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PAGE 2 PHAROS-'IRHHME. MOMMY. EERRUARY fi. IW2 Late News Roundup Search Widened NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (UPI) Police widened their search today for a man who shot at two Massachusetts troopers at a highway rest stop, but authorities said it may take a while to find Jan Laaman with "so many places to hide." Laaman.

identified as a member of a terrorist gang suspected in the slaying of a New Jersey state trooper, fled from a station wagon full of weapons into nearby woods after the shootout. Trains On Schedule PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Arr.trak passenger lines along the main East Coast route were back on schedule today despite a suspicious six-alarm blaze in a tire warehouse that caused delays of up to seven hours Sunday afternoon. Amtrak spokeswoman Debbie Marciniak said all trains ran on schedule throughout the morning. Ships Collide MIAMI (UP1) Two merchant cargo ships collided about 150 miles west of Key West. today, forcing 25 crew members of one vessel to abandon ship.

Coast Guard officials said. The 450-foot Banglar Baani. registered in Bangladesh, collided with the he 572- foot U.S. Potomac shortly alter 2:30 a.m. EST.

a Guard spokesman said. A small contingent of the Banglar Baani's crew stayed aboard in a desperate effort to keep it afloat. Eight People Hurt K1NMUNDY, 111. iL'PIi Five cars of Amtrak's northbound City of New Orleans train derailed at 90 miles per hour today, slightly injuring at least eight people. Marion County Sheriff Charles San'- ders said the derailed cars on the southern edge of town did not overturn.

Suit Is Dropped INDIANAPOLIS A group planning a protest of President Reagan's visit Tuesday" has dropped its suit lor a permit to stage the protest across the street from the Statehouse. Chuck Deppert. spokesman lor the Citizens Action Coalition, today said the group was told Secret Service officials were not happy with plans for a protest so close to the presidential motorcade. Private Jet Hit BEIRUT. Lebanon iL'PIi Stray antiaircraft tire directed at Israeli warplanes flying over Beirut today hi! a private Swiss jet with five people aboard, forcing it to make an emergency landing.

Police said no one was injured when the plane landed at Beirut International Airport with its left wing and fuel tank shattered bv at least three bullets. Trial Continues ATLANTA (UPI) A pediatric pathologist from upstate New York opened the seventh week of Wayne Williams' murder trial today with more testimony attacking the findings of local medical examiners. When the defense finishes its questioning of L)r. Dan Stowens. its fourth.

witness, the state was expected to try to; convince the jury that his lack of- experience in violent death and Southern climates tarnished his opinion, put 200 Cars Smashed i VIENNA, Austria More than 200 cars smashed into each other in thick I fog today in a chain reaction collision that injured an estimated 40 people on an expressway south of Vienna. Police said the pile-up occurred near Wiener Neudorf 10 miles south of Vienna, in fog and icy conditions. Markets Livestock INDIANAPOLIS (I'PIi Livestock: Hogs barrows and gilts lower; No 1-2 220-250 Ib 51.00-51.75; No 1-3 220-250 Ih 50.3051.00; sows steady to 2.00 higher: No 1-3 350-660 Ib 44.00-S.-i.00. Cattle 1.000; steers higher; heifers firm to 50 highor: cows and bulls untested; choice steers 62.50-64.50; mixed good and choice 61.00-63.00: choice heifers 5H.50-62 00: mixed good and choice 58.50-60.50; utility and commercial cows36.00-41.00; culler30.OU-36.00: bulls 44.UO-50.00. Grain CHICAGO lUPl) Wheat, corn and oats were lower and soybeans substantially lower al the opening on the Chicago Board of Trade Wheat was off 1 '4 to 5 cents: corn unchanged to off 2 :1 oats off 1 to2- and soybeansolf 3 i to7 Wheat Mar 3.69-3.BK off I May 3.85-3.84 off 1 i-2 Jly off Corn Mar 2.72 off to unch; May 2.84 2.83 off -VI: Jly 2.92-2.92 off 'i.

