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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind. Around Town Hospital Police Notes Re rts Logansport BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ross and son, 1402 High St. ADMITTED Terry A.

Doran, 1806 Stephens St. Robert L. Smith, 112 Wheatland Ave. Clarence N. Baker, 1025 Rogers St.

Myrtle G. Stewart, 1613 SmeadSt. Grace M. Cotner, 1925 Spear St. Mary Gibbs, 1314 SmeadSt.

Mary Corso, 418 W. Market St. Joan M. Kistler, Royal Center. Sandy Selleck, W.

Miami. DISMISSED Sally J.Lipscomb, Rt.7. Mrs. William A. Gilbert and daughter, 1517 Spear St.

CarolA.McCarty,Rt,3. Edith Holiday, Kewanna. Mrs. Bradley J. Beck and daughter, Galveston.

Bart A. Hamilton, 1211 North St. Helen J. McClurg, 116 W. TiptonSt.

Peru BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hawkes, 57 Graham a son. Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Spangler, Rt. 5, a daughter. ADMISSIONS Mrs. Robert Homer, Rt. 1.

Billie Bird, Peru. Earnestine Materniak, Miller's Merry Manor. Wesley Staplelon, 501 Seventh St. DISMISSED Estell Joseph, 269 VanBuren Ave. Elma Lipham, 314 N.

Broadway. Jerry Willis, 269 E. Ninth St. Mrs. Jerry Hiers, 357 Monroe Ave.

Mrs. Billy Meadows, Wabash. Teresa McClain, Mexico. Mae Young, 601 Monroe Ave. Alva Hopper, Rt.

3. Rochester BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kamp, 610 E. Fourth a daughter.

ADMITTED Mrs. Donna Seekell, Twelve Mile. Beverly Perez, 1516 Wallace Ave. Sarah Keys, 215 E. Ninth St.

Larry Eytcheson, Fulton. Joseph Barnett, Macy. TanieloBahney, Peru. Maria Hawkey, Kewanna. DISMISSED Mrs.

Larry Isley, Akron. Bambi Simpson, Kewanna. Mary Gcodner, Fulton. Elwood Arthur, Akron. Mrs.

Robert Kelsey 929 Jefferson St. Mrs. Paul Braden, 415 Indiana Ave. Winamac ADMITTED Chauncey Felker. Mrs.

Larry Clark. Mrs. Ray Monnett, Francesville. Mrs. Rickey Hinman, Monticello.

Mrs. Margaret Allen, North Judson. DISMISSED Scott Pletka. Mrs. Clyde Joseph.

Frank Manikowski. Robert Martin. Monticello DISMISSED Eugene Clark Jr. Daisy Carter. Beulah Thompson, Monon.

Terry Harris, Ch'almers. Funeral Notices John Cruz, LaFontaine, reported his car was. struck by a hit and run vehicle sometime between 10 and 11:10 p.m. Thursday while parked at 714 Ninth St. Cruz's car was damaged at the rear bumper, rear door and right front door.

Gene Reed, a salesman at Cass County Motors, 801 E. Market reported vandals left scratch marks and wrote obscenities on at least five cars in the sales lot sometime Wednesday night. Harold Berkshire, Burnettsville, reported all four of his tires were slashed Thursday night in Logansport. The incident happened between 9:39 p.m. and midnight while his car was parked behind Danner's.

Flige Nickles, 1109 Erie reported that a house at 1027 Erie Ave. had a large window knocked out by a Softball Thursday. John R. Clark, 310 E. Shady Lane, owner of the Corner Cupboard, 530 W.

Market.reported 20 empty and an undetermined number of full cases of soft drinks were stolen from his store. Circuit Court The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Logansport was named administrator in the estate of Jack B. Morgan, who died May 3. The estate is represented by Julian Ridlen. The marriage of Mary Ann and Melvin G.

Palmer was dissolved. The marriage of Carol J. and William Kile was dissolved. She was awarded custody of the child and he was ordered to pay $25 per week in support. Superior Court Charles H.

Bingham, 28, Charlotte, Mich, fined $10 and costs for no Indiana fuel lax permit. Brent M. Valdez, 24, 17 W. Mildred fined $10 and costs for speeding. Michael W.

