive traffic jams, but apparently there were no deaths or serious damage The sixth major aftershock from last Tuesday's disaster was much weaker in Zamboanga City, where 2,000 refugees are housed Phillipme officials said 175,000 persons were left homeless by the Aug 17 quake and subsequent tidal waves Tax increase needed if school bus service improved ByNoraBoustany MbsoorJan staff writer Voters will have to pass a tax increase if they want to change the mileage requirements for free school busing, Ray Lewis, president of the Columbia Board of Education, said Monday. I Lewis said the school system cannot afford to provide busing for Junior and senior high school students living closer I than the newly designated limits, as requested by a group ofparents. " We just do not have the funds," Lewis said. Some Columbia parents, unhappy with the board's decision to extend the mileage limits for free transportation to Columbia Public Schools, have started a petition drive to compel the school board to put the issue of the busing limits on the ballot for a districtwide vote. Russell Thompson, interim superintendent of schools, said the board seriously will consider any petition put before it " The board is equally concerned as the parents.' However, the state . department of education has indicated to us that it would be necessary to submit a tax levy increase proposal together with the parents' request to put the issue on the ballot," Thompson said. Ed Bartolacci, 4310 Mexico Gravel . Road, one of the organizers of the petition drive, said Monday that the ' parents group already has 400 to 500 taxpayers' signatures. Ten signatures are required to put the issue on the ballot. The petitions will be submitted to the school board at its next meeting Sept 13. Bartolacci, father of three, two of whom are junior high school students affected by the change in the mileage limit, said, " We have found people from every corner in town Seventeen to Is groups have called us, representing almost all outlying subdivisions," he said. He added that the petition might need rewording to incorporate all the sections of the school district concerned. If that happens the petition will be recirculated Bartolacci said he was not aware that a tax levy increase was required to accompany the group's request " I think it is a matter of interpretation of the state statutes. We will leave that up to our attorney, who is now researching the situation," Bartolacci said. Bartolacci said opponents of the bus service limits will have a meeting at 7: 30 p m. Thursday in the community center room of the Farm and Home Savings Association, 725 E. Broadway. " The purpose of the meeting is to pull all those gronps together so they will not splinter into factions," Bartolacci said. Bartolacci said in the beginning he had sought help only in his own neighborhood, but decided to join forces with the Bear Creek Neighborhood Association after he heard on television that parents there were protesting Missouri statute 167.231 requires only that the board provide transportation to and from school for all pupils living 3 miles ( 5 6 kilometers) or more from school. The statute allows it to provide transportation for all pupils living one ( See BUS, Page 11A)
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Item.Transcript | f In 4ow today State Pair, Sedalla: C and 9 pan. Tex Beaeke and His Orchestra, Ray Eberle and Paul Kelly and the Modernaires. Exhibits Coa taming; University Fine Arts Gallery, University and College Designers Association displays publications, brochures, posters and miscellaneous printed materials, 9 a. m. to 3 pjn. EQis Library, Italian Baroque Drawings and Textiles Through Two Millenia, 2 to 5 pjn. Colombia Public Library, Scenes From Columbia, watercolors by Lws Mikrut, and 20th Century Doll Collection, loaned by Lois Miller Movie listings on Page ISA L Insight Communist mayor rules in Italy Rome coalition could be a model on national level N. Y. Times Service ROME Rome's city hall is situated on the Campidogho, a magnificent public square designed by Michelangelo. Across the Tiber River stands the Vatican, home of the Sisbne Chapel and other great works by the same master. " Some distance separates us," said Prof. Giuho Carlo Argan, the city's new mayor. " But the same genius should link us together." Argan was chosen this week as Rome's first Communist- backe- d mayor, and his comments indicate the party's conciliatory approach. The Communists want to maintain ties with the Roman Catholic Church, in, part because these two powerful forces spring from the same soil and share the same cultural heritage. Before the city council elections last June, the church strenuously campaigned agfl& ut ( be GafiBapai& L , and warned that Rome under the Reds would become " a city without God." But the Communists led the balloting with 5.5 per cent, while the Christian Democrats, who have ruled the city continuously since World War II, trailed with 33 1 per cent After weeks of negotiation, the Socialists and Social Democrats agreed to join the Communists in a ruling coalition But since the three parties held only 39 seats in the 80- mem- ber counal, they needed a promise from the three republican members to abstain from voting. Some analysts here believe this leftist front could be a model for future governments on the national level, but the Communists didvnot press their advantage. In a surprise move they agreed to name Argan, who ran as an independent on the Communist slate, rather than one of their own party stalwarts The election meant that the Communists now control every major aty on the Italian mainland. In many places they have won praise for practical problem- solvin- g instead of ideological crusades, and in an interview this week Argan struck a similar note. As a professor of art history at the University of Rome, the . mayor is deeply conjerned with protecting the priceless monuments in the historic central aty. But this problem, he said, cannot be separated from the very modem maladies afflicting the aty overcrowding, noise and pollution. " Rome has spread like an oil slick, mainly because of land speculation," be asserted. " The historic center is crushed under the weight of the new urban structures. They are