Oats Mar 2.17 off May 2.0fi 1-1 i Jly 1.91 off 1 Soybeans Mar s.43-8.42 off May 6.60-6.59 off 3 r. Jly 6.72 off Outside markets were lower. Three Loganland Blazes Are Being Investigated BY GARY GERARD Staff Writer Three area fire investigations were continuing Monday after unrelated weekend fires damaged a Moose Lodge and a business, and destroyed a residence. THE PERU MOOSE LODGE was extensively damaged by fire early Sunday. Fireman Jim Comerford said firemen were called to the scene at 4:09 a.m.

Sunday. He said when firemen arrived, flames were shooting out of windows on the third floor of the building. The fire is believed to have started in the upper part of the second floor, or the third floor, Comerford said, although the exact cause of the blaze has not yet been determined The roof of the structure caved in, causing extensive damage to the second and third floors. The rest of the building suffered smoke and water damage and contents throughout the building also were damaged, Comerford said. An investigation into the cause of the blaze is continuing and no dollar amount of loss was available.

About 28 Peru fireman Police Reports LHS Game Rescheduled Logansport's North Central Conference basketball game at Anderson has been rescheduled for Tuesday evening. The junior varsity game will start at to be followed by the varsity contest at 7 p.m. in the Wigwam. Contracts For New School Sunday 2:08 a.m. Property damage accident.

Auto driven by John Danford. 25, Rt. 2. Monticello. struck and killed deer on U.S.

2-1 West near County Road 600 West. Cass County Police investigated. 3:30 a.m. Property damage accident. Auto driven by Brent Kepner, 21.

Walton, struck and killed deer on Cass County Road 600 East near County Road 125 South. ccpn. 8 a.m. Vehicle theft. Arthur Dawe.

Rt. 2. reported 1975 one-ton truck stolen from his driveway. CCPD. 11:03 a.m.

Vandalism. Larry Jones, to Hickory Lane, reported a side mirror on his auto broken while auto was parked Saturday in east lot of Logansport High School. Logansport Police Department investigated. 11:57 a.m Hit and run. Bruce.

Talbott. North said the right rear of his auto was damaged while it was parked near his home on Eighth Street. LPD. 12:42 p.m. Hit and run.

Mark Benson, Royal Center, reported damage to his right car door while the auto was parked in the 3D parking lot in Cass Plaza LPD. Due Tonight Hospital Notes The Logansport School Board Monday night is expected to award contracts for the construction of Franklin Elementary School. Bids for the $5.5 million project were opened last month and recommendations for the awarding of the 21 individual construction contracts are expected to be made to the board Monday. The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the school administration building.

The board will also consider a lease agreement with El-Tip-Wa Area Vocational Education co-op for the use of the Washington Elementary School building and the Scheele building. A request' will also be considered by McKinley School area parents for transportation of their children to Columbia Middle School. The board will conduct an executive session following the regular school meeting to discuss contract negotiations. Harris Files Dismissal Motion Logansport Bondsman Bruce Harris has filed a motion to dismiss theft charges against him. Harris was indicted in early January by the Cass Circuit Court Grand Jury on 15 counts of theft resulting from his alleged failure to file bonds with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Harris has asked that the charges be dismissed because he has reason to believe fhat the grand jury proceedings were defective, according to the motion filed Monday morning in circuit court. A hearing on the motion is set for Feb. 22 at 9:30 a.m in circuit court. Logansport ADMITTED Nancy Kolmerlon. K.

Broadway. Timothy Rose, 1517 Clifton Ave. Jimmy J. Sutherland. 1929 E.Wabash River Rd.

Vernon Miller, 1414-12thSl. Dana Parrett. Rt. 4. DISMISSED Arminta M.

White. George St. Mrs. John Wilson and Daughter, 55-10th St. Frances Wallace.

Lucerne InezW. Moyer, Star City. Cheryl D. Langle-r 1229 North St. Joshua A.

Imus. 125 Park Ave. Blanche E. Creery, Cass Plaza. Mrs.

William S. Curry and Daughter. 2005' 2 North St. Rochester BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs.

Jeff Prater, Akron, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bauman, Kewanna. a son.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whetstone. Four Seasons Estates, a daughter. Mr.

and Mrs. John Milliser. Rt. 4, a daughter. ADMITTED Kay Jackson, 90S Clover St.

Ruth Blocker, Warsaw. James Huff. Rt. 6. DISMISSED Carol Meredith.

