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SATURDAY, MAY 10, lft.SC PAGE 4- THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Pole 'H a' .1 STAR STAFF PHOTO Collet Ventures, which owns Sugar Creek Resort Club, says it was being blackmailed. Resort aide tells of plot leading to deputy death Order of qualifying 1. Dick Simon, No. 23 2. Al Unser, No.

11 3. Mario Andretti, No. 2 4. Johnny Rutherford, No. 21T 5.

Gary Bettenhausen, No. 24 6. Johnny Rutherford, No. 21 7. Arie Luyendyk, No.

61 8. Danny Sullivan, No. 1 9. Phil Krueger, No. 42 10.

Mario Andretti, No. 2T 11. Chip Ganassi, No. 59 12. Tom Sneva, No.

33T 13. Jan Lammers, No. 98 14. Roberto Guerrero, No. 5 15.

Johnny Parsons, No. 45 16. Roberto Guerrero, No. 5T 17. Rick Miaskiewicz, No.

19 18. Randy Lanier, No. 12 19. A.J. Foyt, No.

14 20. Rick Mears, No. 4 21. Michael Andretti, No. 18 22.

No Driver, No. 44 23. No Driver, No. 4T 24. Jim Crawford, No.

31 25. Jacques Villeneuve, No. 81 26. Steve Chassey, No. 65 27.

No Driver, No. 84 28. Emerson Fittipaldi, No. 20 29. Geoff Brabham, No.

8 30. Michael Andretti, No. 18T 31. Tony Bettenhausen, No. 16 32.

Jacques Villeneuve, No. 81T 33. Randy Lanier, No. 12T 34. Roberto Moreno, No.

9 35. Bobby Rahal, No. 3T 36. Ed Pimm, No. 66 37.

Geoff Brabham, No. 8T 38. Al Unser, No. 30T 39. Dennis Firestone, No.

36 40. Josele Garza, No. 55 41. Arie Luyendyk, No. 61T 42.

No Driver, No. 26 43. Kevin Cogan, No. 7 44. Tom Sneva, No.

33 45. Bobby Rahal, No. 3 46. Raul Boesel, No. 22 47.

Danny Ongais, No. 25 48. Scott Brayton, No. 71 49. Emerson Fittipaldi, No.

20T 50. Al Unser, No. 30 51. Pancho Carter, No. 15 Continued Prom Page 1 traveled at 212-plus Friday.

Top Ten Speeds Rutherford recording his after a DrjverCar Speed design failure sent his March Mears 214.694 spinning through the second Pennzoil Z-7 March 86CCos. No. 4 turn in the morning. 2- Mario Andretti .214.643 Three-time Indy winner Al Newman-Haas Lola T8600VCos. No.

Unser, in the only PC-15Chevy 3 Bobby Rahal 214.387 at the track, has also been over BudTrueSports March 86CCos. No. 212 and can't be overlooked. 3J Rookie Roberto Moreno con- "KC tinued to shine in the Galles Lola No T86-00 with a lap of 211. and 5.

Emerson Fittipaldi 214.183 A.J. Foyt had the Copenhagen "a1b0 86CCos. No 20 mi-oh Bcr oin 6. Michael Andretti 214.132 Gilmore March 86C over 210. KracoSTPLean Machine March Roberto Guerrero picked up 86CCos.

No. 18T the pace in the Master Mechanic 7. Tom Sneva 214.030 March 86C. as did Raul Boesel In Skoal Bandit March86CCos. No.

33 the Duracell Lola T86-00 cic3 both besting 210. 9. Ed Pimm 213 285 But unless Ongais finds some SkoalPaceCurb March 85CCos. last-second magic, the Duick- No. 66 powered entries won't dominate Wtfhcan TiSSmSSSl time trials like they did with No 21 Carter and Brayton in 1985.

Danny O. tested at 213-plus but returned to run at 206 Fri- over the winter but hadn't been day. past 212 until Friday after hit- Drayton has struggled with ting the first-turn wall Tuesday. myriad problems in the Hemel- Robin Herd's other entry, garn MarchBuick and his best which began the week with lap has been only 205-plus. John Paul was turned over Steve Chassey's Buick blew to Jim Crawford when Paul was up earlier this week, while Ru- jailed Wednesday.

