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Page 8 Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Tuesday, November 12, 1983 council Acts )n Resolutions, 3 Ordinances Loct Voyogn Suits For $750,000 Filed To Keep Alive Tragedy Of Bluebelle MIAMI (UPI) sheaf of legal papers kept alive today a sea tragedy born two years ago on the bloody decks of the ketch Bluebelle in the dark waters off the Bahamas. It was on behalf of the only survivor of the tragedy, Terry Jo Duperrault, that suits were filed in federal court Monday seeking a total of $750,000 from three Miami brokers? charged with negligence in drawing up charter papers for the last voyage of the Bluebelle. That was to have boon a iiap- age, the dream vacation of Arthur Duperrault, 44, a Green Bay, optometrist and his family. There was his wife, Jean Duperrault, 38, and the three children, Terry Jo, 11, Rene, 7, and the brother, Brian, 14. And there was the skipper, handsome, suntanned Julian A.

Harvey, 45, a muscular adventurer, former Air Force test pilot and racing captain. The first mate was his pretty wife, Mary Dene, 38. The 60-foot Bluebelle, a trim blue-hulled ketch that had been built a Sturgeon Bay, sailed Nov. 8, 1961, from Fort Lauderdale for the leisurely cruise through the Bahamas. The first news of the violenl end of that cruise came Nov.

13 when Harvey was picked up by a freighter as he drifted in a dinghy in New Providence Channel in the Bahamas. Tied to his boat was a rubber life raft carrying the body of young Rene Duperrault. Tells of Storm Harvey told the Coast Guard when he returned to Miami thai a storm had snapped the masi of the Bluebelle on the night of Nov. 12 and sent it through the hull of trie ketch. There was a fire and panic aboard, he said and when it was over the Bluebelle -had gone down and the only sign of his passengers was the body of Rene, floating in a life jacket.

It was almost as Harvey was telling his story on the morning of Nov. 16 that a man namec Nicholaos Spachidakis on a freighter named the Captain Theo spotted what he thought was a fishing buoy bobbing on the Atlantic. This was Terrj Jo, severely sunburned, bui alive. The next day, as doctors reported she would survive her ordeal, Harvey slashed himself fatally with a razor blade in his Miami motel room. When Terry Jo could tell her story, it didn't jibe with Harvey's.

nlrrht HI lloVvolla vent down, she recalled, she vas awakened in her cabin be- ow-decks by her brother's frantic cry: "Help daddy Daddy ielp." When she went outside she 'ound her mother and the boy young Brian, lying in pools alood near the stairway to th deck. On the deck, she said sh found Harvey with a pail of wa ler, and he ordered her bac! below. Up Second Time She said when she was up a second time to escape the wa ter rising in her cabin she found the decks awash and saw Harvey leaping overboard toward an empty dinghy. She saved herself with a life raft she found still aboard. was the Coast Guard's conclusion: That Harvey killed his wife, the Duperrault parents and Brian, and scuttled his ship, but did not harm the two girls "probably in the assumption that they would drown when the vessel sank." Rene probably did drown, the Coast Guard said, and Harvey picked up her body to lend credibility to his story.

The "most probable cause" for the tragedy, the Coasl Guard said, "was the state ol mind of Julian A. Harvey," and a $20,000 double indemnity insurance policy Harvey had taken out on his wife not long before was listed as a possible motive. T'ni'w Tn 1 ITVO? wifV J. y- wLJ, .1 JIVco I relatives in West De Pere, Wis Monday's suit was filed by the Kellogg-Citizens National Bank of Green Bay on behalf of. Terry Jo.

FOOT FRACTURED Mrs. Helen M. Darkes, fi3 1104 Chestnut was treated Monday at the Good Samaritan Hospital for a fractured left foot after she fell down two steps at her home. Mrs. Dar kes is employed in the office ol Hia rMtvr troacliror 1 Home's New Government Opens Struggle LONDON Prime Minster Sir Alec Douglas-Home's new Conservative government rt ft nn vi a on A ciuLia for victorv in HPYI 1UI IV Lul 111 I It? A vear's general election with jail for modernization of British ndustry to get the full produc tive benefits of the age of auto mation.

The government, in Queei Elizabeth's speech from tin throne opening the new sessior of Parliament, also announcec plans for sweeping improve ments in social services. The speech, written by Si Alec's Cabinet, promised strive for world peace and support the freedom of Wes Berlin." The queen's speech was to a joint session of the House Lords and the House of Com mons by the lord chancellor Lord Dilhorne. The queen ha canceled public appearances be cause she is expecting he fourth child. As Parliament reopened, po litical expectancy was highe than at any time since the 195 general election. A classic cor test seemed in the making be tween Douglas-Home, a 60-yeai old Scottish aristocrat who she an earldom to succeed Harol Macmillan, and the Labor pai ty's rapier-tongued, 47-year-o! leader, Harold Wilson.

