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An Iowa' can plan for Columbia Story, Page 18A Tigers top Colorado in first- roun- d play; Cornrtuskers next Story, Page 9A .--, ' - "-'- '.. f -- -. A $ 250,000 I prize catch for Boonville woman Story below S 74th Year No. 142 Good Morning! It's Wednesday. March 3, 1982 , 7 Sections 58 Pages 25 Cents Celebrating the defeat of the proposed Boone County Home Dora Kovacs, Bill Crane, Tom Sommers and Sue Crane Holi Rule Charter are, from left, Leroy Davis, Quanah Williamson, man The prooosal died by a nearly 3-- 1 margin You9d never know vote was No By Joe Ascenziand Kristif Ronton M& sounan staff -- writers The winners acted like losers and the losers like winners Tuesday night. The casual observer might have mistaken the Yes on Home Rale Committee gathering at Katy Station Cor a victory party No on Home Rule's victory party, on the other hand, was a sedate af-fair, at least most of the evening The Missouri- Colorad- o basketball game seemed to occupy much of the attention of celebrants at the No on Home Rule party at the home of com-mittee member Tom Sommers, Route 3, Colum-bia. The margin of victory that seemed to grow with each report from the County- Cit- y Building, where votes were being counted, brought smiles and subdued applause Otherwise, the mood re-mained low- ke- y until the arrival of leaders Joe Gibbs, a member of the charter writing commis-sion who defected to the opposition, and John Wil-liamson Jr , chairman of No on Home Rule " I can t believe that 96 percent of the people agree on anything," Williamson told the group " It just shows that people m the county believe that their form of government is sound," added Charter supporters take defeat in stride his father, John Williamson Sr ' Fm relieved it's over" At Katy Station, the mood was more effusive " We're getting killed," Rhonda Thomas said with a laugh as she joined the gathering shortly before conceding the issue at 8 30 p. m. Mrs Thomas was potting into words what the others al-ready knew Home Rule had been crushed Yet, given the fact that many of those present had worked for a year on the charter, no one seemed to mind Like their ideological opponents, everyone appeared tc have the Missouri- Colorad- o game uppermost in his mind Many clustered around the radio listening to the play- by- pla- y, which was interrupted periodical by bulletins proclaiming the defeat of home rule " We knew it was going to be an uphill battle," Mrs Thomas said She said the process had been good for Boone County, explaining that it helped educate residents about their county government Fm not surprised,' she added, ' but I am dis-appointed." Darwin Hindman, head of the Yes on Home Rule Committee, expressed similar feehngs " We made a legitimate try," Hindman said. " Maybe we should have been more aggressive in attacking the weaknesses in the current county government. I don't flunk, though, that we could have done anything different that would have changed the outcome " After the eulogies, the party proceeded. No one seemed willing to speculate on whether the group will try again But no one was willing to rule out that possibili ty ' I can t believe that someone won't start the whole thing up again, ' Hindman said Others sipped dnnks in the back room of Katy Station and laughed and listened to the basketball game It was as if they didn't want to think about it. Not yet, anyway Insight Drive for pistol ban moves West By Muriel XobbiD The Baltimore Sen SAN FRANCISCO A " grass roots rebellion against guns" has be-come focused in California, where a pistol ban is under consideration in San Francisco and an initiative drive is underway that would freeze the number of handguns in the state " California may become a test case for gun control tins year," said Paul Lavakis, field director of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns According to Lavakis, if San Fran-cisco approves the controversial pro-hibition on pistols proposed recently by Mayor Dianne Feinsteui, it would make the city a national leader cf an anti- gu- n movement he says has reached more than 50 communities nationwide U was the little town of Morton Grove, EL, a Chicago suburb with a population of 24,000, ti& t launched the current drive against the fire-arm epidemic, said Lsalos And al-though the Morton Grove law is still under legal challenge, Mayor ( See PISTOL, Page 18A) City joins rural voters in