Ruston Daily Leader (Newspaper) - April 13, 1995, Ruston, Louisiana Hometown Newspaper of North Central Since 1894 Hie m Daily SOUTHWEST 27 E YANDELL OR EL PASO TX 79903 88 April 1995 Louisiana 50c Leader photo by SUSAN PORTER Walk in Lincoln Parish John UNR Home Products from I Bemadette Bennett Fredric Hoogland Walter Braswell Joe president of the Ruston AARP chapter and Jane Sheppard hope the public will join them in a Walk Across the The sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons and will be held from 911 April 21 at Lincoln Parish Admission is free prizes and freebies will be given Participants should meet at the concession The fun walk is an effort to promote healthy lifestyles and the value of In case of the walk will be held at the Thomas Assembly For more call chairman Braswell or cochairman Bennett at 2689 or BRIEFLY Snake stolen constrictor that slithered out of a suspects underwear as he changed into a jail uniform was a pet store owner Brian Dawson told jailers he was who was arrested Saturday on charges of driving with a falsified and suspended told officers in the sub urb of Brooklyn Heights that the snake was his But pet store owner Peggy Alison says she saw in television reports is the same one that disappeared Saturday nearby Trade list drawn up WASHINGTON AP The Clinton administration is drawing up a list of Japanese imports worth billions of dollars that could be subject to punitive tariffs if the current negotiations over opening Japans auto rtw ket dont officials officials of late have ex pressed a new sense of urgency about the socalled framework despite nearly two years of ne have shown little Jurors feeling the pressure LOS ANGELES jury in the racially sensitive Simpson trial is so divided that black and white jurors couldnt even agree on what videotaped movies to the attorney for a dismissed juror In closed door testimony before the judge Jeanette Harris ex how seemingly trivial matters Tech has to facility m agreed location By David Robinson Staff Writer Louisiana Tech University has agreed to terms to become the anchor tenant for the Shreveport Chamber of Commerces Shreve Park Industrial Representatives from theCity of Shreveport and the Chamber announced the agreement Tuesday at the Shreveport City The Institute for Micromanufacturing facility will oc cupy 20 acres at the entrance of to the park which is located on the Inner Loop a mile south of the Shreveport Regional The city of Shreveport will provide between million and million for should be completed within 14 Construction of the facility can begin following the infrastructure improve The agreement specifies that Tech will be given a 99year lease at per year on the 20 The university also has an option on an adjoining 30 acres under the same Items developed by the facility will available for licensing and production by providing for new industry in the The main branch of the Institute for Micromanufacturing is under construc tion on the Tech That facility should be completed by early Declaration aimed at raising awareness Staff Report Edwin Edwards has issued a proclamation declaring the month of April as Child Aware ness Month calling atten tion to the fact that all children with disabilities in the state and are entitled a free and appropriate public Through the Louisi anians are reminded that federal and state legislation requires educators to locate and evaluate birth through 21 years of who have disabilities which require them to re special services in order to benefit from the education Due to laws concerning services to infants and toddlers birth through 2 years of emphasis has been placed on identifying children in this who may need special The Child is an initiative of the state Department of Education and public school systems to locate children with Child Search involves the coordina tion of services with other and each parish and city school board has appointed a Child co ordinator to lead the effort at the local The coordinators are mandated to locate children who are mentally or physically as well as gifted or talented children who may need special For the screening and evaluation of children under Child a parent or guardian may give formal written per mission for a child to be evaluated any concerned i ndi vidual may refer a child to the All information provided to the co ordinator will be held in strictest confi and no services or interventions may begin without per infor call Sharon sor of special education for Lincoln Parish at Bond attorney explains city resolution provision By David Robinson Staff Writer The city cant issue more than million worth of increment revenue bonds for improvements to the Inter state 20 North Service Road without express consent of the Board of Alder men and Com Thats what bond attorney Fred Chevalier explained in a memo that was sent to all five Ruston aldermen this of Landry Bradford in Baton has been working with the city on the service road project since late The memo was prompted by ques tions from at least one alderman about a specific provision in the First Series Mayor Hilda