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A2 THE PANTAGRAPH, Thursday, Nov. 15, 1990 lf mmZmT' "WW" UIIIIII JUPI Quake workshop aids area schools Money key to moderate population Thankful parents Twin City Dr. Harold Nord was surrounded by some of the 44 babies and their parents who have benefited from, the obstetrics-gynecology clinic he started In May 1989 at Dr. John Warner Hospital In Clinton. The parents and kids gathered yesterday in the hospital's conference room to surprise him with a formal thank you.

The clinic is open every Wednesday afternoon. District 87 board's vice elected unanimously to falling from shelves. But Gasbarich said every earthquake is different and the extent of damage is hard to predict "You're never sure what an earthquake is going to do in a given area," he said. Scientists have said Browning's prediction Is not based on sound theory, but a moderate earthquake has been predicted for the fault before the turn of the century. But Browning's prediction has at least helped get people to take notice of the threat of an earthquake and steps they can take to be prepared, Gasbarich said.

"I think It's almost been a blessing in disguise, in terms of people's awareness and what they want to do for themselves," Gasbarich said. "For once, people want to prepare in advance." Unit 5 and District 87 were both represented at the workshop. Officials at both school districts said they are Implementing earthquake disaster plans that before the end of the month will include drills at all the schools. Pontiac Township High School 1 District 90 Superintendent Ron YatS said even if Browning's prediction does no come true, the attention given to earthquake preparedness will be beneficial. "It will force people to begin to realize the types of things they need prepare for in an earthquake and what plans they need to decide on," Yates said.

The workshop included advice on everything from what to include in survival kits, to conducting earthquake drills and setting up communication plans. Many measures can be adopted at little or no expense, such as keeping heavy items off high shelves and anchoring the shelves. LeRoy Superintendent Richard Schuler said he would be holding workshops and establishing earthquake plans based on information gleaned from yesterday's work-; shop. He didn't expect to be alone. 1 "I think there now are a few superintendents and principals who are going to go back and see how well prepared they are," Schuler said.

I By DANIEL DIGHTON Pantagraph staff Under normal circumstances, it might be hard to imagine nearly 50 school principals and superintendents hovering under tables in a dark room while a recording of earthquake rumblings plays in the background. But in these days of near hysteria over climatologist Iben Browning's claim that there is a 50-50 chance of an earthquake along the New Madrid Fault on or about Dec. 3, area school officials are taking earthquake planning seri--' ously. When the instructor at a well-attended workshop on earthquake preparedness yesterday began the earthquake drill, the school officials in their business suits dutifully got down on the floor and followed the drop, cover and hold procedure for protecting themselves in an earthquake. Once on the floor and under shelter such as a table, you are supposed to hold on so the shaking of the quake doesn't move the table away.

Yesterday's workshop In the basement of the McLean County Law Justice Center was sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education with the assistance of the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency. The session attracted school officials from as far north as Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. It was the third workshop the state board has sponsored in the past month and the farthest north that the sessions have been held, said Jim Churchill, educational consultant with the ISBE. The state Emergency Services and Disaster Agency has been bombarded with requests for earthquake workshops and has conducted some 25 in the past month, most in the southern third of the state, said Joe Gasbarich, a disaster services planner. The New Madrid Fault zone extends from -Arkansas to Southern Illinois.

Experts say a major earthquake along the fault would cause relatively minor damage Central Illinois. It might include such damage as cracked foundations, toppled chimneys and items 11-18-90. By DANIEL DIGHTON Pantagraph staff District 87 school board members last night unanimously elected Richard Jumper to preside over, the school board for the next year. Jumper, who has served as vice president for the past year, has been on the board since 1983. A facility coordinator at General Telephone, Jumper succeeds Carole Ringer, who served two one-year terms as president of the board.

Richard Jumper Also in the organizational meeting, the board elected Randolph Berg to serve as vice president Operations Director Bill Barry will remain as treasurer of the board and Administrative Assistant Ron Blake will continue to serve as board secretary. The organizational meeting was required even WL though no elections were held for the board. Among the issues facing the district in the coming year will be the disposition of the old junior high school and Contract negotiations in the spring with the teacher's union, Jumper said. Having gained public support for expensive projects such as the new junior high school, the district is facing a lot of financial concerns, he said. "We are going to have to do some belt-tightening to make sure the tax dollars are maximized," Jumper said.

The first bond payment for the junior high school comes due next year and is the primary reason property owners can expect an increase in their tax bills next year, Barry said. The district's tax rate is expected to go up about 14 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which would mean an increase of about $30 for the owner of a $75,000 house, he said. After a public hearing, the board last night approved a tax levy for ISU recreation center too pricey for students By MELINDA ZEHR Pantagraph staff The earth's population is growing out of control, but if we could get a handle on the situation, then many of the world's problems would be elimi nated. That was the message delivered yesterday afternoon at The Pantagraph offices and last; night at Illinois State University by Werner Fornos, president of the Population Institute. The Wash Werner Fornos ington, D.C.-based, not-for-profit, worldwide organization is an outgrowth of the Methodist Church.

Its goal is to seek a balance between the world's population, its resources and its environment But as with most problems that need to be solved, the world's population explosion cannot be tamed without money. Fornos said the United States is not contributing its fair share. Bomb risks fading Fornos noted that the risk of thermonuclear war among the superpowers finally shows signs of fading, which could allow the United States to make a larger contribution toward curbing population growth. "At least some portion of the funds used. in the arms race for the past 40 years (during the Cold War) can now be redirected to the issues that may determine our very survival," he jaid.