Rt. 5. Arthur Dunsizer, Akron. Betty Ousley, Rt. 5.

Mrs. James Baumer and daughter, Kewanna. Mrs. Kenneth See, Rt. 1.

Peru BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. David Thorpe. Rt. 5.

a son. ADMITTED Mrs. Clint Bowman. 134 K. Franklin St.

Robert Adams. 117 N. Tip- pecanoeSI. Catrina Kendall. 1164 Barksdale Grissom AFB.

DISMISSED Mrs. Christopher J. Ter- rcault and son, 1065 Albrook Grissom AFB. Mrs. Michael E.

Smith and son, 276 Carbon Ave. Goldie M. Ploss, Lot 31. 76 Washington Ave. Monticello BIRTH Mr.

and Mrs. Scott Van Horn, a son. DISMISSED William ltz. Betty Gross. Debra Funkhouser.

Francis Dimmitt. Billle Davenport. Opal Huffman, Monon. (USPS 317-760) THE PHAROS-TRIBUNE Daily and Sunday (except Saturdays and holidays) $1.30 per week by carrier in all cities and towns: $5.65 per month by motor route. Prepayment in office 13 26 By mall In Indiana where no carrier or motor route service maintained: 3 6 1 By mail outside Indiana: 3 6 All mail subscriptions payable in advance.

No mail subscriptions where carrier or motor service is maintained. On all subscriptions paid in advance publisher reserves the right to adjust the expiration date on a pro-rata basis in the event any increase Is made In the price of the newspaper. Adjustments shall be made on the effective date of any announced price increase. Reporter established Pharos established 1844 Journal established 1849 battled the blaze tor (i'-j hours Sunday morning. Every piece of firefighting equipment in the city was called to the scene.

In addition, two bucket trucks from the city's utility department were called in to aid firemen in moving hoses to the upper floors of Ihe building where the fire was located. One truck from Wabash was called to stand by at the Peru Fire Station in case any other fires broke out. Comerford said damage from the fire was contained to the lodge. "Nothing else was in danger Nothing was that close. If il would have got out of hand, there could have been a problem, but it was under control," he said.

A FIRE EARLY FRIDAY morning at Tino's Italian Gardens, 204 W. Rickey Road. Monticello, has been ruled arson. Fire investigator Ron Swygman said a. flammable liquid was-used to start the fire in the bar area of the business at approximately 2:30 a.m.

Friday. He said lab analysis of debris will be done to determine the nature of the accelerant used. The contents were destroyed and the building suffered extensive structural damage. Swygman said 21 firemen and five pieces of equipment were on the scene for about 24 hours Friday. He estimated the fire burned less than a half- hour prior to firemen's arrival.

"The fire had pretty much burned itself out by the time we got there, except for a few hot said. NEAR GALVESTON. an investigation into a Friday evening fire that destroyed the home of Sandy LOUCKS was continuing. Firemen were called to the scene, shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday when neighbors reported seeing flames in the house at Howard County Road 450N and U.S.

35. When firemen arrived, the north side of the one- story house was in flames. Winds fanned the fire and hampered firemen's efforts, Galveston" Fire Investigator Jack Johnson said. In addition, an oil line to the furnace ruptured, causing oil to leak into the house, fueling the fire. Funeral Notices Tribune established 1907 Logansport Press established 1921 Published by Logansport Newspapers, 517 East Broadway, Logansport, Indiana 46947.

Secojid class postage paid at Logansport, Indiana, under the act of March 3,1897. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION MILLER INDIANAPOLIS Services for Henry B. Miller, 74, Port Richey, will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Crown Hill Gothic Cahpel. The Planner and Buchanan mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

PRATHER PERU Services for Roy Prather, 71, 51 Egypt Hill will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral 'Home. Burial will be in Even-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Logansport. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

GEERKEN ROCHESTER Services for Wilbur-G. Geerkon. 02, Fulton Avenue, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at D.O. McComb Funeral Home.

ll-W Lake Fort Wayne. Burial will be in l.indenwood Cemetery. Fort Wayne. Marie H. Alspach PERU Marie H.

Alspach. 85. 19 Dolores Peru, died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Dukes Hospital. Born April 6.

