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f In town- - -- v today 9: 30 asa. League of Women Voters to conduct tours, County- Cit- y Building 7: 88 p. m. " Motel," from American Hurrah, Gentry Hall University. 8: 15 p. m. " Labyrinth," performed by University music students, Womens Gym, University. Exhibits Continuing: Columbia Gallery of Photography, Photographs by Abigail Heyman, 11 a m. to 3 p. m. Columbia Art League, Main Gallery, Gary Henmgh heraldic banners and William Sapp's paintings, stretched- hid- e and dimensional works, 10 30 am. to 5 p. m. Betty Robins Gallery, pastels and paintings by Suzanne Vanasse, 10 30 a m. to 5 p m. Columbia College Art Center Gallery, oil paintings and water colors by Frank Stack, 8 a m to 5 p. m. Stephens College Student Art Gallery, multi- medi- a show featuring painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics and glass works, 1 to 5 pm Davis Art Gallery, Navajo handiwork, 8 a m. to 5 p. m Brady Commons Art Gallery, Environment Art by Lee Snyder and drawings by Rich Guyette, 2 to 10 p. m University Fine Arts Gallery, Gallery Art Faculty, 9am to 3 p m Kirttey Library, Columbia College, Drawings by Leonardo Da Vina, 8am to 10pm See page 15A for movie listings w , , , Insight School funding major problem in Missouri An elderly couple who owns 250 acres ( 650 hectares) of land within the Columbia city limits has no children attending school here and has always supported school tax rate increases, until this year They think their taxes are too high. " If you were in our position, you would think so too," says the woman A young roamed homeowner votes against school tax rate increases to protest what he considers an inefScient educational system, and because he has no children " You can educate a child more efficiently by keeping turn with you than by throwing him into a classroom," says Jim Butler, 212 W Forest Drive " And I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone else's kids' education " Butler thinks schools often are dumping grounds for children whose parents want to escape their educational responsibilities. A homeowner with 15 grown children minks that people without children in school shouldn't have to pay any school tax, and also questions whether the money raised from taxes really goes to education. Why do Columbians reject school tax rate increase proposals? This analysis was prepared by Marion Love, J. M. Morpby and Melissa Stnrges of the Colombia Mis- sotuia- n's special reporting team on education. " Why should I have to pay for something I don't need7 I don't believe a person who doesn't have a family should have to pay it," says Leonard Cook, Route 4 " I suppose school tax is all right if the tax money went where it was supposed to, but I think it's a racket," Cook says Whatever their reasons, 40 per cent of Columbia voters decided against increasing the school tax rate twice last spring, and that was enough to defeat the referendum. But why Columbian voters decided against the school tax rate increases is a little more difficult to determine than calculating how many voted against them " A number of voters do not realize why the school needs additional monies," says Russell Thompson, interim superintendent of Columbia public schools. James Oglesby, school board vice president, says sometimes people without children in school are especially uninterested in school ( See VOTER, Page ISA) i, TATL u . iOHIC - hitt & n -- T; COLUMBIA, MO. 6501 69th Year No. 26 Good Morning1. It's WedntxUi . ( Pel. I.' L 1976 4 Sections 44 Pages 1 5 Viik Barnes to be write- i- n By T. D. Wilson Missourian staff writer Pat Barnes realizes that be has a sum chance of winning the November election as a wnte-- m candidate for sheriff, but he told the County Republican Committee, which endorsed him Tuesday night, that he would do hxs best to put together a viable campaign. Barnes' nomination comes just two weeks after Sheriff Jack Meyer announced his resignation Meyer defeated Barnes in the Republican primary for the office In that primary, Meyer withdrew from and then re-entered the race for nomination and won by a narrow margin Meyer's resignation came too late for the Republicans to remove bis name from the ballot and nominate a replacement As a result, the party was left without a real contender in the election Barnes was endorsed by a unanimous vote after several members of the committee had voiced their fears that Meyer might re- ent- er the race, as he had in the primary Barnes said he will remain a write- i- n candidate even if Meyer should re- ent- er the race. " If Meyer s here," Barnes said, " there will be three candiiates " One of the Republican committee's fears voiced at the meeting was that Boone County voters would not know how to vote for a wnte-- m candidate Campaign strategy will be centered around plans for informing voters of the wnte-- m procedures Lou Ashley, Republican County Committee Chairwoman, said she will urge county Republicans not to vote for Meyer Mrs Ashley said she will oppose straight