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17THYR.NO. 49 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40218. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1970 3 SECTICM

Pans Yldiot VJii'i Julian Candl IaQDDO 'IT MB? Months of speculation on former Governor Bert, engage in political activities before his resignation from effort to drum up support for his own gubernatorial Combi' plant will have come to an end Wednesday the bench becomes effective. aspirations. In light of the Combs-Carro- ll announcement, afternoon when Speaker Julian Carroll of the Kentucky Where Carroll's announcement leaves Lieutenant Ford has one of two choices: he can announce his support House of Representatives was expected to announce his of them or he can oppose Combsin the 1971 primary. candidacy for Lieutenant Governor on a ticket headed by Lieutenant Governor Wendell Ford will run for regardless A Combs. Combs, presently a federal judge on the U, S. Governor of what Bert Combs does according to One Democratic leader has described Carroll is the columnist Tom Duncan. See page 4. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, has resigned that post Frankfort "perfect" running mate for Combs. The former governor effective in June. is a native of Prestonsburg in the eastern part of the state. The Reporter learned just before press time Tuesday Governor Wendell Ford, no one, probably including Ford Carroll is from Paducah in west Kentucky. In addition that Carroll was making the announcement on his behalf himself, is sure, Ford has been holding meetings with Carroll, himself 39, is known to have secured the loyalty BERT COMBS JULIAN CARROLL and Combs' because the former governor is reluctant to Democratic leaders across the state for some time in an (Continued on btck page) Teammates For Gubernatorial Race

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The Jefferson County Board of Education, following in on the reactions of some 19 students, eight of them the footsteps of the Louisville Board, this week took the Reporterlanders. first step in involving students in policy making decisions These students, along with six adults, spent Tuesday and that will effect them and the some 90,000 other county Wednesday, April 28 and 29, in Atlanta, Georgia. The trip pupils. was sponsored by the board and its purpose was to allow the "This is the first time to my knowledge that students students to see Atlanta's extended school year plan in have been so involved in getting to the heart of a matter that operation. will effect them and their peers," explained Dr. Oz Johnson, assistant superintendent for research at the board. The particular plan in Atlanta is the continuing V The matter in which students are becoming involved is four-quarte- r plan. The students during the two session the extended school year, tentatively in this county's plans viewed how the plan operates, how it is accepted in Fulton f for the summers of 1972 and 1973. The county has not County, Georgia, and hopefully will tell other students their definitely adapted or rejected the idea yet. Much depends (Continued on back page)

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The attempted organization of Black Student Union at Thomas Jefferson High School, where the black student population is approximately 22 per cent of the enrolled 2,400 students, has been so far unsuccessful. Some 50 pupils have been supporting the formation of the organization at the 4401 Rangeland Road high school. DOFF parents of 1 9 county students was purpose of letting the students see IT WAS A RAINY SEN at Education, for the The school's principal W, D. Bruce said this week that he goodbye to them before their plane took off for Atlanta, Atlanta's year-roun- d school plan in action. The plan is being waved feels such an organization would be selective and not in the Georgia. The trip, sponsored by the Jefferson County Board of considered for Jefferson County's schools. interest of all the tudents. Bruce also maintains that both the black and white parents he has talked with generally are UIllmctQ against the idea of the black student union at Thomas Gtrunnlo Jefferson, "We are trying not to look at it from a black and white i attitude," said Gene McFadden who is on special p. assignment at Thomas Jefferson as Human Relations Msg SflHtY Coordinator, McFadden has organized a group of five black students La and five white with three faculty sponsors called the Inner P.E.W., appropriately enough, is the name of a newly is the first and so far the only such organization in the School Unity Council which is supposed to discuss the issue formed anti-polluti- organization in Louisville. Pollution Louisville area. of the Black Student Union in the future, as well as many Endangers World is the formal name. President Bell explained that P.E.W, has several other topics of interest to students. Two weeks ago P.E.W. was officially formed by a group immediate priorities: to get Utter bags in all cars; to clean The Inner School Unity Council was formed in early of Louisvillians who are concerned about pollution but not the Ohio River of litter and human waste dumped from March and is the only student committee of its kind in the experts on the subject. boats; to establish a better system of leaf colleciton;and to county, as far as McFadden knew, Last Monday the council On April 16 the members elected officers. President is campaign against the chemicals which do disolve in not met and continued to discuss the purposes of the council as Dr. John D. Bell of 6200 Cutter Drive, a Reporterland water. well as extra auricular student activities and the dress code, resident. CHARLES VAN WINKLE, county surveyor, sayi it k his job to The actual founder of P.E.W, is R. K. Walker, an In the future the council will meet twice each week to Vice-preside- settle the Waterford Road lost boundary line problem, But he nt is Dr. Robert A. Escher, Jr. Secretary is insurance executive from south student issues. the end of Louisville, who discuss says first the county court must appoint the three processioners Mrs. Norretta W. Walker and treasurer is Mrs. Elsie Sego, has been working to form the organization for five six "These kiddos have some real concerns," said or he says are legally demanded by Kentucky Revised Statutes to . P.E.W. is like many other new organizations throughout months. McFadden. do this sort of work. Van Winkle is pictured above at Fiscal ' the country directed toward educating the public to the Walker explained that the board of directors will meet Rick Sweeney, a junior at Thomas Jefferson and the Court last Tuesday on a different matter he says should lawfully problems and responsibilities concerning pollution. P.E.W, (Continued on back page) (Continued on back page) be the duty of his office to settle. CTaore M laoy Prt m Tuo too Pate Tillao Jtatoseca Comafly Ucao

