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tansing State-Journal Sunday, May 26, 1996 3B WEEKEND'S BEST evy of area: events nonor war aea I "i i i li Its I TowBsliip postpones road tax proposal Williamstown officials say low meeting turnout caused them to delay it By Chris Golembiewski Lansing State Journal WILLIAMSTOWN TWP. Low turnout at a public meeting to discuss a road millage proposal has led township officials to delay putting it on the ballot. "We're not going to put it on the Aug. 6 primary ballot," township Clerk Shirley Graham said. She said Williamstown will aim to place the proposal on the Nov.

5 general election. All taxpayers in the Williamston School District would be asked to share the cost of widening Mitchell and Vannetter roads leading to the middle and high schools. More time and effort to inform the public is needed, Wiliamstown Township officials decided, after few school district residents or officials of surrounding communities attended last week's public meeting. "We need more input," Graham said. "Resident apathy is very, very high" toward elections, she said.

"But we keep trying." A preliminary proposal is for a 0.8-mill annual property tax for five years. The school district includes voters in Meridian, Leroy, Locke, Alaiedon and Wheatfield townships, as well as Williamston and Williamstown Township. 1 That would cost the owner of a $100,000 house about $40 a year. The narrow roads need widening, officials said, because three new subdivisions are adding traffic. The Ingham County Road Commission has suggested three construction options, ranging in cost from $426,000 to $630,000.

i Township, officials are considering the suggestion that stown pay for sidewalks along one side of each road, Graham said. On stage: John Peakes (left) and Matt Penn rehearse for today's BoarsHead Theater. Today's 2 p.m. performance will mark the Photo courtesy of J.D. Small production of "Tjme Steps" at the ebd of the theater's 30th season.

Lansing State Journal I Here are some Lansing-area Memorial Day weekend activities: Bath: 9:30 a.m. Monday, parade starts downtown, then heads south to Webster Road cemetery, where services will be held. Charlotte: 8 a.m. Monday, a flag-raising ceremony at Veterans Park followed by 9 a.m. services at Maple Hill Cemetery.

The parade starts at 1 1 a.m. in front of the old courthouse. Dansville: 7 p.m. today, pet parade at Dansville Store parking lot. 1 Noon Monday, parade starts at South Dakin and Adams streets, ends at Fairview Cemetery, M-36 Mason Street, for services.

DeWitt: 10 a.m. Monday, parade starts at DeWitt Memorial Building, goes north to the cemetery where services will be held. Dimondale: 11 a.m. Monday, parade goes from Quincy Street to the cemetery; ceremonies at the bridge and cemetery. Fowlerville: 10 a.m.

Monday, parade starts at the Masonic Hall on Grand River Avenue, proceeds to Greenwood Cemetery for services. Haslett: 11 a.m. Monday, services begin at Veterans Memorial in front of Ralya Elementary School. Holt 1 p.m. Monday, parade starts at Holt High School, proceeds on Aure-lius and Holt roads to Cedar Street to the Township Hall for services.

Malls open Lansing State Journal In observance of Memorial Day, all government -offices will be closed Monday, including local post offices and most area banks. The Michigan Library and Historical Center will be closed and the Capital Area Transportation Authority buses won't run. Here is a list of hours for some stores this holiday weekend: Lansing Mall: Open regular hours this weekend and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

Meridian Mall: Open regular hours this weekend and noon to 5 p.m. Monday. Lansing Factory Outlet Mall: Open regular hours this weekend BoarsHead wraos uB season gan family at a summer cottage. "The play focuses on real people and real situations," Hansel said. This is the third time the theater presents "Time Steps." The first was in 1978, the second in 1983.

"People, notice and can identify with the characters," Hansel said. Three original cast members are back for the third run. Carmen Decker and John Peakes again play the mother and father, and Marge Allemeier returns as the neighbor. If a trip to the theater won't be a highlight in your weekend here are other activities to consider today: Riverwalk Theater continues its run of "La Cage aux Folles" through June 2, starring Stephen Smith and Mary Keefe. Today's show is at 2 p.m.

at Riverwalk Theater, 228 Museum Drive. Tickets are $12 and $11. For information, call Howell: 10 a.m. Monday, pa-? rade starts at Byron Road, winds to' Lakeside Cemetery for services. 13 Tensing! 1 p.m.