Beall, 29, 1209- 22nd a charge of expired chauffeur's license was dismissed. Building Permits United Methodist Ministers, 1423 Michigan $3,000, to remodel roof. Everett Wilson, 1806 Knowlton $1,000, 34 30 garage. Dallas Bradshaw, 2506 Emmet $500, for 4 25 addition. Today's Markets INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Livestock: Hogs barrows and gilts 50-1 00 lower; No 1-2 200-240 Ib 43.00-44.00, 240-255 Ib 42.25-43.00; No 1-3 265-275 Jb 40.00; sows lower; No 1-3 300-400 Ib 32.00-33.00, 400-500 Ib 33.00-34.00, 500-600 Ib 34.00-35.50.

Cattle 100; untested. Sheep none. Indiana Direct Hogs A range of prices at 70 Indiana rural markets: Demand good; barrows and gilts 50-75 lower; No 1-2 200-240 Ib 41.7543.00, 240-250 Ib 41.00-42.00; No 1-3 250-260 Ib 40.00-41.00; sows steady; No 1-3 300-600 Ib 30.00-33.50. CHICAGO (UPI) Wheat, corn and soybeans were substantially lower at midmorning Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat was oft 12 to 14 cents; corn off 3 to and soybeans off 24 to 30 cents.

The major impact on trading was the bearish acreage report that projected record-high plantings in soybeans. New rains in growing areas of the U.S. and the Soviet Union also added a bearish note to force prices sharply lower across the board. Prices at 10:35 a.m., CDT: Wheat July 4.32 olt 13 Vt; Sept. 4.38off 13 Dec.

4.52olf Corn July 2.89 3 off Sept. 2.95 off Dec. 2.98 off Soybeans July 7.43 off 28 Aug. 7.51 off Z6 Sept. 7.45 off 26 Vs.

The outside markets were lower. DERBY Funeral Mass for Mary E. Derby, 71, Captain Logan Hotel, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Bridget Church.

Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Terre Haute. Friends rriay call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Kroeger Funeral Home where the Rosary will be recited at Friday. FERGUSON Services for Olin Dale (Grubby) Ferguson, 79, Bruce Lake, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kroeger Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and until services Saturday. Yesterday's Range CHICAGO (UPI) Grain range: High Low Close Prev Wheat Jiy 445 445(4 464 Sep 473 451 451'A 471 Dec 466 485" 4 Mar 493 472 472 490 May 46714 485 Corn Jly 293 3 ,4 30Pi Sep 307 Dec 313 303 Mar 322 311 May 326 Oats Jly 162 Sep 169'4 Dec 181 4 Mar 180 180 Soybeans Jly 800 Aug 809 Sep 806 Nov 800 768 Jan 810 779 779 809 Bunker Hill Festival Days Open Saturday BUNKER HILL The Bunker Hill Festival Days celebration will begin Saturday at 6 a.m. with a pancake and sausage breakfast.

The breakfast will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1122. Following the breakfast, at 10:50 a.m. there will be a 70- unit parade with trophies to be presented in 18 categories. Gary Mumaw, former Maconaquah teacher and track coach, will be the grand marshal of the parade. Throughout Saturday and Sunday there will be little league and minor league baseball contests.

Food stands and game and display booths will be located at the baseball diamond. They will open at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will conclude at 9 p.m. Sunday with a fireworks display.

The Bunker Hill Businessmen's Association, the VFW Post and the Jaycees are jointly sponsoring the two-day festival. Peru Youth Is Critical PERU A Peru youth was listed in critical condition Friday morning at Riley Memorial Hospital Burn Center, Indianapolis, after being enveloped by flames from burning gasoline. Darren Parker, 10, the son of Mrs. Marilyn Parker, sustained burns over most of his body Thursday afternoon when he kicked a quart can of burning gasoline. A group of youths were by the railroad tracks near the Parker home, when one of them dropped a lighted match into the fuel, police said.

The fuel exploded in flames, frightening the youths. They kicked the can in an attempt to get it away from them, according to police. When the can was kicked, the fuel enveloped the Parker boy. The boy then ran to a nearby factory, where an employee took him to Dukes Hospital in Peru. He was later transferred to Riley Hospital.

Vitello Found Guilty By Jury Danny Vitello was found guilty of battery by a jury in Cass Superior Court' Thursday. Vitello, 30, who has listed numerous Logansport addresses with police, was arrested on the battery charge after an incident outside the Rendezvous Lounge, 223 Fourth April 3. The twelve man jury deliberated fifteen minutes and needed only one vote to return the guilty verdict. The battery charge was filed against Vitello by Dale E. Miller, Rt.

