The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 47

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992 Antonio, and Jose Lopez, 45, of McLagen, were charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to deliver. Both are Class felonies, county Prosecutor Bill Herrbach said. The men are being held pending a $7,500 bond. D-6 -THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- ASSOCIATED PRESS Wanatah, Ind. Three Texas men were In the LaPorte County Jail Saturday after state police seized 500 pounds of marijuana from their semitrailer truck.

Jose Santana, 35. and Domingo Blanco. 54, both of San Police nab 3, grab 500 pounds of pot hidden in trailer coupon uuauuQ Ml ravin- CoIZ 4 lfifrg ON SELECTED FABRICS WITH THIS COUPON EXPIRES 53192 STAR STAFF PHOTO PATRICK SCHNEIDER COUPON Interior Painting Carpet Sales and Installation In-Home Decorating Service Custom Upholstery and Designing New Furniture Made Furniture Restyling Antique Restoring Wood Refinishing Custom Draperies Wallpaper Sales and Installation It was a long day Saturday for racing fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including Rob Ryan of Toledo, Ohio, and Grace Crane of Indianapolis, but at least their "oasis tent" kept them comfortable. Wet track, engine debris force Speedway fans into waiting game 'p1" ALEXANDRIA liK MS: SAYS: jjT XT "Our Family's 1 I Business Has I CsT HOUSEHOLD WORD ClxJ For Over 60 Years, 1 iiV'S' Owned 4 Operated I 794571 "Quality Craftsmanship for over 50 years" on a lawn chair sipping drinks. Ryan, of Toledo, Ohio, and six friends have set up "Oasis" at the track for eight years.

The 29-year-old said he has come to qualifications 13 years. Crane, 45, of Indianapolis said this was the fourth year she's come to the track. The delays didn't bother other race fans, particularly those positioned In the Turn 4 infield. For them, the action wasn't on the track not that there was much to see but off It. Welcome to the Snake Pit.

Again, the infield was transformed into one big tailgate party 1723 W. 16th CALL TODAY FREE ESTIMATES RESIDENTIAL 631-8911 COMMERCIAL VISA full of music, food and plenty of booze. Show us your was the bawdy call often heard from the men, not all sporting dragon tatoos and long hair. The women taunted back, "Drop your draw ers." At one end of the muddy field a group of muscular women who called themselves the glad By KIM L. HOOPER STAR STAFF WRITER For more than four hours, the crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sat and waited.

And waited. And waited. Several delays not all caused by Mother Nature forced race fans to sit patiently outdoors in balmy weather Saturday in what turned out to be a lengthy day for pole qualifications. With more than 100,000 people watching, crews spent the morning working to dry the track, and it appeared the job was completed by about noon. But another drying delay followed as water leaked onto the track from underneath the surface.

Qualifications, which were scheduled to start at 11 a.m., didn't even begin until 4 p.m., when the sun began to peek out. At one point, driver Jim Crawford was met by cheers as he took his warm-up laps. But Crawford blew an engine, strewing debris onto the track and forcing another delay. Midway through the afternoon, thousands of annoyed race fans left the stands In disgust. "I'm sick of all the delays.

We can't even get a green light. I didn't drive all the way up here for this," said Hoyt King of Clarksville. Tenn. King, 37, came to Indianapolis with three friends for the weekend lators" appeared willing to accommodate the men's request But six Marion County sheriff's reserve deputies quickly broke up the party. "They're (the fans) a lot quiet er than last year," said Major Robert Leary of the Sheriff's De partment.

However, 30 arrests had been made by late after noon, most for underage drink ing, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, Leary said. There was an "Oasis" in the Snake Pit on Saturday. A huge tent with potted palm trees at the entrance was affixed to the backs of two cars bearing Ohio license plates. Inside, two of Its occupants, Rob Ryan and his girlfriend, Grace Crane, reclined Union may impose dues on state workers in June state workers, also pledged not to impose dues until a contract was reached. Like AFSCME, the coalition which consists of the United Auto Workers, the American Federation of Teachers and its affiliate, the Indiana State Employees Association reached a tentative agreement with the state last month.

AFSCME workers have voted on the proposal. Votes are scheduled to be counted this week. Fantauzzo conceded AFSCME may lose some members once the dues are imposed. He said provisions for a new vision plan and a freeze on workers' health insurance payments should more than make up for the cost of union dues for many employees. Fantauzzo noted that the union has made substantial expenditures on behalf of state employees, an Investment the labor group is unlikely to recoup.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Thousands of state workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees could be paying $14 in monthly dues by June. The dues would mean less pay for about 4,500 state employees who belong to AFSCME. During Its 1990 campaign to represent state workers, AFSCME agreed not to Impose union dues until a contract was reached with the state. If AFSCME members endorse a preliminary settlement and Gov. Evan Bayh approves, monthly dues could be imposed by June, said Steve Fantauzzo, executive director of AFSCME's Council 62.

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