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Program gives former students a second chance E1l SUNDAY EB 19 1995 Morning Edition Vol 64 No 43 CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS INC VINCENNES INDIANA 44 Pages $100 fcpj 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Weather Mostly sunny skies are in the forecast with the high in the upper 50s Monday should be dry and in the low 40s A8 AM DIGEST Mot: Nation Conviction In a packed courtroom Colin erguson the man accused of gunning down six people on a commuter train listened impassively as the jury returned the verdict even he Ad expected Making progress As fighting ebbed in Chechnya Russian and Chechen officials agreed to 1 swap prisoners and the bod ies of those killed in the war Hold the chocolate PITTSBURGH (AP) Clark candy bar lovers should have stocked up Production of the chocolate bar was put on hold riday until bank officers can find a buyer for the DL Clark Co and get money to pay workers A few of the 170 workers were to remain to ship out a two supply of candy PNC Bank and federal investigators are looking into a $31 million missing from Clark and other divisions of Pittsburgh ood and Beverage Co the holding company formerly run by Michael Carlow PNC Bank recently discov ered the deficit and appoint ed William Brandt Jr on eb 7 to oversee the divi sions Carlow is being inves tigated by the BI but has not been charged The Clark bar was the first product made by Clark founded in 1886 in suburban Pittsburgh The candy became popular during World War I Index in" er i Business D1 Classified 1 10 Community focus B2 Courts 6 Crossword E8 Deaths A2 Editorials A6 arm news D4 un page E8 Health D2 3 Hospitals A2 LATW E1 10 Mini page E9 Safety forces A2 Sports C1 8 Weather A8 Main Office 886 9955 Illinois bureau 943 4422 AX 885 2235 Toll free 1 800 876 9955 Circulation 885 2232 Thought for the day can never give a or a I believe every thing in life can be settled by a monosyllable" Betty Smith American author (1904 1972) Today's Sun Commercial lr Is printed on re cycled paper Pmss read than Ra Cyca Lugar testing the waters in New Hampshire 'INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Sen Richard Lugar is in New Hampshire this weekend for three days of handshaking and interviews to test the waters for a possible presiden tial bid The Hoosier Republican and at least eight other GOP hopefuls are scheduled to address a fund raising dinner tonight that about 1400 party activists are expected to attend But events before and after the GOP dinner will likely carry the most weight with New Hampshire voters like any place else in the said Lee Anne Steiner a former lawmaker and veteran of New Hampshire politics gotta meet a candidate at least five or six times or you feel met him at all do she said meet on the stump meet in the grocery store I met (Jimmy) Carter one day in front of (the) pickles real down to grassroots Mark Helmke a former Lugar press secretary traveling with the senator said the trip will give Lugar a chance to explain why he would be the best candidate against President Clinton in 1996 goal is to stand up in some of the forums and basically state why he thinks he can be the best Helmke said also a chance for Lugar to sell his brand of pragmatic conserva tive politics He presented his job description of the president last Sunday on the think a president has to lead now to gain control of nuclear pro liferation and our security to try to offer reasons why people will invest and work and save in this country in dramatically different ways and offer a presidency that manifests love of family love of countrydecency in handling the people Lugar said At event Lugar will share the spotlight with Sens Bob Dole Phil Gramm and Arlen Specter Rep Robert Doman for mer Cabinet secretaries Lamar see LUGAR page A8 Legislators meet with community By DEANNA RATTS staff writer Two local legislators say they support reforms to the current property tax laws but believe that a new bill is taking the right approach Reps John Gregg Sandborn and Rick McConnell Princeton said Saturday they voted against the House measure which passed this week because it failed to provide major tax relief efforts and included provisions that would have cut wages for people in the construction industry The bill was a bipartisan effort and took several months to complete Gregg told Knox County residents who attended a Meet Your Legislature session at the Holiday Inn The proposal now goes to the Indiana Senate If approved the provisions would provide close to $600 million in property tax relief over the next five years The average person would save about 35 percent on property taxes Gregg said But he said those savings would be accomplished in part by placing restrictions on growth in school trans portation and construction costs Gregg who serves as House minority leader said he could not support the measure because of the impact it would have bn those entities The bill would eliminate the prevailing wage law which ensures decent salaries are paid to those working on see LEGISLATORS page A8 Teams try out trivia skills at Quiz Bowl By DEANNA RATTS staff writer The Cargill Literacy Quiz Bowl allowed all teams a chance to test their trivia knowledge