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A2 THE PANTAGRAPH, Saturday, April 6, 1991 Fighter jet takes haven in Hey worth on way to museum if) 4-' gMW: field near Farmer City and the last time near Heyworth, where it'll sit until we go get it tomorrow morning." The helicopter crew had to stop, after dropping the jet off, at Bloomington-Normal Airport to refuel. After the F-4 is flown from its temporary resting place in Shankel's field to its more permanent home, about 35 members of Heritage In Flight hope to restore it to its original Navy colors and exterior condition. This F-4 Phantom model was built in September 1961, the 97th of 5,195 manufactured for the Defense Department by the McDonnell Douglas Corp. plant in St Louis. It was originally owned by the Navy, but the Air Force eventually got it and used it for structural X-ray training at Chanute.

With Chanute closing, the jet was going to be junked. But a request to the Air Force Museum by Heritage In Flight club members last December finally paid off, and it was just a matter of waiting for better weather and finding a helicopter crew to transport it "This is quite a coup for our group to get an aircraft like the F-4 Phantom, which is considered to be a classic military aircraft," said Art Williams, museum director and treasurer. "We're the first civilian group to secure a military jet from the Air Force Museum since 1988, and we hope to have this and others here at the museum so the public can see actual pieces of aviation history," Williams added. Today, the crew of the transport helicopter plans to try a different approach to the problem of moving an aircraft By placing sandbags in the cockpit for better weight distribution and boards on the wings to break up the air flow, they hope the trip to the airport will be completed today. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by members of Company 104th Aviation Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, landed at Logan County Airport in Lincoln yesterday, while its cargo, an F-4 Phantom fighter, pictured below, spent the night in a farmer's field near Heyworth.

Saybrook native promoted to 1st assistant prosecutor Two men, 19, in custody in Odell vandalism spree By WILLIAM SEILS Pantagraph staff HEYWORTH George Shankel said he heard a helicopter yesterday, looked outside and saw it "setting a military jet down real carefully" in a waterway in his soybean field. What he saw was the type of military fighter jet that members of the Heritage In Flight Museum have been waiting to get a hold of since the museum formed about 10 years ago. Now they'll have to wait at least another day for the F-4 Phantom fighter jet they borrowed from the Air Force Museum for display at their aviation museum at the Logan County Airport in Lincoln. The jet was in the process of being brought from Chanute Air Force Base near Rantoul, where it had been since 1973. Moving it to Lincoln was being carried out as a training mission by five members of the Company 104th Aviation Division of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard stationed in Phillipsburg, Pa.

They flew a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, used by the military mainly for transporting troops and cargo. Trucks and heavy machinery can be suspended underneath it from cables. However, moving an airplane can be tricky because planes have a tendency to fly. "Because this particular aircraft was stripped of so much of its equipment, including the engine, its balance was off and it began dipping up and down like a roller coaster," said Christopher G. Turner, an Army helicopter pilot Though gutted of much of its inner working parts, the F-4 coming to Lincoln is estimated to weigh about 9 tons.

"Since it wasn't going very smoothly we had to go somewhat slower, which requires more fuel," said Turner. "We were using up fuel pretty quickly so we had to set the plane down twice, once in a Fire damages Fairbury home I FAIRBURY Several firefighters were treated for 1 smoke inhalation after battling a blaze that cause extensive damage to a two-story house in Fairbury. Fairbury firefighters were called to the Charles and Barbara Hendershott residence at 210 N. First St about 5:15 p.m. to find dark smoke billowing from the rear of the second floor.

According to fire reports, the blaze started in a back bedroom where a television set had caught fire. "The house was saved, but it suffered extensive damage throughout the building," said Fairbury Fire Chief Keith Klitzing. A damage estimate was not available last night Firefighters said heat in the upstairs area was so intense they had problems with breathing and visibility despite the air packs they were wearing to crawl through thick smoke. Mrs. Hendershott said she feels fortunate that there were no injuries.

The family's dog and two cats were' rescued from the blaze. Man ttm iS4n-l of endanqerment Gregory G. LaFever, 29, of 1104 5 'Main St PlAnmlntrfAn has Knon acquitted in a bench trial on a count of endangering the life or health of a child. a frill nr nr ngrrarw noi roan dismissed earlier on a motion by the state's attornev's nffipp herause the complaining witness failed to BDtiear. IJIHOTPr Will BPPI Iflfl IMV IV fir cuuaugci 1115 uic 111c vi jicmui ui a 5-month-old girl by providing an unclean environment at his previous residence at 409 S.

Allin St, Bloomington. He also was accused of slapping woman with an open hand and cutting her on a forearm with a key on the same date. Charges of endangering the life or health of a child and resisting arrest against LaFever's brother are pending. Timothy LaFever, 27, whose most recent address was unavailable, was charged in the same Incident 'Most Wanted' leads to arrest A "Most Wanted" column by Crimestoppers of McLean County has led to the arrest of a 28-year-old Arizona man wanted in the sexual attack of a young Bloomington girl seven years ago. William J.