Crawford hit pert Keegan's hasn't made an the first-turn concrete Thursday appearance yet. Mother of slain boy settles city lawsuit UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Neither Sperl, now 27 and retired from the Stanton Police Santa Ana. Calif. A worn- Department, nor Stanton's attor- an whose 5-year-old son was ac- could reached for com. cidentally shot and killed by a ment policeman who thought the boy had a real gun Instead of a toy Ridge charged in her wrong-one agreed Friday to settle her ful death lawsuit that Sperl million wrongful death law- tered her Stanton apartment suit before trial, her attorney unit illegally the afternoon of said.

March 3. 1983. and acted with The boy was home alone and negligence when asked by a wor-playing in a dimly lighted room ried neighbor to check on Ridge when a Stanton police officer and her son. shot him In 1983, and the inci- dent drew national attention to Sperl. who was a'0' said he the plight of so-called "latchkey" ffrew "panicky when he saw a children "figure" pointing a gun at him Patricia Ridge.

31. agreed to lrom a dimly lighted room be- drop all charges against former a door tied shut with string. Stanton police officer Anthony kicked open the bedroom Sperl. 27. and the city of Stan- tlor- rusned forward and fired a ton, in the shooting of her son, s'nfile sno1 Patrick Andrew Mason, said her haye done? Wha, lawyer.

Richard Farnell. have he shouted while The city agreed to pay nding hls flsts orl the wa $395,000 in the settlement. hen reazed (ne Farnell said Ridge is pleased waj Patrick, clutching a that (he two sides reached a toy gun from the television series settlement three days before Hooker Monday's start of what promised to be an emotional trial in Or- Ridge, a single mother, was at County Superior Court. work at the time of the shooting. Contempt Continued From Page 1 There was no earlier notifica- Service says such partisan politi- llon Pf1 cal activity is proscribed by tax 0P regulations.

It accuses the IRS of ld- I don think the judge failing to enforce the law fairly. perception of what the bishops did is consistent with what they Carter last year ordered the actually did." bishops' groups to release re- During the hearing, Carter cords on their political activities amended his order to have the and relationship with the IRS. church groups pay legal fees In- His contempt ruling said the eurred by the plaintiffs lawyers bishops spent months acting as jn working since last July on though they would comply, only procedural matters to obtain the recently to say they will appeal church records, the subpoena. That includes time spent at "They have willfully misled conferences with the Judge and the court and the plaintiffs and with the church groups' lawyers have made a travesty of the trying to create a subpoena that court process." Carter's ruling was acceptable to the bishops. rid.

Carter said, and time spent pre- But outside the court Friday, paring complaints of the bish- Wilson said the bishops had 0pS' delay, wanted to see if the IRS would succeed In having the lawsuit Marshall Bell, lawyer for the rejected by a higher court. The plaintiffs, had no estimate of the IRS move failed in January, and sum he would seek, but said It only in February did the bishops would be substantial. He said he decide to appeal Carter order has been representing the plain-that It comply with the subpoe- tiffs on a "substantially reduced-na. he said fe basis." any records and apparently no records were missing from the resort files that Gerald could have had access to. Collet said.

"When Marvin delivered the threat, it absolutely shocked me. I said, 'You can't be Because he believed the "records" were fabricated. Collet said he contacted Malcolm E. Grass, captain of the Hancock County Sheriffs Department, to report what happened. Grass told Collet to stall the Castors until the FBI could be called Into the case since the Investigation Included an out-of-state company.

An FBI affidavit stated that on Wednesday Marvin Castor-called Collet, threatening to go to banks and law enforcement agencies with the records unless Collet Ventures turned over S250.000 in cash. Collet said that In his second conversation. Marvin also specified that the company should write his brother a $20,000 check and designate it as a bonus. Collet told Marvin to call Sue Joyce, president of the Collet Ventures. In his conversation with Mrs.

Joyce, Marvin told her that he and his brother were "100 miles out of Indy and armed to the teeth," according to the affidavit. Marvin also told Mrs. Joyce that If they needed to hide another night. "it would be $500,000 or we will see that your a will fry." During that conversation, Mrs. Joyce asked Marvin If either he or his brother had been In prison.

"Yeah, for killing people." according to the affidavit. Thursday morning, about three hours before the shootout, FBI agents In Indianapolis and Kansas City were monitoring By GEORGE STUTEVILLE STAR STAFF WRITER Until a week ago. Marvin and Gerald Castor were a pair of trusted employees at Sugar Creek Resort Clubs, a plush private campground just northwest of Greenfield. Quiet-spoken Gerald had worked on the administrative staff of the resort. Outgoing Marvin was on the sales team.

