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H llHfl fiaNflH Hafll SSFr r Bh BBB HflB tHBw HH iIb BmJi BHr hBH 75th Year No. 110 Good Morning! It's Friday, January 21, 1983 2 Sections 12 Pages 25 Cents UMSL official in Senate panel's spotlight over controversial play By Tom Dixon State capital bure u JEFFERSON CITY - The controversial play " Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All," scheduled for a Jan. 27 opening at the Un-iversity Missoun- St-. Louis has ignited a de-bate in the Senate Appropriation Committee that may hurt the University's request for $ 197 million. " I am very ashamed that the University had anything to do with that play," said Richard Webster, R- Carth-age. " It has to af-fect your appropriation request before this committee." University President James Olson read a prepared statement detailing the system's $ 197 million budget request $ 30 million more than has been proposed by Gov. Christopher Bond. Then committee mem-bers focused their attention on the play, a sa-tirical look at parochial upbringing. " If you had seen a script," Webster told UMSL Chancellor Arnold Grobman, " you An editorial viewpoint Page 4A could have seen it defamed the Christian re-ligion. You don't have to have entered kin-dergarten, let alone first grade, to know that" Grobman, who sat serenely next to Olson, tried to defend himself but was repeatedly interrupted by committee members. He spoke in a hushed voice that was barely audi-ble from the back row of the crowded com-mittee room Webster charged that Grobman had vio-lated the state constitution, which prohibits discrimination against any religion He then asked the chancellor if he would allow the play to be shown in the UMSL theater. " As of today," Grobman replied emphati-cally, " my answer is yes." Following the hearing, Grobman explained that UMSL has had a contract with the The-ater Project Company the non- prof- it group that booked the J C. Penney Theater on UMSL's campus for two years The contract allows the company to present plays of its choosing Following the announcement that the play had been scheduled, the committee chas-tised the Missouri Arts Council last week for its $ 16,000 grant to the theater group Webster asked the council to cancel sup-port or face budget slashing Ironically, the controversy has proven such a hype for the filay that ticket sales have skyrocketed, eaving the production self- supporti- ng and the council grant unnecessary Committee Chairman Edwin Dirck, D- S- t. Louis County, had warned at that tune that the committee would deal with UMSL for its hand in what he termed an obscene play. He was true to his word Committee members grilled Grobman. " I don't think you really read the play, Doctor," Webster challenged " I did." " Well, it's an attack on Christianity " Dirck took over " I don't know of a single member on this committee," he said, " that would quarrel with freedom of speech The University has not had stronger support from this commit-tee." He said Grobman's action has offended every committee member, as well as the Legislature " We'll see what happens" when the com-mittee votes on the University's lump- su- m appropriation, he said " The next time I come to Columbia," Dirck cautioned Olson, ' I had better not see that play" " No sir," Olson replied " The play will not be shown in Columbia, as far as I know " Olson attempted to redirect the commit-tee's attention to the budget " I simply will not engage in an argument with this committee," he said " I just want to comment on the need of the University and the educational opportunity it provides for this state's youth The needs are set forth in our budget request I hope it wiH get vour full consideration " The committee had used only 45 minutes of the two hours scheduled for the University's budget hearing when Dirck abruptly ended the session with a wave of his hand Outside of the hearing room? Olson and Grobman huddled briefly before holdng an unpromtu press conference Grobman reflected on the committee's personal attacks with gallows humor " It was not as much fun as going to a Char- h- e Chaplin movie," he said of the session " That's my job I think the committee was fair. They had to ask those questions " Olson said the principles involved in the is-sue academic freedom and prior restraint are important " This is an institution that depends on free inquiry," he said " If they impose their censorship on this institution vou will find t situation in which there is no bu kinn out But Grobman admitted he isn t closing the doors behind him " There are always options in even situa-tion," he said taTCaW. . if illaT1T" i til Jt 14 W ! WttU fJBVMIQVVtt flfjLV t MUM JttP ft A - at hdflA f aJ t t JA Ice crossing A gaggle of geese crosses a farm pond enroute to a supper of ground corn. The birds are owned by John At-- Keith PWIpott kins, who lives five miles north of Co-lumbia on Route B. Atkins says he hopes to double his flock in a year Zoning laws simplified, updated in proposal from city committee By Leslie Werstein Mlssourian staff writer Columbia's zoning ordinance