7. Miller was one of two state's witnesses at the trial. Judge Mark Brown ordered a pre-sentence investigation be made by the probation officer and set sentencing for July 26. Vitello could be sentenced to one year and fined $5,000 for the class A misdemeanor offense. Peterson, Guy Appointed To Commissions Loganland senators have been reappointed to statutory commissions by Senate President Pro Tern Martin Edwards.

Senator John Guy of Monticello was renamed to the Courts Division of the Judicial Study Commission. Senator Robert Peterson of Rochester was renamed to the Medical Malpractice Study Commission, the Code Revision Commission, and the Fiscal Management Study Commission. Two Hurt In Crash Two men were slightly injured in a two-car collision north of Logansport Thursday afternoon. James W. Bowman, 17, Kokomo, sustained abrasions to the right forearm and was treated at the scene.

Hugh S. Collins, 24, Rt. 2, Royal Center, suffered an abrasion to the head and was treated and released at Memorial Hospital. Police said both drivers were enroute west on county road 600N, about one half mile west of county road I25W when Bowman stopped his car in the roadway. Bowman was attempting to back his car off the south side of the road when the car driven by Collins crested a hill and could not stop in time to avoid the accident, according to State Trooper James Sailors.

Jerry Little 500 Queen Lisa Smith, last year's Twelve Mile Little 500 Queen, places the queen's sash on this year's winner, Kelly Remley of Lucerne. Marble Hill Concrete Friday, June 29,1979 Soap Box Derby Pairings Set The pairings for the second annual Logansport Soap Box derby have been set. The second annual event, scheduled for July 15 on the Jefferson Street Hill, has 51 local drivers competing for two titles. Seventeen drivers make up the senior division, while the larger junior division had 34 drivers vying for the championship. Shelle Wedekind, champion of the junior division last year, is racing in the senior division this year.

The winner of the senior division last year was Rick Briggs. There are 10 girls and 41 boys in this year's derby, with the total number of entries about five less than last year. The races will begin at approximately Noon on July 15. Here are the pairings for both the junior and senior divisions: JUNIOR DIVISION First Round Don McMahan vs. John McMahan Bill Boiler Eye Mark Heishman vs.

Chris Downs Brian Wake vs. William Somers Julie Scott vs. Mark Hudgings Mike Heishman vs. Chris Hood Anthony Campbell vs. Tony Graf Scott Redeman vs.

Eric Ackerman John Clark vs. Thomas Barbour Mike Martin vs. Tamera Dalton Chad Dalton vs. Christy Cory Eric Joi dan vs. Jefferson Daugherty Rusty Shepard vs.

Brian Tidrick Derek Forgey vs. Brian Kinsey Clark Myer vs. Vickie Pfaff Mindy Bishop vs. Andrea Mee Cy Dibble vs. Scott Walter Joe LaOrange Bye SENIOR DIVISION First Round Annette Sizemore vs.

Don Nickel Steve McBridge Bye Chris Willing vs. Ken Diaz Joe Biastic vs. Greg Piercy Steve Rintek vs. Shelle Wedekind Angela Wiliison vs. Scott Armes Randy Wolfe vs.

Jeff Gochenour Bob McDaniel vs. Frank Miner Kim Briggs vs. Mark Scott Two Local Homes Problem Unusual: NRC Ente red By Thieves 1m- urtt tVio mntivoc Thp rnmnnnv cniff llltrflsnimd CHICAGO (UPi) proper repair of concrete at the Marble Hill site in southern Indiana is something not encountered at other Midwest plants, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman said Thursday. While the "honeycombing" of the concrete is not an unusual problem, said Jan Strasma, of the NRC Region 3 office, said the extent of the pocketing at the Marble Hill plant also was greater than at other plants in the region's eight-state area. "This question of improper repair is not something we've dealt with before," in this region, Strasma said.

The region includes also Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri. He said Public Service Indiana has identified 517 repaired areas, of which 179 were found to be defectively repaired. However, PSI spokesman Dave Vincent questioned that. He said the 170 areas "were suspect not definitely identified as bad." Where there were improper repairs, Strasma said, the NRC knows what happened. but not the motives.