1896, in Miami County, she was the daughter of Noah and Anna Luckenbill Savage. On Nov. 21. 1918. she was married to John W.

Alspach. who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Rosanna Purvis. Peru: four grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Services will be al 2 p.m.

Wednesday at the P'lowers-Leedy Funeral Home, the Rev. Wilbur! Littrell officiating. Burial will be at the 100F Cemetery, Gilead Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to a p.m. Tuesday. James Bass Jr.

ROCHESTER James Bass W). Rt. 1. Rochester, died Sunday -at 4:25 p.m. in Woodlawn Hospital.

He was born in Richmond on July 27. 1921. to James and Estella Bass Sr. On June 25.1942. he was married to Imogene Scott, who survives.

A resident of Rochester for the past three years, he was retired from personnel and industrial relations work for the Ford Motor Company, Indianapolis, after 23 years. An air-force veteran of World War II. he was a member of the Rochester Elks. Moose and VFW. He was also a member of the Greenfield Friends Church.

American Legion, Masonic Lodge and past patron of the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving.with the wife are a daughter. Peggy O'Brien. Indianapolis: a son. Gregory'Scott.

Greenfield: two brothers. Porter. Springfield. Ohio: and Robert, Fort Myers. seven grandchildren, a step-grandson and a great-grandson.

Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Park Cemetery. Greenfield, where graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 3:30 to 9 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Vivian Bault BLOOMINGTON Vivian Lois Bault, 53. Bloomington, died Saturday at 4:45 a.m. in University Hospital. Indianapolis.

She was born in Bloomington on June 2. 1928, to Donald and Mildred Arthur Harris. Her husband Albert Bault preceded her in death in 1975. She was a member of the llth Street Pentacostal Church, Bloomington. Surviving are the mother: two sons.

Rick. Logansport: and Mark. Bloomington: two daughters, Linda Massingale, of California: and Vicky Wooleher, Minnesota: three sisters, irma Bault. Spencer: Delores Clemens and Wanda Hamm. of Arizona: and four grandchildren.

Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the llth Street Pentacostal Church with the Rev. Michael Douglas officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Spencer. Friends may call at the funeral home today from ti to 9 p.m.

and Tuesday from noon to a p.m. Loren F. Davis MONTICELLO Loren F. Davis. 8ti.

Lafayette, died at 7:45 a.m. Sunday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. He had been a patient there for eight weeks. He was born in White County on Dec.

20. 1895, to George and Florence Welch Davis. He was married in December, 1944, to Myrna Gross, who died in June. 1972. Surviving are two daughters: Mrs.

Bonita Burget. Monticello, and Mrs. Veima Townsley. Portaies. N.M.; a son, Leon, Lafayette; two stepchildren, Roy Dean Gross.

Buffalo, and Mrs. Bernadine Davis, Lafayette; two sisters; Mrs. Bertha Stiney. Davenport, Iowa, and Mrs. Altha Ginn, Houston Texas: a brother, Orval Davis, Indianapolis: 14 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchild and three great-great- grandchildren." Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Sitka Baptist Chruch. He had lived in Lafayette for the past eight years, but he had resided in Monticello and White County most of his life. He farmed for several years in the Sitka area and also worked at the RCA plant in Monticello. He was employed at Purdue University from 1953 until he retired in 1960. Services will be at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clark Shearer officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be marie to the heart fund. Mary J. Weis PERU Mary J. Weis. 89,177 E.

(illi Peru, died Sunday at 9:45 p.m. in Dukes Memorial Hospital. Borii Nov. 22. 1892.

in Logansport. she was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Murphy McCarthy. On Sept. 22, 1921, she was married to Lloyd Weis. who survives.

She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Daughters of Isabella, the Altar and Rosary Society and the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving with the husband are three daughters. Betty Weis.

at home; Julie Volpert. Peru: Peggy Sullivan. Logansport; a son. Charles Royal Oaks. grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

at Eikenberrv-Eddy Funeral Home. The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at is p.m. Edward (Jody) McGee PERU Services for Edward (Jody) McGee. 55,10 W. Franklin Peru, will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. He died at 10 p.m. Saturday at his home. Born Aug. 11.1926.

in Chatanooga. he was the son of William and Emily Anderson McGhee. He was a mechanic for Wolf Mack Truck Sales and Service. Kokomo. Surviving are a son.