has been translated into simple, understandable En-glish, said Rex Campbell, city Planning and Zoning Commisssion member. Campbell and a commission subcommit-tee were directed last May to review the current ordinance, whose language was de-scribed as rife with superfluous and archa-ic language Thursday night, the subcom- mmitt- ee presented its proposed revisions to fellow commission members. " We have restructured it, not in philoso-phy and not in intent," said Campbell, " but in the way it is organized " He said in a memo accompanying the proposal that the revised document is easier to read and un-derstand, and better fits Columbia's needs in the last two decades of the 20th century The original document was drafted in 1935. It was last revised in 1957 Ensuing amendments added to the bulk of the docu-ment that one city planner said just isn't appropriate anymore for Columbia Columbia has changed radically since the 1930s. Battery stations where motorists went to have their automobile batteries re-charged have been replaced by service stations and tourist cabins by hotels and motels Yet the current ordinance still con-tains provisions for these long- obsole- te structures The revisions also would incorporate at least two zoning classifications planned office building and commercial recreation with planned business district Yard requirements also would be altered by the 114- pa- ge revised ordinance, which makes allowance for futuristic accessories such as solar collectors No action on the proposed revisions was taken at the meeting The commission will scrutinize the document in the next several weeks; the first of four work sessions will begin Thursday " This is not a finished product or a per-fect product yet," said Campbell Public Works Director Ray Beck agreed At a pest- meet- mg work session during which the revisions were formally intro-duced, Beck pointed out that there may be a bug in a section dealing with mobile homes The proposal defines mobile homes as greater than eight feet in width, he noted " I know that there are a lot of eight- foot- -. wide mobile homes," Beck added Survey rates UMC history above average By Joe Bryant and Erwin Shrader Mlssourian staff writers University graduate programs in the so-cial sciences have received mixed reviews from the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils The anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology programs were evaluated m the final phase of a survey consisting of 639 doctoral pro-grams and published in the Chronicle of Higher Education Only the University's history department rated above the national average. A panel established by the conference evaluated programs on the basis of faculty quality, effectiveness in training research-ers in the field, program improvements over the past five years and national prom-inence of the program The average score for all programs eval-uated in the nationwide study was 50. Two- thir- ds of the programs scored between 40 and 60 and 95 percent scored between 30 and 70. The University's history program was rated above the average; psychology and sociology were average; and anthropology, economics and political science ranked sig-nificantly below average. " We're really very pleased," said Ar- va- rh E. Strickland, chairman of the history UMC Social Sciences Graduate Program Review Faculty Training Recent National Department Quality Effectiveness Improvements Prominence Anthropology 43 45 37 42 Economics 42 42 42 41 History 53 54 49 52 Political Science 44 43 45 42 Psychology 50 50 39 49 Sociology 49 50 55 46 i Source Conference Board of Associated Research Councils 1 department, " especially considering the number of staff we've lost in the last five or 10 years" Nationally, the highest score awarded in the faculty quality category was a 71, which went to Yale and the University of California- Berkele- y The Univensty's pro-gram received a 53 When the ' halo effect" the prestige and prominence of such schools as those in the Ivy League is dis-counted, Strickland said, the department's rating looks even better Paul Wallace, chairman of the political science department, was less satisfied " A 44 is not acceptable," he said of his faculty's rating Wallace contended that the evaluation is a reflection of prestige rather than quality " This is no indication of teaching ability " Much of these ratings relied upon a peer review board that scored programs on the basis of visibility a faculty that publishes extensively and attends professional con-ferences is likely to receive a high rating, explained Wallace He said his staff has been publishing more of late but com-plained that the department's budgetary limitations make it impossible for them to attend conferences Sam Brown, chairman of the psychology department, also questioned the value of the peer ratings, considering the methodo-logy of the study The psychology faculty See FACULTY, Page 10A Memorial planned for accident victim; UMC student recovering By Shelly Anderson and Jim Eatherton Mlssourian staff writers As administrators at Rock Bridge Elementary School