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The Indianapolis TODAY'S CHUCKLE How well you like hard work depends on whether you are doing it or paying for it. Where the Spirit of the Lord is. there is Liberty" JJ Cor 3 17 VOLUME 75, No. 113 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1977 CARRftft DELIVERED S1f PER VK MOTOR DELfVTRED 90c PER WX Cop, READINESS A GROWING CONCERN WEATHER TODAY Sunny High, 78; Low, 52 Yesterday High, 77; Low. 61 Star U.S.

Ability To Fight Major War Weakened By Arms Shortages Editor's Note: We've heard a great deal about America's ability to respond to a nuclear attack, but what if the next war is a conventional land war? Is America ready? Associated Press special correspondent Peter Arnett and military writer Fred Hoffman spent months pursuing that question. The following is the first of five articles based on their worldwide reporting.) nation's strategic nuclear striking arms appear to be in very good shape. These long-range missiles and bombers and missile submarines are designed to deter any Russian nuclear attack on the United States. They get top priority. In the past year.

Congress and the Pentagon have shown mounting concern about the readiness of conventional U.S. land, air and sea forces to deal with a possible Soviet attack on Western Europe. This concern grows from a belief that Russia, alter more than five years of intensive modernization, may have developed enough hard-hitting, fast-moving ground readiness to attack Western Europe with little warning. READINESS problems also undercut U.S. ability to use ground, sea and air See ARMS Page 7 (AP Phota) B-52 BOMBERS SIT IN STORAGE AT DAVIS MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZONA Unlike Conventional Forces U.S.

Nuclear Striking Arms Appear In Good Shape PROPOSAL TO RECONVENE GENEVA rael Comproin ages of aircraft spare parts and some types of munitions," said Gen. David Jones, Air Force chief of staff. "It will take at least five or six years of concerted effort before the materiel condition of the entire fleet attains a sustainable satisfactory level," said the Defense Department, describing the Navy. UNLIKE THE conventional forces, the IF ACCEPTED by the Arabs, the formula could break a long deadlock over the question of who will represent the Palestinians in negotiations. But early Arab reaction was negative A senior Foreign Ministry official in Cairo, echoing a long-held Arab position, said Egypt is unlikely to accept a plan that does not specifically allow the PU) to attend resumed peace talks.

Syria was expected to take an even harder line against PLO exclusion. A top Jordanian official said last week his country supported the idea of a single all-Arab delegation. Israel reversed its opposition to the idea of one Arab bloc at Geneva apparently because of the way the proposal Pope Cites Approaching Death As Birthday Festivities Begin City Residents Comb Areas For I.U. Coed Vatican City (UPI) Pope Paul VI began his 80th birthday festivities on a somber note Sunday, looking forward to his approaching death and fearing final judgment by God. The pontiff, who turns 80 Monday, delivered a noon address to a huge crowd in St.

Peter's Square, including 10.000 Italian choir boys who had just assisted at a mass he celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica. Yes, brothers and dearest children, the pope turns 80 tomorrow," the pontiff said from a window of his private apartment. "All know it and all talk about it. "AND WE must open our souls to you," he said.

"We are divided in our soul by twofold sentiments a serious one regarding our age which cannot but be seen as a strong warning itself. that is the approach of the end of our life in the temporal order. "The fear of God's judgment at the moment of death is always present and full of mystery," he said. The pontiff said his other sentiments as he approaches 80 concern the permanence of the Roman Catholic Church. "The church will remain," he said.

because she is such a special person. We realize we have to think as rationally as we can." The Rev. Miss Taul. who is a close personal friend of the missing student By PETER ARNETT And FRED S. HOFFMAN Washington (AP) America's ability to fight a major conventional land, air and sea war has been seriously weakened by shortages in key weapons and ammunition and by other critical deficiencies.

The Pentagon has started corrective actions, but it will take from two to six years to cure most of the major shortcomings, according to a two-month investigation by the Associated Press. "STATED FRANKLY and simply, our Army is outgunned and inadequately equipped," is the way one Army official put it. "We have had to live with under-equipped tactical fighter units, shortfalls in airlift capability, an austere air defense force and persistent short- PARLEY Jerusalem (AP) Israel approved Sunday a four-point U.S. compromise proposal to reconvene the Geneva Middle East peace conference, the government announced. The proposal calls for a single all-Arab delegation at the opening of resumed talks, followed by working-group talks between Israel and individual countries, and the inclusion of Palestinians but not known members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLOi among the Jordanian representatives, the announcement said.

It was approved at a meeting of Prime Minister Menahem Begin and his cabinet. Cambridge Downstate More than 100 persons from Cambridge City conducted a foot search Sunday of two southern Indiana areas in the hope of finding missing Indiana University coed Ann Louise Harmeier while her mother issued an appeal for "any information." The group covered the Paoli and French Lick areas in Orange County and McCormick's Creek State Park near Spencer in Owen County in a hunt for the 20-year-old Cambridge City student or clues to her disappearance Sept. 12. She was seen last standing beside her disabled car on Ind. 37 just north of Martinsville, police said.

