12=The Daily Collegian Monday, Nov. 2, 1981 District attorney race: By MARGARET ANN WALSH Daily Collegian Staff Writer Centre County District Attorney candi dates Robert Mix and Amos Goodall believe that the public and local police departments should be made more aware of the happenings in the district attorney's office and each candidate has ideas on how to improve communica tion. Mayor discusses campaign issues By DIANNE GARYANTES . Daily Collegian Staff Writer The federal block grant funds State College is now eligible for should be used for building and improving public facilities, upgrading parking facilities and 'building malls in the area, said Mayor Arnold Addison, running unopposed for re-election this fall. ","These will be a benefit to all citizens who use our business district," he said: Addison, a Republican who is running on both the Republi can and Democratic tickets, said he also supports using the furids for other community development projects such as improving streets, upgrading the recreational program, build ing a community center, looking into programs that might provide housing for low and moderate income or handicapped people and funding programs for providing facilities for the disabled. , •State College was designated a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area after the 1980 census and is now eligible for about $750,000 in community development bloc grants. "I'm excited about the SMSA funds" Addison said State College Municipal Council "has been concerned for over a year about what our responsibilties were in funding human service programs because state and federal funds dried up," Addison said. "The SMSA funds may well be the answer to funding at least some of the human service programs," he said. The money is allocated to benefit people. with low and moderate incomes and is to be used for housing and commu nity development projects. When asked whether SMSA funds could be used to improve the housing situation in State College, Addison said that might be difficult. • "Of recent date, I've heard a good deal of criticism of West College Avenue," he said. "Past borough councils missed opportunities to permit high rises in that area. However, Addison said, "It's my understanding that there have been code violations (on West College) which have been corrected," he said. "The major owner of those houses has indicated a willingness to comply with complaints. Water issue up for vote tomorrow By DIANNE GARYANTES Daily Collegian Staff Writer The $3OO million water resources bond referendum on the ballots tomorrow will give Pennsylvanians a . chance to decide whether or not the state should upgrade its water systems and resources. The money would be loaned to areas that need water rehabilitation through bonds bought by the state. Loans would go to local governments as well as private compa nies that supply water. The bottom line .for the tax payers is that they would only have to pay for the establishment of a loan distribu tion mechanism in the Department of Environmental Resources The bond issue is supported by Gov. Dick Thornburgh who called it "part of a major effort to protect and conserve our precious water resources. "More than anything, this will be an investment in the future stability of water systems that are essential to our communities, farms, and industries," the governor said in a statement. "I urge voters to carefully consider and support this ballot question." The "Vote Yes for Water Committee," the committee that put together the package, suggested $220 million be allocated for water supply problems throughout the state, $4O million be allocated for dam safety and flood control and $4O million for port development. William E. Sharpe, assistant professor of forest re source extention, said the problem in Pennsylvania is not a water shortage, but that many water systems are in bad condition because they are old and have not been well maintained. Candidates want to improve communication Mix said he wants to institute a law enforcement educatipn program to con duct seminars - with police officers to make them aware of any recent changes in laws. To increase communication with the public, Mix said he wants to use the news media. The media pay too much atten tion to the commission of a crime and do not follow through with its coverage, he Robert Mix State College's Arnold Addison On the parking issue, the mayor said he thinks the business district should pay its share of building and maintaining the parking facilites. Addison said he• supports -instituting a business district tax that would make businesses' parking payments more equitable. Addison said in the case of the Pugh Street garage, the municipality received pledges from some not all mem bers of the business district to help make up the municipality's deficit from the garage. The pledges totalled $25,000 a year for the next 10 years. The mayor also said he would like to see parking lots developed instead of building new ones. Addison also said he supports the "Vote 1,2,3," campaign the Rebuplican candidates for municipal council , are running on. Republicans John Dombroski, Ralph Way and Gary Wiser "We have plenty of water in Pennsylvania," he said." What's happening is (some systems) are slowly crumbling," he said. "Overall, it's a situation where the water systems are suffering from old age," he said. The bond loans would help solve problems such as leaky distribution systems, unsafe dams and poor treatment facilities which plague many local water suppliers, he said. "There are