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MAX B2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Late Night Quartet delivers big, robust performance TAX Continued from Page 1 the supply of crude oil in the Midwest is down 9.7 percent, and the region's finished gasoline stocks are down 10.6 percent, compared to a five-year average for September. The state views an 8 percent decrease in stocks as an emergency, 0Bannon said. While the federal government has released oil from its strategic reserves, O'Bannon said it might take a month before that makes an impact here. "We're just watching it almost day by day," O'Bannon said. "I don't intend to extend (the suspension) past 120 days, and 1 don't foresee another energy emergency," he added.

While prices were higher last summer, low supplies of gasoline have been an underlying concern since the energy crisis arose, said O'Bannon aide Cheryl Reed. The state still has low supplies at a time when refineries traditionally shut down for maintenance and also shift their production from gasoline to heating oil, she noted. Prices reached nearly $2 a gallon earlier this year. The current average for a gallon of regular gasoline in the state in September was $1.46. according to the AAA's gasoline price survey.

High prices led consumers to call the AAA Hoosier Motor Club's office in Indianapolis last winter and spring, said Greg Seiter, media relations manager for the auto club. Those calls have dropped off since prices went down and the governor suspended the sales tax, he said. "1 wouldn't say people have grown accustomed to the gas prices being as high as they are right now," Seiter said. "But I think people are informed and aware enough now of what's going on and that they realize the governor's tax suspension does save them a little bit of money." he said. "It's not significant, but it is a savings, and for a good part of the summer, it did keep Indiana as the lowest in the country as far as gas prices." Contact Rob Schneider at (317) 444-6278 or via e-mail at rob.schneiderstamews.com exotic allure.

As satisfying as it was to hear this Russian fare, I found myself getting far more into the Brahms Quintet. The long opening movement featuring several protracted melodies is quite pianistic, giving Angelov's considerable virtuosity its moment in the sun. The second movement, marked Andante, was a good showcase of hushed control, and a test of whether the instruments "breathed" well together. Something that really contributed to uniform phrasing here was violist Andre Dogadin's vigilance. He watched various other players closely particularly the first violin and cello.

The third movement of Brahms was another outstanding scherzo for the group, but this one was marchlike, both sweet and substantial. Contact Whitney Smith at (317) 444-6226 or via e-mail at whitney.smithstarnews.com IN BRIEF CITYSTATE MISSING Continued from Page 1 Barker went to places like PTs Showclub, a bar that features exotic dancers. Fry worked there before her disappearance. The family even hired a private investigator and wrote elected leaders, including U.S. Reps.

Dan Burton and Julia Carson, and Gov. Frank O'Bannon. "On every little thing I could, I stayed involved," Barker said. "But sometimes you get consumed with it, and I had to step back a few days," said Barker, who works at a Fort Wayne hospital. According to police and Fry's family, Fry was at a Northeastside apartment the night before she disappeared, partying with several people, including her former boyfriend.

Barker says her sister overdosed on drugs or alcohol, lost consciousness and was carried from the apartment to someone's car, which left the scene. Fry was never seen again. That's the story some witnesses have told police, but others at the party have disputed that account, Vann said. He won't name the suspects in Fry's disappearance but says there are some. Fry's ex-boyfriend has consis tently told detectives he last saw Fry in Greenwood the day she disappeared, Vann said.

Because it has taken so long to sort out the facts, Barker suspects that her sister's work as an exotic dancer prompted police to put the case on the back burner. Someone's background shouldn't matter in a missing persons investigation, said the FBI's Paul Bresson, but he concedes that sometimes it does. "To be realistic, if you've got the son or daughter of a prominent businessman or political figure missing, a lot of times they will grab enormous media attention, and there will be pressure put on those local departments," Bresson said. Take, for example, the case of Jill Behrman, an Indiana University student who disappeared while riding her bicycle in Bloomington in late May. A $50,000 reward is being offered.

Search parties have been organized, and there's a Web site devoted to Behrman's disappearance. The case has been the subject of many newspaper stories and TV accounts. Barker wishes that her sister's case had attracted as much attention. Officials understand that missing persons investigations can be frustrating for everyone involved. Ensemble Music Society Guest artists: The XXX 72 St.