Shes was en route from her home to the I.U. campus at Bloomington. HER MOTHER, Marjorie Harmeier, said Sunday she was "pleading with whoever has Ann to release her or give us information concerning her." Mrs. Harmeier said she would be pleased with any bit of information or clues connected with her daughter's disappearance. State police detectives said they were "greatly impressed by the community effort and spirit the people of Cambridge City are showing." "Their efforts sooner or later may pay off," police said.

Detectives on the case were off duty yesterday. The Rev. Rose C. Taul, 32, the pastor of Cambridge City Presbyterian Church, which Miss Harmeier attends, said Sunday a telephone committee of three persons began contacting the Cambridge City residents at 8 p.m. Saturday.

THE GROUP left at 6 a m. Sunday from the Cambridge City High School gymnasium. "That's how committed this community (Cambridge City) is to finding Ann," said the Rev. Miss Taul. "We can call anybody from Cambridge City everybody wants to help find her.

"This community (population 2.500) is staying together. We know we have to because we have to get Ann back. FOR JUDGES "Perhaps the private discipline remedy is used too much. Perhaps there ought to be more cases of public re-primand, suspension or even disbarment. On the other hand, it the case is truly one for private reprimand then, of course, private reprimand wouldn't be private if you made it public" William B.

Spann President, American Bar Association. court, in its final judgment, decides the only punishment should be a private reprimand," Cardwell says. He says the HSPA feels that once a formal complaint is filed by the proper commission against a lawyer or judge, "all proceedings should be open. The rules should be completely revised." Those rules reflect a different set of standards for judges and lawyers ac Hit-Run Driver Kills Woman Near Airport Graham Charity Among Several Failing To Meet BBB Standards all the gospel and eternal salvation." The pontiff has been troubled this year by threats of a schism over the Vatican's moves toward modernity. HIS REMARKS about his approaching death echoed a sermon he gave this summer in which he said he saw "the threshold of the beyond" approaching.

Although the pope suffers from an arthritic condition that makes it painful tor him to walk, the Vatican has said repeatedly he is in relatively good health tor a man of his age and heavy work schedule. It also repeatedly has denied rumors he intends to resign on his birthday On Monday, the pontiff will mark his birthday by inaugurating the basilica's new bronze "Door of Good and Evil," which has carved scenes of slave trade in America and the Nazi massacre of hostages as symbols of evil. The birthday festivities will extend into October, with a display of 80 paintings and works of sculpture by modern artists. The pope also will celebrate a special mass Oct. 16 for participants of the fifth World Synod of Bishops, which opens next weekend solicitations, has developed a set of standards regarding the structure, finances and fund-raising methods for tax-exempt organizations.

They include public disclosure of an externally audited financial statement, including all income and costs for fund-raising activities. "An audit tells us the whole story about an organization," Miss O'Rourke said. SHE STRESSED that CBBB made no judgment about the worth of any group and said a listing implies neither approval or disapproval of the group's activities, but only whether or not it had complied with CBBB standards. Some other religious organizations on the list include the Braille Bible Founda-tion, Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, Children of God, Father Kelly's Home for Homeless Boys, the Unification Church, the Maryknoll Fathers, the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association, the Rev. Ike's United Christian Evangelistic Association, the United Jewish Appeal, the Universal Life Church and The Way International.

STANDARDS DIFFER ise handles Palestinian representation. ISRAEL'S REFUSAL to allow the PLO to attend the conference so far has stalemated all efforts to renew the talks. The Israelis refuse to deal with the PLO because of its long history of terrorism and because its charter calls for the dismantling of the Jewish state. Israeli government officials said the newly indorsed plan raises hopes that the conference still can meet before the end of the year, which has been a target of President Carter's Mideast policy. The United States and the Soviet Union are chairmen of the Geneva conference, which brought together Israel See ISRAEL Page 7 and who often has stayed with Mrs.

Harmeier since her daughter disappeared, said the groups would continue See COED Page 7 their home after leaving a friend's house. Before Honeycutt could turn off the car's engine, his wife opened the door on her side and ran behind the car and onto the expressway, where she was struck, police said. HONEYCUTT SAW the accident, but when police questioned him he was in shock and could remember little but seeing his wife's body flying through the air. Other witnesses gave police the description of the vehicle. The car being sought was described as a dark, 2-door, medium-sized older model with round headlights, rectangular tail-lights and a square grille.

The vehicle should have front-end damage from the accident, but its headlights were not broken, police believe. BLOOD AND clothing may be on the car's underside, police said. No license number was obtained. Born on a Army base at Verdun. France, Mrs.

Honeycutt lived here 19 years and was married three years ago. She was a 1975 Decatur Central High School graduate and a member of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. Services are pending at Farley Mar-wood Hill Chapel. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Chester D. Cummings of Indianapolis, and her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.

