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Early Edition 4 THE COURIER -JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1993 STAFF PHOTO BY STEWART BOWMAN RESTAURANT WORK SAILING ALONG: I Michael Jackson, an employee at the University of Kentucky's Physical Plant Division, installed a light fixture this week as plumber Rex Tyson installed a drain for a new Long John Silver's restaurant inside the UK Student Center. It's the first Long John Silver's to be located on a college campus and will be managed by the UK food-service department, which is the restaurant's licensee. Naming of Indiana gaming panel delayed by tough search for members INDIANAPOLIS Finding qualified members for the state commission that will oversee riverboat gambling has been such a difficult task that Gov. Evan Bayh declined yesterday to say unequivocally that the panel will be named by the Sept. 1 statutory deadline.

But Bayh said he would do his best to meet the deadline, and he "insisted that if he could not, the delay would be a few days at the most. More important, he said it would not endanger communities' plans to referendums in November to decide whether floating casinos should be allowed to dock on their shores. Some community leaders are already wondering whether there is time to do everything necessary the riverboat gambling law and state election laws and still hold in November. Under the riverboat gambling law, the special election must be financed by an operator who has applied to the Indiana Gaming Commission, but no one can apply until the commission is in place. "What's crucial," Bayh said "is that they be appointed in time for a referendum to be held in November.

That will be done." If the appointments must be announced a few days late, "I don't think two or three days is going to be all that big a deal," he said. Bayh said his concerns are twofold: Finding qualified people who fit the legislature's specifications and ensuring that the state police has enough time to do background checks. The background investigations are to ensure that commissioners have no financial connections to applicants for riverboat licenses and no connections of any kind to shady characters. The legislature set out rigid specifications for the seven commission members. At least one must be experienced in law enforcement, one must be a certified public accountant and one must be a lawyer.

Three must come from counties that border the Ohio River, three must come from counties that border Lake Michigan and one must come from elsewhere. Not more than four may be affiliated with the same political party. Because six members must come from counties that have an interest in the outcome, Bayh said, it's difficult to find i impartial people who aren't connected by blood, friendship or business to people who want to operate a riverboat. Another complication, he said, is that "for a period of months, (the job) will involve a lot of time, a lot of work and pay nothing." He said his office has approached a couple of people "who would love to have served but couldn't give up their jobs" to sit on a volunteer commission. Once the appointments are made, Bobby Small, Bayh's executive assistant, said, "we're going to recommend strongly" to the new commissioners that they quickly establish a method for accepting operators' applications a necessary step so operators can pay for the special elections.

For the referendums to be held in November, everything will have to fall into place in the two weeks or so after the appointments are made. Local election officials face a practical deadline of Sept. 15 to Sept. 20 for the ballots to be finalized so that absentee ballots are available by Oct. 3, Small said.

He added that he didn't think that would be a problem since the ballot is less complicated than that for most elections. It will merely ask voters: "Shall license be issued to permit riverboat gambling in County?" Police probe official's tie to gaming venture LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. The State Police and a special prosecutor are investigating City Attorney David Zerbe's financial ties to a venture that has preliminary approval to develop a riverboat at Lawrenceburg. The investigations center on Zerbe's connections to Argosy Gaming an Alton, riverboat operator, and a West Lafayette investment group called Centaur according to a report published yesterday in The Evansville Courier. Argosy has a preliminary agreement with Lawrenceburg which is about 20 miles from Cincinnati for exclusive docking rights for a floating casino at a city-owned Ohio River site.

The casino would be operated jointly with Centaur. State police Superintendent Lloyd Jennings confirmed that his agency's white-collar crime unit was investigating the case but said he had not received a status report. Dearborn County Prosecutor Jim Humphrey has named Boone County Prosecutor Rebecca McClure as special prosecutor in the case. Neither would comment specifically on the case. Lawrenceburg officials said a final deal on a casino would not be negotiated until after a Nov.

2 referendum in Dearborn County aimed at legalizing riverboat gambling. Mayor Donald Combs said the city worked out the deal with Argosy and Centaur officials in early March. On March 16, Zerbe told the city he was a financial partner in LOUISVILLE AREA FUNERALS rence, 70. The body was cremated. Memorial service: 2 p.m.

Friday, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 330 N. Hubbards Lane. Visitation: her home, after 3 p.m. Friday.

Arrangements: Pearson's. Hiep Van Le, 48, of 5034 Wabash Place. Visitation: Ratterman's, 2114 W. Market after 9 a.m. Friday.

