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Br 6 THE Editions JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1980 Jury finds man guilty in death of youth By JO ELLEN MEYERS SHARP Courier-Journal Staff Writer A Jefferson Circuit Court jury found John Milton Walker guilty of murder yesterday in the stabbing death of a 16- year-old Louisville boy last October. It recommended life in prison. The victim, Richard W. Davis of 117 Pennsylvania died a few hours after being stabbed in the chest at Haesley's Cafe, 2044 Frankfort Oct. 28.

Walker, 32, of the 1100 block of Lexington Road, testified that he did not stab the boy. said Davis "intimidated" him by standing near his bar stool. Walker said he'd been in a fight in the bar a few days earlier and was looking for the boy who'd hit him on the head with a pool cue. But the bartender, James R. Stewart, testified that he told Walker that the boy who hit him was not there.

Witnesses said there was no conversation or argument between Davis and Walker. Davis was standing by a pool table when Walker came from behind and struck him in the chest, several said. Several witnesses testified that they saw Walker with a shiny object in his hand but that they didn't see him actually stab Davis. Several said they saw Walker strike the boy in the chest with his fist clenched. A few people said they saw Walker with a knife as left the bar.

Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney William Knopf told the jury that "only one person struck that boy and that's this person here," as he pointed to Walker. Walker's attorney, Tim McCall, told the jury that "psychology played a role" in people's testimony. The night incident, no one reported to police that he had 1 seen a knife, he said. But as people began to learn what happened, they began seeing "shiny objects" and "finally a knife." Circuit Judge Joseph Eckert ordered Walker held without bond. Sentencing was set for July 23.

Man pleads guilty in death Rynold Nathaniel Brock pleaded guilty yesterday in Jefferson Circuit Court to reckless! homicide in the slaying of a 19-year-old Louisville man. Douglas Hunter Wilson, of 718 E. Burnett died of two gunshot wounds 12 at Hemlock Pit Barbecue in the 1400 block of Hemlock Street. Brock, 20, of the 1400 block of Hemlock Street, was originally charged with murder. Circuit Judge Charles Anderson declared a mistrial in January when a jury found Brock not guilty of murder but was unable to reach a verdict on manslaughter.

Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney John W. Stewart recommended a fiveyear term. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18. WEATHER SEATTLE SOUTHERN INDIANA DEATHS CORYDON Mrs. Cecil Conrad, 68, died Tuesday at her home.

She was the former Lucille Stark and a member of Zoar United Methodist Church. Survivors besides her husband include a son, Forrest Conrad of Lanesville; two daughters, Mrs. Lois Baumgartle of Appleton, and Mrs. Linda Parrish; three brothers, Robert Earl Stark, both of Lanesville, and Herman Stark; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Romines of New Albany, Mrs.

Laverne Vaughn of Laconia, Audrey Summers of Elizabeth, Mrs. Helen Sample of Jeffersonville and Mrs. Evelyn Ferguson; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation at Gehlbach Royse Funeral Home will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday.

JEFFERSONVILLE Cobie Hoback, 91, of 29 Center died Tuesday Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville. He was a native of LaRue County, a retired marine engineer, a veteran of World War I and a member of American Veterans. include two daughters, Mrs. Edna Jones of Jeffersonville and Mrs. Albert Long of Johnstown, a son, Vance Hoback Louis; 18 grandchildren; and 18 grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Scott Funeral Home, with burial in Charlestown Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday. JEFFERSONVILLE Mrs.

Helen Williams Gibson, 76, of Eastlawn Arms Apartments, died Monday at Clark County Memorial Hospital. She was a retired registered nurse at Kosair Crippled Children Hospital in Louisville and a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Walter E. Gibson; two sons, William Gibson of Lawrenceville, and Donald Gibson; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Coffield of Denver and Mrs.

Ruth Willcox; grandchildren; and a great grandchild. be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Scott Funeral Home, with burial in Walnut Ridge Cemetery. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the building fund at First Christian Church. JEFFERSONVILLE Mrs.

