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- - si. . .vLlJ Lathrop looks for County Court reform By Dave Sedgwick Mtesoorian staff writer The County Court will "move ahead" on the grand jury's proposals for reform even if Presiding Judge Bob Brown opposes them, Northern District Judge Carolyn Lathrop said Wednesday. In a speech to the Lion's Club, Mrs. Lathrop said the County Court already has begun to carry out the grand jury's recommendations. Mrs. Lathrop said she will ask the court to: Create a five-memb- er finance committee to study the upcoming county budget and require each county department to justify its budget "to the penny". Receive detailed, periodic reports on county road repairs from Elmo WinterhaKer, supervisor of the county road and bridge crews. Provide an agenda of County Court meetings one day in advance, including a list of court orders to be signed. Tape record all court meetings for later transcription. Hold monthly meetings with the county's other elected officials. Require all county officials to turn in itemized mileage vouchers. Seek advice from the county auditor on the budget, bills and court orders. Institute an affirmative action program. Provide a calendar of upcoming court activities. Mrs. Lathrop, who delivered her speech in the Harvest Moon restaurant's banquet room by candle light during a power failure, said she had the support of Northern District Judge Rodney Smith on theproposals. Contacted later, Smith said he will not know if he can support Lathrop's call for the creation of a finance committee until he hears more about it. He also had no opinion on the need for a tape recorder at court meetings, but said he supports Lathrop's other proposals. Smith said that Brown also welcomes some of the reforms, and that disagreements over specific proposals will not block the court's reform efforts. "I think he's (Brown) at the point where he'd kind of like to get some of these reforms started," Smith said. Brown was unavailable for comment. Mrs. Lathrop said the court has instructed Winterhalter to report to the court next week on road conditions, detailing projected road repairs and the budget allowances for such expenditures. Smith inspected some county roads Monday, Mrs. Lathrop said, but Smith will not singlehandedly supervise road operations as did his predecessor Clarence Drew. Mrs. Lathrop emphasized that the court judges collectively will oversee road and bridge operations. Mrs. Lathrop said the County Court will make contingency plans for a possible cut in federal revenue sharing funds another grand jury recommendation. If such a cut were made, the County Court judges "can only budget for service which the law requires us to budget for," she said. She added that the finance committee would help to formulate such a plan. "We will need two-thir- ds of a court vote (to establish the finance committee), and I am going to initiate it," she said. Mrs. Lathrop added that the County Court should purchase squad cars for the sheriff's department, as requested by the grand jury. "I'm willing to admit it was a mistake in judgement in not getting the cars (last year) ," she said. The opening of the county-cit- y building in the renovated Daniel Boone Hotel will alleviate the lack of communication between the County Court and county officials, Mrs. Lathrop said. "The biggest mistake we made was moving out of the courthouse (to the court offices at Tenth and Walnut streets)," she said. Mrs. Lathrop said the agenda for . today's meeting lists two court orders to be read at 9:30 and a review of the planning and zoning board's recommendations at 10 a.m. Insight Dialysis treatment on the rise U.S., state help kidney patients pay their bills By Tricia White Mfesonrian staff writer A faint, rhythmic hum is heard from the odd-looki- ng plastic tubing, switches and dials. Seated in a large, blue easy chair, Harvey Davis is engrossed in a mystery novel propped in his lap. A maze of tubes filled with a deep, red liquid wind their way upward from his left forearm to a small, plastic cylinder. Below, dials cover the face of a four-fo- ot machine gauging his blood's almost imperceptible flow. His dialysis treatment will be over before he finds out who-dun--it in his novel. The tubing will be taken from his arm and, accompanied by his wife, the 67-year-- old kidney patient will drive from the University of Missouri Medical Center to his home in Jefferson City. Davis and approximately 643 other Missourians have end-stag-e renal disease, according to Missouri Regional Medical Program estimates. Their kidneys have totally or parHnBri.- - failed them, and they are faced with 1 one of three choices: First, they may I qualify for a complicated kidney transplant operation. Second, they may have to reconcile themselves to "life on . the machine" receiving an average ;: of three dialysis treatments a week. Their third choice is death. Twelve years ago, only 300 I Americans were receiving dialysis ? treatments on artificial kidney : machines. Until state and federal funds became available for the expensive treatments, only a small percentage of kidney patients were treated. The rest died. Today more than 16,000 persons with end-sta- ge renal disease survive on dialysis, according to National Kidney Foundation statistics. Many patients are now dialyzing themselves at home using a compact artificial kidney machine, but a greater number still are being treated in (See LEGISLATION, Page 15A) 68th Year No. 232 6W Morning! It's Thursday. June 24. 