about 400 to 500 water systems (in the state) that need essential capital improvements," Sharpe said. "Many areas have not set aside enough funds to maintain water systems. "If you allow the (deterioration) to progress, then it will only get worse and the situation will become acute." Sharpe said he supports the bond issue 150 percent "I think the bond issue is essential to maintain the quality of life, particularly in rural Pennsylvania," he said. "It's also essential to the economic future of the state and I think the Thornburgh administration sees that." Sharpe said some areas around State College could benefit from a yes vote on the referendum because they suffer from water system problems. Millheim and Spring Mills are two examples because they have not met basic drinking water quality requirements. This could be because the water is not of sufficient quality or else the areas did not submit their reports to the Environmental Protection Agency and it is therefore not recorded, Sharpe said. Sharpe said all of Tyrone's water supply dams are deemed unsafe. The dams obviously cannot be closed, he said. The media should pay more atten tion to the disposition of each case, Mix said, and he will try to get the media to do that. Goodall said he wants to establish one liaison from the district attorney's office with each police department, in the coun ty. He also wants to assign one assistant district attorney to each case to stay with it from arrest through final disposition. This will give each case a sense of continuity from the point of view of the police and the district attorney, he said. Goodall has pledged an "open door" policy, which will give the public the opportunity to come to him at any time with complaints or comments, he said. Both candidates are also proposing some changes in• the district attorney's office. "I would change the emphasis of pros ecutions rather than any administrative changes," Mix said. "We should concen trate on the prosecution of violenfrepeat ers. They have the greatest impact on crime." Goodall wants to put the emphasis of the district attorney's 'office on the pro tection of the victim's rights. "The victims have been ignored for too long," he said. The 'district attorney is now silent at the time of sentencing, Goodall said, If he is elected the district attorney will speak out the sentencing, he said. Mix is cqmpaigning on his experience more than seven years as first assis tant district attorney under three district attorneys. He said his experience is an advantage in two areas: prosecution experience and administrative experi ence. The job of district attorney is more than being a trial lawyer, he said. Goodall said that although he lacks Mix's prosecution experience he is well qualified for the job. "Being a criminal trial attorney gives me a perspective my opponent lacks," he said. "I plan on putting my defense experience to work." Goodall's experience includes being a legal intern with the New York City Board of Corrections, a law clerk to a New York criminal court judge and to a U.S. magistrate who later became a federal judge. He is now associated with Miller, Kistler and Campbell law firm) The candidates agree on some issue s . Mix and Goodall both agree that some juveniles should be tried as adults. "There are a number of juveniles who are repeat offenders and would receive no benefit from trial under the juvenile justice act," Goodall said. He would petition the court to try those juveniles as adults, he said. Mix said each juvenile should be con sidered on a case-by-case basis, but "those with a consistent history of violent crime" should be tried as adults. Goodall said, "The ultimate decision, however, is with the court." The candidates also agree that plea bargaining has not been misused in Centre County. Both believe it should be used in cases where the plea bargain would reflect the probable outcome of the case if it had gone through the justice system. In those cases, Mix said, "it saves administrative costs and the time and efforts of everyone involved." Goodall said he " would not use it as expedience" where the charges would be dropped because the court was too busy. Mix said he supported State College's proposed ban on the sale of drug par aphenalia. "The idea of the ordinance was a good one through prosecution trying to detract from the glamour of drug us age," he said. "From 'a practical standpoint, howev er, I think it would be hard to enforce." Goodall said the question of the ordi nance was a legislative one which he is not in a position to answer. He alsq said his personal opinion on the subject of capital punishment is not rele vant to the election. Mix said capital punishment "has a place in our criminal justice system." He supports its use in cases where the are campaigning together on a team basis for the elections on Nov. 3 Addison said the backgrounds of the three candidates enable them to make clear decisions. "What the team offers is the expertise that is required as this entitlement money comes in," he said. Dombroski's background is in personnel management and administration, Wiser's is in finances and Way's is in building and contracting. When asked if he thought the team effort would be hurt by Way's absence from most of the candidates' nights and other campaign events and his refusal of interviews, Addison said he did not. "I think it's unfortunate that Ralph didn't, give the interview (to The Daily Collegian), but nonetheless, my confidence in his ability has not been shaken," Addison said. said, because then Tyrone would not have any water. "That's why we have the bond issue to give an opportunity to communities like Tyrone to get things straightened out and fix their water supply situation," he said. Sharpe said the University does not really have a water systems problem. The University draws its water from *ells, chlorinates it and distributes it to the public. Sharpe also said Pennslyvania leads the nation in the number of water-borne disease outbreaks. - "Many people point out it's probably a consequence of a better reporting system (of outbreaks)," he said. "But it's also treatment systems." Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and possibly Erie the only ports in the state could be loaned $4O million for port development, Sharpe said. "That's a way of baiscally trying to get support for the referendum from urban areas," he said. "Water supply problems occur mostly in rural areas, so they will benefit from the referendum." Although the state as a whole does not have water shortages, there are a few areas in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the Pennsylvania that do. Bucks, Montgomery and Chester counties have prob lems because of high poplulations and a heavy depen dence on ground water supplies which are limited, Sharpe said. The area around the Monongahela River near Pitts burgh have limited water supplies because the river must be kept at a certain level so barges can get through: "There's no extra water to go around for any other uses," Sharpe said. defendant has "killed another human being for . financial motive contract killings, arson for hire where someone is killed and kidnapping where the victim is killed." The job of Centre County district attor ney is a part-time position for four years with an annual salary of $20,500. Mix said the job of district attorney should be a full-time position. Mix said he will "devote whatever time is necessary" to get the.job done but he Experience makes him an institution In other words, I intend to speak my mind on any issue. There's never any doubt about where I stand on an issue. For example, I have indicated my displeasure with the purchase of the taxi cab company 18 months ago. I have not changed and I think not a citizen who's been around that long who is ignorant of the fact that the mayor has not supported the taxi cab company for reasons he has described. I think that also the support I have received over the years is also based upon the fact, I think the citizens have .always appreciated, as they, have all other people who have served on council, the fact that I've been willing to devote 22 years of my leisure time to local government. I must say I did it because I. enjoyed it. I certainly didn't do it for the money that's in it. COLLEGIAN: Why do you think the Democrats or the Consumer 'Party haven't run a candidate against you? ADDISON: First of• all, the Consumer Party actually did run a candidate for mayor, attempting to get on the ballot in the primary. As you know a legal battle ensued and before the decision was made regarding the fact that the Consumer Party could be on the ballot. I think probably in the future with the Consmer Party having established itself, I would expect to see candidates for mayor and council. ,With regard to the Democrats, I really can't answer that. I did not campaign for that support. I did indicate that with no Democratic candidate that I would be glad to have my Demo'cratic friends write my name in. That's exactly what they did, 209 of them. I'm sure that in every one of my elections I 'ye always had a considerable amount of Democratic support. COLLEGIAN: During the Spring primary a University student ran for council. Do you . think students should be running for council? ADDISON:That's always a difficult one for me to answer, and I've got to be perfectly honest. I'd much rather see students aspire to the membership on boards, authorities and commissions. I'm., talking about the Planning Commission, 'Traffic Comission, CATA board, whatever it may well be. And the reason I'm saying that is, that whether the student is on that board for one year or four, it's more likely to be two or three, they get an experience in citizen input in local govern ment which is valuable not only during the time you're in State College, but most important, when they return to their homes. Then they've had this experience and they're not at all hesistant about asking for appointments in their home commu nity. I think that's the value because now they can learn the lessons in a short period of time. Oh, have no objections to them running for council but, invariably, they're not here for the.full term of four years. It takes at least a year to understand what's going on, and anyone who has attended the council sessions, and I suspect you can ask anyone of the scores of journalism students who go there, that every once and a while local government can appear •to be fun and romantic. But most of the time, it probably sounds very boring to the observeer. I'm not saying the student shouldn't, I'm saying that for a lifetime experience I would think their time is well spent in seeking appointments on these boards, authorities and com missions. ADDISON: I guess the answer really is no. In this term I will have completed a quarter of a century of service to local government and I probably feel that by that time somebody else should take my place. I suspect that some of opponents have felt that should have happened some years ago. Amos Goodall Editor's Note: State College Mayor Arnold