the real dangers hovering over Rome." Yet with all the recent building, about 600,000 of Rome's 3 million people lack adequate housing At the same time, the city has accumulated an astronomical debt of about $ 5 billion. Argan offered no panaceas, but he did offer an approach. " Sobriety, correctness, seriousness and application of the law perhaps will not create much excitement at first, but we ( See MAYOR, Page 11A) . TVTE . L. T. lCt' . CILTY ' 9334 HUT & LOAriY ., T. COLUUBI , Mu. 65201 ST. 3- 1- 4- 74 N. Korea calls Ford 6boss of war9 SEOUL, South Korea ( UPI) North Korea called President Ford a " boss of war" Monday for sending an aircraft carrier into its waters and said it would " annihilate the U. S. imperialists" if fighting broke out. The United States and South Korea kept their forces on stepped- u- p alert and put a news blackout on all military maneuvers in the aftermath of last Wednesday's ax slaying of two American officers. A 7th fleet naval task force steamed through the Japan Sea toward Korea In a broadcast monitored in Tokyo, the. ( North) Korean Central News Agency said " Ford, boss of war, sent a UJ5. naval task force with the nuclear- powere- d aircraft carrier Midway carrying some 100 planes and guided missiles as the axis into the waters of the northern half of the republic and proclaimed an emergency alert order in the whole waters of Korea." The Midway is powered by conven-tional turbines, not nuclear reactors Quoting the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the agency said " 300,000 U. S. troops and South Korean puppet army ( soldiers) in full combat trim are deployed . at attacking posi tions along the military demarcation line" In a separate dispatch, the agency said " officers and common soldiers of the ( North) Korean Peoples Army stand ready to annihilate the U. S im-perialists if they ignite a new war." The bellicose remarks contrasted sharply with a mildly worded message North Korean President Kim n Sung sent earlier to the U. N Command in South Korea expressing regret over the killings of the Americans in the truce village of Panmunjom Both the United States and South Korea rejected Kim's note as unaccept able and a spokesman for the American military command in Seoul said the 42,000 US troops in South Korea and the 600,000nan South Korean armed forces were " on an increased alert status" Other than that, U. S. officials kept secret all US military activities in and around Korea. They declined to disclose the specific location of a U S 7th Fleet task force consisting of the Midway, one guided- missil- e cruiser and four frigates. Protest rallies continued in South Korea against last week's incident m which North Korean guards hacked the two UJS officers to death in a dispute over the trimming of a tree Kim's unprecedented personal mess-age the first he had ever sent to the U. N command offered no apology for the assault It simply said ". It is regretful that an incident occurred in the joint security area at Panmunjom this time An effort must be made so that such incidents may not recur in the future For this purpose both sides should make efforts " " We don't find this message to be acceptable," said a State Department spokesman in Washington " There's no acknowledgment of responsibiliU by the North Koreans" 68th Year - No. 283 GmmI Morning! Il's Tuesday 4us. 24, 1 976 4 Sections - 52 Page - 1 5 Cents It wasn't all work on the first day of school for Columbia youngsters. Novia McDaniel, 6, a first grader at Two- Mi- le Prairie School, had a good time jumping rope. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Plummer, 712 Easter Lane. ( Missourian photo by Lynn Israel) 9Tw& s a long trying day By Ruth Augur Missourian staff writer " Mrs. Crego, this bug's leg is broken." " Poor bug Go put him over the fence so no one will step on him and maybe hell get well " " Mrs. Crego, Mary got stung by a sweat bee." " Oh dear. Are you okay Mary Are you allergic to bees? " " Mrs. Crego, will you turn the jump rope for us'" RING . ." Okay children, everyone line up to go inside. Recess is over." Eventually all the children were in orderly lines and filing into the building and back to their classes. " First graders, I need your ears. That means everyone be very quiet," said Carol Crego, first grade teacher at Two- Mil- e Praine Elementary School " We're having a problem right now Jimmy. What is it7 . That's nght Everyone is being too noisy " Monday was the start of the school year, and Mrs Crego was trying to maintain order amidst the confusion caused by 36 excited and nervous first ( See TEACHER, Page HA) Police to drop some services By Virginia Young and K C. Martin Missourian staff writers Columbia Police Chief David Walsh Monday night received approval from the City Council to begin curtailing non-essential services police have been performing Walsh said the council had told him manpower increases would be slight for the fiscal year which begins Oct 1 " If we can't get more manpower, we have to eliminate some services," he said People filing accident reports for in-surance purposes three or four days after an accident occurs will fill out their own forms, eliminating the need for a patrol officer Other non- emergen- cy reports will be taken over the phone, rather than having an officer go to the location These changes will be implemented on an experimental basis immediately The decision came during the council's third budget work session Requests from the city manager's office, the municipal court, and the personnel, public works and fire departments also Were discussed City Manager Terry Novak recom-mended that the fife department's rescue squad be closed permanently to lessen the need for constant manning funds These funds allow the fire depart-ment to recall off- du- ty firemen to keep the companies up to full strength Fire Chief Dean Holland had estimated that about $ 50,000 would be needed for constant manning for the coming fiscal year. Under Novak's plan, only $ 11,700 would be needed The rescue squad, which has been closed approximately one month this summer because of a shortage of money, supplements the engine and ladder companies It also has special equipment for auto extrication, cliff rescues, drownings and machineiv