Thursday were planning memorial services for 11- year-- old Terry Lynn Strawn, the parents of 19- year-- old Todd Bock- lag- e were at University Hospital awaiting updates on their sen's con-dition. Police continued to search Thurs-day for a truck that fled the scene af-ter striking Bocklage Wednesday- - night Terry was killed in a separate accident earlier the same evening. The Rock Bridge Elementary School 6th grader died after being hit by two autos while trying to cross Stadium Boulevard near Worley Street Police said the accident oc-curred about 6 30 p. m when the boy darted into the path of the oncoming cars. Donald Essunger, 50, of Columbia, said he was unable to avoid striking See UMC, Page 10A The chase was on, and when it was over the suspect was in hand By Mark Weaver Mlsaourlan staff writer Clarence Woodard says he's not one to shirk his duty as a citizen In the past six months, he says, he has wrestled a purse snatcher and captured a juvenile skateboard thief Thursday he helped the Missouri State Highway Patrol catch a sus-pected hit- and- r- un driver. It was the second such accident in the city in less than 24 hours. Woodard says he was sitting in his pickup truck in a restaurant parking lot at the Lake of the Woods Exit on Interstate 70 when a car chasing the hit- and-- run suspect pulled up. The unidentified driver shouted to Woodard to call police. Woodard, who has a mobile phone, went one better. He joined the chase. The procession careened down twisting backroads that took it into Callaway County at speeds of 65 mph while Woodard gave the Highway Patrol a play- by- pl- ay account by phone Woodard says the chase finally came to a halt about seven miles north of Stephens, Mo , when a dep-utized farmer who had been listening on his scanner blocked the road with his car The patrol took over and arrested Robert Payne, 45, of Memphis, Tenn., on charges of driving while in-toxicated and driving without a li-cense, and for investigation of leav-ing the scene of an accident Payne is accused of hitting a car driven by Carmen Koebbe, 43, of Pine Grove Trailer Court on the 1-- 70 overpass at US 63 South shortly be-fore 2: 40 p. m. Ms Koebbe was re-leased from Columbia Regional Hos-pital after treatment for a head laceration. Matchmakers: wooing new Industry to Columbia By Datra J. Scobey Mlssourian statf writer Columbia is for sale. The Columbia Area Economic De-velopment Commission's mission is selling the city to retired people, medically- relate- d industries and de-velopers. Selling a city is not easy. The first task is finding interested buyers. The commission finds them at the state Division of Commercial arid Economic Development, or from replies to its own advertisements. The division has a file of community profiles, which contain services and demographics of Missouri commu-nities. Thus equipped, it matches business prospects with comma-- l nib. es that suit then needs. The process is hush- hus- h. If Co-lumbia is chosen as a possible site, the division tells the city to set up a visit for the company. Often the com-mission members do not know the company's name only the facili-ties and accommodations it will re-quire. Recruiting begins anyway. Representatives are whisked in by plane and delivered to Bob Black, as-sistant city manager for devel-opment and member of the commis-sion, and June Dodd, executive director of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. After a two-- or three- hou- r tour of the city, the prospects are treated to lunch, usually with other members of the chamber, commission and members of the City Council. If they are interested in settling in Columbia, the visitors usually will make a return trip to talk to estab-lished businesses. Several businesses that are consid-ering Columbia were listed in a memo released to commission mem-bers Jan. 6. They include: Corporate headquarters of a major company. Columbia is the only city the company is considering in Missouri. But it also is browsing in North Carolina and Indiana I A laboratory of a food proc-essing company, relocating out of St. Louis. Such a lab would employ ap-proximately 15 people testing prod-ucts. y A bakery to supply buns for Mc- Donalds. The 25,000- squa- re foot bak-ery would employ approximately 70 people. A retirement village. The com-mission is working to get local devel-opers and institutions to build a 240- u- mt village and a 60- be- d nursing home An automated flight service sta-tion. The city has submitted a bid for the station to the FAA. The station would be a consolidation of approxi- - Sett CITY, Paga 10 Sports column debuts TT Vw7 " From the castle to the out-house is 40 minutes in Columbia, 6 pm. Rock Bridge High School Missouri," iiiiMim- i- -.- fjflaaeM boy s basketball vs Moberly Rock columns, B. jL 3131 T Sports Editor Hg& lil tnS. de Mark Godich mMM analyzes tte MMBBHW Classified. Business 3- 4- B 9A significance Comics 8A of Missouri's 84- 6- 3 win Wednes-- Opinion 4A day night over the Cowboys in a Record 9A Big Eight Conference basketball Sports 1- 3- B opener See Page IB Weekend 5- 7- A i J