Addison, 65, has served the local government in many functions for more than 22 years. • • - • Addison, a Republican, is running unopposed in his bid for re-election in tomorrow's election and has received the sup port of the local Democratic party. Daily Collegian Staff Writer Gene Grygo interviewed Addi son recently and the following has been edited for length and clarity. COLLEGIAN: Do you think that all your experience has added to your popularity with the voters? ADDISON:WeII, I think that to the citizens I'm a known quantity. This doesn't mean the citizen has always agreed with me. It doesn't mean I've always performed as a councilman or as a mayor 100 percent, but the citizens have come to know their mayor or former councilman, I think, as an honest person. COLLEGIAN: Will you . seek a third term as mayor? does intend to have an outside practice, as well. ' Goodall said he will not know whether the job should be full-time until after he has been in it. He also said he will devote enough time to get the job done. Goodall will continue his association with Miller, Kistler and Campbell al though no one in the firm will take any criminal cases if he is elected, he said. School board candidates want changes By CHRISTOPHER COONEY Daily Collegian Staff Writer Thee four candidates for three seats on the State College Area School Board all want changes in the school policies. But the kinds of changes they want are quite di fferent. Thor asW. Benson, running on the Democratic and Consumer Party tick ets, sari solving the discipline problem in schools is essential. "We ~ have to manage to, maintain order'wilthout depriving the students of their rikitts,".he said. "I'd like to see a system of advisory groups WI high school designed to cre ate peer group support," Benson said. The gr9up would be led by a faculty advisor With about 10 to 20 students in • each gror, he said. "The g oups have shown in the past to have k i t positive effect on self-es teem," he said. "And a lack of self esteem is q.elated to a lack of disci pline.e, i . "The t ehers 'must have a true advisory i le in education" he said. "Parents also must have a greater role in educatimi and in the advisory proc ess. "Parents and teachers must take time to meet with each other," he said. Benson is 'also concerned with im proving the Safety and health of the students aKfaculty. "Meeting building and fire safety standards justititn't enough," he said. "Those hotel& i that burnt down last year also meta e standards but that Electronic ballot referendum in spring By SHAWN ISRAEL Daily Collegian Staff Writer Electronic balloting ' faces an, uncertain future in Centre County, county commissioner John Saylor said. A county-wide referendum, to be put on the ballot by the county commissioners next spring, proposes elec tronic balloting for all of Centre County's 85 voting precincts. At this time, Centre County officials are hesitant to say whether it will succeed on the ticket. The referendum calls for electronic balloting under the "Votomatic" system. In this process, the voter punches out holes next to the name of his desired candidate on a perforated computer card. The card is then fed into a computer, thus eliminating the hand sorting stage of the voting County commossioner chairman Jeffrey , M. Bower said he advocates the switch to electronic ballots. However, he said, the extent to which the voters are informed of the new system will be crucial if it is to win favor with them. , , ;lir )? ,ti 4 bo 6.4 %le s)t, '‘ 4l , "Zi.kNei b,20 01/4 iN 4.W 42p. 44N q‘'(7 se‘ .90' • g • CF' ic ifo.o ceo 440 'Os 14(% 200 t 4r) C wasn't enough. "Instead of asking merely whether buildings meet safety standards in theplace and time they were con structed, we need to ask whether they meet today's highest standards of safe ty," he said. Also, he said, students have no time to excercise during the day. They go from early in the morning to about 5 p.m. without any excercise, he said. "Schoolwork, for both students and teachers, is a sedentary occupation and that is a health hazard," he said. "I will ask the physical education department to prepare regular, daily excercise for every student." Loretta M. Jeffreys,' a Republican and the only incumbent running, said the curriculum and programs in the schools need to be expanded and re fined. "We have to articulate programs irr each curriculum, kindergarten through 12th grade," she said. For example, Jeffreys said the edu cational use of the'computer should be promoted. Microcomputer ° s should be used by all able students, not just gifted ones, she said. A good outdoor educational program is also needed, including over night experiences, that would be developed and offered to all elementary students, she said. • The economic status of the, school system is good, even though economic cutbacks, school close-downs and lay offs were necessary in the past, ,she "If the electorate is informed of (the process)," he said, "it can and should pass." At present, over 40 states have some form of electron ic voting in use. _ In June 1980, the state Senate Government Committee approved a bill allowing counties with paper ballots to switch to electronic systems In May 1981 the "Votomatic" system was introduced in Union and Washington Counties, and was approved earlier in Armstrong, Chester and Bradford counties. At the same time, it was voted down in Adams and Indiana Counties. "I think the reason ("Votomatic") was voted down in other counties was because of inadequately informing the people," Saylor said At present, 