There will be no funeral. Kermit Garvin Miller, 63, a native of Grayson County. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway. Visitation: after 11 a.m.

Friday. John E. Passmore, 69, of 2133 Lowell Ave. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, St.

Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Bardstown Road and Lancashire Avenue. Arrangements: Barrett Funeral Home. Hester Ellen Watkins Reynolds, 86, South Louisville, a native of Hardin County. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, O.

D. White Sons Funeral Home, 2727 S. Third St. Lee W. Sandidge, 68.

Graveside service: 1 p.m. Friday, Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation: O. D. White Sons Funeral Home, 2727 S.

Third after 10 a.m. Friday. KENTUCKY DEATHS ALBANY Beulah Mae Irwin, 86, died Thursday in Glasgow. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Talbott Funeral Home.

Visitation after 1 p.m. Friday. BENTON Lawrence York, 78, died Thursday in Paducah. His wife, Molene, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Filbeck Cann Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. BEREA Dorsie Powell, 76, died Wednesday in Richmond. Her husband, Roscoe, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Osborne-Wray Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. BOONEVILLE Jackie Marshall, 33, Ricetown, died there Wednesday after an illness.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Searcy Strong Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. BOWLING GREEN William Patrick Gehrean 80, died here Thursday.

Memorial Mass, 2 p.m. Monday, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Enid, Okla. Arrangements: Johnson-Vaughn Funeral Home. CADIZ Ruth Miller son, 74, Hialeah, formerly of Cadiz, died Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla.

Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Goodwin Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. CANEYVILLE The Rev.

uel R. McCloud, 71, died Thursday in Leitchfield. His wife, Mary Frances, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Millwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Visitation at Dermitt Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Saturday. CENTRAL CITY Eura Mae Adcock, 63, died Wednesday i in Madisonville. Her husband, Russell, survives. Funeral, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Tucker Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. CENTRAL CITY Marvin Rector Ross, 83, died Wednesday in Greenville. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Tucker Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. CORBIN Christine Logan, 64, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Friday, Vankirk Funeral Home. Visitation after 9 a.m. Friday. DANVILLE Grace E. Phillis, 83, died Thursday in Harrodsburg.

Funeral, Sunday, New Castle, Pa. Local arrangements: Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. ELKTON Louise W. Dickerson, 71, Trenton, died Tuesday in Hopkinsville. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation at Latham Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday and at the church after 11 a.m. Saturday. EVARTS Ford Hubbard, 60, died here Wednesday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Evarts Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Fri- day. FEDS CREEK Dorothy Chaffin Fuller, 61, died here Wednesday.

Her husband, James, survives. Funeral, 1. p.m. Saturday, Feds Creek Baptist Church. Visitation is at the church.

Arrangements: Morris Funeral Home, Millard. FLEMING-NEON John Shehee, 73, Tolliver Town, died Wednesday in Whitesburg. His wife, Josephine, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, Banks Funeral Home.

Visitation after 9 a.m. Friday. HAZARD Mary Lee Collins, 78, formerly Hazard, died Wednesday in Lexington. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Engle Funeral Home.

Visitation after 8 a.m. Friday. HOPKINSVILLE Helen shears Lee, 84, died here Thursday. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Hughart Beard Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. HOPKINSVILLE Luther Henry Martin, 94, died here Thursday. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, FuquaHinton Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. JONESVILLE Patty Smith Douglas, 44, died Wednesday in Owenton. Her husband, Tommy, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. LEXINGTON Randall Y. Burke 53, died here Tuesday from injuries he received in a traffic accident about three weeks ago on Interstate 64 in Woodford County.

His wife, Myrna, survives. Funeral, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kerr Bros. Funeral Home. LEXINGTON Christopher Freundorfer, 3-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Edwin Freundorfer, died here Thursday. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, W. R.

Milward MortuarySouthland. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday. LEXINGTON Ollie Shaw Lowe, 77, died here Thursday. Graveside service, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Lexington Cemetery. Arrangements: W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway. LEXINGTON Sallie Winkler, 97, died here Wednesday.

Graveside service, 11 a.m. Lexington Cemetery. Visitation at W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway after 9:30 a.m.

Saturday. LONDON John Burkhart, 83, died Monday in Jellico, Tenn. His wife, Ruth, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Laurel Funeral Home.

Visitation after 7 p.m. Friday. LONDON Ona Belle Dotson, 103, Annville, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, HouseRawlings Funeral Home.

Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday. MADISONVILLE Bonnie V. Browder, 81, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Harris Funeral Home. MADISONVILLE Lee Edward "Sonny" Stewart, 60, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. MANCHESTER Oma Loughran, 73, Paces Creek, died here Thursday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Rominger Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday. MANCHESTER Georgia McKee, 79, died Wednesday in Lexington.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul AME Church. Visitation at the church after 7 p.m. Friday.

Arrangements: Rominger Funeral Home. MAYFIELD James L. Slayden, 62, died here Wednesday. His wife, Pat, survives. Graveside service, 11 a.m.

Saturday, New Home Cemetery. No visitation. Arrangements: Byrn Funeral Home. MAYFIELD Ellen Mae Wiggins, 94, formerly of Lynnville, died here Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Byrn Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. META Charles T. Smith, 69, died Thursday in Pikeville.

His wife, Juanita, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Sunday, Call Funeral Home, Pikeville. MOREHEAD Mack "Nick" Howard, 46, died here Wednesday after an illness. His wife, Evelyn, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Northcutt Son Home for Funerals. MURRAY James N. Kindred, 79, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. MURRAY William H. Ratliff, 80, died here Thursday.

Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. PADUCAH Edwin McLeod, 73, died here Wednesday.

His wife, Marie, survives. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Lindsey Funeral Home. Visitation after 9 a.m. Friday.

PERRYVILLE George Orville Tucker, 83, died Thursday in Danville. His wife, Elizabeth, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Wilder Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m.

Friday. PINEVILLE Leon Baker, 62, died Wednesday in Middlesboro. His, wife, Lucille, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Old Straight Creek Trinity Tabernacle.

Visitation is at Durham Funeral Home. RICHMOND Rutledge "Doc" Green, 83, Berea, died there Wednesday. His wife, Flora, survives. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Curry, Parsons Collins Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. RICHMOND Esther Perkins Oglesby, 86, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, Curry, Parsons Collins Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. SCOTTSVILLE Brenda Sue McPeak, 41, died here Wednesday. Her husband, Rickie, survives. Graveside service, 10 a.m.

Saturday, the family farm. Visitation at Goad Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Friday. SCOTTSVILLE Pauline Mae Wilson, 85, died here Thursday. Funeral, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Goad Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday. SEBREE Paul Houston Wel- don, 76, died Wednesday in Henderson. His wife, Edith, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Tompkins Son Funeral Home. SLAUGHTERS Basil Franklin Sandefur, 83, died Tuesday in Sebree. Graveside service, 10 a.m. Saturday, Slaughters Cemetery.

No visitation. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home. SOMERSET Nancy Barnes Withers, 51, died here Wednesday. Her husband, Donald, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Pisgah Presbyterian Church. Visitation at Pulaski Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Friday. TOMPKINSVILLE Henry Ralph Belcher, 81, Mount Hermon, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Yokley Trible Funeral Home. WEST LIBERTY Ida Lou Gibson Ratliff, 91, Mize, died here Thursday. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Herald Stewart Halsey Funeral Home. Visitation after 7 p.m.

Saturday. WHITESBURG Vira Hensley, 72, died here Thursday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Sunday, Letcher Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m.

Friday. Charges against U.S. prosecutor dropped Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. An assistant U.S. attorney said yesterday that his 20-year career has been hurt by accusations of homosexuality and violence, although charges of assault and terroristic threatening that a male friend lodged against him have been dropped.

But "I intend to go on," said Assistant U.S. Attorney James Arehart, chief of the criminal section of the U.S. attorney's office. "I intend to resume what I was doing. I've got nothing to be ashamed of." John.

J. Greer, 26, had filed complaints in district court in Lexington accusing Arehart of beating, him and threatening to kill him July 26 at Greer's apartment. The charges were dropped when Greer decided not to pursue the case further. Arehart, who said he did not know why Greer dropped the charges, played down the incident. "It was just a fight between friends," he said.

"That's all it was." Greer, who could not be reached for comment yesterday, said in the complaints that the fight started when Arehart tried to break off a relationship the two had been having for nearly three years. Arehart's lawyer, Paul Guthrie, said Arehart was just defending himself when the fight broke out. "I can't tell you why the fight did happen. But it did not happen for the reasons stated," Guthrie said. "Mr.