crushing charter plan ByCurtVosta Missotman staff writer Something was missing when the polls opened in Columbia's Precinct 3D Tuesday at 6 ajn For the first time in the memory of the four elec ban judges, Mahlon Aldndge of 2223 Country Lane wasn't waiting for the door to open It was that kind of day in the Cit of Columbia, where voter turnout on the home rule issue was unusually light. Only 51 percent of the ballots cast were from Columbia, which has 6? percent of the county's registered voters Meanwhile, the turnout in outlying portions of Boone County was unusu ally heavy The result was predictable But the outcome in the aty wasn t Hoip: rule was rejected by county voters nearly three to one An over whelming 71 percent of those casting ballots oaid No, while only 2J percent voted Yes The final tally was 11 428 against charter adoption and 4,614 for The referendum had been ex peeted to be turned down m outlying areas. Bui the aty also rejected home rule solidly Totals in Colum-bia were 4,553 against and 3,364 in ia vor Absentee ballots, which were counted early in the evening, set the pace for the rest of the evening Ab-sentee voters rejected the plan 122 69 At 8 30 p. m, Charter Commission-er Rhonda Thomas, who had led the battie for the home rule charter conceded defeat Only 22 of the 48 precincts had been counted Americans cherish the secret bal-lot. And Boone County voters are no exception. Many of these inter viewed at polling places throughout the county Tuesday were willing to discuss the issue, but only anony-mously What they said offered insight into why home rule came to such a dev-astating end A woman who voted a1" Columbia s Precinct 4B seemed confused by the second question on the ballot Should the sheriff be appointed unde- - the proposed charter government'' I didn't want the sheriff to be ap-pointed, ' she said, " At least that s what the ballot seemed to say " She was apparently oblivious to the fact that a vote for home rule didn't nec-essarily mean the sheriff would be appointed. The sheriff currently is an elected official And an early charter pro-posal called for the office to remain elective But after a series of public hearings revealed opposing view points as to whether the sheriff should be elected or appointed the charter commission decided to let the voters decide Aj a result, the question appeared as a companion measure on the bal lot with the home rule charter If the charter had been approved, voters would have had a choice ofan elected or appointed sheriff Because the charter was defeated, however, it became a moot point the sheriffs office would remain elective Seventy- fiv- e percent of the voters aporoved maintaining the status quo while only 24 percent favored an appointed sheriff I kind of like the way things are now the v oman said. Another aty resident feared the charter would result in government bv outsiders I think home rule would bring in people from all over the country to run " ur government," the man said after voting at Columbia Vrecmct 3D " If we cant get Boone Coazmass to run it, we're in a hell of a shape " More predictable were comments from voters in outlying areas 4I do trust Boone County voters observed Harnsburg Major David Porter, but I don't trust Columbia voters " Arthur Kroeger cf Hallsville said I think it would hurt the farmer Too many things are left out' And Larna Mack, also of Hallsville, said, Home rule puts too much power in the hands of a small number of people " I think we ought to have the coun-ty like we've always had it" said an Ashland voter who declined to be identified Though the negative vote from outlying residents was predictable, Rhonda Thomas was shocked by the aty results We earned the fourth, fifth and sixth wards, which we expected she said but we expected a greater margin in our favor " Mrs Thomas said proponents were looking to portions of the aty to offset, then overwhelm, the no votes anhapated throughout the re-mainder of the county Certainly, the percentage of votes m other aty wards was not what we expected " The vote Tuesday marked the end ( See VOTERS, Page ISA) German measles outbreak hits Columbia By Susan Atteberry Misssorian staff writer The Columbia Department of Health has confirmed five cases of rubella in Boone Coun-ty since December Health officials are con-cerned about the potential impact of the dis-ease on expectant mothers The unusually high number of cases consti-tutes an outbreak