The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 2

LOCAL -A4 THE PANTAGRAPH, Saturday, July 16, 1994 Historic T-33 jet makes slow 'flight' to airport museum Jk i 1 0 I i TP, r. is load along the way. "They (Hafley) are inspired by what we're trying to do and believe In our objectives," Wingler said. "That's what the community's all about" Crews have been traveling to Champaign the past few months to take the jet apart. Once the arduous task of putting it back together is complete, the two-seat T-33 will join three other aircraft on display, according to the museum's tour director, Chuck Schumacher Jr.

Those include a T-38 Jet, Vietnam-era A-7A and a DC-3 which dates to World War II days. "It is a very historical, significant plane to the U.S. Air Force," said Wingler. Among the first jets to fly military missions, the T-33 was used to train pilots who would later fly the single-seat P-80, Schumacher said. Airport-based LORAVCO Services will help rebuild the plane, although Schumacher was unsure how long the process would take.

Additional parts must be located to completely finish the job. By GARY MAYS Pantagraph staff The Prairie Aviation Museum at Bloomington-Normal Airport Is home to a T-33 jet from the Korean War era that traveled at less than supersonic speeds to get here Friday. i In pieces, the old aircraft slowly made its way on flat bed trucks from Champaign-Urbana, where it had served as a training aircraft for University of Illinois i students learning the rudiments of hydraulics. When it was no longer of use to university faculty and students, the old bird was offered to officials at Bloomington's Prairie Aviation Museum, which spared the plane once again from the scrap heap of history. The airplane was free and Ha-fley Crane Service of Bloomington donated the manpower, equipment and gasoline to get it here, said Norman Wingler, president of the museum.

The huge pieces were placed on a padding of old mattresses to protect them for the trip and state police escorted the wide .2 -m V- i Th PntgrtphaOYO YOUNQ Prairie Aviation Museum member John Percy secured a red warning flag on the aft piece of a T-33'tralner jet, which arrived in pieces Friday afternoon at the Bloomington-Normal Airport from the Willard Airport near Champaign. University of Illinois faculty and students no longer had use for the aircraft, which had been part of studies on hydraulics. Man accused of beating ex-girlfriend Downs pushes growth by annexing along 1-74 Who Says There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch? At Evenglow Lodge you can have one free, on us! wall and put her in a headlock so tight she could not breathe, police said. The battery was filed as a felony because Edwards is pregnant Edwards told police that after the beating, she and Moffitt broke down crying and that Moffitt said he was sorry. The rest of the night was peaceful, she reported.

She went to police about 9 a.m. that day, and the state's attorney's office issued and order of protection and a felony arrest warrant Moffitt was arrested in his home Thursday night McLean County police said he refused to answer his door and was hiding in the house, so police obtained a search warrant and entered it His next court hearing is in A Bloomington man is charged with beating his pregnant ex-girlfriend at her home in Normal. William J. Moffitt, 29, of 1 Brookshire Green, was jailed Friday night on $100,000 bond on four counts of aggravated battery. Court files cite an earlier similar case and a tendency not to appear in court as ordered on prior matters.

Court files said he entered the home of Christi Edwards, 306 Victoria Drive, about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and attacked her in her kitchen. Charges said Moffitt banged her head against the kitchen wall repeatedly and pulled her hair. Minutes later when she tried to call police from a bedroom, he pulled the phone jack from the "What's the catch?" Well, there is none. The fact is that if you're thinking about By LIZ SAWYER Pantagraph correspondent DOWNS The Downs Village Board set the stage for possible growth this week by annexing a 69-acre commercial tract along Interstate 74.

There are no plans for the land, though owner Lyle Reeder has been contacting oil companies to see if any are interested in building a service station. Within 10 to 20 years, he also hopes to attract a motel and a restaurant The commercial development grew from a meeting last fall when Reeder introduced his annexation plans to trustees. In February, the Hamilton Commission was created to formalize plans for the land. Reeder pointed to a survey done last summer that counted an average of 14,500 vehicles a day on 1-74. He said a commercial development could draw from that traffic and provide more revenue for the village.

During a public hearing before the land was annexed, one resident questioned whether the village water supply could support a commercial development Water Superintendent Ken Atkison said the village's 500-foot well can support double the current population. Another resident asked who would finance repaving of the county highway that serves the property. A thicker pavement would be required to handle truck traffic. Under the annexation agreement, those costs would be paid by Reeder. retirement, we want you to think about us and wc figured, what better way to get acquainted than to come by and share a good, hot, hometown sort of meal with some friendly folks.

After all, if you're looking for a place to settle down, you've got to do more than iust read about it. B-N man charged in 1-55 'mooning9 Call us ahead of time at 844-6131 to let us know you're coming. Bring a friend, or just come by yourself. state police. The charge alleges he pulled down his pants and exposed his buttocks "thereby alarming and disturbing the drivers thus creating a breach of peace." His next court hearing is Aug.

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Stewart, Bloomington 0o A Bloomington man was charged with a misdemeanor Friday accusing him of "mooning" motorists on Interstate 55 west of Bloomington. Jerry Essary 26, of 709 E. Market St, was released on recognizance bond Friday afternoon. He was arrested about 2:45 a.m. by Ex-B-N minister pleads no contest A former Bloomington minister pleaded "no contest" to misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges in Pensacola, Fla.

Scott Noon, former youth pastor for St John's Lutheran Church, paid a $495 fine in a plea agreement on charges of indecent exposure, lewd and lascivious behavior and disorderly conduct Pensacola police accused him of exposing himself and masturbating in front of an undercover officer. He had denied wrongdoing in the April 13 incident, but left the church under pressure to resign. The "no contest" plea, made 'June 30, simply means Noon chooses not to fight prosecution. It is not a plea of innocence or guilt The disposition entered was "adjudication withheld," meaning he was neither acquitted nor convicted. Noon recently moved the Twin Cities.

Cornell woman critically injured CORNELL A 30-year-old Cornell woman was critically injured in traffic accident Friday four miles north of Pontiac. Cynthia Hertz was first taken to -Saint James Hospital, Pontiac, and then transported to Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Her condition late Friday was critical, a nursing supervisor said. Her car was northbound on Illinois 23 at Livingston County Road 2200 north and Joseph Maubach, 34, Odell, was northbound in a truck pulling a crop sprayer, state police at Pontiac said. Hertz attempted to pass the truck and sprayer but was unable to do so and tried to pull back into the northbound lane, hitting the rear of the sprayer in the 10:15 a.m.

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