Republican ticket voting because such votes would be counted for Meyer Mrs Ashley said the two- part- y system in Boone County would be damaged if no viable Republican candidate opposed Charles Foster, Democratic candidate for sheriff Barnes said he had expected to spend about $ 7,000 for his campaign if he had been nominated in the August primary However, Barnes said he does not plan to spend much money now financing his campaign Barnes said he has received several offers of financial or other campaign support But even Barnes' most optimistic supporters realize their candidate will probably go down to defeat in this election in the company of past wnte- i- n candidates such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Elvis Presley The three Republican candidates for the county court also addressed the meeting ., . , Missourian photo Pat Barnes GOP wnte-- m candidate Mr. and Mrs. HowanTDbrow study a sign in Pittsburgh announcing the cancellation of swine flu shots at a local clinic. Allegheny County shut down its swine flu clinics Tuesday following the deaths of three elderly persons who received the shots on Monday. ( UPI telephoto) Five die; flu shots halted By our wire services At least five elderly persons died after receiving swine flu immunization shots in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma Tuesday, but health authorities say the deaths are not related to the mocula tions Missoun health officials said the deaths would have no effect on the swine flu program in the state The deaths of three elderly persons in Pittsburgh after they received the in-oculations was due to ordinary heart at-tacks and not the vaccine, according to preliminary findings by the federal Center for Disease Control in Atlanta Health authorities m at least nine states suspended immunization pro-grams after two women and a man died Monday within hours of receiving vac-cinations at the South Side clinic of the Allegheny County ( Pa ) Health Depart-ment But Dr H Denny Donneil of the Missoun Division of Health said the state has no intention of stopping the immunization program He said he believed the deaths have " no physical relationship to the vaccine " CDC Director Dr Robert bencer said autopsy reports, field studies taken Tuesday by CDC epidemiologists in Pit-tsburgh and results of vaccine inocula-tions elsewhere indicated that the three died of heart attacks unrelated to the flu shots It looks as though this is a cir-cumstantial situation where three peo-ple just happened to have heart attacks close together," saidSencer Sencer urged state and local health ( See AUTOPSIES, Page 16A) Flu shots continuing The swine flu immunization program in Boone County will proceed as planned, said City Health Director Mike Sanford Tuesday He said the swine flu ad hoc committee of the Boone County Medical Society does not believe there is, at this time, sufficient evidence of a rausal lelationship between the flu vaccine and the three deaths in Pittsburgh, Pa to warrant suspension or cancellation of the project Butcher: jail to be built even if levy fails By Scott Sonde Missourian staff writer The proposed 48- m- an addition to the county jail will be built even if Boone County voters defeat the proposed tax increase that would fund the proposal, Presiding Judge James Butcher told the County Court Tuesday Butcher said if voters reject the one- ye- ar 15- ce- nt property tax increase on Nov 2, the 1977 court would be forced to make drastic cuts m county services to finance the addition Butcher's comments about the jail came after the four County Court candidates and Charles Foster, Democratic candidate for sheriff, expressed support for the jail addition " It's no longer a question of whether or not to build the addition, but how to pay for it," Butcher said " If people do not pass the bond issue, I think the next court will have to build it " Butcher said that if the tax increase failed, the county would not have enough money to finance the addition unless drastic cuts in county services were made The cuts could mean county residents, for example, may have to wait an hour or longer to be helped at county offices or the county may not provide money for foster care, he said " When that happens, you're going to have a line of people down here 10 miles long screaming bloody murder, and it's going to be their own fault," Butcher said He added, " The people have just got to realize that they are going to suffer " Richard Farmer, Democratic candidate for Northern District judge, said the jail would act as a deterrent for crime and could " save the lives of younger offenders" by providing an alternative to state prisons Foster told the court that the present 31- m- an county jail is overcrowded He said in August the jad's average daily occupancy was almost 45 prisoners The City Council has passed an ordinance that will close the city jail to county prisoners on Dec 1 Northern Distnct Judge Rodney Smith said the cost of the tax increase would be about $ 11 25 for the average county homeowner ' I'd