of the disease, which also is known as German measles Four more sus-pected cases of the disease have been reported in Boone County and one case each has been lepmied in nearby Callaway and Howard counties Only two cases of rubella were reported statewide in 1381 One or two rubella cases statewide within a year constitutes an out-break, said Jerry Crowe, director of the Mis-souri Bureau of Immunizable Diseases The unborn child of a pregnant woman who contracts rubella during her first trimester could be born with congenital problems These may include mental retardation or heart, vi-sion or hearing defects, said Linda Hancik, an administrator for the Columbia Department of Health. The rubella vaccine, which is essentially a small dose of the disease, may have the same effect as rubella on unborn children Therefore, state immunization guidelines recommend that females older than 12 who could become pregnant within three months after immunization not be immunized. But the department does not usually immunize fe-males older than 10 Pregnant women who were too old to be im-munized in 1370, when the vaccine was intro-duced, are most vulnerable to the outbreak These women should find out either through their family histories or through tests whether or not they are immune, Ms Hancik said. Rubella is usually undetectable unless two blood test, are tasesi An " acute ' test taken during the Alness isn't always enough to detect a case of the three- da- y measles A ' convales-cent" test must be done after the victim, has recovered to confirm the suspected case Even then, it mav take up to three weeks to be cer- tai- n the victim suffered from rubella. Rubella s symptoms work then-- way from head to toe and include fatigue, a fever of less than 101 degrees and swelling lymph glands and rashes 20C ventured, 250 G9s gained By Tom Dixon Missocrisa staff writer " What's your excuse for not entering the Pub-lishers CIeanng House sweepstakes7" asked the roan in the commerciaL Beatrice Brady, 45, of Boonville couldn't come up with a good reason, so she entered It paid off for her to the tune of $ 250,000 top pnzem this year's contest " I never expected to win." says Mrs Brady, who is divorced and has a 21- year-- old sea in the Army ' It was a big shock. " Nothing like tins has ever happened to me m my life I sUU cant believe I won." Mrs Brady says she was hysterical after she got the news last week. Ttte announcement was - made on a television commercial during the net work evening news Monday But by Tuesday, she was taking it in stride " I plan to buy a house and possibly a car," says Mrs. Brady, who lives in a small apartment ' I haven't made any definite plans about the rest of the money " Mrs. Brady has yet to get her hands on the cash. Publishers Clearing House of Port Washington, N Y , will fly Mrs Brady and her son to New York City next week There she'll be presented with her check. " The way the economy and government is, toe LBS wOl ce excited," Mrs Brady says of her win-nings " Tms may be peanuts to them, but it is quite a bit of money to me " Site has become accustomed to living simply Mrs Brady has earned the minimum wage for the past three years at Rest Haven nursing home in Boonville, where she works the night shift as a nurse's assistant Mrs Brady says she will continue to work at the home, which has no retirement plan " This rul give me a chance not to have to worr about money," Mrs Brady says Most of Mrs Brady's friends are delighted that tate chose her to receive the 5250,000 But not all have been so graaous Some are jealous, Mrs Brady says " But that's to be expected in a situation like this," she says Persistence was the key to her good fortune, she says. This was the third year she entered the con-test Everyone should follow the advice cf the man m the commercial, she says, and risk a postage stamp " It only costs 20 cents to enter," says Mrs Bra-dy " That'snot a bad investment" Ira town tay 7 pan. Seminar on " The Job Interview Snappy Answers to Illegal Questions," University Women's Center, Room 1 Gen-try HalL 8 pjn. University Theatre, " Do Yoa Know the Milky Way," Fine Arts Building 8 pjn. Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Neville Mamn- e- r. University's Jesse Audito-rium. Bssiaess ..... . .... 13A Gasngied 15- 17- A CVmfrr .... i. i.. i. jLj... ii.---. r-. 1( t- A Opinion . m ,., i j.., , H. M4A t People ... 1- 3- B Sports I ... M- ll- i L -- J