"In many cases this was due to inadequate preparation of the honeycombed area. The procedure that's supposed to be used is to chip away any loose concrete back to sound concrete. "We find areas where patching concrete was poured into the honeycombed area without any surface preparation. We don't know if they were cutting corners or it was done to deceive or there was ignorance of proper procedures. Obviously, we're trying to find out Depending on what is learned, he said, sanctions could range from regulatory measures to fines, to withdrawal of the construction permit or criminal prosecution.

We want some justification that the concrete already in place is adequate," Strasma said. "This doesn't mean we have specific reasons to believe the problem is more widespread than it now appears. We want the company to prove to us through testing that the concrete already there is acceptable PSI has said it is doing that. The company said ultrasound equipment is being used to test the concrete. Pouring of concrete has been suspended in the safety-critical areas, but is continuing in non- critical areas with quality control techniques as if they were containment areas.

"We'll be evaluating their quality control program before we will allow themto resume on safety-related structures," Strasma said. An NRC team win" be at the site next week, he said. The Gust K. Newberg Construction doing the concrete work at Marble Hill, has done such work at other nuclear sites in the area without major problems, Strasma said and is the contractor at a Braidwood, 111., site now. He said the Bailly site of Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

on Lake Michigan, although it was planned much sooner than PSI's Marble Hill plant, has run into numerous legal problems and "nothing has really happened beyond digging a One of the problems NIPSCO has is a dispute with the NRC about specifications for foundation pilings. House burglars made off with more than $200 in cash and items from two Logansport homes Thursday. Cheryl Tribbett, 705 Wheatland told city police her home was entered sometime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday. A large screwdriver was used to pry off a padlock on a bedroom door in the Tribbett home, police said.

The tool was found on the floor nearby. A jewelry box containing an assortment of costume jewelry valued at $24 along with the title to Tribbett's pick-up truck and other personal papers were taken by the intruders, police said. Wilma Moore, 1130 North reported her home was burglarized and $192 and an eight-track tape player taken The burglars entered the house through a back door sometime between 10 a.m. and noon Thursday, police said. Fred Stackhouse, 1432 Treen told city police someone took a seven foot stepladder from outside his home sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Court Says Father Has No Special Standing In Child-Stealing Case INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) A father has no more standing in the eyes of the law on a child- stealing charge than a stranger, according to the Indiana Court of Appeals. The stale court Thursday rejected the challenge of Russell McNeely, formerly of Evansville, who maintained the state law against child- stealing was unconstititionally applied to him since he was the father of the child. McNeely contended "to base a felony charge on the changeable ruling of a divorce court deprives a person of his liberty without due process of the law." But the state court, in an opinion written by Judge Jonathan Robertson, said "we cannot reasonably assume that the legislature would exempt a transgressing parent from what otherwise would constitute an act of child-stealing by any other person." Evidence was that McNeely, while he legally had two-weeks custody of his two-year-oid son, Elvis in July, 1977, moved from Indiana to Punta Gorda, Fla. taking the child with him. Tina Kanzler, the divorced mother who had remarried, did not see the boy again until June 27, 1978, in the intensive care ward of a Florida hospital.

She filed the charge against her ex-husband who was convicted in Vanderburgh Circuit Court and sentenced to one year in prison Other Indiana Court of Appeals decisions: the conviction of Richard E. Hensley, Indianapolis, former junior high school custodian, on the rare charge of "concealing a felon or infant." The conviction in Marion County Criminal Court concerned the fact Hensley had found lodging for Doris Ann Byerly, a 15-year- old former student at the school, who fled from the Marion County Guardian Home, and appealed to him for help. that a one-chair beauty shop in a home can be classified as a "home occupation." The decision came in the case of the Valparaiso Board of Zoning Appeals and Helen J. Poynter. Neighbors of Mrs.

Poynter had challenged the zoning board's permission to operate the one-chair beauty shop in her home under a "home occupation" clause of the city ordinance. -Concluded residents of a home could not be held responsible because a visitor fell in a drainage ditch in front of their house and broke her leg. Jacqueline Xaver had sued William and Marline Blazak for damages but the St. Joseph Superior Court held in favor of the Blazaks. The state court said the home owners "were not responsible for the construction of the ditch" and were barred by law from filling it in, so they did not exercise control over it.