and help raise funds for adult literacy But it was the Snider Chiropractic Clinic that walked away with the championship after finishing its final round in a 90 50 victory over the Vincennes Rotary Club think it was just said Richard Snider whose team was competing for the first time was a lot of fun participating and just watching the other teams Other members included Ken Booth Andrew Jackson Eldon Scherer John Hitchcock and Brian Jones Altogether 32 teams competed in the annual event which benefits the Knox County Literacy Program Director Stephen Cochran said $3100 was raised through registra tion fees and another $870 was net ted through a silent auction Cochran said the money will be used to purchase materials for 31 see QUIZ BOWL page A8 fl Staff photo by Rob Edwards Mike Harlowe far left of the Vincennes Civitans I morning Other members of the team include from team answers a question during the 1995 Cargill left Ken Bleumlein Jim Evans and Rene Literacy Quiz Bowl at Ader Auditorium Saturday Vermillion Partners make learning a pleasure not a chore By DEANNA RATTS staff writer At least once a week John Dognaux and Joe Edmunds get together over a good book A tutor with the Knox County Literacy Program Dognaux has been helping Edmunds with his reading writing and spelling skills for the past year The men were honored Saturday for their work at a reception that followed the annual quiz bowl The event helps raise funds for adult literacy efforts in the com munity Also recognized were tutor Robert Conklin and learner rank Woolard 4 Literacy program director Stephen Cochran praised both learners for their desire to improve their reading abilities and to reach the goals they have set for them selves am impressed by the good progress they have made and by their he said kept coming each week and apply ing Cochran said Edmunds was con sidered a non reader when he first entered the program and only recognized the word Today Edmunds has moved up two grade levels and hopes to progress even further Woolard who joined because he see PARTNERS page A8 Staff photo by Tom Bartholomew John Dognaux left helps Joe Edmunds with a reading assignment as part of the Knox County Literacy Program rir i 3 jp MKSHPwHHK r1 i jBBr xSwaw 1 Ii Writ i wit 5 Staff photo by Rob Edwards Kim Hollis uses a coping saw to cut a piece of baseboard Hollis a Vincennes University student is helping build a house as part of a VU construction project Hard work dedication By PAULETTE GRAY feature writer She lays brick And hangs drywall And builds houses and bams Kim Hollis says she can do any thing the men do in her all male classes at Vincennes University But the fact is she has done a lot more Hollis just received her second Indiana Award for Excellence in vocational education a first time accomplishment by any VU stu dent male or female In 1993 she earned her first title for outstanding achievement in architectural drafting On Wednesday she was honored again this time to recognize her work in construction technology Both courses of study are male dominated fields where Hollis drew up a blueprint for her own success than anything I vyanted to win the respect of the men in my all male said Hollis She did just that but it come quickly or lightly showed them I could carry as much as they she recalled of a back breaking class assign ment last fall in which the 14 men and Hollis had to move a stack of plywood 34 inch sheets that measured 4 by 8 feet Lining up with the rest of the boys Hollis heaved one of the heavy sheets over her back and began hauling not saying that some of the guys stronger than I she said at the same time some of them as strong as I By the time the plywood stack was moved that day a new respect had emerged for the spunky lady eager to pull her own weight A Vincennes native Hollis attended both Ball State University and VU after she grad uated from Lincoln High School in 1982 She withdrew from both institutions because of financial problems In 1985 she enlisted in the US Army and served for five years in the military police Along the way she married and had two children Jeremy now 7 and JD 5 Although Hollis says she never planned to come home again she now finds herself back in Vincennes playing single mom college student and part time farm worker see HOLLIS page A8 Chattin is CivitanCitizen of the By EDWARD SEBRING staff writer Vincennes City Councilman Duane Chattin has been named of the by the Vincennes Civitan Club The award will be presented during a breakfast banquet at 7 am March 7 in the ort Sackville Room of the Beckes Student Union on the Vincennes University campus Tickets are $6 each and are available at irst ederal Bank By profession Chattin 41 is direc tor of mefdia rela CHATTIN tions at VU A Lincoln High School graduate Chattin earned an degree from Vincennes University then two degrees from Indiana University one in journalism and the other in political science He was a professional staff member in the presidential campaign of US Rep Morris Udall in 1976 Chattin then became a writer for the Greater Vincennes Publishing Co 1977 79 then was a broker for two years with Century 21 Heritage Realty He joined the VU staff as assistant director of public see CHATTIN page A8 Where the Spirit the Lord js 0.