1 976 2 Sections 24 Pages 1 5 Cents ' High noon flashlight cookery By Doa Holmes Missourian staff writer For Columbia's downtown merchants, it wasn't exactly business as usual Wednesday. People were lighting candles, searching dark drawers for batteries and cooking hamburgers by flashlight. Just before noon, lights went out in the downtown area south of Broadway, north of Cherry Street and from Hitt Street to the LaCrosse Lumber Co. A defective cable was believed to be the cause. ''They were dim all morning," said Vicki Rapp, sales clerk at Puckett's, 906 E. Broadway. "And around 12. they just went out" Store clerks in the shops around the Strollway and along Broadway simply moved chairs into the street and calmly waited for servicemen from the Water and Light Department to complete the repair. None of the shops seemed to lack customers, who perused merchandise in the faint light from shop windows. Steve Reichman, a salesman at Fox Trot, 28 S. 9th St, smiled at the customers trying on shoes in the dark. "We do more business with the lights off than we do on," he said. Within an hour after the lights went out completely, electricity was back in service. Charles Moreau of the Water and Light Department explained, "We bad a feeder to burn loose." The feeder was one of several large cables carrying electricity to large transformers in the area. "We think it was a loose Hhsli owIBBSSkFBE. jbl S&HHSre99HBaHBKH.B3iH0B9SE A Water and Light Department crew checks fuses in transformers in an alley off Tenth Street after a circuit faulted Wednesday and left a good part of downtown without electricity. George Hessenbruch is on the platform. Calvin Turner, left, and Vic Winn are at work below. (Missourian photo by Anne Martin) connection in the cable," said Moreau, who still was not certain of the cause. Crews were expected to be working on the repair well into this morning. "Lights are on now, but on a curtailed status," Moreau said. "I was in Harpo's for lunch," Ms. Rapp said. "I could see them back there cooking hamburgers with flashlights." Electric cash registers caused store keepers some trouble during the morning's uncertain power. "It got so low that we couldn't even open J the cash drawers,' ' Ms. Rapp said. 1 Computer program flaws debated By Chris Conway Missourian staff writer About 20 top-lev- el University administrators met behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss what University interim president James C. Olson described as "serious" problems with the University's Student Information System computer programs. Olson said after the meeting that "a lot of work needs to be done" to correct the system. He said the meeting was held "to develop an understanding of the problems and develop procedures to effect solutions." Olson said he will present a report on the system's troubles and measures to correct the problems at the July meeting of the University Board of Curators. Olson said "a clear designation" of authority would be made, because there has been "some uncertainty in the past" about who is responsible for the system. The $347,000 system has been riddled with problems since it began operation in the spring of 1975. The system was designed to compile and print student data for student directories, grade reports, registration, class rolls, changes in enrollment and billing. Olson said "lots of specific kinds of problems" were identified at the meeting, but he declined to name the problems. Several other persons at the meeting said later there was "nothing new" about the problems named at the meeting. The Columbia Missourian reported June 2 that a computer consultant hired by the University to examine the system was highly critical of its design. He said the system was "doomed to obsolesence" unless changes are made. He also said it wasted resources and its design resulted in programs running longer than necessary in the computer. The system was designed by Systems and Computer Technology of West Chester, Pa. In recent weeks, the Missourian also has reported that problems with the system have resulted in inaccurate grade reports and student billings, and that enrollment data and information necessary to act on student financial aid requests has been delayed. The University has begun a major effort to correct the problems. Robert Taylor, director of University management systems, said Wednesday his office is "working steadfastly" to correct the problems. Woman, 82, lost $1 million estate By Mary Morris Missourian staff writer Clara Perkins, an 82-year-- old Columbia rest home resident whose attorney disappeared last week, may have lost all but $35,000 to $40,000 of assets worth between $1 and $2 million. Mrs. Perkins' nephew, William P. See, testified Wednesday in Boone County Probate Court that Robert Head, the vanished lawyer, had power of attorney over his aunt's assets. See told the court he estimates that $35,000 to $40,000 is left to his aunt. He told the Columbia Missourian Saturday he didn't know the initial amount of her assets, but he said he had heard it was between $1.5 million and $2 million. Two lawyers told the Missourian Wednesday night that before Head disappeared he had talked to them frequently about handling a woman's estate "wWcn was over a million dollars." Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Earl Seitz told the Missourian Wednesday night the case is being investigated by the prosecutor's office. The legal ethics committee of the Boone County Bar Association will investigate Head. Power of attorney is a written instruction by which one person appoints another as his agent and confers upon the agent authorization to perform specific acts. The acts can include writing checks in the client's name. See, 901 Clinkscales Road, also testified Wednesday that his aunt owned an undetermined amount of stocks and bonds, but no real estate. Mrs. Perkins is at the Restwell Retirement Lodge. See was granted guardianship of his aunt Wednesday after Probate Judge Ellen Roper declared Mrs. Perkins "incapable of managing her property or caring for herself by reasons of senility." Acting as guardian, See must determine Mrs. Perkins' exact assets and report them to the court as soon as possible. Mrs. Perkins' physician. Dr. Jack. Logue, testified that she is suffering from senile dementia and is not aware of her present financial status, or to whom she had written checks. Head left his wife, Ann C. Head, a note last week saying he never plans to return to Columbia. His wife filed for divorce in Boone County Circuit Court June 17. Pollution violation unprovable: Novak By Don Cooper Missourian staff writer City Manager Terry Novak said Wednesday he doubts the state can prove its contention in a lawsuit filed against the city Tuesday that the city power plant has been violating state air pollution standards since May 1. He said he thinks the power plant emissions have been within the legal limits. The suit, the first air pollution action filed against a Missouri city, seeks an injunction to limit coal burning at the municipal power plant on Business Loop 70 so emissions will not exceed state guidelines. The suit also seeks the imposition of a $5,000 fine the maximum that can be assessed under the law for every day the city has not been in compliance since May 1. The maximum possible fine to date would be $275,000. Novak said he thinks it is "unrealistic" to expect such a large fine would be imposed. Filed by the state attorney general's office of behalf of the Missouri Air Conservation Commission, the suit contends the city is in violation of state standards for ash emissions and smoke from the power plant is too black. The suit does not mention violations of sulfur emission standards. Novak said coal generation at the plant has been cut back voluntarily since May 1. He said oil, a more expensive fuel, has been used to make up for the decrease in coal generation. Columbians will not see a dramatic increase in utility bills as a result of the oil burning "as long as the weather stays pretty cool," Novak said. "We've been lucky so far because people haven't started turning on their air conditioners." Novak said he has sent letters to the Air Conservation Commission stating the coal generation already has been cut back. He said he was surprised by the lawsuit because "we've been informing them all along, but we've never received any reply." But Asst. Atty. Gen. Dan Summers, who is handling the state's case, said he is unaware of any correspondence sent to the Air Conservation Commission. "I've worked pretty closely with the air conservation people, and as far as T (See COMMISSION, Page 15A) Many incoming officials will set the tone for M.U. By Anne Hurley Missourian staff writer "The University is indeed facing a major turnaround. When changes like these come all at once, it's naturally exciting to look at the possibilities," said Robert Daniel, chairman of the University Faculty Council. "It certainly throws things into a new light It is an exciting situation, exciting for all of us," Curator Barbara Berkmeyer said. ' "Though no one really knows which way we're going, at the same time no one's going to deny we have a wide open field ahead of us." The "possibilities" the University faces come in the form of vacancies in key administrative posts, both on the University wide level and on the Columbia campus. Who fills the positions will determine the direction the University takes for the next several years. There is, most importantly, room at the top. While interim president James C. Olson assumes the duties of running a four-camp- us university, a special search committee will be looking for someone to lead a financially troubled institution into the 1980s. Other vacancies, existing and upcoming, include: Administrative vice president This position, created by former University President C. Brice Ratchford and approved by the board last fall, would combine the duties of vice president for finance and business management. The search for someone to fill the post, reported "in its final stages" in March, has been postponed because of Ratchf ord's resignation. Assistant to the president for state relations, a lobbying position. This position has been vacant since August 1975 when Stirling Kyd resigned to accept an appointment as director of research for the State Senate. Vice president for finance and treasurer of the University. In September 1975, Ray Bezoni, currently holding this post, announced his plans to retire sometime this summer when a replacement can