accidents Holland said he agrees the squad should be closed to accommodate budget limitations However, he said $ 12,000 would be needed to equip two ladder companies with the rescue equipment The council also agreed to work on ordinance changes which would fine businesses for triggering a certain number of false alarms per month to the fire and police departments " It's a very real problem to policemen," Walsh said They respond at high speeds as if it's a real emergency where later there is found to be no justification for the speeds ' Walsh said false alarms are often triggered by employes when they open businesses in the mornings ' Alarm systems can be made to work properh and employes can learn not to trip them," Walsh said " The only way wc can force businesses to do something is with a penalty " The council also decided to consider ordinance changes concerning the city jail and car trespassing on private property Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov asked the council for a process server and a computer terminal in the new municipal court location Both items Asst City Manager Charles Hargrove said, are not included in the proposed 1976- 7- 7 budget Danov said a process sen er is neces-( Se- e COMPUTER, Page 14A ) Second strong quake jolts southern China By United Press International The second strong earthquake in two days jolted Szechuan Province in south central China Monday and the Philip-pine Islands were hit by a major after-shock of the Aug 17 quake that left 8,000 persons dead or missing. No immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quakes were available, the latest in a series of powerful upheavals this year that have killed tens of thousands far more than 50,000 lives if estimates of casual-ties in China are included Despite the heavy toll from earth-quakes this year, scientists have been unable to agree whether the calamities are related The Chinese tembior wasHhe third strong quake in Szechuan in a Week and the fourth in the country since the strongest earthquake m 12 years devastated a northern industrial area July 28 Although Szechuan is China's most populous province, with more than 66 million people, the three recent jolts struck mountainous regions far from large cities Most seismological stations which recorded the Chinese temblor, centered about 900 miles ( 1,440 kilometers) northwest of Hong Kong, said it measured about 6 7 on the open- ende- d Richter scale A monitoring station in Strasbourg, France, recorded it at ai. intensity of 7 25 to 7 5, slightly smaller than the 8 0 quake that devastated the southern Philippines last week Szechuan's Sunday quake registered about 6 8 Scientists said both temblors apparently were aftershocks from the area's Aug 16 quake, which measured 69 In the Philippines, the strongest shock Monday was recorded at the industrial town of Iligan, about 500 miles ( 800 kilometers) south of Manila The Philippine News Agency said residents panicked and drivers abandoned their cars in the streets, causing massive traffic jams, but apparently there were no deaths or serious damage The sixth major aftershock from last Tuesday's disaster was much weaker in Zamboanga City, where 2,000 refugees are housed Phillipme officials said 175,000 persons were left homeless by the Aug 17 quake and subsequent tidal waves Tax increase needed if school bus service improved ByNoraBoustany MbsoorJan staff writer Voters will have to pass a tax increase if they want to change the mileage requirements for free school busing, Ray Lewis, president of the Columbia Board of Education, said Monday. I Lewis said the school system cannot afford to provide busing for Junior and senior high school students living closer I than the newly designated limits, as requested by a group ofparents. " We just do not have the funds," Lewis said. Some Columbia parents, unhappy with the board's decision to extend the mileage limits for free transportation to Columbia Public Schools, have started a petition drive to compel the school board to put the issue of the busing limits on the ballot for a districtwide vote. Russell Thompson, interim superintendent of schools, said the board seriously will consider any petition put before it " The board is equally concerned as the parents.' However, the state . department of education has indicated to us that it would be necessary to submit a tax levy increase proposal together with the parents' request to put the issue on the ballot," Thompson said. Ed Bartolacci, 4310 Mexico Gravel . Road, one of the organizers of the petition drive, said Monday that the ' parents group already has 400 to 500 taxpayers' signatures. Ten signatures are required to put the issue on the ballot. The petitions will be submitted to the school board at its next meeting Sept 13. Bartolacci, father of three, two of whom are junior high school students affected by the change in the mileage limit, said, " We have found people from every corner in town Seventeen to Is groups have called us, representing almost all outlying subdivisions," he said. He added that the petition might need rewording to incorporate all the sections of the school district concerned. If that happens the petition will be recirculated Bartolacci said he was not aware that a tax levy increase was required to accompany the group's request " I think it is a matter of interpretation of the state statutes. We will leave that up to our attorney, who is now researching the situation," Bartolacci said. Bartolacci said opponents of the bus service limits will have a meeting at 7: 30 p m. Thursday in the community center room of the Farm and Home Savings Association, 725 E. Broadway. " The purpose of the meeting is to pull all those gronps together so they will not splinter into factions," Bartolacci said. Bartolacci said in the beginning he had sought help only in his own neighborhood, but decided to join forces with the Bear Creek Neighborhood Association after he heard on television that parents there were protesting Missouri statute 167.231 requires only that the board provide transportation to and from school for all pupils living 3 miles ( 5 6 kilometers) or more from school. The statute allows it to provide transportation for all pupils living one ( See BUS, Page 11A) |