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n. World War I veteran oldest to enroll at Lake Land 71 eaking good Spanish goal of student cknrlv' tufn II.ii uswie nviiu ittw was over. 1 was in tne wavy pedoed during tlr war and and we went, from Los he was one of only 43 sur-Angeles down the coast to -vivors out of 109 men, Hansen A a 1 Mexico, and "replied, "Oh no, I should say tima 4 uuic iuo ucauuyci naa iwi- not. I might have the op portunity to save more men the next tune, time before or was in a position to get to a facility to take more." He plans to take courses in mathematics from algebra to calculus after finishing Spanish II. "It keeps my mind active and me active I never felt 7 the Spanish class which 'to.

rHKWK5i X'-' pIiiHps ntrps fmm 9ft tn 71 eludes ages from 20 to 71, the first quarter -i-grades for the winter quarter have not been released) and has also joined the Spanish class. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen met in Chicago where he was in 4hecanvas5and -awning-. business and she was a cashier at Walgreens.

Mrs. Hansen was also a professional organist in Chicago playing at many of the theaters before "talking pictures" came into being. They moved to Mattoon in 1948 where Hansen continued awning and canvas careers-He's been active in Boy Scouts forming the first Explorer Troop in Mattoon. church work at Centr- summer pro ball in Chicago," Hansen added. "I recently told Virgil Judge to tell Gene Creek, head of baseball at Lake Land, that he knew someone who was going to try out for the team this- year- Won be surprised when I drop by to ikid him and he finds out who it is?" Hansen chuckled.

"My wife (the former Dorothy Kramer who was born in Shelbyville but grew up in Mattoon) shares my sentiments about Lake Land we both feel it's one of the most interesting things we've done," commented Hansen. Mrs. Hansen has taken two quarters in music theory (Hansen boasted of her f. "Ill Nicaragua, Central America, to put some ships out of commission ana i naa to ao awst-tnyMalkmgrith my- hands," Hansen A Hansen, whn hnrf finished mostof Hansen, who had finished one and a half years of high school when he enlisted in the. Navy in 1917, served on a destroyer for two years during the war and was in the-" submarine service four years after the war.

"I-wouIdn't change-my life if I had it to live over, I'd live it all the same again," Hansen said zestfully. When asked if he would exclude the MATTOON WEDNESDAY, ai .1, i-ii'raM! ii- Melrose Display Fireworks located in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park. The blast killed three persons and 1 Community forming "The Huddle" for youth if the community (the program has since been disbanded) and since retirement, he works free 8 a.nv to 1 p.m. six days week and SuayattheAmertcan Legio.i -tome. The soon-to-be 72-year-old college student concluded, "It's pleasant to look back over the past few oh say 20, and see the changes in young folks I've worked with.

I was Sunday school superintendent at Community Church and used to send the little tots down to light the candles now they're married with children of their Weitekamp, Rantoul, outgoing secretary-treasurer; William F. McCarty, Tuscola, vice president; and Gerald L. O'Neill, Champaign, president. (JG photo) locally raised funds, he said. "Mattoon would have to finance $6,040,000 without voter approval.

Taxes would have to be raised," he said. "This is a serious proposition, not one people like," Pendell said. "We are appealing for support for the bond issue. The future growth of Mattoon depends on the approval of this bond," he said. A brochure outlining all sewer improvements already completed and all improvements planned will be available in about a week, Pendell said.

backed 0 uii i r- Clausen, Champaign, president of IBA; and John F. McKnight, Oak Park, vice president of IBA. Others attending the event included W. S. Miles, Lerna, secretary-treasurer of Group A.

aWlllWUi f'A Lawrence A. Hansen 'Gonna stick with it' 44' Mi "lilinll) Jim. r-'-" 'Ullllimii r-4 Sill lWfc ml II in. il 1 f) WW WW JLj foundations of buildings that once stood at the facility. (AP Wirephoto) two years after an explosion at its plant near Schiller Park killed three persons, including the father and father-in-law of the present owner, Anthony Cartolano.

1 O'Brien said the company was cited last August for operating in a residential area. The company filed a petition for a zoning amendment with the County Zoning Board of Appeals, he said, but no date for a hearing on the petition was set. Richard Knight, deputy fire marshal on hand to work with state arson probe squad, said ib nuuiu vis uiiuvUivi miiuuij i impossible," to determine the cause of the blasts because the complex had been virtually 4 4ifci Jff iiiyHWif imi I Ini i una I it Hil 111 llPk I i By GLORIA JONES JG Staff Writer At age 71, Lawrence A. "Larry" Hansen 1701 DeWitt enrolled in Spanish I at Lake Land College. Hansen, who will be 72 March 16 and is among the oldest ta-have enrolled at Lake Land, says, "I'm gonna stick with it "til I whip Having finished two quarters in Mrs.