be found. Bezoni, 60, said he had planned "for several years" to retire before the customary age of 65. Columbia campus chancellor. Herbert W. Schooling will turn 65 in November 1977, though he may contract to remain for another year as chancellor if he wishes. The president appoints each of these positions, although the appointees traditionally are cleared with the board. Administrators, faculty and students all have strong feelings about what to look for in a president. Melvin George, vice president for academic affairs, said he would like to see a president with "a strong voice, someone to unify the four campus system." George also said, "Everyone students, faculty, administrators and alumni should have an active voice in the selection of the president. ' ' Columbia faculty members, who voted no confidence in Ratchford in April, would like to see a president in favor of decentralizing the administration. "In the past, we had a high degree of centralization, which was primarily responsible for the computer fiasco. I would rather see more decisions made at the point where the actual work takes place," Kent Adair, chairman-elec- t of the faculty council, said. Daniel agreed with Adair. "With the number of things which might occur, I think I see a trend toward not only greater student-facult- y involvement, but toward decentralization," Daniel said. "Dr. Ratchford felt trapped in the system ( of a strong central administration). But centralization has cost us a tremendous amount of money. Dr. Olson has already spoken out in favor of decentralization. It's a good sign." Missouri Students Association President Paul Spencer said he hoped the new president could help remedy the financial crisis of the University. "A University president should be aware of the fact of limited resources," Spencer said. "In many ways it's too late to do much about the financial difficulties we're facing; we're in it and we weren't prepared for it What we need is someone to help remedy the tight financial situation we're in now, and someone who can plan for the future." The curators remain strongly committed to strengtheing the four-camp-us system, and are searching for a president committed to this theory. "We're looking for someone who can be a good administrator and a good educator, but mainly for someone who can get along with the chancellors of all four campuses. The president should view all campuses equally," Curator C. R, Johnston of Springfield said. Rex Williams of Rolla agrees. "We're going to follow basically the same policies we have been following," Williams said. "We're committed to keeping the four-camp- us system strong (See M.U., Page 16 A)
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Item.Transcript | - - si. . .vLlJ Lathrop looks for County Court reform By Dave Sedgwick Mtesoorian staff writer The County Court will "move ahead" on the grand jury's proposals for reform even if Presiding Judge Bob Brown opposes them, Northern District Judge Carolyn Lathrop said Wednesday. In a speech to the Lion's Club, Mrs. Lathrop said the County Court already has begun to carry out the grand jury's recommendations. Mrs. Lathrop said she will ask the court to: Create a five-memb- er finance committee to study the upcoming county budget and require each county department to justify its budget "to the penny". Receive detailed, periodic reports on county road repairs from Elmo WinterhaKer, supervisor of the county road and bridge crews. Provide an agenda of County Court meetings one day in advance, including a list of court orders to be signed. Tape record all court meetings for later transcription. Hold monthly meetings with the county's other elected officials. Require all county officials to turn in itemized mileage vouchers. Seek advice from the county auditor on the budget, bills and court orders. Institute an affirmative action program. Provide a calendar of upcoming court activities. Mrs. Lathrop, who delivered her speech in the Harvest Moon restaurant's banquet room by candle light during a power failure, said she had the support of Northern District Judge Rodney Smith on theproposals. Contacted later, Smith said he will not know if he can support Lathrop's call for the creation of a finance committee until he hears more about it. He also had no opinion on the need for a tape recorder at court meetings, but said he supports Lathrop's other proposals. Smith said that Brown also welcomes some of the reforms, and that disagreements over specific proposals will not block the court's reform efforts. "I think he's (Brown) at the point where he'd kind of like to get some of these reforms started," Smith said. Brown was unavailable for comment. Mrs. Lathrop said the court has instructed Winterhalter to report to the court next week on road conditions, detailing projected road repairs and the budget allowances for such expenditures. Smith inspected some county roads Monday, Mrs. Lathrop said, but Smith will not singlehandedly supervise road operations as did his predecessor Clarence Drew. Mrs. Lathrop emphasized that the court judges collectively will oversee road and bridge operations. Mrs. Lathrop said the County Court will make contingency plans for a possible cut in federal revenue sharing funds another grand jury recommendation. If such a cut were made, the County Court judges "can only budget