The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 2

A2 THE PANTAGRAPH, Friday, April 19, 1991 Two-parade weekend back over Memorial Day holiday i te I H- V- ii.iiiwiii''"T" 1 i ii umimn 1 ments, and the support received from most veteran organizations, the committee voted unanimously to move forward with planning the parade. The vote came about 1V4 weeks after the parade committee decided to put the Veterans Appreciation Parade on hold until veterans organizations could conduct votes within their organizations, the results of which would be used to gauge the amount of support for the parade. Bloomington Mayor Jesse Smart said at that time that if the committee couldn't get "good support, we are just going to drop the whole thing." The committee scheduled the parade on the Saturday before Memorial Day and decided that as with the "Welcome Home Parade" in 1987, the annual Memorial Day parade would be canceled for one year so that there would only be one parade that weekend. Memorial Day observances at Miller Park and nearby Park Hill Cemetery would be on May 27 as usual. The veterans opposed to the Saturday parade have listed several reasons for their opposition.

Among the reasons are: they don't want the Memorial Day parade moved; they believe they are being exploited for the commercial gain of the Twin City Fest because the parade will end at the site of the weekend festival; and they don't believe a parade of celebration is appropriate for a weekend when the ceremonies are somber. 'I would like to think that there will be one parade that weekend with total support, but it doesn't look like that is going to Steve Vogel, parade organizing chairman area veterans organizations indicated last night during a meeting of Vogel's parade committee that the majority of their members supported the Saturday parade. The organization unable to put its majority support behind one parade is the American Legion's Louis E. Davis Post 56. Lyle Schleeter, sergeant-at-arms at Post 56, is among those who do not support moving the parade and has vowed that there also will be a parade on Memorial Day.

Schleeter could not be reached yesterday or last night for comment, but there have been no indications that he intends to scrap plans for a Memorial Day parade. "There are 18 (American Legion) posts in McLean County. One post is not going to hurt this parade," said Vincent Sanzotta, a representative of the American Legion State Headquarters. "I think it would be a disappointment to a lot of the people sitting around this table to fold up the tent now," said Normal City Manager David Anderson. Based on those and other com Troop salute More than 300 people were on hand last night for a "Patriotic Salute" to the troops who served in the Persian Gulf War.

Above, Tri-Valley second-graders took the stage for those attending the event, held at the high school in Downs. The schoolchildren performed patriotic songs and poems honoring military personnel past and present. The students also presented medallions to relatives of troops from the area. The PntagrplvSTEVE SMEDLEY guarded during vacation Fee hikes Chart shows a breakdown of the $629 in mandatory fees ISU students will pay next year. The health insurance fee is excluded since the rate has not been set yet.

In addition to covering increased minimum wage costs in each area, a $39.60 increase is needed for the reasons stated below: By MELINDA ZEHR Pantagraph staff The Twin Cities may be hosting two parades on Memorial Day weekend. As of last night, the May 25 "Central Illinois Veterans Appreciation Parade" is back on, and all indications are that there also will be a parade on Memorial Day. The fact that two parades are scheduled means as was the case last week that not all area veterans support the idea of moving the annual Bloomington Memorial Day parade forward two days to accommodate a parade designed to give special attention to the Persian Gulf war veterans. People caught in the middle of the two-parade weekend situation are parade participants, including local high school bands directors, who can only commit their band for one parade and don't want to be disloyal to either group planning parades. would like to think that there will be one parade that weekend with total support, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen," said Steve Vogel, director of news and operations a radio station WJBC.

Vogel is chairman of the committee planning the May 25th parade. Bill Dehority, representing the local Persian Gulf Support Group, said the parents of Persian Gulf veterans "are a little hurt" that not all veterans support Veterans Appreciation Parade. Representatives from five of six Verdict: ISU tuition to rise 5 By SUSAN MARQUARDT Pantagraph staff SPRINGFIELD In the past, protesting tuition hikes have picketed, shouted at and pleaded with the Board of Regents vote against increasing college costs. Yesterday, Northern Illinois University student regent Jim Mertes used a different tactic, presenting his case as a lawyer defending innocent students Company hired to study ISU's utilities systems, other regents business Page A7 against a financial penalty. He urged the jury his fellow board members to find in favor of the I students and against "plaintiff' Rod Groves, BOR chancellor who recommended a tuition hike.

v-The verdict was presented but with expressions of remorse as the regents voted for a 3 percent tuition increase at III- inpis State, Northern Illinois and 1 Sangamon State universities. Tuition will go from $1,716 to $1,800 for the 1991-92 school year. I Room and board also will jump, $2,560 to $2,648. And fees were raised from $590 to $630, putting the total annual cost for an in-state, full-time undergraduate student at ISU at $5,078. The bill is $4,866 this year.