By Tuesday, however, the brothers had unleashed a $250,000 extortion plot against their employers that ended two days later with the death of a Hancock County lawman and a shootout with the FBI. In a news conference Friday at an Eastside Indianapolis motel, a spokesman for the resort said the Intended victim of the extortion plan was Collet Ventures a large Kansas City. company that owns the campground. William A. Collet projects manager for the campground, said that he was first threatened by the older brother, Marvin, 45, at noon Tuesday.

"Marvin stated that his brother, Gerald, had assembled records which would damage our business reputation with our Kansas City banking contracts," Collet said. Collet Ventures is a large company whose agricultural, real estate, and mineral holdings in several states produce in excess of S20 million annually. The company, founded by John Collet, is developing Sugar Creek Resort Club and a similar campground north of Chicago. It took control of the 100-acre complex in 1983 and assumed direct management In 1985. Marvin, who had quit his Job on April 29.

did not show him Brothers phone calls to the resort and Collet Ventures. At about 9:30, Marvin called Mrs. Joyce again and said: "If we can't get exactly what we want, and we do stick to our word and we wanted exactly what I said we wanted then you can have our word that we will never bother you with this ever again and you can forget that it happened." The FBI document said that Marvin again threatened to take their "records" to the attorney general, who would shut their business down in the peak vacation season. Within a half-hour, both brothers called Mrs. Joyce and Collet.

Marvin Castor said that he was calling from his mother's phone. In one of the calls. Collet said he made the arrangements to have the meeting with the brothers. FBI spokesman Charles E. Kurz said federal agents had seized business records from the vehicles and the Greenfield residences of the Castors.

Whether the records contained damaging information about Sugar Creek Resort Club or Collet Ventures or even pertained to the company has not been verified, Kurz said. However, the Indiana Attorney General Consumer Division has seven complaints filed against the resort. The latest was filed in March. Collet said that company officials were not aware of the complaints but would work to resolve them. "Our policy Is openness." The resort, featuring a par three golf couse, swimming and fishing lakes, a water slide and tennis courts, caters to camper owners who purchase memberships that entitle them to use the facilities.

There are about 2,000 members. Collet said, leaving the company open to complaints from dissatisfied customers. The company's policy of "openness" extended to the 50-60 Sugar Creek employees. "We never have done any background police checks before hiring the brothers." Collet said, referring to Gerald's conviction for shooting a man in 1981. Bewildered by the week's events.

Collet said the extortion scheme was frightening because of the brothers' violent personality change. Marvin's resignation from the company was not spurred by any dispute or dissatisfaction with his work, Collet added. "I worked with Gerald and knew him to be a soft-spoken person, not someone you think would do such an illegal, violent act," he said. Lugar Continued From Page 1 much of the money as possible. Her government has also lifted Marcos' passport and blocked his efforts to find a new home outside the United States, Lugar said.

While In Hawaii. Marcos has "apparently made hundreds of telephone calls" back to the Philippines, telling his former supporters and friends that he wants to return home and still considers himself president. Lugar said Marcos has abused the "safe haven" In the United States he was offered by Mr. Reagan, and he said Marcos Is "biting the hands that feeds him." But he added that there Is little the United States can do to halt Marcos' phone calls. "I don't think we're in a position to criticize Mr.

Marcos' free speech." Lugar's news conference came on the same day that Secretary of State George Shultz met Aquino in Manila and pledged a new U.S. aid program of SI 50 million. That money would be In addition to other U.S. aid and loan programs and Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel recently complained that it was too low. Lugar said, "1 have no doubt that the Aquino government could use a higher level of aid," but noted that Congress is operating under tight budget constraints that make it likely foreign aid programs may be limited.

Lugar said he understood the Philippine complaints about being neglected by the United States. Historically, he said, the United States made a "paltry response" to Philippine recovery after World War II when compared with levels of U.S. aid to European nations and Japan, the chief U.S. enemy In the Pacific. On other topics, Lugar: Said he had talked to Mr.

Reagan earlier in the day and the president promised "a very vigorous effort In the Senate" to win the coming fight to sustain his promised veto of congres- sional rejection of the sale of U.S. missiles to Saudi Arabia. Said there has been "genuine progress" toward negotiating a peace treaty In Central America between the leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and Its neighbors. Lugar was part of the U.S. delegation to San Jose, Costa Rica, for the Inauguration of Oscar Arias Sanchez as president of the region's most stable democracy.

