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(3) In this section: A YIP The Courier-Journal, Monday morning, November 19, 1984 Regional news Clarksville police say when there's trouble, just call 'Crimebusters' 1 1 I Xf; X- 4 Is' Ktai7; if ft 284-4636. The number will be answered 24 hours a day, Hall said. He said he seized on the popular "busters" theme because "that's what everybody's into these days. It's catchy right now, and that's what we want." The "Crimebusters" name was Hall's idea, but it was Town Court Judge Richard Dickman who first suggested that police offer rewards for tips related to minor crimes. Rewards will range from $50 to $100, depending on the type of crime solved through the tip.

Capt. Richard Miley, coordinator of the Crimebusters program, designed the Crimebusters logo, which has been printed on bumper stickers and property labels that police are giving away. The logo features a caricature of a robber holding a bag of money. In a takeoff on the "Ghostbusters" logo, a diagonal line slashes across the criminal. Along with the Crimebusters hot line, police are encouraging town residents to identify their valuables with electric markers.

The markers can be borrowed from the police department. Police also will provide residents with stickers that say, "Warning: Crimebusters valuables on these premises marked for identification and registered with the Clarksville Police Department." In addition, police are encouraging residents to become involved in block-watch programs. A Crimebusters sign will be posted in neighborhoods that participate in a block-watch plan. little help William Ang of New with the help of a cane that supports him when he walks. to block McCloskey's certification Gibson County totals are incorrect Just a Albany mowed his lawn Saturday order to allow election officials to change the totals, but Gibson Circuit Judge Walter Palmer refused after McCloskey's lawyers argued that Mclntyre should be forced to proceed with his recount request.

Mclntyre said there was no need to go through the delay and expense of a recount when a simple mathematical correction would satisfy him. McCloskey's press aide, Ron Critchlow, accused the challenger of Mclntyre claims Complete but unofficial returns certified by county clerks showed McCloskey the winner by 72 votes, 116,841 to 116,769. Deputy Secretary of State Craig Campbell said those results probably would be certified as official today, unless it appears that a change in the Gibson County totals is imminent. Lockyear said a suit challenging the county's returns probably would By JUDITH EGERTON Courier-Journal Staff Writer CLARKSVILLE, Ind. The Clarksville Police Department is getting in the groove.

It hopes that by exploiting a recent trend, it can catch elusive criminals. The hit movie "Ghostbusters," with its snappy theme song, has spawned such spinoffs as nuke-busters, pricebusters, newsbusters and ratebusters. Now there's Crimebusters. Police Chief Gary Hall said the new program is aimed at reducing thefts, burglaries and other minor crimes. Information about 10 recent crimes will be publicized monthly on 50 posters and hundreds of flyers that police will distribute in public places.

Two radio stations, WXVW of Jeffersonville and WHAS of Louisville, also will inform people about the crimes. Rewards will be given for tips that result in crimes being solved. Crimes listed by Crimebusters this month include thefts, burglaries, vandalisms and a bomb threat. "Everyone deserves to have the crimes against them cleared up," Hall said. However, pursuing such crimes as bicycle thefts and vandalism can be fruitless because there are no clues.

"This is a way to develop some leads," Hall said. Apparently, the 3-day-old program is already working. Police have received promising tips involving a theft and a burglary, Hall said. Anyone with information about a crime can call Clarksville police at Suit will try By DAVID McCORMICK Associated Prtsi EVANSVILLE, Ind. Republican challenger Rick Mclntyre's lawyer said he plans to file suit today to block state certification of election returns showing Rep.

Frank McClos-key the winner of the 8th Congressional District race. Ted Lockyear said he would file suit in Gibson County seeking a court order that would force county election officials to change their vote totals to correct an alleged miscalculation that gave McCloskey 1 1 1 extra votes. That would make Mclntyre, a state representative from Bedford, the winner by 39 votes. Not-so-trivial pursuit leads to challenge for charity By BETTY WINSTON BAYE Couritr-Jeurnal Staff Writtr Their knowledge and quick recall of little-known facts in such divergent categories as sports, science, literature and the silver screen paid off yesterday for the First National Bank of Louisville team, which took top honors in the Trivial Pursuit Challenge. Nervous tension filled the air at Hyatt Regency Louisville as players stroked their chins and tapped their foreheads in an effort to make the answers come forth.

Teams competed for almost seven hours as competitors wracked their brains to answer questions so they could move their pieces around plastic Trivial Pursuit boards set up on several tables lin-ing one of the skywalks at the hotel. The players were often baffled by such questions as who played Stanley opposite Sir Cedric Hard-wicke's Dr. Livingstone, and what letter in Mick Jagger's signature is most exaggerated. The answers, in case you've forgotten, are Spencer Tracy and The teams entered in yesterday's competition came from throughout Louisville, and from such cities as Lexington, Madison-ville and Dawson Springs. But the players not only came to match wits at Trivial Pursuit the board game that has taken American and Canadian trivia buffs by storm since its debut a few years ago but for a worthy cause.