"There is nothing uncommon or unusual about a drainage ditch in one's front lawn," Judge Robert Staton wrote. the conviction in St. Joseph Superior Court of Shirley Wilson on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Decatur Circuit Court Judge John A. Westhafer in ordering a new trial in a case in which Maida Linvolle sued to collect a $47,250 insurance policy on the life of her husband and the jury awarded $9,000.

Police Hold Wall's Guns Police confiscated a small arsenal of weapons at John Wall home. Including the 9 mm handgun and the shotgun found with Wall when he was arrested outside the Cass County Family state police took in a total 19 weapons. According to a state police case report filed in the county cierk's office with the. coroner's report April 26, 17 shotguns, handguns and rifles were found in the Wall home in Hoover. Wall, 22, was arrested March 28 and later charged with the murder of five members of his family.

He was found competent to stand trial in Cass Circuit Court Monday. The report was written by chief detective Sgt. Donald C. Smith. Smith said Friday morning a varied assortment of weapons reloading equipment, the military plans for construction of a portable rocket launcher and a quantity of gunpowder were also confiscated from Wall's bedroom.

The guns include: 12 gauge and .410 caliber shotguns; .22, .22 magnum, and .30 caliber rifles, some with telescope sights; a .22 caliber handgun and a "Commando Mark III" .45 caliber semi-automatic carbine. All the weapons, with the exception of the shotgun Wall had in his car at the time of his arrest, have been cleared by state police. The shotgun Wall had in his possession was a stolen weapon, Smith said, and so it could not be released. As of Friday morning, however, all the guns remained inside the evidence locker at the Peru State Police post. Thomas Sanderson Rites Set CAMDEN Thomas F.

Sanderson, 69, Rt. 2. Camden, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette.

Born June 16, 1910, in Carroll County, he vvaj the son of Charles M. and Lula J. Snyder Sanderson he was married Aug. 12, 1933, in Hammond, to Martha Wagoner, who survives. A farmer, he was a member of the Burrows Presbyterian Church, the Camden Masonic Lodge and the Camden Community Club.

Surviving with the wife are the mother, of the Brethren Home, Flora; one son, Dean Camden; two daughters, Betty J. Mills, Rt. 1, Flora; and Nancy J. Williams, Arcadia; one brother, Robert Rt. 1, Camden; one sister, Lucille Crowel, Rt.

1, Delphi; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sullivan Funeral Home with the Rev. Stanley Hopper and Keith Rinehart officiating. Burial will be in the Camden Cemetery.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund. Christine Mosher Rites Set PERU Funeral services for Christine B. Mosher, 60, Rt.

5, Peru, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. She died Thursday at 7:20 a.m. at Dukes Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born June 15,1919, in Pineville, she was the daughter of Homer and Lois Horn Durham.

She was married to Lee R. Mosher, who survives. She had lived in the Peru area most of her life. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was past president. Surviving with the husband are a stepson, Larry Lee Mosher, Peru; a sister, Violet Latta, Peru; five step- grandchildren; and five step, great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Don Eskew will officiate at the services. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Clarence Baker Succumbs Clarence N. Baker, 61, 1925 Rogers died at 7:29 p.n> Thursday at Memorial Hospital.

I Born in Flora on August 15,1917, he was the son of John and Lillian Alice Siple Baker. He was married on October 21; 1948, to Jean He, who survives. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Salvation Army. He was retired as head sawyer at Connor's Sawmill, Walton. Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Vickie Rohrabaugh, 216 Barren; and Connie Baker, 1931 Rogers Sir and two grandchildren.

One brother preceded him in death. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Kroeger Funeral Home with Capt. Verle Wilson officiating. Entombment wiU te in Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 9 p.m.; Sunday at the funeral home. Carol Strkkert Dies At 47 MEDARYVILLE Carol Richards Strickert, 47, formerly of Medaryville, died Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis. Born May 23,1932, in Rensselaer, she was the daughter of Marshall and Paulene Hurley Dunn.

She lived most of her life inSkokie.Ill. Surviving are the mother, Medaryville, and one sister, SaraHoupt.Hobart. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Querrjr- Ulbricht Funeral Home in Medaryville. Pastor Kyle Gardnbt will officiate and burial will be at White Post Cemetery Medaryville.

Friends may call after 2 p. m. Friday..