for service which the law requires us to budget for," she said. She added that the finance committee would help to formulate such a plan. "We will need two-thir- ds of a court vote (to establish the finance committee), and I am going to initiate it," she said. Mrs. Lathrop added that the County Court should purchase squad cars for the sheriff's department, as requested by the grand jury. "I'm willing to admit it was a mistake in judgement in not getting the cars (last year) ," she said. The opening of the county-cit- y building in the renovated Daniel Boone Hotel will alleviate the lack of communication between the County Court and county officials, Mrs. Lathrop said. "The biggest mistake we made was moving out of the courthouse (to the court offices at Tenth and Walnut streets)," she said. Mrs. Lathrop said the agenda for . today's meeting lists two court orders to be read at 9:30 and a review of the planning and zoning board's recommendations at 10 a.m. Insight Dialysis treatment on the rise U.S., state help kidney patients pay their bills By Tricia White Mfesonrian staff writer A faint, rhythmic hum is heard from the odd-looki- ng plastic tubing, switches and dials. Seated in a large, blue easy chair, Harvey Davis is engrossed in a mystery novel propped in his lap. A maze of tubes filled with a deep, red liquid wind their way upward from his left forearm to a small, plastic cylinder. Below, dials cover the face of a four-fo- ot machine gauging his blood's almost imperceptible flow. His dialysis treatment will be over before he finds out who-dun--it in his novel. The tubing will be taken from his arm and, accompanied by his wife, the 67-year-- old kidney patient will drive from the University of Missouri Medical Center to his home in Jefferson City. Davis and approximately 643 other Missourians have end-stag-e renal disease, according to Missouri Regional Medical Program estimates. Their kidneys have totally or parHnBri.- - failed them, and they are faced with 1 one of three choices: First, they may I qualify for a complicated kidney transplant operation. Second, they may have to reconcile themselves to "life on . the machine" receiving an average ;: of three dialysis treatments a week. Their third choice is death. Twelve years ago, only 300 I Americans were receiving dialysis ? treatments on artificial kidney : machines. Until state and federal funds became available for the expensive treatments, only a small percentage of kidney patients were treated. The rest died. Today more than 16,000 persons with end-sta- ge renal disease survive on dialysis, according to National Kidney Foundation statistics. Many patients are now dialyzing themselves at home using a compact artificial kidney machine, but a greater number still are being treated in (See LEGISLATION, Page 15A) 68th Year No. 232 6W Morning! It's Thursday. June 24. 1 976 2 Sections 24 Pages 1 5 Cents ' High noon flashlight cookery By Doa Holmes Missourian staff writer For Columbia's downtown merchants, it wasn't exactly business as usual Wednesday. People were lighting candles, searching dark drawers for batteries and cooking hamburgers by flashlight. Just before noon, lights went out in the downtown area south of Broadway, north of Cherry Street and from Hitt Street to the LaCrosse Lumber Co. A defective cable was believed to be the cause. ''They were dim all morning," said Vicki Rapp, sales clerk at Puckett's, 906 E. Broadway. "And around 12. they just went out" Store clerks in the shops around the Strollway and along Broadway simply moved chairs into the street and calmly waited for servicemen from the Water and Light Department to complete the repair. None of the shops seemed to lack customers, who perused merchandise in the faint light from shop windows. Steve Reichman, a salesman at Fox Trot, 28 S. 9th St, smiled at the customers trying on shoes in the dark. "We do more business with the lights off than we do on," he said. Within an hour after the lights went out completely, electricity was back in service. Charles Moreau of the Water and Light Department explained, "We bad a feeder to burn loose." The feeder was one of several large cables carrying electricity to large transformers in the area. "We think it was a loose Hhsli owIBBSSkFBE. jbl S&HHSre99HBaHBKH.B3iH0B9SE A Water and Light Department crew checks fuses in transformers in an alley off Tenth Street after a circuit faulted Wednesday and left a good part of downtown without electricity. George Hessenbruch is on the platform. Calvin Turner, left, and Vic Winn are at work below. (Missourian photo by Anne Martin) connection in the cable," said Moreau, who still was not certain of the cause. Crews were expected to be working on the repair well into this morning. "Lights are on now, but on a curtailed status," Moreau said. "I was in Harpo's for lunch," Ms. Rapp said. "I could see them back there cooking hamburgers with flashlights." Electric cash registers caused store keepers some trouble during the morning's uncertain power. "It got so low that we couldn't even open J the cash drawers,' ' Ms. Rapp said. 1 Computer program flaws debated By Chris Conway Missourian staff writer About 20 top-lev- el University administrators met behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss what University interim president James C. Olson described as "serious" problems