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Item.Transcript | An Iowa' can plan for Columbia Story, Page 18A Tigers top Colorado in first- roun- d play; Cornrtuskers next Story, Page 9A .--, ' - "-'- '.. f -- -. A $ 250,000 I prize catch for Boonville woman Story below S 74th Year No. 142 Good Morning! It's Wednesday. March 3, 1982 , 7 Sections 58 Pages 25 Cents Celebrating the defeat of the proposed Boone County Home Dora Kovacs, Bill Crane, Tom Sommers and Sue Crane Holi Rule Charter are, from left, Leroy Davis, Quanah Williamson, man The prooosal died by a nearly 3-- 1 margin You9d never know vote was No By Joe Ascenziand Kristif Ronton M& sounan staff -- writers The winners acted like losers and the losers like winners Tuesday night. The casual observer might have mistaken the Yes on Home Rale Committee gathering at Katy Station Cor a victory party No on Home Rule's victory party, on the other hand, was a sedate af-fair, at least most of the evening The Missouri- Colorad- o basketball game seemed to occupy much of the attention of celebrants at the No on Home Rule party at the home of com-mittee member Tom Sommers, Route 3, Colum-bia. The margin of victory that seemed to grow with each report from the County- Cit- y Building, where votes were being counted, brought smiles and subdued applause Otherwise, the mood re-mained low- ke- y until the arrival of leaders Joe Gibbs, a member of the charter writing commis-sion who defected to the opposition, and John Wil-liamson Jr , chairman of No on Home Rule " I can t believe that 96 percent of the people agree on anything," Williamson told the group " It just shows that people m the county believe that their form of government is sound," added Charter supporters take defeat in stride his father, John Williamson Sr ' Fm relieved it's over" At Katy Station, the mood was more effusive " We're getting killed," Rhonda Thomas said with a laugh as she joined the gathering shortly before conceding the issue at 8 30 p. m. Mrs Thomas was potting into words what the others al-ready knew Home Rule had been crushed Yet, given the fact that many of those present had worked for a year on the charter, no one seemed to mind Like their ideological opponents, everyone appeared tc have the Missouri- Colorad- o game uppermost in his mind Many clustered around the radio listening to the play- by- pla- y, which was interrupted periodical by bulletins proclaiming the defeat of home rule " We knew it was going to be an uphill battle," Mrs Thomas said She said the process had been good for Boone County, explaining that it helped educate residents about their county government Fm not surprised,' she added, ' but I am dis-appointed." Darwin Hindman, head of the Yes on Home Rule Committee, expressed similar feehngs " We made a legitimate try," Hindman said. " Maybe we should have been more aggressive in attacking the weaknesses in the current county government. I don't flunk, though, that we could have done anything different that would have changed the outcome " After the eulogies, the party proceeded. No one seemed willing to speculate on whether the group will try again But no one was willing to rule out that possibili ty ' I can t believe that someone won't start the whole thing up again, ' Hindman said Others sipped dnnks in the back room of Katy Station and laughed and listened to the basketball game It was as if they didn't want to think about it. Not yet, anyway Insight Drive for pistol ban moves West By Muriel XobbiD The Baltimore Sen SAN FRANCISCO A " grass roots rebellion against guns" has be-come focused in California, where a pistol ban is under consideration in San Francisco and an initiative drive is underway that would freeze the number of handguns in the state " California may become a test case for gun control tins year," said Paul Lavakis, field director of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns According to Lavakis, if San Fran-cisco approves the controversial pro-hibition on pistols proposed recently by Mayor Dianne Feinsteui, it would make the city a national leader cf an anti- gu- n movement he says has reached more than 50 communities nationwide U was the little town of Morton Grove, EL, a Chicago suburb with a population of 24,000, ti& t launched the current drive against the fire-arm epidemic, said Lsalos And al-though the Morton Grove law is still under legal challenge, Mayor ( See PISTOL, Page 18A) City joins rural voters