Taylor Perritt called two special meetings to adopt the reso but only two aldermen showed up for those as well as sched uled Ward 4 Alderman Lawrence Smith said last week that he was concerned about a section titled The section states the amount issued by the Issuer and all entities which issues obligations on behalf of the Issuer in calendar year 1995 does not exceed Smith said he was worried that the wording may allow the city to issue more than the million worth of bonds approved by Chevalier said that the language was required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and was in any bond issuance under you will find this language in every resolution by every police school municipality or other tax ing body in the he Smith could not be reached for com ment this Before we went to the Bond Com mission last the council set a limit of Perritt That was the amount they If we wanted a penny more than wed have to again get the approval of the council as well as the Bond Com Chevalier also with a story published in The Morning Paper and an editorial aired on Both editorial stated that by adopting the First Series Resolu the aldermen would have upped the citys bond cap to Nothing could be further from the Chevalier wrote in the Itis a technical Federal tax require ment and it has nothing whatsoever to do with the sizing of a bond Any implication of dishonesty or deceit occasioned by this provision is quite Chevalier also asked aldermen to expedite their decision on the Upon a proposal and adoption of the First Series the money could be in hand within a matter of he if it is in fact the decision of the Board of Aldermen not to pro ceed with this I would humbly request that you let me know as soon as possible so that I might close this matter and move on to other If you should decide to proceed with the road you may rest assured that you have two very good proposals from banks on the the State of Louisiana is paying for the bulk of the excess revenues would be used to pay off the bonds and no more than may be issued without prior approval of the Council and State Bond Commis Water district plan sent back By Jeff Benson and told jurors that both he and bis Managing Editor to create their water supply by tying in A proposed boundary amendment to system and did not wish the Tremont Waterworks District has been denied by the Lincoln Parish Po lice Jury and is on its way back to the engineering drawing board to be re their water lines to come under the governance of the districts commis The last I heard they asked would we be willing to sell our water We The action came Tuesday during the water south Police Jurys regular session after resi of Choudrant that serves the majority of dente who the fiew district boundary asked to be large group of rest left dents in the Police Jury Its Located just east of the sitting on private Its a private waterworks district sits alongside Highway Mem He pointed out to jurors that all the bers of the district had requested the group of residents wanted was to keep The proposed boundary what we would have significantly increased the We made the enough to add districts size by enveloping the area he adding that everyone who south of its present is tied to the line helped to pay for David Hammons lives in that area Just exempt us from McCrery reviews Contract By Donna Bernard Staff Writer About 50 people turned out to hear Jim McCrery assess the success of the Contract with America at a town meeting at the Ruston Civic Center These first 100 days have been the most fulfilling time for me since Ive been in McCrery We were able to begin to move the country Leader photo by DONNA BERNARD Jim McCrery reviewed the GOP Contract With America Wednesday afternoon during a town meeting at the Ruston Civic away from the failed liberal policies of the past 40 he During his McCrery spent alot of the lican welfare We took step ing the broken welfare state with a that gives states flexibility to put their welfare population to cutting red tape and providing incentives for indi to move off of the welfare roles and onto a he as the media would have you We block granted money to the states and increased the funding for those block grants by McCrery said the Republican wel fare reform plan included a fiveyear lifetime limitation on cash McCrery the plan calls for a person on welfare to work after two years on cash assistance in order to be eligible for another three Another topic he addressed was the Balanced Budget Although the Senate has not yet passed the Balanced Budget Amend I do believe they will get that last vote before Congress is Regardless of the outcome of the we will be presenting a budget next month which balances by the year he McCrery also said term limits came closer to passing than any other time and felt that the right thing would be done and term limits would be Tonight LOW Friday High in the lower INDEX b 5 1 Classified 1 Community 10 1 Editorial QUOTE To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he Margaret American 18041971 To get the LEADER delivered to your home weekdays i Jr A t I