President Bush's record shows that he "has it in his heart" to earmark more money toward the issue, but he has not yet taken the necessary stand that would reverse a course begun six years ago by the Reagan administration. It was then that the United States "rejected a multinational" effort when it refused to contribute to the United Nations Population Fund and when it reduced its contribution to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Fornos said. U.S. expenditures this year toward stabilization of the population is expected to be about $300 million. Fornos said it needs to be about $2.5 billion.

"That sounds like a lot of money, but it is equal to what American tobacco companies spent last year on cigarette advertising, what the Soviet Union spent last month on vodka, what the military in the world spent yesterday in one day, -and $2.5 billion is half of what America spent on pet food last year. In 1830, the world's population stood at 1 billion people; from 1930 to 1960, the population rose to 3 billion; and in 1990 it stands at about 5.3 billion, Fornos said. 6 billion soon With the world growing each day by "an Akron, Ohio, or 285,000 people," the earth's population is expected to hit 6 billion by the middle of this decade. Possibly more noteworthy, Fornos said, is that 3 billion young people the world's population in 1960 will enter their reproductive years in the next generation. Fornos said peopje are going to have to be educated and given incentives or encouragement to decrease their reproductive capabilities.

For example, in one area of Indonesia, church bells are rung every evening to remind women to take their birth control pills. Family planning is necessary to cut growth, but Fornos said his group does not support using abortion to reduce the number of worldwide pregnancies. "The greatest obstacle to solving the population problem is lack of awareness," he said. Levy won't bite Chenoa taxpayers CHENOA Property owners aren't likely to see a significant tax increase as the result of a levy request approved by the Chenoa Village Board, the village's attorney said yesterday. The board adopted a levy request for taxes payable in 1991 of $199,400.15 at its Monday night meeting.

However, the board is expected to abate $56,516 of the levy and use other revenue to pay off bonds, said Al Freehill, village attorney. That means the actual amount the village is likely to request in tax payments from property owners is nearly $142,884. Freehill said last year's levy extension totaled nearly $142,635. 281 Anniversary Th PantagraphMAUREEN O'CONNOR president fill top spot th 1QQ1.Q5 srhnn) ionr nf 17 mil. lion, representing a 9.9 percent increase over last year's levy.

The estimated property taxes to be levied to pay off debt amount to $1.6 million, a 30 percent increase over last year, and most of that is for trie junior high school, Barry said. The actual tax rate will depend on the assessed valuation of property in the district. In another matter, it was announced last night that District 87 was selected to be among 20 school districts displaying their accomplishments at the joint annual conference of the Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Administrators and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. The exhibit at this weekend's conference in Chicago will use a Macintosh computer program to graphically show accomplishments in the district since the implementation of several new programs based on a 1986 audit Prices effective thru Sutter Home Chenln Blanc Muscat Alexander White Zinfandel Cabernet Sauvlgnon 3" 750 ml Hennessy vs Cognac 16" 750 ml. Martini Rossi Asti Spumante 8" 750 ml lea 3.00 mail in rebate Final Cost 5" Jack Daniel's Black Label Tennessee Whisky 999 750 ml 1911 Chill Hill 1 6 Seagram's 7 Crown Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky 15" 750 mi 10" 1.75 ml Plus 2.00 mail in rtbatt ale Cook's Champagne Extra Dry Brut Blush Spumante 379 750 ml Walker's Deluxe Bourbon 1.75 ml less $2 mail-in rebate final cost Q95 Michelob Michelob Dry Michelob Light 10" Case of 24112 oz.

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The rec center idea was backed by the Students for YES Rec and several student leaders, including student regent Tim Schurman and student body president Terrence Sykes. Attempts to reach him yesterday also were unsuccessful. Supporters said the center would eliminate a space deficit of about 125,000 gross square feet They said a no vote could cost more money because no new building means Horton Field House probably will be renovated, and that will mean a higher student fee. That possibility left many students feeling as if they were facing an "either-or" situation and questioning the usefulness of yesterday's vote, Ms. Pope said.

She said opponents were not against recreation but argued that academic building needs should be considered first They worried that the vote "sends a message to the General Assembly that we don't want our tuition to increase but we want to spend $40 (a semester) to play," Ms. Pope said. The Pantagraph Published dally and Sunday by Tha Chronlcl Publishing Company. Second-class postage paid at Btoomington, IL (USPS) 144760) 301 W. Washington St, Bloomlngton, IL 61701 TELEPHONE (308) 828-9411 Horn delivery Claealtled ade 827-7323 828-6633 NEWSROOM Jan Dennis, east man.

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By SUSAN MARQUARDT Pantagraph staff With accusations flying and cries of foul play abounding, Illinois State University students went to campus polling places yesterday and voted against charging themselves to pay for a recreation center. With a 23 percent turnout, students said no to an $80 annual fee increase by a vote of 3,342 to 1,689, repeating a negative response they gave to a similar question last semester. A vote to raise fees $75 to $80 a year to pay for construction of a $15 million to $17 million building was defeated 1,463 to 1,054 in March. Yesterday's vote marked the third time since 1983 that students have refused to bill themselves for a recreation facility, which backers said would meet growing user demand, consolidate student recreation programs, create more jobs and put ISU on par with other universities. But yesterday's vote does not mean the issue is dead particularly because many students and some faculty members are angry about how the referendum was handled this fall.

"There is huge concern that there is no objectivity in the whole thing," said Jackie Pope, editor of ISU's Daily Vidette, the campus newspaper, which has published editorials against the center. Opponents including several student organizations and a Students for Students group created to fight the issue questioned the voting procedure. Ballots were cast and counted by hand and one of the polling places was within the current student recreation center. David DeRousse, student elections manager, said the site was established long ago as a polling place to accommodate off-campus students. He said hand ballots were used to save money and that election judges were screened to make certain they were not actively working for or against the issue.

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