with the University's Student Information System computer programs. Olson said after the meeting that "a lot of work needs to be done" to correct the system. He said the meeting was held "to develop an understanding of the problems and develop procedures to effect solutions." Olson said he will present a report on the system's troubles and measures to correct the problems at the July meeting of the University Board of Curators. Olson said "a clear designation" of authority would be made, because there has been "some uncertainty in the past" about who is responsible for the system. The $347,000 system has been riddled with problems since it began operation in the spring of 1975. The system was designed to compile and print student data for student directories, grade reports, registration, class rolls, changes in enrollment and billing. Olson said "lots of specific kinds of problems" were identified at the meeting, but he declined to name the problems. Several other persons at the meeting said later there was "nothing new" about the problems named at the meeting. The Columbia Missourian reported June 2 that a computer consultant hired by the University to examine the system was highly critical of its design. He said the system was "doomed to obsolesence" unless changes are made. He also said it wasted resources and its design resulted in programs running longer than necessary in the computer. The system was designed by Systems and Computer Technology of West Chester, Pa. In recent weeks, the Missourian also has reported that problems with the system have resulted in inaccurate grade reports and student billings, and that enrollment data and information necessary to act on student financial aid requests has been delayed. The University has begun a major effort to correct the problems. Robert Taylor, director of University management systems, said Wednesday his office is "working steadfastly" to correct the problems. Woman, 82, lost $1 million estate By Mary Morris Missourian staff writer Clara Perkins, an 82-year-- old Columbia rest home resident whose attorney disappeared last week, may have lost all but $35,000 to $40,000 of assets worth between $1 and $2 million. Mrs. Perkins' nephew, William P. See, testified Wednesday in Boone County Probate Court that Robert Head, the vanished lawyer, had power of attorney over his aunt's assets. See told the court he estimates that $35,000 to $40,000 is left to his aunt. He told the Columbia Missourian Saturday he didn't know the initial amount of her assets, but he said he had heard it was between $1.5 million and $2 million. Two lawyers told the Missourian Wednesday night that before Head disappeared he had talked to them frequently about handling a woman's estate "wWcn was over a million dollars." Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Earl Seitz told the Missourian Wednesday night the case is being investigated by the prosecutor's office. The legal ethics committee of the Boone County Bar Association will investigate Head. Power of attorney is a written instruction by which one person appoints another as his agent and confers upon the agent authorization to perform specific acts. The acts can include writing checks in the client's name. See, 901 Clinkscales Road, also testified Wednesday that his aunt owned an undetermined amount of stocks and bonds, but no real estate. Mrs. Perkins is at the Restwell Retirement Lodge. See was granted guardianship of his aunt Wednesday after Probate Judge Ellen Roper declared Mrs. Perkins "incapable of managing her property or caring for herself by reasons of senility." Acting as guardian, See must determine Mrs. Perkins' exact assets and report them to the court as soon as possible. Mrs. Perkins' physician. Dr. Jack. Logue, testified that she is suffering from senile dementia and is not aware of her present financial status, or to whom she had written checks. Head left his wife, Ann C. Head, a note last week saying he never plans to return to Columbia. His wife filed for divorce in Boone County Circuit Court June 17. Pollution violation unprovable: Novak By Don Cooper Missourian staff writer City Manager Terry Novak said Wednesday he doubts the state can prove its contention in a lawsuit filed against the city Tuesday that the city power plant has been violating state air pollution standards since May 1. He said he thinks the power plant emissions have been within the legal limits. The suit, the first air pollution action filed against a Missouri city, seeks an injunction to limit coal burning at the municipal power plant on Business Loop 70 so emissions will not exceed state guidelines. The suit also seeks the imposition of a $5,000 fine the maximum that can be assessed under the law for every day the city has not been in compliance since May 1. The maximum possible fine to date would be $275,000. Novak said he thinks it is "unrealistic" to expect such a large fine would be imposed. Filed by the state attorney general's office of behalf of the Missouri Air Conservation Commission, the suit contends the city is in violation of state standards for ash emissions and smoke from the power plant is too black. The suit does not mention violations of sulfur emission standards. Novak said coal generation at the plant has been cut back voluntarily since May 1. He said oil, a more expensive fuel, has