Aileen Bowyer Funk, 81, of 823 Meigs died Monday at her home. She was a member of Morton Memorial Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Everett T. two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Cartwright of Scottsburg and Mrs.

Evelyn Watkins of Indianapolis. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Coots Funeral Home, with burial in Walnut Ridge Cemetery. LANESVILLE Mrs. Ida A.

Kerstiens Ehlers, 66, of Route 1, Lanesville, died Tuesday at her home. Survivors include her husband, William S. Ehlers; five sons, David, Edward, Michael, Steve and Anthony Ehlers, all of Lanesville; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Kulbitskas of Springfield, and Ehlers of Lanesville; a sister, Mrs. Irene Caulfield of Clarksville; a brother, Al Kerstiens of Scottsville; and four grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Fri- (001 PAUL 70 BOSTON 33 NEW 76 CHICAGO 59 59 SAN FRANCISCO' DENVER OMAHA INDIANAPOLIS 76 COLUMBUS. 66 88 .61 52 103 56 WASHINGTON, D.C. ST. LOUIS 59 )LAS LOUISVILLE: 99 LOS ANGELES 62 74 ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE ROCK 63, 175.

DALLAS( 98 75 NEW CLEAR HOUSTON 173 92 961 PARTLY CLOUDY 75 CLOUDY RAIN WARM MIAMIO 037 HIGH PREDICTED LOW SNOW Based on National Weather Service and AP reports COLD FRONT WARM FRONT STATIONARY FRONT Showers are forecast today over wide areas of the nation. Kentucky forecast Indiana forecast Mostly sunny and a little warmer today, increasing Periods of cloudiness with a chance of thunder. cloudiness with a slight chance of showers tonight, showers today, tonight and tomorrow; highs in the partly sunny with a few widely scattered showers low to mid-80s today and in the upper 70s to low 80s tomorrow; highs in the mid- to upper 70s today and tomorrow, lows tonight in the low to mid-40s. Winds tomorrow, lows tonight in the upper 50s to around 60. southerly at around 10 mph today.

Chance of rain Winds southerly at around 10 mph today. Chance of today is 30 percent. rain tonight is 20 percent. Selected cities weather summary Temperatures indicate overnight lows, daytime highs. Precipitation for 24 hours, ending at 8 p.m..

EDT. Yesterday's Today's Yesterday's Today's City Lo-Hi Prec. Forecasts Lo-Hi City Lo-Hi Prec. Forecasts Lo-Hi Albany 48-73 .00 Sunny 47-79 Little Rock 64-72 .48 Showers 63-75 Albuquerque .00 Sunny 62-99 Los 63-81 .00 Partly Cloudy Anchorage. 47-52 .25 Cloudy 45-58 Atlanta 71-91 .88 Thunderstorms 55-77 .00 Sunny Atlantic City 54-67 .00 Sunny 56-71 75-95 .00 Partly Cloudy Memphis 68-83 .01 Showers Baltimore 52-79 Sunny Miami 79-85 .00 Fair Billings 56-84 .00 Thunderstorms Milwaukee 44-73 .00 Showers 54-65 Birmingham 69-92 Partly Cloudy Paul 55-82 .00 Partly Cloudy Boise 54-84 Sunny 55-86 62-77 .00 Showers 64-83 Boston 56-69 .00 Partly Cloudy New 70-95 1.49 Partly Cloudy Buffalo 42-63 Cloudy 52-73 New 59-77 Sunny 59-76 Burlington, Vt.

45-73 Partly Cloudy Norfolk, Va. 63-74 Partly Cloudy Casper. 40-85 Sunny Oklahoma City 70-85 Partly Cloudy 72-87 Charleston, S.C....... 74-89 Partly Cloudy Omaha 59-81 .00 Partly Cloudy 59-78 Charleston, W.Va....48-76 Partly Cloudy Orlando. 68-94 Fair 71-92 Charlotte, N.C.