George Cummings of Cloverdale and Mrs. Loentine Sarazin of Chalons. France the suspect lawyer inordinate protection from public scrutiny. For example, any attorney who is the subject of an investigation involving allegations of misconduct may resign from the Indiana bar by delivering an affidavit to the Supreme Court saying he wishes to resign as a lawyer and admitting that the evidence against him is so overwhelming that he couldn't defend against it. In other words, he files the equivalent of a court plea of nolo contendre, he can't fight the charges and is willing to suffer the penalty.

But he doesn't have to face all the music. Besides sparing himself the embarrassment of suspension, disbarment, or whatever, the accused attorney gets another break under the rules. See LAWYER Page 6 Washington (UPI) The Council of Better Business Bureaus has been trying unsuccessfully for four years to get financial information about the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, an official said Sunday. Because the Graham organization refuses to provide the information, it has been placed on the council's "give, but give wisely" list of groups not meeting CBBB standards for charitable solicitation, vice president Helen O'Rourke said. A number of other religious and charitable groups, both well-known and obscure, also are listed.

MISS O'ROURKE, who directs the council's philanthropic advisory service, estimated 45 per cent of the 150,000 inquiries that reach the Better Business Bureaus every year concern religious organizations. "These groups don't have to be accountable, but we believe that as long as a group goes to the marketplace to solicit POPE RECEIVES CHEERS 80th Birthday Is Today "remain in the middle of history's tempest. The church remains fixed and strong in the events of this world to give its funds then the public has a right to know," she said. In the Graham case, she said, efforts to get the association to provide financial information included mailing of registered letters to its Minneapolis headquarters. But "we didn't get a reply." Evangelist Graham recently has drawn criticism following published reports his group has created a $23 million fund, including a $19.3 million portfolio of blue chip stocks and $3.6 million in land.

GRAHAM and his associates have declined to give details about the fund. But Graham denies any wrongdoing and has told his followers: "I can assure you that your contributions are' handled legally and with the highest sense of Christian ethics." Under law, his association is not required to make any of its financial records public. But the Better Business Bureau, seeking to protect the public from fraud in The Weather Joe Crow Says: If Panama won't let us use our canal, we won't buy any more of their hats. Indianapolis Sunny and mild Monday; high, 78. Fair and cool Monday night; low, 52.

Sunny and mild Tuesday; high, 75. Indiana Sunny and mild Monday; highs, 75-80. Fair and mild Monday night; lows, 50-55. Sunny and mild Tuesday, highs, 72-78. Today's Prayer Thank You for the opportunity of bringing a gift of kindness to someone today.

Lord. Then may we know the great love which You give to us all times. Amen. By PATRICK T. MORRISON A 20-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Sunday when she leaped from a parked car during an argument with her husband and ran onto the Airport Ex- Dresswav.

nnlirp said. fc'f" The victim, Nadine Honeycutt, 611 North Hamilton Avenue, was pronounced dead from multiple injuries on arrival at Wishard Memorial Hospital. Indianapolis police obtained only a sketchy description of the car iil' Mrs. Honeycutt which struck Mrs. Honeycutt.

The driver continued east on the expressway at high speed after knocking the victim about 100 feet. POLICE BROADCAST the vehicle's description hourly Sunday. Investigators said the accident occurred about 1 a.m., when Mrs. Honeycutt's husband, Larry. 21, pulled over to the side of the Airport Expressway at the entrance ramp to 1-70 when the couple began to quarrel.

Police said the Honeycutts were arguing over what route they should take to cused of misconduct. The Judiciary Law of 1972 spells out that once a judge is formally charged with misconduct by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications, every proceeding, including the Supreme Court's final decision, is open for public inspection. This is true even if the judgment involves no more than a censure by the court. BUT THE RULES governing the handling of misconduct charges brought against an individual lawyer by the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court are far more protective, Cardwell says. While the Supreme Court has said in its rules that evidentiary hearings before a special hearing officer generally are open, Cardwell believes it has afforded Lawyer Discipline Procedures 'Ambiguous Inside Today's Star Summary On Page 2 Amusement Poges 16-17 Bill Graham 20 Bridge 8 Collira 46 Comics 24 Crossword 20 Editorial! 18 Finance 30 Food.

14 Gossip 11 Obituaries 32 Sports 25-28 TV-Radio 21 Want 33-45 Weather 43 Women's 12-14 Star Telephone Numbers Circulation 633-9211 Main Office 633-1240 Want Ads 633-1212 Scores After 4:30 p.m 633-1200 CRIME ALERT If You See A Crime Committed Or Spot Suspicious Activity Call This Number Oil By CAROLYN PICKERING (Second Of Two Articles) Indiana Supreme Court rules governing the discipline of lawyers and judges and what discipline decisions are or are not on public record are "ambiguous, contradictory and full of conjecture," says Richard W. Cardwell, general counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association. A general rule of the court says hearings which elicit testimony concerning charges that a lawyer may be guilty of misconduct are open to the public. But the same Supreme Court rules prohibit public disclosure of the disposition of the case if a private censure is imposed. "IT IS RIDICULOUS to have open hearings then shut off the public if the.

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