like to write out my check for $ 11 25 now," he said The addition also would mean that the county could put more pnsoners on a work- relea- se program, Whitehead said But he said if the county did not build the addition, you're going to have to turn them ioose on the streets Who's to say which one of those persons goes loose'" To promote the tax increase, the court- appoint- ed jail committee is organizing an advertising and information campaign County Auditor Don Caldwell, committee treasurer, is soliciting funds to pay for the committee's advertising, and the committee also plans to send speakers to county groups to explain the addition and its need City Finance Director Mike Scanlan told the court that if voters approved a constitutional amendment eliminating the sales tax on foood and drugs, the city may have to use a new method of property tax assessment " We just don't want to be in a position to scramble around to find $ 800,000," Scanlan said It is estimated that repeal of the tax would cost Columbia $ 847,000 in revenue The city probably will investigate using an econometnc system of reassessment Under that system property values would be adjusted by combining statistical data, such as the inflation rates and increases in home values This method would cost the city about $ 4,000 to $ 5,000, while traditional reassessment would cost about $ 750,000, Scanlan said The econometric system would allow property to be more equally assessed, he said Under present assessment, a house last placed on the market m 1965 is taxed at 1965 rates But a house sold in 1975 is taxed at 1975 rates In addition, Scanlan told the court that the econometnc model could provide more revenue for the county by broadening the tax base The court also discussed road and bridge department guidelines concerning work performed on pnvate property The court last discussed the guidelines on Sept 7 Smith said the guidelines were ( See COURT, Page 13A) UAW approves Ford contract DETROIT ( UPI) - The United Auto Workers Union announced late Tuesday that 170,000 Ford Motor Co workers have narrowly approved a new $ 1 billion phis contract and will begin returning to their jobs today Some 25,000 skilled tradesmen, who threatened to scuttle the agreement because of dissatisfaction with several provisions, passed it by a 489- vo- te margin, union officials said. Slightly more than 17,000 skilled workers voted Their vote was 8,957 in favor and B, 468 opposed UAW President Leonard Woodcock and UAW Vice President Ken Bannon said out of the 145,000 production workers, the vote to approve the agreement was 35,192 in favor and 22,026 opposed A majonty of each group had to ratify the agreement Ford labor vice president Sidney McKenna said four of 19 assembly plants would begin operations today and Thursday The start of all 102 Ford facilities in 22 states would depend on local contract negotiations where only 70 of 99 agreements have been completed Without these local agreements, on such issues as washrooms, parking lots, cafetenas and production standards, to supplement the national agreement, Ford will not start all the assembly lines that have been silent since midnight Sept 14 In 1967, a national contract was ratified in the 47th day of a nationwide strike, but the local agreements dragged the walkout on for another 19 days The Ford contract becomes the basic industry agreement that will have to be matched by General Motors, Chrysler and Amencan Motors for the 530,000 workers they employ The union did not indicate See FULL, Page 16A) Doctor feared for baby's life By Steve Snyder Missourian staff writer Three months before 15- month-- oId Ira Rayshawn Hatton died, a University Medical Center psychiatrist recomended that the child be taken from her mother because he thought the child's life was in danger, the Columbia Missourian has learned. But the group of medical personnel and social workers to whom Dr. Syed Huaain made the recommendation was unable to reach agreement on what should be done, said persons close to the case. The baby, who had been placed in a . foster home, was returned to her mother Miss Hatton was charged last week with murdering Ira and was taken to Fulton State Hospital for a mental examination Boone County Medical Examiner Lawrence Henry said Tuesday that an autopsy established the cause of the child's death as " asphyxiation due to manual strangulation." Dr. Husain met with about 10 others directly Involved in Miss Hatton's case in July after Ira was admitted to the University Medical Center June 30 for treatment after swallowing bleach Dr. Husain evaluated Miss Hatton while the baby was treated He told the group he had concluded that the mother might harm herself or her child, sources told theMissounan Another meeting took place Aug 17 involving the same medical personnel and social workers. Three representatives of the State Division of Family Services, investigating the case, also attended. The state representatives asked for recommendations. Those at the meeting disagreed as to whether Miss Hatton