Lane was taken into custody March 29 in Flagstaff, where he had been 1 living for the past several years. He has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault Authorities found Lane after he was listed in Crimes-toppers' "Most Wanted" column, which appeared in the Jan. 25 edition of The Pantagraph. The column asked anyone who knew of Lane's whereabouts to contact Crimestoppers. The person whose tip led to Lane's arrest will receive $500.

Lane is expected to arrive at the McLean County Jail next week. Bond has been set at $25,000. The PantagraphMAUREEN O'CONNOR The PantagraphSTEVE SMEDLEY said. The three men also are believed to have damaged 33 mailboxes; lights and signs at a convenience store; two vehicles; and the yard at another residence. Police said the mailboxes, most of which were on Wabash, Prairie, Spencer and Vermillion streets, were damaged with a blunt object Damage to the mailboxes was estimated at $825.

Blunt objects also were used to damage lights and signs at Casey's General Store in Odell and two vehicles parked in the village, police said. Damage at the convenience store was estimated at $50, the vehicles each sustained $50 damage, and police said $100 damage was done to the yard of an Odell residence. Police are continuing to investigate the incidents. Th Pantagraph don not us tha names a paopla Involvad In tarloua crtmet until charge ar Hied by the atata'i attorney office, which la closed at night and weekends. MALL By TONY PARKER Pantagraph staff ODELL Two 19-year-old Odell men were taken into custody late yesterday afternoon in connection with a vandalism spree in Odell that resulted in more than $5,000 damage.

The men remained in the Livingston County Jail last night and formal charges are expected to be filed Monday. A third man is being sought by police in connection with the incidents. Livingston County sheriffs police said the spree began early yesterday and included $4,000 to $7,000 damage to a house being remodeled in rural OdelL A baseball bat apparently was used in some of the incidents. Police said 27 storm windows; screens and interior windows; a large bay window; three interior doors with windows; and three light fixtures at the home were damaged. The doors had been struck with a blunt object police Fine Jewelry 663-0538 EASTLAND By SCOTT RICHARDSON Pantagraph staff Teena Griffin will become first assistant state's attorney for McLean County on Monday with the departure of John Campbell, who begins work that day as an assistant U.S.

attorney in Peoria. Campbell, 42, spent most of his youth in Normal. He graduated from the University of Tulsa and got a law degree from Drake Law School in Des Moines. He has taught at Minot State College in Minot N.D., and Chad-ron State College in Chadron, and also practiced law privately. He has been an assistant state's attorney for nine of the last 11W years.

As such, he prosecuted many of the office's major cases while managing other assistant prosecutors and overseeing grand jury proceedings. Ms. Griffin, 32, a native of rural Saybrook, graduated from Western Illinois University with a major in law enforcement administration and completed her law degree at Man stabs self A 61-year-old man stabbed himself twice with a filet knife outside his Bloomington home yesterday while police tried to arrest him in connection with complaints that he had sexual contact with a teen-age boy. Carl Purdy of 1216 12th St, Hilltop Mobile Home Park, remained in fair condition last night at St Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington after stabbing himself twice in the stomach at 10:21 a.m. yesterday.

Bloomington police said Purdy came under investigation after a teen-age boy and the boy's mother told authorities Purdy had been having sexual contact with the boy for almost a year. Mackinaw man hurt in brush fire MACKINAW A rural Mackinaw man was in serious condition at a Springfield hospital burn unit after he was injured in a brush fire at his home yesterday. Jerry Appenzeller, 53, was admitted to Memorial Medical Center in serious condition, according to a nursing supervisor. A report of the incident was not available last night at Mackinaw Fire Department or Mackinaw Rescue Squad. Teena Griffin John Campbell the University of Illinois.

She first joined the McLean County state's attorney's office in 1984 and left briefly for a stint with the Illinois attorney general's office. She has been head of the felony division and the state's attorney's sex victimization unit Last year, she was awarded the law enforcement award of the Sons of the American Revolution, Gen. Joseph Bartholomew chapter. during arrest After learning detectives were on their way to arrest him, police said Purdy told his wife that he was going to kill himself. He was discovered hiding in an evergreen tree near Bunn Street and Avenue in the mobile home park, according to reports.

As police approached, Purdy jumped out of hiding and stabbed himself twice in the stomach with a 12-inch filet knife. Police said he was taken to St Joseph, where he was treated for several hours before being finally admitted. The Pantagraph Published dally and Sunday by The Chronicle Publishing Company. Second-class postage paid at Bloomington, IL (USPS) 144760) 301 W. Washington St, Bloomington, IL 61701 TELEPHONE (309) 829-9411 Home delivery Classified ada 627-7323 6264633 NEWSROOM Jan Dennis, asst.

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