Petersburg Quartet, with pianist Ludmil Angelov. Program: Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, op. 57, selections from Alexander Glazunov's Five Novelettes for string quartet, op. 15, and Johannes Brahms' Piano Quintet in op. 34.

Location: Indiana Historical Society. Star ratings: 4 excellent. 3 good, 2 fair. 1 poor By Whitney Smith STAFF WRITER It was with reassuring strains from a Russian string quartet and a Bulgarian pianist that Ensemble Music Society opened its 2000-01 concert season Wednesday night. The superb St.

Petersburg Quartet, which formed in Russia 15 years ago and now is serving a residency at Oberlin College in Ohio, can be appreciated on several levels. The quartet's big, robust sound The family, obviously, they're distraught, and they think the police aren't doing everything they can," said Sgt. Hal McGlinsey, who leads the missing persons branch of the Indianapolis Police Department. Fry's disappearance has taken a toll on the entire family. Fry's mother, Dale Coleman, left their father and moved to Mississippi.

The two have divorced after 35 years of marriage, Barker said. For the first few years, Coleman wrapped Christmas presents for Fry and put them under the tree. Barker said her mother has trouble accepting that Fry one of six children probably won't return alive. Barker hopes the family one day knows what happened. She has a nagging feeling someone knows something more about Fry's disappearance.

Before the family says goodbye to a sister, aunt and daughter they can't bury, they hope that person comes forward. "If something like this happened to one of my four kids, I couldn't handle it," Barker said, Anyone with information about Fry's disappearance may call 899-8508. Contact Monica Scandlen at (317) 327-7939 or via e-mail at monica.scandlenstamews.com 4 1 -Ml 1 Wk, temporary note, then shifted into a Romantic gear, where it remained for the rest of the scheduled program. The opening Shostakovich Piano Quintet was created during the World War II era, as the Ensemble Music Society was. After a prelude and a meaty fugue came a lively scherzo, and it was a standout example of how the ensemble projected unity, while also allowing for individual instrumental expression.

During the Intermezzo, the first violin struck up a fine balance with accompanying cello and piano lines. The three Glazunov Novelettes chosen from a group of five made for a sweet set. Starting things off was Alia spagnuola, featuring a nationalistic Spanish sound; it was played with eloquent, boldly stated cello figures. Cello also was prominent in the ensuing Interludium. The concluding Orientale offered themes taken from Russian operas, according to the program notes, and it was played with a sense of "I'm just leaving it in God's hands.

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Because of her Catholic upbringing, she does not believe in the death penalty. "I wouldn't care if he was in there for life, if he could sit there every day and think about what he did," she said. "I'm just leaving it in God's hands. Whatever happens, happens. I just don't want him to ever get out and do this to another family." The other sentencing this week involves Veal, whose two-day sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin today.

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Its synergy wasn't disrupted by the pianist, either. In fact, Ludmil Angelov often enhanced it. That was as it should have been, but it's also gratifying when you consider that the Bulgarian-born keyboardist who is now based in Spain replaced Justin Blasdale, the originally scheduled pianist, who had cancelled because of ill health. The first half of this gala season-opening concert was all Russian. The show commenced on a con FATES Continued from Page 1 on Christmas Day.

"We were very upset," she said. "He Is guilty, he did do it and it was a big loss to us. We can't believe we're going through this all the time." Thompson was tried again this spring. The second jury found him guilty and recommended the death penalty. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, who heard Thompson's second trial, is not obligated to follow the jury's recommendation.

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Perkins shook her head Tuesday as the jury delivered its verdict after nearly four hours of deliberation. She faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing Oct. 20. According to a probable cause af- fidavit, Perkins struck a 6-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in a Fort Wayne neighborhood. He suffered minor injuries.

The child's parents tried to keep Perkins from leaving until police arrived. The mother, Cynthia Long, stood in front of the vehicle. Perkins reportedly told Long that if she didn't get out of the way, she'd run her over. Perkins then accelerated, striking Long and causing her to fly onto the truck's hood. Perkins ran head-on into another car, and Long was thrown off.

Long's knee was crushed, and she broke two bones in her leg. State Police trooper is cleared of charges in fatal car crash Lafayette A State Police trooper will not face criminal charges or a traffic citation for a fatal.crash in Montgomery County early last month in which he failed to yield. Trooper William G. Warren, 25, was driving a squad car during an Aug. 3 crash that killed Carol A.

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