was incompetent, and whether she might hurt Ira Several who knew her disagreed with Dr. Husain's conclusions Four alternatives as to who should take custody of Ira were discussed, the courses said These were to leave her in the custody of the child's grandmother, Lena Mae Hatton, to leave her m a foster home, to return her to the custody of her mother under welfare supervision or to leave her in her mother's unsupervised custody The sources said there was no agreement reached The child was also admitted to the medical center Sept 13, for treatment of seizures and discharged Sept 19 She was admitted agam Oct 6 and died that afternoon. : ! t "" Billiard ban spells trouble By Thomas Hargrove Missourian staff writer Professor Harold Hill would say Columbia is headed for trouole That's " trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with ' P' and that stands for pool " Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov, no Music Man, declared Tuesday that a 1932 city ordinance prohibiting teenagers from entering a pool hall is unconstitutional The ordinance made it " unlawful for the owner or keeper of any billiard parlor or pool room to permit any person under 16 years of age to enter such pool room or billiard parlor without the permission of the parent or guardian " The ordinance was too " vague," Dannov said " This basically would mean any person who had a pool table anywhere in a pnvate home, bowling alley or anywhere else would be violating the law if you follow the ordinance " The ruling came in a case involving Philip Spudich, 1904 Garden Dnve, who owns the Columbia Billiard Center, 114 S Ninth St Spudich was charged with allowing a 15- year-- old boy inside his pool hall on June 9 Spudich said he had not thought the city was still enforcing the 44- year-- old ordinance " It was one of those ordinances that seemed so silly that we didn't bother with it," he said Harry D Boul, 2705-- A Summit Road, Spudich's attorney, said the ordinance was " awful, unconstitutional and totally unfair " " I don't think it is a proper function of the government to impose upon Mr Spudich and other people in his business a duty to supervise the leisure activities of the children of this community at least to any greater extent than such a duty would be imposed on a bowling alley or other legitimate amusement industries," he said Boul noted that the City of Columbia owns several pool tables at the Columbia Teen Center. If the city had succeeded in prosecuting ( See JUDGE, Page 11A)
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Item.Transcript | f In town- - -- v today 9: 30 asa. League of Women Voters to conduct tours, County- Cit- y Building 7: 88 p. m. " Motel," from American Hurrah, Gentry Hall University. 8: 15 p. m. " Labyrinth," performed by University music students, Womens Gym, University. Exhibits Continuing: Columbia Gallery of Photography, Photographs by Abigail Heyman, 11 a m. to 3 p. m. Columbia Art League, Main Gallery, Gary Henmgh heraldic banners and William Sapp's paintings, stretched- hid- e and dimensional works, 10 30 am. to 5 p. m. Betty Robins Gallery, pastels and paintings by Suzanne Vanasse, 10 30 a m. to 5 p m. Columbia College Art Center Gallery, oil paintings and water colors by Frank Stack, 8 a m to 5 p. m. Stephens College Student Art Gallery, multi- medi- a show featuring painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics and glass works, 1 to 5 pm Davis Art Gallery, Navajo handiwork, 8 a m. to 5 p. m Brady Commons Art Gallery, Environment Art by Lee Snyder and drawings by Rich Guyette, 2 to 10 p. m University Fine Arts Gallery, Gallery Art Faculty, 9am to 3 p m Kirttey Library, Columbia College, Drawings by Leonardo Da Vina, 8am to 10pm See page 15A for movie listings w , , , Insight School funding major problem in Missouri An elderly couple who owns 250 acres ( 650 hectares) of land within the Columbia city limits has no children attending school here and has always supported school tax rate increases, until this year They think their taxes are too high. " If you were in our position, you would think so too," says the woman A young roamed homeowner votes against school tax rate increases to protest what he considers an inefScient educational system, and because he has no children " You can educate a child more efficiently by keeping turn with you than by throwing him into a classroom," says Jim Butler, 212 W Forest Drive " And I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for someone else's kids' education " Butler thinks schools often are dumping grounds for children whose parents want to escape their educational responsibilities. A homeowner with 15 grown children minks that people without children in school shouldn't have to pay any school tax, and also questions whether the money raised from taxes really goes to education. Why do Columbians reject school tax rate increase proposals? This analysis was prepared by Marion Love, J. M. Morpby and Melissa Stnrges of the Colombia Mis- sotuia- n's special reporting team on