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Item.Transcript | H llHfl fiaNflH Hafll SSFr r Bh BBB HflB tHBw HH iIb BmJi BHr hBH 75th Year No. 110 Good Morning! It's Friday, January 21, 1983 2 Sections 12 Pages 25 Cents UMSL official in Senate panel's spotlight over controversial play By Tom Dixon State capital bure u JEFFERSON CITY - The controversial play " Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All," scheduled for a Jan. 27 opening at the Un-iversity Missoun- St-. Louis has ignited a de-bate in the Senate Appropriation Committee that may hurt the University's request for $ 197 million. " I am very ashamed that the University had anything to do with that play," said Richard Webster, R- Carth-age. " It has to af-fect your appropriation request before this committee." University President James Olson read a prepared statement detailing the system's $ 197 million budget request $ 30 million more than has been proposed by Gov. Christopher Bond. Then committee mem-bers focused their attention on the play, a sa-tirical look at parochial upbringing. " If you had seen a script," Webster told UMSL Chancellor Arnold Grobman, " you An editorial viewpoint Page 4A could have seen it defamed the Christian re-ligion. You don't have to have entered kin-dergarten, let alone first grade, to know that" Grobman, who sat serenely next to Olson, tried to defend himself but was repeatedly interrupted by committee members. He spoke in a hushed voice that was barely audi-ble from the back row of the crowded com-mittee room Webster charged that Grobman had vio-lated the state constitution, which prohibits discrimination against any religion He then asked the chancellor if he would allow the play to be shown in the UMSL theater. " As of today," Grobman replied emphati-cally, " my answer is yes." Following the hearing, Grobman explained that UMSL has had a contract with the The-ater Project Company the non- prof- it group that booked the J C. Penney Theater on UMSL's campus for two years The contract allows the company to present plays of its choosing Following the announcement that the play had been scheduled, the committee chas-tised the Missouri Arts Council last week for its $ 16,000 grant to the theater group Webster asked the council to cancel sup-port or face budget slashing Ironically, the controversy has proven such a hype for the filay that ticket sales have skyrocketed, eaving the production self- supporti- ng and the council grant unnecessary Committee Chairman Edwin Dirck, D- S- t. Louis County, had warned at that tune that the committee would deal with UMSL for its hand in what he termed an obscene play. He was true to his word Committee members grilled Grobman. " I don't think you really read the play, Doctor," Webster challenged " I did." " Well, it's an attack on Christianity " Dirck took over " I don't know of a single member on this committee," he said, " that would quarrel with freedom of speech The University has not had stronger support from this commit-tee." He said Grobman's action has offended every committee member, as well as the Legislature " We'll see what happens" when the com-mittee votes on the University's lump- su- m appropriation, he said " The next time I come to Columbia," Dirck cautioned Olson, ' I had better not see that play" " No sir," Olson replied " The play will not be shown in Columbia, as far as I know " Olson attempted to redirect the commit-tee's attention to the budget " I simply will not engage in an argument with this committee," he said " I just want to comment on the need of the University and the educational opportunity it provides for this state's youth The needs are set forth in our budget request I hope it wiH get vour full consideration " The committee had used only 45 minutes of the two hours scheduled for the University's budget hearing when Dirck abruptly ended the session with a wave of his hand Outside of the hearing room? Olson and Grobman huddled briefly before holdng an unpromtu press conference Grobman reflected on the committee's personal attacks with gallows humor " It was not as much fun as going to a Char- h- e Chaplin movie," he said of the session " That's my job I think the committee was fair. They had to ask those questions " Olson said the principles involved in the is-sue academic freedom and prior restraint are important " This is an institution that depends on free inquiry," he said " If they impose their censorship on this institution vou will find t situation in which there is no bu kinn out But Grobman admitted he isn t closing the doors behind him " There are always options in even situa-tion," he said taTCaW. . if illaT1T" i til Jt 14 W ! WttU fJBVMIQVVtt flfjLV t MUM JttP ft A - at hdflA f aJ t t JA Ice crossing A gaggle of geese crosses a farm pond enroute to a supper of ground corn. The birds are owned by John At-- Keith PWIpott kins, who lives five miles north of Co-lumbia on Route B. Atkins says he hopes to double his flock in a year Zoning laws simplified, updated in proposal from city committee By Leslie Werstein Mlssourian staff writer Columbia's zoning