Monday, services sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars' Post 701 at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens on West Grand River Avenue. Leslie: 10 am Monday, parade, starts at middle school on Woodworth, then to Bellevue, with stop at Turtle; Park for a brief ceremony, winds to Woodlawn Cemetery for services. Mason: 9:30 am Monday, parade; starts at Bond Park, Rogers and Columbia streets. Okemos: 5:30 p.m. Monday ceremony at Glendale Cemetery; 2500 Mt.

Hope Road, i Ovid: 12:30 p.m. Monday, parade starts at Main and Pearl streets. Services follow at Maple, Grove Cemetery. Potterville: 10:45 a.m. Mon-; day, parade forms at Potterville High School, with flag ceremonies at 1 1 a.m.

Services follow at Main Street's Memorial Park. Webberville: 8 a.m. Monday, parade starts from Webberville High School to the Veterans Monument for services. Williamston: 10 a.m. Mondays parade starts from School Street and South Putnam, goes to the War Memorial at City Hall for a brief emony, then to longer ceremony on North Putnam.

for holiday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Frandor Shopping Open regular hours this weekend. Contact individual stores on Mon- day to determine store hours.

Kmart, Kroger and Quality Dairy5 stores: Open their regular store hours this weekend and Monday. Meijer, Goff Food Store, and 7-Eleven stores: Open 24 hours all' weekend and Monday. Target: Regular store hours this; weekend and 8 am. to 6 p.m. Shop-Rite stores: Most area stores will be open regular hours; this weekend and Monday.

Rite-Aid pharmacies: Open' regular store hours this weekend and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. 'Stem, get a 1 A 482-5700 "The Century of Women," photographs and memorabilia exhibit continues through August 18 at the Michigan Women's Historical Center, 213 Main St. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For info, call 484-1880.

On display at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is Lansing's contribution to the transportation industry, including bicycles, carriages, cars from all eras and the first Oldsmobile ever built. A race car exhibit that includes a 1953 Oldsmobile runs until June 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday's at 240 Museum Drive. For info call 372-0422 or 372-0529. Consuming Protein per Lowering natura Chok 17 to 25 grams of Soy day could have a meaningful effect on cholesterol levels Woman's Lansing State Journal DELTA TWP. Autopsy results Saturday show that a 44-year-old woman found dead by police died of natural causes.

Police provided no further information as to the cause of Grazyna Goncz's death on Friday. Though police originally described the case as a suspicious death, Eaton County sheriffs Sgt. Robert Wessels said Saturday that police found no evidence of foul play or criminal activity surrounding Goncz's death. Police found her body after they responded to an emergency call around 6 p.m. A woman believed to be Goncz's daughter called police to a house at 741 Maycroft Road.

No one was arrested in connection with the incident, officials said. Neighbors on Friday reported that the woman lived with her husband and their daughter. Lansing Officer injured in wreck: A Lansing police officer suffered minor injuries Saturday night when he was hit by another vehicle at Washington Square and East Kalamazoo Street. Police said the officer was east- Favorite Time Steps' ends theater company's 30th performance year Xochitl Pena Lansing State Journal If your Memorial Day weekend lacks life, then you won't want to miss the live performance of "Time Steps" today at the BoarsHead Theater. The performance at 2 p.m.

today marks the end of BoarsHead's 30th season. The theater, located at 425 S. Grand will resume performances in October. "Time Steps," written by Gus Kaikkonen, was the first original play produced at the theater, said. Cathy Hansel, marketing director for BoarsHead.

It is about a Michi COPS AND COURTS bound on Kalamazoo, rushing to a burglary alarm, when a woman heading north on Washington collided with the squad car. Police said the woman admitted trying to beat the officer through the intersection. The front of the police car was severely damaged by the impact. Police said the woman complained of shoulder pains. Both were taken to a Lansing hospital.

Detroit Seventh-grader pleads guilty: A seventh-grade girl pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters to President Clinton, his family and other officials, but a second girl denied taking part in the plan and demanded a trial. The guilty plea by the 13-year-old came at a pretrial hearing late last week in Wayne Juvenile Court. Juvenile Court Judge Patricia Campbell ordered a psychological examination for the girl by July 24, the disposition date. The second girl, who also is a 13-year-old seventh-grader, has a trial set for June 27. The U.S.