David. Indianapolis: daughter, Linda Myers. Peru: two grandchildren; four stepsons. Edward McGee. Sarasota.

and Phillip Phillipo. Russell Phillipo and Steve Phillipo. all of Indianapolis: a stepdaughter, Rebecca Snider, Oklahoma City. three brothers. Eugene, Springfield.

Charles. Crossville. and William Indianapolis: five sisters. Martha Campbell and Margie Potter, both of Crossville. Mildred Patton, Albuquerque, N.M.: and Minnie Lester and Ruth Kersey, both of Atlanta, Ga.

Jack Koenig will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Peru. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Helen Bartlett WINAMAC Helen L. Bartlett. 65. 429 Decker Drive. Winamac.

died Monday at 2:40 a.m. in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Lafayette. She was born in Winamac on May 17, 1916.

to Charles W. and Susie M. Trapp Zellers. On Oct. 9.194G.

she was married to Wilbord Dean Bartlett. who survives. A lifetime resident of Winamac, she was a member of the Winamac First Christian Church. Surviving with the husband are three daughters. Susan Brucker, Marion; Karen Price.

Winamac: and Kathy Bartlett. Winamac: three sisters. Lucille Frain. Winamac: Olive Smrt, North Judson; and Mrs. Charles Zellers.

Winamac: and tour grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Frain Mortuary with the John Sargen officiating. Burial will be in the McKinley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made the First Christian Church. Virginia Gibson FLORA Virginia F. (Gibbyj Gibson. 55. 519 Third Flora, died Saturday 11:30 p.m.

in St'. Elizabeth Hospital. Lafayette. She was born in Cass County on Oct. 1:5.

1926. to Alfred and Katherine Dunkle Downham. On Feb. 6, 1944, she was married to Charles G. Gibson, who survives.

An employee of the Sayco Company, Flora, for 22 years, she was a member of the Flora United Melhodist Church, the Logansport Women of the Moose and was a charter member the Home Endeavor EH Club. Surviving are the mother. Katherine Helvie. Bringhurst: two sons, Mike. Richland.

N.C.: and Roger. Radnor; two daughters. Jean Reed. Flora: and Kathy. at home: two brothers.

James Helvie, Beaumont, and Charles Helvie. Deer Creek: three sisters. Betty Johnson, Bringiiursl: Ann Byrum. Flora; and Charlotte Hicks. Flora: a stepsister, Estella Everman.

Logansport: and seven grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 10 in the Flora United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Swan officiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Reinke Funeral Home Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m.

Memorial contributions maybe made to the Carroll County Heart Association. William Slcefh ROCHESTER William 90. 1700 Monroe died Saturday at 3 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. He was born in Chicago, 111., on April 28.

1891. On. April 8, 1912, he was married to Marie Holt, whi) survives. A retired foreman of the Gordon Baking Chicago, he resided in Rochester for 25 years. Surviving with the wife are a daughter.

Charlotte- Erickson. Frankfort, 111.: five grandchildren and, eight great-grandchildren. A preceded him in death. Services will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the, Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home.

Burial will be in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from Jay T. Parsley MONTICELLO Jay T. Parsley, 75, Winterhaven, died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday at a hospital i'n- Winterhaven.

He had been ill several months. He was born in Tompkinsville, on Feb. 18.1906, to John and Lizzie Copas Parsley. He was married to Ulad Bell, who died April 14. 1966.

He later was'- married to Jessie Jenkins, who survives. Also surviving are a son Tom Parsley, Oxom HiuV three stepsons: Lloyd Jenkins, Charles Jenkins, Stafford. Texas, and Jerry Jenkins: Idaville; a foster daughter; Mrs. Mandy Delphi; a stepdaughter. Mrs.

Sherry Bowler, Winterhaven, 14 grandchildren and eight great-: grandchildren. He had lived in Florida for the past eight years and had lived in the Monticello area most of his life. He was a retired farmer who was employed by the Carter Block Company, Monticello. 16 years. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the. Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, with the Rev. Willis Maugans officiating Burial will be in Riverview-. Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.

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