65-73 Cloudy Philadelphia 52-77 Sunny 54-79 Sunny 48-80 Phoenix Sunny 76-109 Chicago 42-74 Partly Cloudy 56-78 Pittsburgh 44-73 Partly Cloudy 43-70 Cincinnati 47-73 Partly Cloudy 56-80 50-70 Sunny 46-70 38-67 .00 Partly Cloudy Portland, Ore. 55-72 .00 Partly Cloudy Columbia, S.C......... 68-74 .25 Partly Cloudy 65-82 Partly Cloudy Columbus, Ohio 44-71 .00 Partly Cloudy Rapid City 48-78 Partly Cloudy Dallas-Ft. Worth 76-99 Partly Cloudy 44-91 Sunny 45-80 45-74 Partly Cloudy Richmond 56-79 Partly Cloudy 59-84 Denver 55-86 Sunny 56-88 St. 56-80 Partly Cloudy Des Moines 56-74 Partly Cloudy St.

Pete- 71-91 Fair 72-90 43-71 Sunny 51-73 Salt Lake City 51-89 Sunny 55-89 El Paso Sunny 71-105 San 61-70 Partly Cloudy 53-63 Rain 44-60 San 52-64 Sunny 52-66 46-86 Fair 45-84 San Juan, P.R........ 79-90 Partly Croudy 78-90 Hartford 53-77 Partly Cloudy Sault Ste. Marie. 36-73 Partly Cloudy 40-62 Honolulu Partly Cloudy Seattle 52-65 Cloudy 52-48 Houston. 80-96 Partly Cloudy 76-95 Partly Cloudy Las Vegas Fair 70-103 Wichita 66-74 .20 Partly Cloudy Kansas City Partly Cloudy Washington, D.C.....

56-78 Sunny 61-83 Juneau 45-56 Showers 44-60 Tulsa 68-72 4.05 Partly Cloudy Jackson, 69-95 Partly Cloudy Topeka 54-84 Partly Cloudy Indianapolis. 46-73 Partly Cloudy 53-70 Partly Cloudy 66-95 8888288 Partly Cloudy 70-93 Fair 73-105 day at St. Mary's Catholic with burial in the church Visitation at Kraft Funeral New Albany after 6 p.m. Church, cemetery. Home in Wednesday.

ORLEANS Henry M. Wright, 86, Route 2, Orleans, died Monday at Bedford Medical Center. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, the former Inez Lynton; a daughter, Mrs. Wynema Smith of Marion; a stepson, Bernard Lambert of Villa Park, a sister, Mrs.

Eva Belcher of Leesburg; six grandchildren; and two great The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Ochs Funeral Home, with burial in Orleans Fairview Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 3 p.m. Wednesday. PAOLI Mrs.

Mary E. Milligan, 62, died Tuesday at Orange County Hospital. She was a member of United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include three stepdaughters, Mrs. Betty Slayton, Mrs.

Minnie Chapman and Mrs. Bonnie Elliott, and a sister, Mrs. Rachel Brinson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dillman-Ellis Funeral Home, with burial in Claysville Cemetery near Lavonia.

Visitation at the funeral home will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday. SALEM Mrs. Kathleen McClintock, 90, died Tuesday at Washington County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Salem Presbyterian Church and Daughters of American Revolution.

Survivors include a daughter, Eleanor McClintock of Indianapolis; a son, Charles McClintock; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dewalt Funeral Home, with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

VEVAY Mrs. Myrtle, Nay, 86, formerly of Switzerland County, died Tuesday in Madison. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Haskell. Morrison Funeral Home, in Caledonia Cemetery near Moorefield.

Visitation at the funeral home will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Holes in pipeline fixed after oil leaks into river NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) Two holes in a Standard Oil of Ohio pipeline through eastern Indiana were repaired yesterday after an undetermined amount of crude oil leaked into the Flat Rock River. Conservation officer Guy Cobb said he didn't think the spill would pose a serious threat to human or animal life near the small river in southern Henry County.

The breaks in the pipeline, repaired with clamps, were caused by corrosion, said R. J. O'Hara, district supervisor for the oil firm. He said temporary dams were set up to catch most of the oil. The thickest pools of oil will be pumped from the water in the next few days.