Secret Service will conduct fingerprint and DNA saliva when his car left the road and crashed into a tree at about 10 p.m. Friday, one mile south of Grand River Avenue, Meridian Township police Sgt. Al Spencer said in a' statement. Ward was not wearing a seat belt, American public's sense of economic insecurity." Abraham, who strongly believes in balancing the federal budget, said Democrats have blocked necessary reductions in the growth of government spending leaving one other option expansion of the tax revenue base by increasing economic growth. Armed with statistics on the real growth rate of the gross domestic product, Abraham argues the cut in marginal tax rates in the.

1960s and then under Reagan in the 1980s stimulated large economic growth. But many economists say it was exactly the tax cuts of the Reagan years without comparable spending cuts that led to the ballooning deficit. David Wyss, chief financial economist at DRIMcGraw-Hill in Lexington, said he would favor a 15 percent tax cut if there were a corresponding 15 percent cut in federal spending. "You can't give money away that you don't have. Across-the-board tax cuts reduce government receipts and you can't get enough growth (in the economy) to offset it," said Wyss, a self -described fiscal conservative who wants a balanced budget.

Wyss estimated it would take at death ruled ff Bring in this coupon and I TRIAL MEMBERSHIP 'ti Okemos man dies when car hits tree Grand River 5 5T i iYiamei East LansinM 4960 NORTHWIND EAST LANSING 1 337-1266 EXPIRES 62696 Lansing State Journal MERIDIAN TWP. A Okemos man was killed in a one-car crash. John James Ward was driving alone southbound on Van Atta Road tests on several sexually explicit letters mailed to Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton and their 16-year-old daughter Chelsea, said county Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Beadle. Since the girls were arrested in April, the principal of Miller Middle School, which they attend, received a similar letter, Beadle said. Letters also were sent to Gov.

John Engler and Detroit Police Chief Isaiah McKinnon. Both girls remain free on electronic tethers. Oshkosh, Wis. Michigan woman dies in wreck: A Michigan woman died Friday when her car collided with a pickup and overturned at a Wisconsin 21 intersection in the town of Rushford. Mary Jean Matz, 54, of Gaylord, was pronounced dead in a Neenah hospital of chest injuries, Winnebago County Coroner Jane Van De Hey said.

Matz reportedly was traveling to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, to visit a sister. Compiled by staff writer Heather Morgan and The Associated Press Spencer said. Ward was the sole oc-cupant of the 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier. The Meridian Township Accident Investigation Team responded to the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

least a decade after the cut to get back to the level of revenues now collected by the federal treasury. that time, you're left with a horrendous interest bill roughly double the current interest bill on the national debt," he said. Abraham counters that a tax cut in the range of 15 percent would not lose 15 percent of projected revenues to the federal treasury. The Treasury would collect an average of $30 billion more in tax revenue a year if growth increased 0.5 percent over projections, he says. If the tax cut boosted growth by 1 percent it would offset more than half of the tax cut's estimated $80 billion to $90 billion price tag, he argues.

William Niskanen, chairman of the conservative Cato Institute and a former member of Council of Economic Advisors under Reagan, dismissed the tax cut as an election-year pitch. "It should be regarded as a campaign proposal," Niskanen said. Abraham does think the tax cut could unify Republicans during the presidential election. But at bottom is his belief in the idea. "I'm advancing it because I think it's good for the country," he said.

"And if something's good for the country, it presumably would be good for the party." Taxes: Abraham coaches Dole Celebrating 20 years Our friendly staff will help you find and show you how to use the many Soy products we carry. East Lansing Food Co-op 4960 IMorthwind Dr. East Lansing 337-1266 OPEN: 10am-8pm Sat. 9am-8pm; Sun. Noon-7pm of Service.

New England Journal of Medicine, Continued FROM IB jVlt's better to have a tax proposal ithat affects all taxpayers equally," he said. It is unclear if Dole will decide in favor of such a tax cut proposal since he traditionally has been a budget deficit hawk skeptical of supply-side economics, As Senate Finance Committee chairman in 1981, he helped steer President Reagan's 25 percent tax rate cut through the Senate despite I his own reservations only to help rein in the ballooning budget deficit i two years later. The Dole camp hopes to pull to-1 gether a tax platform to unveil next month in a major economic speech. Dole has considered everything from a single-rate income tax to a national sales tax. Abraham laid out the 15 percent I tax cut proposal last Monday in an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, and has since been deluged media calls including those from Business Week and Time magazines, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Abraham wrote that "an across-the-board tax rate reduction is the right medicine to address our growth problems as well as the 895 13 incBXIflH9gfljDS 1 48S-LD1M Making classifieds easy, effective, confidential and inexpensive!.