The money raised yesterday benefited the Easter Seal Society. The teams in the competition most of which were sponsored by companies had to pay at least $150 to play all day. Some paid much more than that, according to Tim Jordan, a spokesman for the Kentucky Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc. Nationally, the society and Sel-chow Righter the makers of Trivial Pursuit, hope to raise as winner "hopping from one county to another, impounding ballots and then seeking to un-impound them until he gets a number he's happy with." Mclntyre said, "It appears Mr. McCloskey wants to stall solely in the hope of being temporarily certified the winner based on numbers he knows are incorrect claiming totals he didn't get." Mclntyre said it is likely that recounts will be sought in several counties and that the dispute will be brought before the U.S.

House of Representatives, the final judge of congressional races. A challenge before the House could stretch well into 1985. Staff Photo by Tammy Lachnor StaH Photo by Tammy Lechngr Professoi at Purdue pushes for math credit By LEE DEMBART Tht Los Angeles Times The recent proof of an important, long-unsolved conjecture in mathematics has touched off an angry controversy in which the solver has denounced his colleagues and charged that others are trying to steal the credit for what is being called "a great mathematical achievement." Other mathematicians say the discoverer, Louis de Branges, 52. of Purdue University, is overreacting to imagined provocations and damaging his reputation. Mathematicians were startled last summer when de Branges produced a powerful proof of what is called the Bieberbach conjecture, which had stumped the best minds in the field since it was proposed in 1916.

The conjecture, which has no immediate practical use, deals with the coefficients, or multipliers, of an infinite power series and is related to calculus. The controversy that has grown out of de Branges' proof reveals that mathematics is driven by the same motivations, frailties and foibles that are found in more mundane work. De Branges has had difficulties throughout his mathematical career, stemming in part from two much-publicized proofs of famous problems that he published, one in 1964 and one in 1970, that subsequently turned out to be false. As a result, he says, his large contribution of correct and important work has been overlooked and he has been relegated to teaching freshman calculus courses at Purdue. "I can be criticized for the mis-, takes," he said.

"But what's wrong in the criticism is not acknowledging the fact that I have a substantial record of publication and contribution in mathematics. I have had a very active career over this time. I'm definitely part of this game. "But my work hadn't been properly recognized. My work was very different from that of others, and I had difficulties because my work was good.

People who do good work and make others insecure are going to suffer. "It was a question of power. A lot of people wanted to make sure that I was kept down. My competitors in the world of mathematics are very prestigious and important people." He declined to name any of the people he was, referring to because "there's a lack of evidence. All these things that happen are done covertly." Last spring, de Branges announced that he had proved the Bieberbach conjecture and sent about a dozen 385-page manuscripts containing the proof to experts in the field.

His manuscript contained several errors at the beginning, which in the end turned out not to be crucial. Because of the manuscript's length, its See ANGRY PACE'S 3, col. 1, this section block state certification of McCloskey as the winner. Gibson County Clerk Don Lutz said last week that he was aware of the discrepancy, but claimed a court order impounding ballots in the county prohibited him from changing vote totals. That order was issued after Mclntyre filed suit seeking a recount in Gibson County.

Lockyear sought a court order Friday to lift the impoundment in The captain of the victorious First National Bank team was Rick Harned, a bank vice president. He celebrated the victory with team members Jerry White and Houston Cockrell, also vice presidents, and Barbara Brunner, a staff officer at the bank. Besides the fun and competition, Ms. Brunner echoed the sentiments of several other players when she said, "I play with friends all the time, but I doubt if I would have given up a whole day, a Sunday, if it had not been for charity." Members of the First National X. i Vs -1 Himoifidrf -J compete for the championship.

The money from the entry fees will be given to the Easter Seal Society. Two teams battled during a game of Trivial Pursuit yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Louisville. Each team contributed $150 to Bank team received individual trophies for their efforts, as well as gold-plated Trivial Pursuit playing pieces and coupons for free dinners at restaurants around the city and the state. The top runners-up were teams from the law firm Williams Pal-more and the Capital Holding both of Louisville. And though they didn't win top prizes for their play, members of the Beta Mu Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at Transylvania University in Lexington should have gotten awards for the most enthusiasm.

Whenever they an $1 million through benefit challenge matches in 80 cities. Jordan said yesterday that it was too early to tell how much money has been generated for the local society because a few teams had entered the challenge, but had not showed up for the competition. Nonetheless, there were prizes for all who entered, Jordan said, including free weekend stays at Hyatt Regency hotels in Louisville, Lexington and Columbus, Ohio, for teams that contributed at least $500. Other prizes included Trivial Pursuit mugs and T-shirts. swered a question correctly, everyone knew it by the roar that went up at their table.

Bruce Shutte, a member of the Citizens Fidelity Bank team, admitted that he had not been playing Trivial Pursuit for very long, but he said, "We were all anxious to play for a good cause, and the fact is that we're all real trivial." Bill Craft of Madisonville said some of the competition yesterday was pretty stiff, and described he and his teammates as "masters of the insignificant.".