James Deter's evening class, Hansen commented, "I want to be able to hold an intelligent conversation in Spanish." He has. enrolled in the spring quarter and plans to take Spanish II beginning this fall. "I've had a hankerin' to learn Spanish ever since K'tlL EXPLOSION SITE A view from the air reveals the destruction left in the wake of Monday's explosion at the Suit asks that funds aeHnterest CHICAGO (AP) A Chicago lawyer has filed suit asking that Cook County funds be invested so as to collect interest. Robert Sklodowski, candidate for the Republican nomination for Circuit Court clerk, filed the suit Tuesday in Circuit Court on behalf of his law partner, Lawrence Gabriele. The suit named as defend ants, Matthew Danaher, the in cumbent court clerk, and Ber nard Korzen, county treasurer.

Both are Democrats. The suit said that because Danaher and Korzen are custodians of public funds totaling more than $30 million, they should be required to deposit at least 90 per cent of the funds in short-term interest bearing accounts or U.S. Treasury bills. The Better Government Association has charged that the funds have been deposited in noninterest bearing accounts in banks that politicians have stock or hold directorships. Hansen, revealed he feels Lake Land has "really opened up the gates" for himself and others like him.

"People are just foolish not to take advantage of the opportunities offered there the cost is Sfr minimaV he interjected In referring to waiting so long to further his education, Hansen said, "My whole trouble was that I never had MARCH 8, 1972 1 "Li. Mi 10W WW VIM shattered windows within a 10-mile radius of the plant. The white squares are the But Dayton McReaken, director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, said a permit would be required only if the company stored dynamite of black powder in specific quantities. He said he did not know if the firm fell within the law's requirements. McReaken said he sent two investigators to the site to determine if dynamite was stored there.

An investigation also was launched by the Cook County Board into possible violations of building or zoning ordinances. Bernard O'Brien, county zoning administrator, said the fireworks plant was located in an area zoned for single-family residences. The company relocated to Orland Park in 1956, TCSTZSE'LT'LTCS ions' Ml wm Jprie ii tig: rrMT mil a vote okay asked Ml i fiJUN PH1J ci' -nil' -better itrmy life. 1 jusfpassed my driver's license examination with no restrictions," a the bespeckled Hansen. To prove he's a man who likes to stay active, Hansen plans to play some baseball this spring with the Mattoon Warriors, a men's jn- dependent baseball team-headed by Norm Spear.

(The team normally consists of men in the 30 to 35 'age bracket.) "I used to play Candidate withdraws from race Wayne McDowell of 901 S. 15th withdrew Monday as a candidate in the April 8 Community Unit 2 school board election. According to the Community Unit 2 superintendent of schools, Ray Lane, McDowell's letter of withdrawal was delivered Monday to the board's offices. However, Lane was awaiting information from the board's attorney as to whether the letter would have to be notarized to make the withdrawal official. McDowell, whose brother, Robert, is a board member, gave no reason for his withdrawal.

Four candidates now vie for the two open seats from Mat toon Township, with John T. "Tim" Helton of 1611 Frostwood the lone contestant for the vacancy to be filled from outside Mattoon township. John A. Fisher of 1308 Champaign, Carl E. Giegler of 917 Stinson, Justin Grady of 913 S.

35th and Philip S. Weller of 3205 Prairie have filed petitions for the Mattoon Township seats. Petitions may be filed at the board office until March 17 with March 21 the last day for a candidate to have his name removed from the ballot. The election will be held April 8 and the newly elected members will take office at the following board meeting, April 11. Three incumbents, Grant Fleenor, Thomas Donnell and Olin Wirth, are not seeking reelection.

Air base to hire more blacks EAST LOUIS, 111. (AP) -Scott Air Force Base will hire blacks at a rate of 20 per cent each year until minority employment reaches 13 per cent, the same percentage as the minority population living within commuting distance of the base. The announcement was made Tuesday by Don Detweiler, per soraiel officer. Monday, Charles Lawson. president of the East St.

Louis chapter of the NAACP, charged that the base's equal opportunity program was a failure. He said 180 out of 2,860 employes are blacks and said he has asked President Nixon to order an investigation. MEN'S CLASS MEETS -Area Light and Life Men's classes of the Methodist Church held their annual dinner in the church here Third Page 1 fIo Orland Park plant Explosions investigated BANKERS MEET The annual meeting of Group Seven, Illinois Bankers Association, was held in the Hotel U. S. Grant Monday.

Of those attending were Grant Fleenor, left, past president of Group Seven; Lewis H. City scene Sewer George M. Pendell, coordinator of state and federal aid for the city government, told members of the High 12 Club, "Either the citizens of Mattoon approve the sewer bond issue April 1 or the city will have a $6-million expense slapped on it." Pendell was guest speaker at the regular Tuesday meeting of the club in the Hotel U. S. Grant.