education. " Why should I have to pay for something I don't need7 I don't believe a person who doesn't have a family should have to pay it," says Leonard Cook, Route 4 " I suppose school tax is all right if the tax money went where it was supposed to, but I think it's a racket," Cook says Whatever their reasons, 40 per cent of Columbia voters decided against increasing the school tax rate twice last spring, and that was enough to defeat the referendum. But why Columbian voters decided against the school tax rate increases is a little more difficult to determine than calculating how many voted against them " A number of voters do not realize why the school needs additional monies," says Russell Thompson, interim superintendent of Columbia public schools. James Oglesby, school board vice president, says sometimes people without children in school are especially uninterested in school ( See VOTER, Page ISA) i, TATL u . iOHIC - hitt & n -- T; COLUMBIA, MO. 6501 69th Year No. 26 Good Morning1. It's WedntxUi . ( Pel. I.' L 1976 4 Sections 44 Pages 1 5 Viik Barnes to be write- i- n By T. D. Wilson Missourian staff writer Pat Barnes realizes that be has a sum chance of winning the November election as a wnte-- m candidate for sheriff, but he told the County Republican Committee, which endorsed him Tuesday night, that he would do hxs best to put together a viable campaign. Barnes' nomination comes just two weeks after Sheriff Jack Meyer announced his resignation Meyer defeated Barnes in the Republican primary for the office In that primary, Meyer withdrew from and then re-entered the race for nomination and won by a narrow margin Meyer's resignation came too late for the Republicans to remove bis name from the ballot and nominate a replacement As a result, the party was left without a real contender in the election Barnes was endorsed by a unanimous vote after several members of the committee had voiced their fears that Meyer might re- ent- er the race, as he had in the primary Barnes said he will remain a write- i- n candidate even if Meyer should re- ent- er the race. " If Meyer s here," Barnes said, " there will be three candiiates " One of the Republican committee's fears voiced at the meeting was that Boone County voters would not know how to vote for a wnte-- m candidate Campaign strategy will be centered around plans for informing voters of the wnte-- m procedures Lou Ashley, Republican County Committee Chairwoman, said she will urge county Republicans not to vote for Meyer Mrs Ashley said she will oppose straight Republican ticket voting because such votes would be counted for Meyer Mrs Ashley said the two- part- y system in Boone County would be damaged if no viable Republican candidate opposed Charles Foster, Democratic candidate for sheriff Barnes said he had expected to spend about $ 7,000 for his campaign if he had been nominated in the August primary However, Barnes said he does not plan to spend much money now financing his campaign Barnes said he has received several offers of financial or other campaign support But even Barnes' most optimistic supporters realize their candidate will probably go down to defeat in this election in the company of past wnte- i- n candidates such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Elvis Presley The three Republican candidates for the county court also addressed the meeting ., . , Missourian photo Pat Barnes GOP wnte-- m candidate Mr. and Mrs. HowanTDbrow study a sign in Pittsburgh announcing the cancellation of swine flu shots at a local clinic. Allegheny County shut down its swine flu clinics Tuesday following the deaths of three elderly persons who received the shots on Monday. ( UPI telephoto) Five die; flu shots halted By our wire services At least five elderly persons died after receiving swine flu immunization shots in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma Tuesday, but health authorities say the deaths are not related to the mocula tions Missoun health officials said the deaths would have no effect on the swine flu program in the state The deaths of three elderly persons in Pittsburgh after they received the in-oculations was due to ordinary heart at-tacks and not the vaccine, according to preliminary findings by the federal Center for Disease Control in Atlanta Health authorities m at least nine states suspended immunization pro-grams after two women and a man died Monday within hours of receiving vac-cinations at the South Side clinic of the Allegheny County ( Pa ) Health Depart-ment But Dr H Denny Donneil of the Missoun Division of Health said the state has no intention of stopping the immunization program He said he believed the deaths have " no physical relationship to the vaccine " CDC Director Dr Robert bencer said autopsy reports, field studies taken Tuesday by CDC epidemiologists in Pit-tsburgh and results of vaccine inocula-tions elsewhere indicated that the three died of heart attacks unrelated to the flu shots It looks as though this is a cir-cumstantial situation where three peo-ple just happened to