Before recommending the tuition increase, Groves reviewed the budget situation for the fiscal year that begins July 1, saying the pro-', posed budget is short $17.6 million from what was initially recom- mended by the Illinois Board of 1 Higher Education. He noted that each of the other I public university governing boards is backing a 5 percent tuition in-; crease and said the hike "is based on very real needs." Groves also presented figures Thompson By DON THOMPSON Springfield bureau chief SPRINGFIELD Additional state records indicate that two state police bodyguards accompanied former Gov. James R. Thompson and his wife to Aca-pulco, Mexico, immediately after he left office in January. The Pantagraph reported yesterday that a bodyguard billed the state $2,657.67 for expenses he incurred when he accompanied Thompson on trips to San Francisco and Washington, D.C., in late January and early February.

Thompson previously indicated the Mexican vacation was meant as a getaway just for he and his wife, Jayne. But records obtained by The Pantagraph yesterday show that two bodyguards also went along on that trip. So far, only one of the two has sought reimbursement for the Jan. 15 to 24 trip to Acapulco, Huatulco and Mexico City. The $783.73 cost to taxpayers for that bodyguard was relatively cheap, because there was no charge to the state for the trooper's lodging or meals at Acapulco or Huatulco, according to the records.

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The state picked up the tab for two nights at a hotel room in Mexico City and the $53 cost of a single room for one night at a Springfield Holiday Inn. The major taxpayer cost was $474 in air fare. However, the bodyguard continued what appears to be the standard practice of tipping bellboys, skycaps and valets $5 to $10. Thompson, whose earnings are expected to approach $1 million this year from his law practice, board directorships and state pension, apparently is receiving protection until July as a courtesy from Gov. Jim Edgar.

i Homeshow Signal level meter Illuminated LCD display keypad Many more features service contract niiAMTi-riro at the Homeshow tejfr 3 year warranty 30 number memory One touch redial 3 call timers With one year Redblrd Arena $81 .60 Health Service $87.12 showing that even with the increases, regency universities are still among the least expensive in Illinois. "We feel the tuition increase is necessary. We feel it is reasonable, it is in line with state policies and we feel it is fair," Groves said. Despite that, SSU student regent Jim Smylie voiced concern that the increased cost will make an education impossible for many. ISU student regent Tim Schurman joined Mertes and Smylie in voting against the increase, saying he understands the board's hand "is forced by the Legislature." "I recognize not one board and not one administrator wants to increase tuition," Schurman said.

Board Chairman Brewster lean on them and say, 'Do our case first instead of the other Condie said, noting the crime lab in Joliet handles evidence submitted by departments from throughout northern Illinois. While waiting for the lab results, Condie said all five of the department's investigators are continuing to interview Conner's relatives, friends and neighbors. The Streator Police Department also is investigating the slaying. And for the first time, Condie confirmed yesterday that Conner was beaten to death with a blunt object Conner, a former Bruce Township supervisor and trustee, was reported missing April 10 by his sister. His car was located later that day in the 400 block of East Main Street in Streator.

His body was recovered from an area near Spring Lake later that night $9.84 To establish a reserve; provide operational stability with a goal of a positive year-end balance; and offset concert scheduling problems from the fall of 1990. $7.68 To implement a new computer system, new programs and add staff. Parker assured the students that the vote was taken "with regret" and urged them to "get out and vote for people who support higher education." The regents agreed they must work diligently to protect the budget and tax surcharge set to expire June 30 and also discussed the need to inform legislators of statistics that show Illinois is at the bottom of the nation in terms of tax support for education. Illinois State University President Thomas Wallace said the board should explore the question of cost and suggested the idea of adjusting tuition rates to meet family need and ability to pay be studied. Groves said a statewide committee examining the tuition issue is considering such issues.

Unit 5 council growing in size Seeking to get broader representation from the community, the Unit 5 Citizens Advisory Council is expanding its membership to include up to nine at-large members who do not have children in Unit 5 schools. The council's current membership consists of 45 parents, with each of the district's 15 schools represented by three parents. Thomas Ellsworth, co-chairman of the CAC committee that proposed the membership change, told the Unit 5 school board this week that the district needs to do more to get the support of non-parent residents. Broadening the membership of the CAC is one way of doing that, he said. Applications for the at-large seats are available at the Unit 5 office at 700 Hale St The completed form needs to be returned to the superintendent's secretary by May 10.

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