been used to make up for the decrease in coal generation. Columbians will not see a dramatic increase in utility bills as a result of the oil burning "as long as the weather stays pretty cool," Novak said. "We've been lucky so far because people haven't started turning on their air conditioners." Novak said he has sent letters to the Air Conservation Commission stating the coal generation already has been cut back. He said he was surprised by the lawsuit because "we've been informing them all along, but we've never received any reply." But Asst. Atty. Gen. Dan Summers, who is handling the state's case, said he is unaware of any correspondence sent to the Air Conservation Commission. "I've worked pretty closely with the air conservation people, and as far as T (See COMMISSION, Page 15A) Many incoming officials will set the tone for M.U. By Anne Hurley Missourian staff writer "The University is indeed facing a major turnaround. When changes like these come all at once, it's naturally exciting to look at the possibilities," said Robert Daniel, chairman of the University Faculty Council. "It certainly throws things into a new light It is an exciting situation, exciting for all of us," Curator Barbara Berkmeyer said. ' "Though no one really knows which way we're going, at the same time no one's going to deny we have a wide open field ahead of us." The "possibilities" the University faces come in the form of vacancies in key administrative posts, both on the University wide level and on the Columbia campus. Who fills the positions will determine the direction the University takes for the next several years. There is, most importantly, room at the top. While interim president James C. Olson assumes the duties of running a four-camp- us university, a special search committee will be looking for someone to lead a financially troubled institution into the 1980s. Other vacancies, existing and upcoming, include: Administrative vice president This position, created by former University President C. Brice Ratchford and approved by the board last fall, would combine the duties of vice president for finance and business management. The search for someone to fill the post, reported "in its final stages" in March, has been postponed because of Ratchf ord's resignation. Assistant to the president for state relations, a lobbying position. This position has been vacant since August 1975 when Stirling Kyd resigned to accept an appointment as director of research for the State Senate. Vice president for finance and treasurer of the University. In September 1975, Ray Bezoni, currently holding this post, announced his plans to retire sometime this summer when a replacement can be found. Bezoni, 60, said he had planned "for several years" to retire before the customary age of 65. Columbia campus chancellor. Herbert W. Schooling will turn 65 in November 1977, though he may contract to remain for another year as chancellor if he wishes. The president appoints each of these positions, although the appointees traditionally are cleared with the board. Administrators, faculty and students all have strong feelings about what to look for in a president. Melvin George, vice president for academic affairs, said he would like to see a president with "a strong voice, someone to unify the four campus system." George also said, "Everyone students, faculty, administrators and alumni should have an active voice in the selection of the president. ' ' Columbia faculty members, who voted no confidence in Ratchford in April, would like to see a president in favor of decentralizing the administration. "In the past, we had a high degree of centralization, which was primarily responsible for the computer fiasco. I would rather see more decisions made at the point where the actual work takes place," Kent Adair, chairman-elec- t of the faculty council, said. Daniel agreed with Adair. "With the number of things which might occur, I think I see a trend toward not only greater student-facult- y involvement, but toward decentralization," Daniel said. "Dr. Ratchford felt trapped in the system ( of a strong central administration). But centralization has cost us a tremendous amount of money. Dr. Olson has already spoken out in favor of decentralization. It's a good sign." Missouri Students Association President Paul Spencer said he hoped the new president could help remedy the financial crisis of the University. "A University president should be aware of the fact of limited resources," Spencer said. "In many ways it's too late to do much about the financial difficulties we're facing; we're in it and we weren't prepared for it What we need is someone to help remedy the tight financial situation we're in now, and someone who can plan for the future." The curators remain strongly committed to strengtheing the four-camp-us system, and are searching for a president committed to this theory. "We're looking for someone who can be a good administrator and a good educator, but mainly for someone who can get along with the chancellors of all four campuses. The president should view all campuses equally," Curator C. R, Johnston of Springfield said. Rex Williams of Rolla agrees. "We're going to follow basically the same policies we have been following," Williams said. "We're committed to keeping the four-camp- us system strong (See M.U., Page 16 A) |