BY RAMONA MARSH The second office has all the time in the world - it has ''"'A'.Y"?'" nothing else special to do right now but it lacks the Charlie Vettiner, in his first report as land consultant to Three families living out on Waterford Road south of - means to do anything. That is, the office the Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Board last r Fern Creek are still "lost," The families complained to authority and believes it has the authority but nobody else recognizes Thursday, recommended to the board that it work to attain county officials several weeks ago that they have no idea ... whether in Jefferson County or Bullitt. it. not one, but two state parks for the Louisville-Jeffers- on where they are, The problem has been making the rounds of government County area. Their uncertainty is caused by the moving of a county move was only a offices since the residents' complaints came to public While director of the parks department last year, boundary sign a few years ago. The small enough attention a few weeks ago. Residents claim the sign marking Vettiner had originally stressed the need for a state park one, just a hundred yards or so, but to completely have who the boundary line between the two counties used to be at within easy driving range of people living in the confuse the residents who say they no idea moved state the top of the Waterford Road hill, where older residents metropolitan area, the greatest tax paying area in the state. the sign or why. Nor has any county or official been or reason, although all even remember an old tool house once stood. The idea was rejected and criticized by then state parks able to offer any answer with the incident have been About four years ago, the three families say, somebody commissioner Robert Gable. 'remotely connected no one knew who or why came out and moved the sign Vettiner's proposal of last Thursday calls for the parks questioned. - - about 100 yards down the hill in the direction of department frying to interest the state in buying the Waterford's intersection with Bardstown Road. county's 453 acre Long Run Park and developing it into a in Near Future looking into the situation and hoping to do The residents' homes are now in Bullitt County, if they state facility with a swimming pod, beaches, tennis courts, The county is the near future," however. The go by the new location of the sign. But they still pay taxes to lodge, restaurant service, 18 hole golf course and other something about it "in problem is currently on two county Jefferson County. They're not sure who they are supposed features found at state parks. Waterford Road offices' "Things To Do" lists, at least. to pay them to. One resident doesn't register to vote. She The money which Jefferson County would receive from government on one list by the county Judge. It doesn't know what county she's supposed to vote in and the sale of Long Run Park could be used, Vettiner explained It was officially placed is, however, near the bottom of that list, which belongs to doesn't know how to find out for sure. In his report, for the purchase of other greatly-neede- d park The three families within the boundary-uncertai- area land. He wrested two other sites, one of which he the county attorney. On the second list, it rates high. Alone, in fact. That list are Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tucker of 1 1 609 Waterford, Mr. and proposed be used for a second state park. The FloydsFork JEFFERSON COUNTY ends rfcht here, accordirg to the s'jn belongs to the county surveyor. He placed it on the list Mrs. II. W. Rucker of 11703 Waterford and Mr. and Mrs. site south ofern Creek was sugsested and also named was a alongside Waterford Road. Residents, however, are not so sure. George S. Partridge of 1 1 801 Waterford. site in the southwestern part of the county. Some say the s'jn used to be 1 CO yards farther up the road, but himself. all the authority it needs, in Tha worst of the chaos, however, is the accidents that If the county does choose to follow his somebody - no one knows who or why - came out and moved While the first office has the most county officials and residents happen frequently on the dangerously narrow and windlrg recommendation, Vettiner stressed, action must be begun it. The county lude has directed the county attorney to accepted opinions of research the problem. The county surveyor, however, doesn't have time to find the lost families just shoulderless Waterford Road, Residents giving first aid to 'now before the state legislature meets again in two years. claims it is anyway, it his job to settle the problem. yet. (Continued on back page) (Continued on back page)