He was speaking for the Mattoon Citizens Committee for Sewer System Improvements headed by Eugene W. Hogan. The general obligation bond issue, if ap Council Mrs. Jill Armillas, a civics teacher at Central Junior High School, and Mrs. Carolyn Williams, teacher of home bound students, representing the League of Women Voters, have recommended Mattoon change from a commission form of city government to a council-manager form.

The women were guest speakers at the regular Tuesday meeting of the High 12 Club in the Hotel U. S. Grant. Mrs." Williams said the problem with commissioners is they are businessmen who not always have the time to successfully handle a business and also take an active part in city government. They are elected and the man who gets the most votes chooses which department he Monday.

Guest speaker for the event was Lloyd Lageman of' Minneapolis, director of lay involvement of CHICAGO (AP) Investigations into possible state and county violations were under today after a series of ex plosions that destroyed a south suburban fireworks plant and left three persons dead. Harry G. Hughes, assistant state fire marshal, said the cause of Monday's explosions at the Melrose Display Fire works Co. in Orland Park was not determined. Only two of the firm's 18 buildings remained standing on the 10-acre site.

State officials were seeking to determine if the company violated Illinois law by not having a- license to said the firm was licensed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and Minerals and, therefore, should have had a state permit. council can fire him, she said. If the council members fail to carry out the wishes of the public, they "can be fired at election time, she added. The manager plan relieves the councilman from endless detail and the work is eased by a trained manager, Mrs.

Williams said. Mrs. Armillas gave a brief background of the League of Women Voters. She said the league was formed to inform voters on all issues. The league is nonpartisan, she said.

The league offers voter service "such as "passing" nonpartisan information to voters and scheduling candidates to speak at public meetings, she said. The league tries to inform the proved, will provide about 25 per cent of the money needed to bring the Mattoon sewerage system up to state standards, Pendell said. The state is expected to pay 25 per cent of the total $6 million and the federal government 50 per cent, he said. If the bond referendum is defeated Mattoon will still have to finance the $6-million sewer improvements, probably without state or federal help, Pendell said. This means it will end up costing the people of Mattoon more money if the bonds are defeated because the entire cost would have to come from manager form will head, she said.

This means the man who is elected but receives the least number of votes has to take the department which is left to him and may not be qualified to manage this department, she said. In a council-manager form of government a small council is elected, Mrs. Williams said. Voters pick councilmen as their representatives and the council then hires a manager to carry out its policies, she said. Thus the council sets policy but isn't bothered with the administration of policies, she said.

With this kind of city government, policy-makers are elected and skilled administrators appointed, she said. If the manager fails to keep in- step with the council, the the men's group. Pictured at the event are, James Bunyard, local secretary; Haugh, treasurer; Findley cries 'fowl' 'Henocide ch icken hearted at least three months, the board would issue temporary chicken-slaughter prders to cut flocks and drive egg prices, -the -aide-said. tt 1 1 feather-flying fury when gals of" women's lib discover this ugly ultimate in male "They will surely ungirdle theirsharpest cja wings for those who would slaughter only female chickens doing nothing, not even harmless, painless vasectomy to the males, the real perpetrators of production. Surely, -they will bare By CARL C.

CRAFT WASHINGTON (AP) -Genocide!" the congressman cried, "a fowl deed about to take wing! A chicken-hearted It's also known as an egg-market-control bill. But, "plucked down to bare facts," Rep. Paul Findley, told the House Tuesday, a bill being written by the Senate -Agriculture Committee "is ulsuv awuvu cut wvaif otaw and federal issues, she said La a president; and Gaines, pastor. -1 (JG photo) V. L.

M. a Findley said his understanding is that after a decision by the advisory board, the secretary of Agriculture could mandate a cut in laying fowl, with a $5,000 penalty for each -violation: their beaks and ercide instead of demand roost- henocide." 4 '-114 1 i "In truth, the bill would set, up an eggopoly able to get the tv-feds to man the chopping block withZpenaltiesZoflyiolatorslset: at $5,000 a cackle. With antitrust immunity, the eggopoly could engage in a premeditated conspiracy to raise consumer prices with hardly any fuss and feathers," he added. nothing more than a scheme to use the lethal authority of government to force up the market price of eggs by killing hens. "Imagine the duckings Ralph Nader and his raiders will give forth when they hear of cide.

But loud as may be these duckings'," Findley said, "they will be smothered to nothing in The Senate Agriculture Committee is due to meet Thursday to work on a bill setting up a national egg board which would devise a program to submit to a producer referendum, a committee aide said. When the price of 4 eggs" fell below the cost of production: for.