in crushing charter plan ByCurtVosta Missotman staff writer Something was missing when the polls opened in Columbia's Precinct 3D Tuesday at 6 ajn For the first time in the memory of the four elec ban judges, Mahlon Aldndge of 2223 Country Lane wasn't waiting for the door to open It was that kind of day in the Cit of Columbia, where voter turnout on the home rule issue was unusually light. Only 51 percent of the ballots cast were from Columbia, which has 6? percent of the county's registered voters Meanwhile, the turnout in outlying portions of Boone County was unusu ally heavy The result was predictable But the outcome in the aty wasn t Hoip: rule was rejected by county voters nearly three to one An over whelming 71 percent of those casting ballots oaid No, while only 2J percent voted Yes The final tally was 11 428 against charter adoption and 4,614 for The referendum had been ex peeted to be turned down m outlying areas. Bui the aty also rejected home rule solidly Totals in Colum-bia were 4,553 against and 3,364 in ia vor Absentee ballots, which were counted early in the evening, set the pace for the rest of the evening Ab-sentee voters rejected the plan 122 69 At 8 30 p. m, Charter Commission-er Rhonda Thomas, who had led the battie for the home rule charter conceded defeat Only 22 of the 48 precincts had been counted Americans cherish the secret bal-lot. And Boone County voters are no exception. Many of these inter viewed at polling places throughout the county Tuesday were willing to discuss the issue, but only anony-mously What they said offered insight into why home rule came to such a dev-astating end A woman who voted a1" Columbia s Precinct 4B seemed confused by the second question on the ballot Should the sheriff be appointed unde- - the proposed charter government'' I didn't want the sheriff to be ap-pointed, ' she said, " At least that s what the ballot seemed to say " She was apparently oblivious to the fact that a vote for home rule didn't nec-essarily mean the sheriff would be appointed. The sheriff currently is an elected official And an early charter pro-posal called for the office to remain elective But after a series of public hearings revealed opposing view points as to whether the sheriff should be elected or appointed the charter commission decided to let the voters decide Aj a result, the question appeared as a companion measure on the bal lot with the home rule charter If the charter had been approved, voters would have had a choice ofan elected or appointed sheriff Because the charter was defeated, however, it became a moot point the sheriffs office would remain elective Seventy- fiv- e percent of the voters aporoved maintaining the status quo while only 24 percent favored an appointed sheriff I kind of like the way things are now the v oman said. Another aty resident feared the charter would result in government bv outsiders I think home rule would bring in people from all over the country to run " ur government," the man said after voting at Columbia Vrecmct 3D " If we cant get Boone Coazmass to run it, we're in a hell of a shape " More predictable were comments from voters in outlying areas 4I do trust Boone County voters observed Harnsburg Major David Porter, but I don't trust Columbia voters " Arthur Kroeger cf Hallsville said I think it would hurt the farmer Too many things are left out' And Larna Mack, also of Hallsville, said, Home rule puts too much power in the hands of a small number of people " I think we ought to have the coun-ty like we've always had it" said an Ashland voter who declined to be identified Though the negative vote from outlying residents was predictable, Rhonda Thomas was shocked by the aty results We earned the fourth, fifth and sixth wards, which we expected she said but we expected a greater margin in our favor " Mrs Thomas said proponents were looking to portions of the aty to offset, then overwhelm, the no votes anhapated throughout the re-mainder of the county Certainly, the percentage of votes m other aty wards was not what we expected " The vote Tuesday marked the end ( See VOTERS, Page ISA) German measles outbreak hits Columbia By Susan Atteberry Misssorian staff writer The Columbia Department of Health has confirmed five cases of rubella in Boone Coun-ty since December Health officials are con-cerned about the potential impact of the dis-ease on expectant mothers The unusually high number of cases consti-tutes an