Arehart has done nothing illegal and nothing immoral." Greer called court officials late Tuesday and said he did not want to pursue the charges. He also failed to show up at a mediation hearing Wednesday, at which time Greer and Arehart, 51, were to appear before a hearing officer to settle the charges. Arehart, who has not worked since last week, said he might return to his job today. U.S. Attorney Karen Caldwell said she could not comment on the case.

By MARY DIETER Staff Writer Associated Press Arthur C. Dixon 83, Crescent Hill. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, Clifton Christian Church, 131 Vernon Ave. Visitation: Arch L.

Heady Crescent Hill Funeral Home, 2428 after 2 p.m. Friday. Elizabeth F. Hall, 81, Pavilion Health Care Center, formerly of 944 S. 15th a native of Logan County.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, G. C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway.

Visitation: after 2 p.m. Friday. Rollie Harp, 76, Shepherdsville, a native of Edmonson County. Funeral: 1 p.m. CDT Friday, Union Light Baptist Church, Edmonson County.

Arrangements: MaramanBillings Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Mrs. W. Whitley Harper, 84. There will be a private graveside service.

Visitation: Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, after 6 p.m. Friday, Virginia Krisch, 83, Pensacola, formerly of Louisville. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Friday, Concordia Lutheran Church, 1127 E. Broadway.

Arrangements: Bosse Funeral Home. Ruth Roscine Jones Law. Body of soldier found after 2 weeks; suicide called likely Associated Press the deal with Centaur and Argosy, Combs said. The City Council approved the preliminary deal in early April, months before the General Assembly passed legislation allowing 11 floating casinos in Indiana. Specific sites still must be selected by a panel to be appointed by the governor.

Combs said he thinks Zerbe had done nothing wrong, because he made his financial interest in the deal known to city officials before the final agreement was approved. Also, Zerbe was not involved in negotiating the city's deal with Argosy and Centaur, Combs said. "We did not receive any advice from David Zerbe on what way to go," the mayor said. Zerbe could not be reached for comment yesterday. Helen Mae Saunders, 88, of 4204 Charlestown Road, New Albany, a native of Louisville.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Mary Catholic Church, 801 E. Spring New Albany. Arrangements: Kraft Funeral Service, New Albany.

Joseph C. Schutte 73. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1925 Lewiston Drive.

Visitation: Keenan's Funeral Home, 4724 Dixie Highway, after 3 p.m. Friday and after 8:45 a.m. Saturday. George Wayne Smiley, 60, of 3817 River Park Drive, a native of Barren County. Visitation: W.

P. Porter Mortuary, 2611 Virginia after 9 a.m. Friday. Henry Underwood, 91, Milan, formerly of Louisville. Funeral: 2 p.m.

Saturday, G. C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway. Visitation: after 7 p.m.

Friday. Carl L. Whitman 71, a native of Hart County. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, Arch L.

Heady Southern Funeral Home, 3601 Taylor Blvd. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday, Knox's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Linwood. Visitation: after 1 p.m. Friday.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. The remains of a Fort Knox drill instructor have been found on his property more than two weeks after he was last seen, and the state medical examiner says he most likely committed suicide. David Frey, 28, died of a gunshot wound above the bridge of the nose, Dr. George Nichols said after an autopsy in Louisville yesterday. He said the injuries "were consistent with suicides." Police found Frey's decomposed body Wednesday afternoon in a scrub brush area over a steep incline at the rear of his property.

They had previously searched 160 acres of woodland near Frey's home. Charles Ice, who owns that property, last saw Frey on July 27. Frey frequently hunted and camped there, Ice said. Ice became alarmed and called police when he found Frey's truck and wallet behind his barn a week later, he said. The Army had listed Frey as AWOL.

His father had pushed for a continued search for his son. Truck jackknifes, killing 2 near Middlesboro The Eastern Kentucky Bureau MIDDLESBORO, Ky. Two people were killed yesterday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed into oncoming traffic and caused a fivevehicle collision on U.S. 25 near Middlesboro, the Kentucky State Police said. Carlos Morris, 34, of Barbourville, and Jeff Smith, 32, of Middlesboro, died of head injuries when the tractor-trailer sliced off the top of their car.

The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. on Cumberland Mountain, about one mile south of Middlesboro, police said. The tractortrailer was traveling north when it jackknifed into the southbound lane, police said. The truck struck three cars, causing one of the three to collide with a fourth. Police said several people were injured, but their names were not released yesterday.

The names of other drivers, including the truck driver, also were not released..