COMM 313 Exercise: word clutter. It's clean-up, fix-up day on the editor's desk! Oh, what a mess we have in the stories below. Sweep out that word clutter! Throw out the deadwood! A neat story is a happy story! (Watch for possible misspellings, jargon, AP style or grammar errors as well....)

Courthouse dedication set

EAST SHOE, ND--A public reopening ceremony for the East Shoe County Courthouse will be held at 2 p.m on Friday at the courthouse, located at 202 4th Ave. South. The ceremony follows a two-year rebuilding project after a fire partially destroyed the annex and commissioner coffee room. The fire began at 2 a.m. in the morning but was not discovered until nearby parties noticed smoke emerging from the roof. All of a sudden flames shot through the front windows, damaging several police cars with flying glass. Losses to the county reached $2.1 million dollars, although insurance covered a total of $1.8 million.

"We are delighted that the architect so closely matched the original ceiling," said Eve Nern, East Shoe Commission Chairman. Due to the fact that the facility's plaster murals dated from the early 1900s, an exact replica could not be achieved, stated Nern. But after commissioners made an investigation of the original plans, they decided that for a sum of $100,000 a team of qualified experts from Chicago could reproduce the look of the original. At the present time the murals are located in the coffee room of the facility, although they may be moved to the courtroom.

The commission at its regular meeting Tuesday formally opened the building to the general public. A noon luncheon for community leaders will feature guest speaker Iva Planne, architect for the remodeling, who will speak. Asked if he believed the new building will be practical than the old structure, Nern stated, "I believe this remodeling will actually improve the efficiency of the building."

Detailed information on the project is available to the general public upon request at the courthouse, located at 202 Fourth Ave. So.

Students offer tuition seminar

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP)--The Committee for Lower Tuition (CLT) will identify ways to reduce state university tuition at a seminar from to take place from 12 noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the University of North Dakota's Memorial Union. Jerry Mathers, a nationally-prominent advocate of reduced tuition, will be guest speaker at the seminar.

CLT president John Jenson said in a prepared statement, "We believe Mathers can offer many answers to our high-tuition dilemma." Jenson said that North Dakota's tuition has reached a new record, and that Mathers is the one qualified expert who can find a useful solution.

At its regular meeting last month, the group suggested students boycott classes for one day to protest high tuition. Neither students or the public shared the groups enthusiasm, and the protest attracted only 30 supporters at UND. "Our group needs to appear more serious," commented Jenson. "We have now designed a logo, new stationary, and a brochure explaining our program."

Jenson also is planning a series of noon luncheons around the state to gather support. Detailed information about CLT is available to the general public upon request by e-mail: tuitionchop@fightingsvenska.edu.