have heart attacks close together," saidSencer Sencer urged state and local health ( See AUTOPSIES, Page 16A) Flu shots continuing The swine flu immunization program in Boone County will proceed as planned, said City Health Director Mike Sanford Tuesday He said the swine flu ad hoc committee of the Boone County Medical Society does not believe there is, at this time, sufficient evidence of a rausal lelationship between the flu vaccine and the three deaths in Pittsburgh, Pa to warrant suspension or cancellation of the project Butcher: jail to be built even if levy fails By Scott Sonde Missourian staff writer The proposed 48- m- an addition to the county jail will be built even if Boone County voters defeat the proposed tax increase that would fund the proposal, Presiding Judge James Butcher told the County Court Tuesday Butcher said if voters reject the one- ye- ar 15- ce- nt property tax increase on Nov 2, the 1977 court would be forced to make drastic cuts m county services to finance the addition Butcher's comments about the jail came after the four County Court candidates and Charles Foster, Democratic candidate for sheriff, expressed support for the jail addition " It's no longer a question of whether or not to build the addition, but how to pay for it," Butcher said " If people do not pass the bond issue, I think the next court will have to build it " Butcher said that if the tax increase failed, the county would not have enough money to finance the addition unless drastic cuts in county services were made The cuts could mean county residents, for example, may have to wait an hour or longer to be helped at county offices or the county may not provide money for foster care, he said " When that happens, you're going to have a line of people down here 10 miles long screaming bloody murder, and it's going to be their own fault," Butcher said He added, " The people have just got to realize that they are going to suffer " Richard Farmer, Democratic candidate for Northern District judge, said the jail would act as a deterrent for crime and could " save the lives of younger offenders" by providing an alternative to state prisons Foster told the court that the present 31- m- an county jail is overcrowded He said in August the jad's average daily occupancy was almost 45 prisoners The City Council has passed an ordinance that will close the city jail to county prisoners on Dec 1 Northern Distnct Judge Rodney Smith said the cost of the tax increase would be about $ 11 25 for the average county homeowner ' I'd like to write out my check for $ 11 25 now," he said The addition also would mean that the county could put more pnsoners on a work- relea- se program, Whitehead said But he said if the county did not build the addition, you're going to have to turn them ioose on the streets Who's to say which one of those persons goes loose'" To promote the tax increase, the court- appoint- ed jail committee is organizing an advertising and information campaign County Auditor Don Caldwell, committee treasurer, is soliciting funds to pay for the committee's advertising, and the committee also plans to send speakers to county groups to explain the addition and its need City Finance Director Mike Scanlan told the court that if voters approved a constitutional amendment eliminating the sales tax on foood and drugs, the city may have to use a new method of property tax assessment " We just don't want to be in a position to scramble around to find $ 800,000," Scanlan said It is estimated that repeal of the tax would cost Columbia $ 847,000 in revenue The city probably will investigate using an econometnc system of reassessment Under that system property values would be adjusted by combining statistical data, such as the inflation rates and increases in home values This method would cost the city about $ 4,000 to $ 5,000, while traditional reassessment would cost about $ 750,000, Scanlan said The econometric system would allow property to be more equally assessed, he said Under present assessment, a house last placed on the market m 1965 is taxed at 1965 rates But a house sold in 1975 is taxed at 1975 rates In addition, Scanlan told the court that the econometnc model could provide more revenue for the county by broadening the tax base The court also discussed road and bridge department guidelines concerning work performed on pnvate property The court last discussed the guidelines on Sept 7 Smith said the guidelines were ( See COURT, Page 13A) UAW approves Ford contract DETROIT ( UPI) - The United Auto Workers Union announced late Tuesday that 170,000 Ford Motor Co workers have narrowly approved a new $ 1 billion phis contract and will begin returning to their jobs today Some 25,000 skilled tradesmen, who threatened to scuttle the agreement because of dissatisfaction with several provisions, passed it by a 489- vo- te margin, union officials said. Slightly more than 17,000 skilled workers voted Their vote was 8,957 in favor and B, 468 opposed UAW President Leonard Woodcock and UAW Vice President Ken Bannon