outbreak of the disease, which also is known as German measles Four more sus-pected cases of the disease have been reported in Boone County and one case each has been lepmied in nearby Callaway and Howard counties Only two cases of rubella were reported statewide in 1381 One or two rubella cases statewide within a year constitutes an out-break, said Jerry Crowe, director of the Mis-souri Bureau of Immunizable Diseases The unborn child of a pregnant woman who contracts rubella during her first trimester could be born with congenital problems These may include mental retardation or heart, vi-sion or hearing defects, said Linda Hancik, an administrator for the Columbia Department of Health. The rubella vaccine, which is essentially a small dose of the disease, may have the same effect as rubella on unborn children Therefore, state immunization guidelines recommend that females older than 12 who could become pregnant within three months after immunization not be immunized. But the department does not usually immunize fe-males older than 10 Pregnant women who were too old to be im-munized in 1370, when the vaccine was intro-duced, are most vulnerable to the outbreak These women should find out either through their family histories or through tests whether or not they are immune, Ms Hancik said. Rubella is usually undetectable unless two blood test, are tasesi An " acute ' test taken during the Alness isn't always enough to detect a case of the three- da- y measles A ' convales-cent" test must be done after the victim, has recovered to confirm the suspected case Even then, it mav take up to three weeks to be cer- tai- n the victim suffered from rubella. Rubella s symptoms work then-- way from head to toe and include fatigue, a fever of less than 101 degrees and swelling lymph glands and rashes 20C ventured, 250 G9s gained By Tom Dixon Missocrisa staff writer " What's your excuse for not entering the Pub-lishers CIeanng House sweepstakes7" asked the roan in the commerciaL Beatrice Brady, 45, of Boonville couldn't come up with a good reason, so she entered It paid off for her to the tune of $ 250,000 top pnzem this year's contest " I never expected to win." says Mrs Brady, who is divorced and has a 21- year-- old sea in the Army ' It was a big shock. " Nothing like tins has ever happened to me m my life I sUU cant believe I won." Mrs Brady says she was hysterical after she got the news last week. Ttte announcement was - made on a television commercial during the net work evening news Monday But by Tuesday, she was taking it in stride " I plan to buy a house and possibly a car," says Mrs. Brady, who lives in a small apartment ' I haven't made any definite plans about the rest of the money " Mrs. Brady has yet to get her hands on the cash. Publishers Clearing House of Port Washington, N Y , will fly Mrs Brady and her son to New York City next week There she'll be presented with her check. " The way the economy and government is, toe LBS wOl ce excited," Mrs Brady says of her win-nings " Tms may be peanuts to them, but it is quite a bit of money to me " Site has become accustomed to living simply Mrs Brady has earned the minimum wage for the past three years at Rest Haven nursing home in Boonville, where she works the night shift as a nurse's assistant Mrs Brady says she will continue to work at the home, which has no retirement plan " This rul give me a chance not to have to worr about money," Mrs Brady says Most of Mrs Brady's friends are delighted that tate chose her to receive the 5250,000 But not all have been so graaous Some are jealous, Mrs Brady says " But that's to be expected in a situation like this," she says Persistence was the key to her good fortune, she says. This was the third year she entered the con-test Everyone should follow the advice cf the man m the commercial, she says, and risk a postage stamp " It only costs 20 cents to enter," says Mrs Bra-dy " That'snot a bad investment" Ira town tay 7 pan. Seminar on " The Job Interview Snappy Answers to Illegal Questions," University Women's Center, Room 1 Gen-try HalL 8 pjn. University Theatre, " Do Yoa Know the Milky Way," Fine Arts Building 8 pjn. Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Neville Mamn- e- r. University's Jesse Audito-rium. Bssiaess ..... . .... 13A Gasngied 15- 17- A CVmfrr .... i. i.. i. jLj... ii.---. r-. 1( t- A Opinion . m ,., i j.., , H. M4A t People ... 1- 3- B Sports I ... M- ll- i L -- J |