Recent special elections an public opinion polls indicat strongly that if national elec tions were held today, the Cor servatives would suffer a hi miliating defeat and Britai would have a Labor goverr ment for the first time sine 1954. Douglas-Home is relying on lavish program of housing an educational expansion and it dustrial reform to reverse th anti-Conservative trend. Wilso contends the government can raise the money to make goo on its promises. In advance of the thrpn speech, Education Minister Edward Boyle Monday nigl announced a four-year expam ed program of school constru tion costing 80 million pounc ($224 million) a year. Boyle said building leve would be increased a third 1 handle Britain's growing prim ry and secondary school popi lation and replace worn-o buildings.

He said 24 millic pounds ($67 million) would I set aside in 1965-66 for technic and industrial schools, and million pounds (fll.2 millior for schools for handicappe nhiMron J.S. War Veterans Honored In Program At VA Hospital Frtm commission chairman, recommending the closing of Quince Street between Elm aad Pine Streets, and a letter forwarded by Earl W. Fornwalt, of the Centenary Methodist Church from C. SSehle, secretary of the Lebanon County Ministerial Association expressing disagreement with the relocation of a Reading Co. bus stop.

Also received was a letter from he Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission setting up a hearing Dec. 2 at the Municipal Building discuss approval of alterations made to the Cornwall Railroad crossing on South Sixteenth Street. The crossing is partly in North Cornwall Township, Wes iebanon Township and the city Council also concurred with a proposal from the county com missioners to erect the bronze lonor rolls containing the name of World War I and II heroes ebanon County on Soldier Park at Ninth and Tenth Streets The tablets were located in fron of the former courthouse a Eighth' and Cumberland Streets Erdman pointed out to coun cil that the Veterans Advisory Council plans to erect flags along the park curbs which will add to the decoration of the new site for the plaques. A petition from 13 residents the Eleventh and Walnut Stree area asked council to conside making Agnes Alley between Elev enth Street and Mount Verno Streets a one-way street, west. The petitioners complained tha motorists speeding through th narrow alley endangered the safe ty of children.

The petition was referred to th City Planning Commission fo study and recommendations. In other action, council: final approval to an or dinance amending the police pen sion-fund law to provide suppor for widows and surviving childre of deceased policemen. the director parks and public property for bic for construction of the propose santitary sewer. the writing-off uncollectable accounts in the gen eral fund, excavation rotary func parking meter fund and the side walk construction fund amountin to $2,964.80. TREATED FOR CUT American war veterans were onored Monday night during second annual Veterans )ay program at the Lebanon eterans Administration Hospi- al.

The program was sponsored the Marine Corps League, Department of Pennsylvania, ssisted by the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services Hospital Advisory Committee. Approximately 440 hospital- zed veterans and visitors at- ended the ceremonies in gymnasium of Building 24. The speaker was Walter E. Kirker, executive secretary of the YMCA of Harrisburg. He paid tribute to the veterans of all the wars in which America has fought.

Walter B. Sellers VAVS of the Marine orps League, Harrisburg, pre sided. Melvin Klinger, a I commandant of the Patrick Wiliam Milano detachment of the Marine Corps League, led the audience in the Pledge of Alleg- ance. Colors Advanced A highlight of the program was the advancement of colors of various organizations which participate in the VAVS program. The guests were welcomed bj Dr.

Lester J. Kantor, hospita director. Music was providec jy the Salvation Army Band of Reading and the patient chor us from the VA Hospital, direct by Mrs. Lila Landis. The invocation was offered bj Rev.

Walter Bruggeman Protestant chaplain at the hos pital. The Rev. John T. Me Kenna, Catholic chaplain, pro nounced the benediction. Taps were played by Bruce Klinger following the retiring the colors.

The program concluded with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by the chorus and audience, accompanied by the Salvation Army band. Participating organization were: The Society of the 28tt Division, Salvation Army, Vet erans of World War One anc Auxiliary, AMVETS of Lebanon County and Auxiliary, a 3 Mothers Club, American Cross, 40 et American Le gion posts of Lebanon, Annville Fredericksburt, Campbelltown Jonestown, Richland, America War Mothers, Marine Corps League, Military Order, Purple Heart, Harrisburg; Military Order of Cooties, Steelton;" VFW Post 710, Steelton; VFW Auxiliary, Post 23, Lebanon; B'nai B'rith Lodge, Lebanon; Lebanon Lodge of Elks; VFW Aux- iliary and American Legion Auxiliary. Other guests included Sidney Miller, president of the Lebanon Veterans Advisory Council and County Commissioner Henry Mark. Prior to the program, patients were visited by hers of the participating groups. OUMONT Sales and Service Radio and Television ALL MAKES REPAIRED Sirvict DUsinjpr's Bidio It TV and Wnt.r Dial JTJ-llll Optn "Til I O'clock 32-34 South 8th Street Lebanon, Pa.

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