Lugar praised Arias as "a strong of the United States and gave an upbeat assessment of prospects for a peace treaty. I Gerald Castor was on Sugar Creek's administrative staff and his brother was a salesman, according to a spokesman for the plush campground about five miles north of Greenfield. The brothers wore orange jail-issued clothes to Friday's arraignment. Gerald Castor protested when Judge Richard T. Payne announced that Gerald, along with his brother, would be charged with murder.

The Judge instructed him to plead his case at his trial. In addition to the murder charges, both Castors were charged with criminial conspiracy and intimidation and with violation of the 1935 Firearms Act. Marvin Castor was also charged with resisting arrest. Gerald Castor faces maximum penalties of 78 years In prison and $40,000 In fines. Marvin Castor, if he avoids the death penalty, faces maximum penalties of 81 years In prison and $45,000 In fines.

Federal authorities said arresting the brothers before the planned exchange of money did not hurt the extortion case. "The crime was completed when the phone call (demanding the money) was said Bradley L. Williams, first assistant U.S. attorney. Services for Grass, believed to have been Hancock County's youngest sheriff, will be at 2 p.m.

Monday In the Wilkinson Church of Christ. Wilkinson. Calling will be from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday In Condo and Son Funeral Home.

Wilkinson. Mourning for Grass was evident by the black riblxins worn by court employees and black sashes across deputies' badges. The Greenfield Banking Co. reported it has collected $7,000 for a Malcolm Grass Memorial Fund. Continued From Page 1 service station on Ind.

9 about a half mile north of 1-70. Just why police changed their plans Is unclear and Is something they tried to explain Friday. Hancock County Sheriff Nicholas R. Gulling said that when police saw the brothers together at the station, they decided It was time to act. The brothers also may have recognized police and realized the meeting was a Hancock County Sheriffs Sgt.

John W. Munden said witnesses told him they heard Marvin Castor warn his brother: "Here they come. Get out of here." Gerald Castor tried to flee In his red Pontiac Fiero but was stopped by police and surrendered without a fight. Police seized from him a handgun, which they said was not fired. Marvin Castor's pickup truck was blocked by a Ford LTD carrying Grass and FBI agent Garry O.

Schoon. Marvin Castor then fired five shots from a Magnum that were answered by an undetermined number of shots from FBI agents. Gulling said. William C. Ervin.

agent in charge of the Indianapolis FBI office, said the fatal bullet fired by Castor Is believed to have ricocheted off Schoon 's car. It struck Grass as he apparently tried to duck behind the car for cover, police said. The bullet entered above and behind Grass' right ear and exited just above the left eye. according to Charles W. Green, chief investigator for the Marion County coroner.

Ervin declined to comment on why police confronted the Castors at the Amoco station rather than meet them at the designated drop-off point. Art Continued From Page 1 grand jury investigation by sending him a target subpoena. Henry Eckert and his wife. Jane, the owners of Eckert Gallery of Fine Art and Antiques In Westfield and Evansville, are targets. James Snodgrass.

a former art gallery owner and well-known member of city and state art communities, is the third target. Goldsmith said. The Eckerts and Snodgrass were not available for comment. Previously, Eckert denied he knowingly sold bogus paintings. Eckert and Snodgrass have said they cooperated with officials investigating the forgeries.

In an interview with The Indianapolis Star. Eckert claimed he was not an expert on Indiana art. Bus crash kills 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Islamabad. Pakistan A sjw-edlng bus skidded off a raln-siicked road and plunged Into the Jhelum River, killing 37 people, police said Thursday. Eight people survived the accident Wednesday night near the lown of Mandi Bahauddin.

However, his gallery specializes in Indiana art and he recently published a book detailing the lives and careers of several Hoosler artists Including Steele, who was the most prominent of a group known as the Hoosler School of American Impressionists. Last November. Goldsmith's Investigator, Sgt. Stephen Thompson, served a search warrant on Eckert seeking his business records on sale and transfer of "works of art purported to be made by T. C.

Steele. William Forsyth and William Chase" between 1980 and Thompson said he has confiscated about 15 forged paintings. Thirteen were fake Steeles, two were phony Forsythes and one was a bogus Chase, records show. Art experts say paintings by Steele range In price from $3,000 to SI 5.000. Goldsmith declined to provide details of the investigation, but It Is known that his investigators and Indiana State Police have been working for more than a year to locate the source of the bogus paintings, which were sold through several galleries.

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