Ohio River levels The following the forecasts for river stages at 7 a.m. for the next three days and yesterday's 7 a.m. reading: Yester- Today's Tomor- Next Flood day's fore- row's day's stage stage cast forecast foreLOCATION (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) cast Pittsburgh, 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.4 Gallipolis, Ohio 18.9 19.7 19.6 16.5 Ashland, 52 34.4 34.3 34.2 Greenup Dam 54 21.1 22.4 20.0 18.5 Portsmouth, Ohio 19.4 20.7 18.5 17.0 Maysville, Ky. 50 34.1 34.4 34.0 33.9 Meidahl, Ohio 18.2 21.0 19.5 17.5 Cincinnati 52 27.4 27.7 27.7 27.1 Markland Dam 18.8 20.8 20.8 18.3 Louisville (UG) 23 13 12.2 12.1 12.1 Louisville 20.6 20.7 17.5 Dam ...42 15.4 16.0 17.8 16.0 Newburgh, Ind. (LG) ...38 18.5 18.1 19.1 18.8 Evansville, 42 17.0 16.5 17.0 17.5 Uniontown Dam (LG) ..37 19.0 18.3 19.0 19.6 Shawneetown, Ill.

33 18.8 17.8 18.7 19.1 Dam 50, Ky. 20.2 19.0 20.1 20.6 (LG) lewer gauge, (UG) upper on gauge Kentucky farm weather Sunshine: Will average 50 to 70 percent today and tomorrow. Precipitation: Will average less than one quarter inch through tomorrow. Humidity: Will rise to above 80 percent tonight and lower to 50 to 60 percent today and tomorrow. Soil temperatures: Are currently in the low to mid70s and will fall slightly through tomorrow.

Livestock weather safety Index: Will generally be in the safe category through tomorrow, briefly rising into the marginal category this afternoon. Man accused in booby-trap death is free on bond Associated Press LAFAYETTE, Ind. The parents of a Romney man accused of setting a fatal booby trap to discourage burglars have put up $10,000 worth of land to gain their son's release. Gary A. Ratcliff, 27, was held in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a murder charge after the death of a Stockwell teen-ager last week.

He was released Monday by County Judge David Crouse. Ratcliff was arrested after a shotgun rigged to the door of his mobile home went off, killing Robert Sullivan, 16, whom police described as an intruder. Chief deputy prosecutor Darrel Diamond raised no objection at the brief hearing on Ratcliff's petition for bond. Diamond said that approving bond for a murder suspect is "not the most typical thing," but that "it's not unknown." He would not explain why he made no objection to the bond request. "I don't think it's proper for a prosecuting attorney to comment on specific actions taken," he said.

"I don't think it's appropriate for me to be discussing our Originally, Ratcliff was held on a charge of reckless homicide. But Diamond had the charge changed to murder. Now the deputy prosecutor says he might change the charge back to reckless homicide. "I'm not in a position to announce anything like that," Diamond said in a telephone interview. "We hope to get the final charge on file sometime this week." Reducing the charge will depend on what Ratcliff "foresaw as the result of his action," Diamond said.

On the advice of his lawyer, E. Kent Moore, Ratcliff will not talk to reporters. Under Indiana law a person can use reasonable force including deadly force to prevent or terminate an attack on his home or property. "The issue is what is reasonably believed to be necessary under the circumstances," Diamond said. Diamond said Ratcliff may have exhibited a reckless state of mind in setting up the booby trap, a shotgun wired to the door of his trailer.

Meanwhile, charges of attempted burglary were dropped against Rick Cornell, who reportedly gave Sullivan a ride to the trailer. Judge Pro Tem Michael J. O'Reilly of Tippecanoe County Court said the prosecution had not shown probable cause that a crime had been committed by Cornell, 20, of Stockwell. Standiford Field 7 a.m. 55 p.m.

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Antigua 3 P.M. Athens 2 P.M. Beirut 2 P.M. Berlin 1 P.M. Bonn P.M.

Buenos Aires 8 A.M. Cairo 2 P.M. Casablanca Noon Copenhagen P.M. Dublin Noon Geneva 1 P.M. Hong Kong 8 P.M.

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