82 of Centre County's 85 voting precincts use paper ballots. Dee Robinson, chief clerk at the Union County Court house, said the system in that county has operated well since its inception in May. at the Hotel State College Although the state has not paid its share —22 percent and the federal government accounts for 2 percent, the school system is still in a good position, she said. "Seventy-six percent of our money comes from local taxes, which allows us to invest to avoid borrowing mon ey," she said. "This puts us in a good position." Basically, layoffs in faculty will only occur when enrollment drops, she said. "The schools shouldn't be too small or too big," Jeffreys said. "We need the personal touch of a small school and the advantages of a big one." There have been programs in larger schools that took students and put them into smaller groups of 150 to 200 children, she said. Jeffreys said she would bring this type of program to the attention of the board. With the lack of participation in the school lunch program, Jeffreys said she would be willing to have the school board subsidize the food service pro gram to keep it alive. *Mary S. "Polly" Eddy, a Democrat, said the establishment of a high qual ity volunteer program is essential. Because teacher aids are being cut back, she said, there is a need for well trained volunteers to fill those posi tions. "We have a tremendous resource in the citizens of the town," she said. "They could offer a lot of constructive FINELY TAILORED ALL WOOL • SLACKS 49 50 REG. 56 0 ° MICHAEL'S CLOTHING Co. FRASER ST. 4 4 gentle % MINI MALL 1 49 238-4050 OPEN DAILY FROM 10-5 Forum on Faith • "Strengthening Your Faith Through Insights from Science" DR. RUSTUM ROY November 3, 1981 12:30-2:00 p.m. HUB Gallery Lounge Topic: "Experimenting with Truth: The New Relation of Science to Religion" Sponsored by Office of Religious Affairs and Campus Ministries Eye Exam and Glasses $59 Includes: •Eye Examination •Plastic Frame of Your Choice eUntinted Single Vision Glass Lenses (Photogrey $7.00 additional) Dr. Andrew Blender Optometrist 242 Calder Way Phone 234-1515 "I would like to see a central office established for the recruitment and training of volunteers," she said. William W. Moyer, a Republican, said the public should be involved in and informed on issues before deci sions are made. "We owe the public information," he said. "We need to get feedback from them." To get public opinions, telephone surveys would be the most effective, he said. . "People would be more willing to talk on the telephone because it's tough for a member of the public to come to a meeting with all the school system hierarchy sitting there," he said. Even though enrollment looks like it's going down, Moyer said, the board has to avoid closing schools. "Even if we have to rent one half out while holding school in the other half, we have to' keep them open," he said, because enrollment might begin to increase again. The replacement of the administra tive positions that will be open in a few years will require careful selection, he said. "We need a search inside and out side of the school system," he said. Making sure that students are pre pared for college or work after high school is important, he said. "Perhaps a standardized test could be utilized," he said. "Overall, it's been excellent," she said Robinson attributed the success of the "Votomatic" system in Union County partially to strong efforts by officials to instruct the voters. "We started way ahead of the referendum issue," Robinson said. She added that the county had installed demonstration machines in banks, municipal buildings and "wherever we could put them." Saylor spoke of past efforts made to inform Centre County voters of the new system. Demonstration ma chines were set up at the County fair and in the county courthouse lobby, he said. Saylor also said special demonstrations of the "Voto matic" system were held for local groups such as the League of Women Voters. Bower said he approved of the "Votomatic" system, but said a push-button system that, although not yet approved in Pennsylvania, is more efficient and techni cally advanced. Election workers needed student precincts Workers will be,paid between $4O and $6O, depending on how many people vote at their precinct. Vicki L. Bumbarger, Centre County Chief Clerk By MARGARET ANN WALSH Daily Colegian Staff Writer Election workers are needed in student precincts for tomorrow's election, Centre County Chief Cleik Vicki L. Bumbarger said. "We need five-member election boards in order to hold elections, so it's pretty serious," she said. Two clerks are needed at State College East-Central 2 at Zeta Psi fraternity, 225 E. Foster Ave.; two inspectors and two clerks are needed at State College East 1 at the Findlay Union Building recreation room; and two inspectors and one clerk are needed at State College East 4 at 129 Pollock Union Building. Election board members must be reg istered voters and reside in the precinct in order to work in it, Bumbarger said. Workers have to report at the polls at 6:30 a.m., work until the polls close at 8 p.m. and then count the votes. Their jobs will involve checking voter registration certificates, giving out ballots, and counting them. Election workers will be paid between $4O and $6O, depending on how many people vote in their precinct, Bumbarger said. Students say they want to vote and the County Election Board wants to make it illlllllLllLlALLlMiliiiildarlaft••= 4 . .." iii.) 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