said out of the 145,000 production workers, the vote to approve the agreement was 35,192 in favor and 22,026 opposed A majonty of each group had to ratify the agreement Ford labor vice president Sidney McKenna said four of 19 assembly plants would begin operations today and Thursday The start of all 102 Ford facilities in 22 states would depend on local contract negotiations where only 70 of 99 agreements have been completed Without these local agreements, on such issues as washrooms, parking lots, cafetenas and production standards, to supplement the national agreement, Ford will not start all the assembly lines that have been silent since midnight Sept 14 In 1967, a national contract was ratified in the 47th day of a nationwide strike, but the local agreements dragged the walkout on for another 19 days The Ford contract becomes the basic industry agreement that will have to be matched by General Motors, Chrysler and Amencan Motors for the 530,000 workers they employ The union did not indicate See FULL, Page 16A) Doctor feared for baby's life By Steve Snyder Missourian staff writer Three months before 15- month-- oId Ira Rayshawn Hatton died, a University Medical Center psychiatrist recomended that the child be taken from her mother because he thought the child's life was in danger, the Columbia Missourian has learned. But the group of medical personnel and social workers to whom Dr. Syed Huaain made the recommendation was unable to reach agreement on what should be done, said persons close to the case. The baby, who had been placed in a . foster home, was returned to her mother Miss Hatton was charged last week with murdering Ira and was taken to Fulton State Hospital for a mental examination Boone County Medical Examiner Lawrence Henry said Tuesday that an autopsy established the cause of the child's death as " asphyxiation due to manual strangulation." Dr. Husain met with about 10 others directly Involved in Miss Hatton's case in July after Ira was admitted to the University Medical Center June 30 for treatment after swallowing bleach Dr. Husain evaluated Miss Hatton while the baby was treated He told the group he had concluded that the mother might harm herself or her child, sources told theMissounan Another meeting took place Aug 17 involving the same medical personnel and social workers. Three representatives of the State Division of Family Services, investigating the case, also attended. The state representatives asked for recommendations. Those at the meeting disagreed as to whether Miss Hatton was incompetent, and whether she might hurt Ira Several who knew her disagreed with Dr. Husain's conclusions Four alternatives as to who should take custody of Ira were discussed, the courses said These were to leave her in the custody of the child's grandmother, Lena Mae Hatton, to leave her m a foster home, to return her to the custody of her mother under welfare supervision or to leave her in her mother's unsupervised custody The sources said there was no agreement reached The child was also admitted to the medical center Sept 13, for treatment of seizures and discharged Sept 19 She was admitted agam Oct 6 and died that afternoon. : ! t "" Billiard ban spells trouble By Thomas Hargrove Missourian staff writer Professor Harold Hill would say Columbia is headed for trouole That's " trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with ' P' and that stands for pool " Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov, no Music Man, declared Tuesday that a 1932 city ordinance prohibiting teenagers from entering a pool hall is unconstitutional The ordinance made it " unlawful for the owner or keeper of any billiard parlor or pool room to permit any person under 16 years of age to enter such pool room or billiard parlor without the permission of the parent or guardian " The ordinance was too " vague," Dannov said " This basically would mean any person who had a pool table anywhere in a pnvate home, bowling alley or anywhere else would be violating the law if you follow the ordinance " The ruling came in a case involving Philip Spudich, 1904 Garden Dnve, who owns the Columbia Billiard Center, 114 S Ninth St Spudich was charged with allowing a 15- year-- old boy inside his pool hall on June 9 Spudich said he had not thought the city was still enforcing the 44- year-- old ordinance " It was one of those ordinances that seemed so silly that we didn't bother with it," he said Harry D Boul, 2705-- A Summit Road, Spudich's attorney, said the ordinance was " awful, unconstitutional and totally unfair " " I don't think it is a proper function of the government to impose upon Mr Spudich and other people in his business a duty to supervise the leisure activities of the children of this community at least to any greater extent than such a duty would be imposed on a bowling alley or other legitimate amusement industries," he said Boul noted that the City of Columbia owns several pool tables at the Columbia Teen Center. If the city had succeeded in prosecuting ( See JUDGE, Page 11A) |