ordinance has been translated into simple, understandable En-glish, said Rex Campbell, city Planning and Zoning Commisssion member. Campbell and a commission subcommit-tee were directed last May to review the current ordinance, whose language was de-scribed as rife with superfluous and archa-ic language Thursday night, the subcom- mmitt- ee presented its proposed revisions to fellow commission members. " We have restructured it, not in philoso-phy and not in intent," said Campbell, " but in the way it is organized " He said in a memo accompanying the proposal that the revised document is easier to read and un-derstand, and better fits Columbia's needs in the last two decades of the 20th century The original document was drafted in 1935. It was last revised in 1957 Ensuing amendments added to the bulk of the docu-ment that one city planner said just isn't appropriate anymore for Columbia Columbia has changed radically since the 1930s. Battery stations where motorists went to have their automobile batteries re-charged have been replaced by service stations and tourist cabins by hotels and motels Yet the current ordinance still con-tains provisions for these long- obsole- te structures The revisions also would incorporate at least two zoning classifications planned office building and commercial recreation with planned business district Yard requirements also would be altered by the 114- pa- ge revised ordinance, which makes allowance for futuristic accessories such as solar collectors No action on the proposed revisions was taken at the meeting The commission will scrutinize the document in the next several weeks; the first of four work sessions will begin Thursday " This is not a finished product or a per-fect product yet," said Campbell Public Works Director Ray Beck agreed At a pest- meet- mg work session during which the revisions were formally intro-duced, Beck pointed out that there may be a bug in a section dealing with mobile homes The proposal defines mobile homes as greater than eight feet in width, he noted " I know that there are a lot of eight- foot- -. wide mobile homes," Beck added Survey rates UMC history above average By Joe Bryant and Erwin Shrader Mlssourian staff writers University graduate programs in the so-cial sciences have received mixed reviews from the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils The anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology programs were evaluated m the final phase of a survey consisting of 639 doctoral pro-grams and published in the Chronicle of Higher Education Only the University's history department rated above the national average. A panel established by the conference evaluated programs on the basis of faculty quality, effectiveness in training research-ers in the field, program improvements over the past five years and national prom-inence of the program The average score for all programs eval-uated in the nationwide study was 50. Two- thir- ds of the programs scored between 40 and 60 and 95 percent scored between 30 and 70. The University's history program was rated above the average; psychology and sociology were average; and anthropology, economics and political science ranked sig-nificantly below average. " We're really very pleased," said Ar- va- rh E. Strickland, chairman of the history UMC Social Sciences Graduate Program Review Faculty Training Recent National Department Quality Effectiveness Improvements Prominence Anthropology 43 45 37 42 Economics 42 42 42 41 History 53 54 49 52 Political Science 44 43 45 42 Psychology 50 50 39 49 Sociology 49 50 55 46 i Source Conference Board of Associated Research Councils 1 department, " especially considering the number of staff we've lost in the last five or 10 years" Nationally, the highest score awarded in the faculty quality category was a 71, which went to Yale and the University of California- Berkele- y The Univensty's pro-gram received a 53 When the ' halo effect" the prestige and prominence of such schools as those in the Ivy League is dis-counted, Strickland said, the department's rating looks even better Paul Wallace, chairman of the political science department, was less satisfied " A 44 is not acceptable," he said of his faculty's rating Wallace contended that the evaluation is a reflection of prestige rather than quality " This is no indication of teaching ability " Much of these ratings relied upon a peer review board that scored programs on the basis of visibility a faculty that publishes extensively and attends professional con-ferences is likely to receive a high rating, explained Wallace He said his staff has been publishing more of late but com-plained that the department's budgetary limitations make it impossible for them to attend conferences Sam Brown, chairman of the psychology department, also questioned the value of the peer ratings, considering the methodo-logy of the study The psychology faculty See FACULTY, Page 10A Memorial planned for accident victim; UMC student recovering By Shelly Anderson and Jim Eatherton Mlssourian staff writers As administrators at Rock Bridge Elementary School Thursday were planning memorial services for 11- year-- old Terry Lynn Strawn, the parents of 19- year-- old Todd Bock- lag- e were at University Hospital awaiting updates on their sen's con-dition. Police continued to search Thurs-day for a truck that fled the scene af-ter striking Bocklage Wednesday- - night Terry was killed in a separate accident earlier the same evening. The Rock Bridge Elementary School 6th grader died after being hit by two autos while trying to cross Stadium Boulevard near Worley Street Police said the accident oc-curred about 6 30 p. m when the boy darted into the path of the oncoming cars. Donald Essunger, 50, of Columbia, said he was unable to avoid striking See UMC, Page 10A The chase was on, and when it was over the suspect was in hand By Mark Weaver Mlsaourlan staff writer Clarence Woodard says he's not one to shirk his duty as a citizen In the past six months, he says, he has wrestled a purse snatcher and captured a juvenile skateboard thief Thursday he helped the Missouri State Highway Patrol catch a sus-pected hit- and- r- un driver. It was the second such accident in the city in less than 24 hours. Woodard says he was sitting in his pickup truck in a restaurant parking lot at the Lake of the Woods Exit on Interstate 70 when a car chasing the hit- and-- run suspect pulled up. The unidentified driver shouted to Woodard to call police. Woodard, who has a mobile phone, went one better. He joined the chase. The procession careened down twisting backroads that took it into Callaway County at speeds of 65 mph while Woodard gave the Highway Patrol a play- by- pl- ay account by phone Woodard says the chase finally came to a halt about seven miles north of Stephens, Mo , when a dep-utized farmer who had been listening on his scanner blocked the road with his car The patrol took over and arrested Robert Payne, 45, of Memphis, Tenn., on charges of driving while in-toxicated and driving without a li-cense, and for investigation of leav-ing the scene of an accident Payne is accused of hitting a car driven by Carmen Koebbe, 43, of Pine Grove Trailer Court on the 1-- 70 overpass at US 63 South shortly be-fore 2: 40 p. m. Ms Koebbe was re-leased from Columbia Regional Hos-pital after treatment for a head laceration. Matchmakers: wooing new Industry to Columbia By Datra J. Scobey Mlssourian statf writer Columbia is for sale. The Columbia Area Economic De-velopment Commission's mission is selling the city to retired people, medically- relate- d industries and de-velopers. Selling a city is not easy. The first task is finding interested buyers. The commission finds them at the state Division of Commercial arid Economic Development, or from replies to its own advertisements. The division has a file of community profiles, which contain services and demographics of Missouri commu-nities. Thus equipped, it matches business prospects with comma-- l nib. es that suit then needs. The process is hush- hus- h. If Co-lumbia is chosen as a possible site, the division tells the city to set up a visit for the company. Often the com-mission members do not know the company's name only the facili-ties and accommodations it will re-quire. Recruiting begins anyway. Representatives are whisked in by plane and delivered to Bob Black, as-sistant city manager for devel-opment and member of the commis-sion, and June Dodd, executive director of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. After a two-- or three- hou- r tour of the city, the prospects are treated to lunch, usually with other members of the chamber, commission and members of the City Council. If they are interested in settling in Columbia, the visitors usually will make a return trip to talk to estab-lished businesses. Several businesses that are consid-ering Columbia were listed in a memo released to commission mem-bers Jan. 6. They include: Corporate headquarters of a major company. Columbia is the only city the company is considering in Missouri. But it also is browsing in North Carolina and Indiana I A laboratory of a food proc-essing company, relocating out of St. Louis. Such a lab would employ ap-proximately 15 people testing prod-ucts. y A bakery to supply buns for Mc- Donalds. The 25,000- squa- re foot bak-ery would employ approximately 70 people. A retirement village. The com-mission is working to get local devel-opers and institutions to build a 240- u- mt village and a 60- be- d nursing home An automated flight service sta-tion. The city has submitted a bid for the station to the FAA. The station would be a consolidation of approxi- - Sett CITY, Paga 10 Sports column debuts TT Vw7 " From the castle to the out-house is 40 minutes in Columbia, 6 pm. Rock Bridge High School Missouri," iiiiMim- i- -.- fjflaaeM boy s basketball vs Moberly Rock columns, B. jL 3131 T Sports Editor Hg& lil tnS. de Mark Godich mMM analyzes tte MMBBHW Classified. Business 3- 4- B 9A significance Comics 8A of Missouri's 84- 6- 3 win Wednes-- Opinion 4A day night over the Cowboys in a Record 9A Big Eight Conference basketball Sports 1- 3- B opener See Page IB Weekend 5- 7- A i J |